The Hangman 9781036711252 Paperback

When an SEC investigator spots insider trades tied to the oncoming 9/11 attacks, his follow-the-money game turns deadly in this adrenaline-fueled financial conspiracy espionage thriller.September 2001 is approaching, and someone is betting billions on Americas downfall.Wall Street prodigy Liam Maverick should be serving life for a brutal double killing. Instead, he flees to Europe, where the terror group ETA remakes him into a far deadlier weapon. With his identity erased and his face surgically altered, he becomes Sam Saxon, the assassin they call the Hangman.Back in the US, SEC investigator Barrett Johnson spots a tremor in the markets: a coordinated bet against America. His bosses dismiss him as a troublesome investigator with a gambling habit, until CIA task force leader Sergeant Major Jenn Rawlins pulls him into a covert counterterror operation.While Rawlins battles bureaucratic blindness in DC and Barrett follows shell companies and blood money across borders, Saxon learns his handlers are building a plot aimed at the heart of his homeland. As America moves unknowingly toward 9/11, someone is turning stock markets into weapons, and the fallout will be measured in bodies.Now hunter and hunted are on a collision course with history.Twist-packed, gritty, and relentlessly fast-paced,The Hangmanlaunches the Barrett Johnson Thrillers series. Perfect for fans ofDaniel Silva, Brad Thor and Vince Flynn.__________________________________________________Praise for the Barrett Johnson Espionage Thrillers series: What a roller coaster ride of action and thrills this story was. A financial thriller that will blow your mind! Quite an interesting take on events leading to 9/11. Really good characters with an amazing plot. Whats especially fascinating is the authors knowledge of financial models and markets around the time of September 11th. The author has a remarkable talent for creating realistic and compelling characters, who are not afraid to cross the line between good and evil. The action of a Tarantino movie with the insight of a financial masterclass… A thrilling page-turner