Falcon Seven, James Huston
Falcon Seven, James Huston
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Falcon Seven
A Thriller

Author: James Huston

Narrator: Scott Sowers

Unabridged: 12 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2010


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author James W. Huston returns with his most powerful thriller to date. Exploding with international intrigue, sizzling courtroom drama, and heart-stopping action, Falcon Seven delivers an all-too-realistic tale of America under fire.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 flying over Afghanistan is suddenly diverted and ordered to bomb a building in Pakistan, where a meeting between al Qaeda and the Taliban is taking place. After destroying their target, the fighter jet is immediately hit by Stinger missiles and the pilots eject over Pakistan. They are captured, assaulted, and dragged through the streets of Peshawar. The world is on edge.

The fliers are quickly forced onto a secret Falcon jet headed for the Netherlands, where they'll stand trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court. The building they hit was actually a medical post constructed by Europeans for Afghan refugees---and sixty-five innocent people were killed.

It's up to Washington criminal defense lawyer and former Navy SEAL Jack Caskey to defend the two navy officers and get to the bottom on what is beginning to seem like an orchestrated event. The National Security Council pushes President Obama to employ the act passed under George W. Bush that authorizes the use of force to extract Americans held by the International Criminal Court. While the president initially approves a special operations team to grab the Americans, he later withdraws to cooperate with the ICC. Already fighting a losing battle for his clients, an outraged Caskey works with his contacts in the shadowy world of special operations and CIA operatives to free his clients himself . . . or help them battle through an international show trial and face imprisonment---for life.

About James Huston

James W. Huston is the New York Times bestselling author of several thrillers, including Falcon Seven, Marine One and Balance of Power. A graduate of TOPGUN, he served as a Naval Flight Officer in F-14s on the USS Nimitz with the Jolly Rogers. He is currently a trial lawyer for the international law firm of Morrison Foerster and has been involved in numerous high-profile cases. He lives in San Diego, California.

About Scott Sowers

Scott Sowers has narrated numerous audiobooks, including books by Douglas Preston, Robert Ludlum, John Hart, and Nicholas Sparks. He was named the 2008 Best Voice in Mystery & Suspense by AudioFile magazine. AudioFile also awarded Sowers an Earphones Award for his narration of John Hart’s Down River, writing, “[providing] a bewitching rhythm and pace, expertly capturing and elevating this story of redemption. The combination of Hart and Sowers provides the perfect marriage of prose and voice. Together they enable the book to transcend genre fiction and become something exceptional.”  Sowers is also an accomplished actor of both stage and screen. His theater credits include roles in Inherit the Wind, A Streetcar Named Desire, Bus Stop, and A Few Good Men. His many television credits include guest roles on Law & Order, The Black Donnellys, Six Degrees, All My Children, and the Hallmark Channel’s Season for Miracles. He has also appeared in the films Trust the Man, The Village and The Ten.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin on August 23, 2014

Rhythm is an integral part of a good book. The journey from character introduction and back story through plot development, conflict, climax and resolution requires careful orchestration, and a deft touch. Only a skilled maestro of the pen can meld such elements harmoniously into a well-crafted nove......more

Goodreads review by Mark on June 04, 2010

Wow!!!though fiction, this certainly can be ripped from the headlines as the current administraion "bows" to international pressures on many fronts...Its a story of criminal defense lawyer and former Navy SEAL Jack Caskey defending two navy officers kidnapped from Pakistan to be tried before the Int......more

Goodreads review by Steve on February 23, 2015

Although written several years, the story is contemporary given the state of our real life foreign affairs. If you don't mind a story that casts the current administration as one who refuses to step up and save it's service men then you will find the story very entertaining - if this is not your pol......more

Goodreads review by Jack on October 15, 2012

Pretty good, not really captivating but very interesting. I hate the ICC and think they are full of themselves. Sounds like a bunch of Nazis irritated that the allies had a trial at the end of WWII. I wanted the book to end different with the court getting slammed and told how insignificant they are......more


Quotes

“[An] outstanding thriller . . . This is nonstop legal suspense at its best.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“The book is riveting, speeding along on pace with the fated helicopter that goes down through the trees on a Maryland hillside.” —Dallas Morning News

“A fast-moving, intelligent political thriller that's full of surprises and insider knowledge.” —National Review

Marine One has good lawyers, evil lawyers, a fascinating premise, and an inside look at the down-and-dirty world of litigation where billions are at stake. Add in a dead president and shadowy assassins and you have a very good read.” —Phillip Margolin, New York Times bestselling author of Executive Privilege

“Equal parts thriller, mystery, and legal procedural, Huston's sixth novel is a gripping and fast-paced read.” —Library Journal

“This gripping thriller opens with a bang. . . . The author smoothly combines the political conspiracy and courtroom-drama format.” —Booklist