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Wet Work (Duncan Hunter Thriller Book 5) Kindle Edition

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"An explosive assassination thriller that is timely, believable and hugely entertaining. A must-read." –Best Thrillers

Law enforcement agencies have chosen to ignore rather than investigate dozens of political figures and defectors who have died under mysterious circumstances. When a Democratic National Committee staff member is murdered before the presidential election, Washington, D.C. police is also uninterested in investigating the crime.

The President is well behind in the polls. Some powerful people want assurances that the President will never take the oath of office if he unexpectedly wins.

On Election Day, the Central Intelligence Agency Director uncovers treachery at the highest levels of his organization. A rogue group of senior intelligence officers may have exposed themselves for who they really are before disappearing with a secret experimental weapon. Mounting evidence suggests the President may be in peril but the Secret Service isn’t interested in conspiracy theories or implausible weapons with impossible capabilities.

Will CIA pilot Duncan Hunter save the President from a group of assassins?

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"Fans of SEAL Team Six stories will love this ripped-from-the-headlines military thriller."

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"An action-packed military thriller that will appeal to lovers of political conspiracies and CIA counterterrorism missions."

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"Expect Hewitt to gain notoriety as a political/suspense author of technically detailed espionage similar to Tom Clancy."

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Mark A. Hewitt is a retired aviation executive, college professor, and military pilot. The ideas for his books spring from life experiences, his extensive international travel, and an admiration for the unique “quiet” spy planes from the Vietnam War. He holds a Master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College and an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His novels have been approved by the CIA’s Publication Review Board.

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The Bottom Line: An explosive assassination thriller that is timely, believable and hugely entertaining. A must-read.

In Mark. A Hewitt's latest thriller, America finds its democracy threatened by a powerful group of Washington insiders that seek to control the presidency by any means necessary. When the current American president resigns in disgrace and the vice president commits a murder-suicide, Speaker of the House Javier Hernandez is appointed as the Commander in Chief.

But Hernandez' appointment quickly devolves into controversy. Soon after legitimately taking office, he's accused of colluding with the Russians, ordering a hit on the ex-president and even sleeping with his own daughter. As he begins running for election, his enemies vow to prevent a second term at any cost.

Meanwhile, a number of political figures are killed or die under mysterious circumstances, including a Democratic National Committee staff member. Neither D.C. police nor the CIA can be trusted to find the perpetrators. Only Duncan Hunter has the access, aircraft and relationships needed to save the president and Democracy itself.

Mark A. Hewitt's Duncan Hunter series has established itself as a must for thriller fans who are passionate about military air power, and Wet Work does not disappoint ("wet work" is a euphemism for murder or assassination). Hewitt delivers just enough backstory to the opening chapters to make this fifth series entry a perfect starting point for any newcomer. While Hewitt's creative use of both proven and emerging technologies is as strong as ever, the blend of international and domestic geopolitics into the storyline reaches a series high.

Don't be fooled by the Vietnam-era propeller plane on the cover -- the novel is hardly set in a bygone era. Wet Work is as contemporary as any novel we've read this year, and its clever blend of hot button social issues and contemporary technologies inject it with real urgency. Move it to the top of your reading queue.

Mark A. Hewitt, will keep the reader unbalanced with his shockingly contemporary new novel,Wet Work. Whether a fictional prophecy or fictionalized exposé, Wet Work will challenge the reader's political mindset. "The dark web is full of sordid stories just waiting to be used against an adversary." Political warfare within the United States federal government and the author's experience as a Marine Corps officer with top-secret security clearance and as a pilot lends credibility to his story of conducting counter-terrorism.
Protagonist Duncan Hunter fights contemporary terrorists who have frightening, in the moment, agendas.The reality of current events and news alerts coincide with the novel's corrupt journalists, fake news, smoke screens, slander, and misinformation. Duncan is joined by strikingly beautiful Nazy Cunningham, who could have been a movie star or model but was a lawyer and analyst for the National Counter-Terrorism Center.The pair becomes involved in the discovery of communist Russian and Islamic infiltration into the U. S. National government's politics. A Democratic Party member tries to defect with evidence of party wrongdoing. He is murdered leading to investigations into the history of the previous president and his death. Was it natural or an assassination, wet work? "It's all about power. It's all about money."
A character is introduced as "a distinguished, impeccably-dressed gentleman,...(with) a shaggy salt-and-pepper lumberjack beard the size and shape of a shovel and thick black glasses with tinted lenses...He was wearing an impeccable suit from one of the best tailors on Savile Row and handmade brown cap toes oxfords from New York City shoemakers where the billionaires and professional sports figures had their shoes made.duck dynasty meets Donald Trump."
Defectors and espionage lead Duncan Hunter to eradicate terrorists using radical James Bond-like futuristic weaponry.Frightening and horrifying detailed missions expose the use of modern technology such as drones and hints of the future. Unlike the small toys, helicopter drones are outfitted with artificial intelligence (AI) and facial recognition systems. Tiny, with the power of a smartphone and with multiple cameras, the four arms of the rotors, could hold very small contact-explosive charges.
Demetrius Eastwood, an international war correspondent and journalist interviewed Bill McGee about law enforcement training in Texas. He learned schools could not screen for kids on the mental illness spectrum, for sexual or personality disorders."They're not getting treatment or counseling." Are those kids "with built-in stratospherically-high suicide" potential being actively recruited to commit violence? Are they being radicalized? Are they being indoctrinated with socialist and communist theology?
The backstories of the characters introduced in Hewett's previous novel, Blown Cover, are skillfully woven into the plot in the manner of epic writer Ken Follett. Expect Hewitt to gain notoriety as a political/suspense writer of technically detailed espionage similar to Tom Clancy.
Mark A. Hewitt is a 2018 PenCraft Award-winning author of political thrillers. Hewitt taps current world situations and spins them into an exhilarating thriller of intricate and nerve-tingling tales of imminent dangers.

About the Author

Mark A. Hewitt is a retired aviation executive, college professor, and military pilot. The ideas for his books spring from life experiences, his extensive international travel, and an admiration for the unique "quiet" spyplanes from the Vietnam War. He holds a master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College and an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His novels have been approved by the CIA's Publication Review Board.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07YR2GLVT
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Rose Writing (January 2, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 2, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2321 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 587 pages
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My books feature a tangential character—a fictional President of the United States who was elected to office however the two political parties and the media knew from the outset of the campaign that he wasn’t eligible to be President. Collusion, conspiracy, and corruption is at the heart of every book. Both political parties and the media played games of charades with the American people; they had their reasons not to expose the charlatan president. When a contract CIA pilot—who is doing Agency work that previous CIA Directors expressly prohibited—acquires the comprehensive secret file on the President and releases it, all hell breaks loose. In the White House, the Congress, the media, and the CIA. The Duncan Hunter books are based on fighting terrorists while staying out of the crosshairs of murderous political and media power brokers.

Mark served as an Assistant Professor for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teaching graduate-level aviation-related courses. He earned a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College and holds an MBA in Aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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Kevin D Mitchell
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable!
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
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I continue to enjoy the dance between real world headlines and the characters and plots in these books. Love the action and the politics.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great series
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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I'm amazed that this author can write so many fantastic novels, I hope that he never stops writing. His books are some of the best Entertainment I have read and worth the time to read them. Thank you for a very fun entertaining read.
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Nate
4.0 out of 5 stars This guy knows the real secrets
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A story that you knew who the people were. Certainly plenty of action . Maybe a few too many challenge chips but the inside baseball was worth the read. M4 magazines really.
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Pamela S. MccUrdy
5.0 out of 5 stars BRAVO!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
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This may be non-fiction but there is a whole world of truth in books 4&5. Thank god there is a book 6. I couldn't book this book down! Love this series, it's a keeper!
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Victoria Bentley Mayhew
5.0 out of 5 stars Hewitt knocks it out of the park again.
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021
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These books are fun. They are interesting... They are smart. You wonder what is real and what isn't. They engage you... Until all hours of the night until you've finished the book.... and then you wait for the next one. This man has been prescient in his thinking evidenced by the recent election. The characters are so well described... You can see them and hear them. It is a good book if it elicits thought AND emotion. These books do both. What else does Hewitt/Duncan think about DC, America, our enemies and the world? I can't wait for Book 6 to find out.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If only
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024
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If only we could do what this book suggested our country would be as it was, instead of what it is.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still as good as the first four books.
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2023
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I am loving how this story develops, and I still chuckle at the thinly veiled descriptions of well-known, high ranking politicians and world figures of today. I only wish some of the outcomes of those characters were real. And I still would love to see a movie series made from these stories. I’m not sure how it would get made in lefty liberal Hollywood.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another One
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021
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Mark Hewitt has a writing style that leads the reader through a world so real and characters so believable that you cannot put the book down. When you get to the end, your hope is there will be another yo read. Thrown in are truths about liberal Demo rats and how they are destroying America. Anyone who believes Biden won fairly should be looking for unicorns. Thanks again Mr.Hewitt.
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"mjohno"
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2023
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brian gallagher
5.0 out of 5 stars Wet Work
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Once again you have excelled yourself with another Duncan Hunter book which seamlessly carries on from the previous book and just gets better and better, onwards to read book 6 now. Keep up the good work Sir.
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