Trust But Verify, Karna Small Bodman
Trust But Verify, Karna Small Bodman
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Trust But Verify

Author: Karna Small Bodman

Narrator: Karen Peakes

Unabridged: 8 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/30/2019


Synopsis

"Bodman's hard-won information and sheer storytelling talent make this a book to remember.” —LEE CHILD, #1 worldwide bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series "Karna Bodman’s Trust But Verify is a riveting page-turner you won’t want to put down!" - CARLA NEGGERS, bestselling author of Imposter's LureSamantha Reid, the brilliant Director of the White House Office of Homeland Security, is enjoying a rare evening away from Washington at a Florida charity ball when a bomb sends the well-heeled attendees stampeding into the night. Narrowly escaping the blast, Reid returns to the White House, where she has been trailing the massacres and illicit arms sales of a shadowy group of Russian oligarchs... all of whom want her dead. Caught in an ever-tightening spiral of lies and ruthless hitmen, Reid must race the clock against her assassins. But she's not alone. When FBI special agent Brett Keating discovers Samantha was the target of the Florida bomb, he resolves to protect her, while also unravelling a brazen plot that threatens the lives of international financial leaders and stock markets worldwide.

About Karna Small Bodman

Karna Bodman served as White House Deputy Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan and was subsequently appointed as Senior Director and spokesman for the National Security Council. She attended arms control talks with the Soviets and traveled with the team that briefed the leaders of Great Britain, France and Italy as well as Pope John Paul II. When Karna left The White House to become Senior Vice President of a Public Affairs firm, she was the highest-ranking woman on The White House staff. Karna's thrillers include Castle Bravo, Checkmate, Gambit, Final Finesse, and her short story, “The Agent.” She is married to Dick Bodman and they maintain homes in Naples, Florida, Washington, D.C. and Rancho Santa Fe, CA.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy on February 22, 2020

Bodman was White house deputy press secretary, then senior director of the National Security Council under President Ronald Reagan, becoming the highest-ranking woman on the White House staff. It's evident she knows her stuff in this political thriller. Suspense, intrigue and authentic details make......more

Goodreads review by Humphrey on December 20, 2018

Trust but verify was a phrase used by Ronald Reagan in dealing with Moscow and Karna Small Bodman cut her teeth working in the Reagan White House. Detail and credibility shine through as Bodman takes us on a spinning adventure with FBI agent Brett Keating and White House staffer Samantha Reid whose......more

Goodreads review by Julie on June 10, 2020

I usually encounter military / political thrillers from the viewpoint of carnage and body count. Although this novel, TRUST BUT VERIFY by Karna Small Bodman, has its share of terrorist bombs going off, its attraction is that of a political thriller.It provides an insightful and fascinating view of t......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on January 17, 2023

Trust But Verify by Karna Small Bodman. Karna was Senior Director for National Security Council in the Reagan White House and brings her knowledge to her writing. Samatha Reid is the Director of the White House Office of Homeland Security and while off duty in Naples Florida there is an attempt on h......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on May 21, 2020

This was an exciting read. As always with Karna's books I enjoyed the DC landscape, the many tidbits of history, but also in this book the description of Jackson Hole, where would love to go some day. I always like stories that deal with the economy and economists. They never get the glory!......more