Christopher Whitcomb White

White

Christopher Whitcomb

Little, Brown, Jul 2005, $24.95, 400 pp.

ISBN: 0316600806

FBI Hostage Rescue Team Special Agent Jeremy Waller is looking forward to coming home to spend time with his family after an assignment in Indonesia fighting terrorists; three are Americans and the CIA supports instant execution. Shocked he heads home only to find American under attack as extremists bomb Disneyland Anaheim, Minnesota's Mall of America and a popular Atlanta nightspot. The first reaction from law enforcement and the media is they terrorists are Islamic Jihads.

Soon speculation turns to within and Jeremy begins to suspect an unholy alliance between Islamic Jihad, white supremacists, and the highest levels of the American government as clues lead to the White House. Could the recently elected President Venable be a traitor or is there someone else behind the scenes. While he struggles with the clues more attacks occur on key American energy points. The country is on the brink of collapse and the terrorists are becoming more brazen with every success; only Jeremy and a couple of super female agents stand in the way of turning the Red, White and Blue totally blood red.

WHITE, the sequel to BLACK, is a terrific thriller that is action packed from start to finish, but also contains solid characters like the heroic Jeremy. Several key players from the previous novel provide critical support such as Sen. Elizabeth Beechum who is now VP and Jordan Mitchell of Borders Atlantic telecommunications. However, the key to this exciting thriller is that it seems possible so much so the audience will reconsider some of the intrusive authorizations handed to the FBI. Christopher Whitcomb writes a tense terrorist thriller that fans will be grateful to have read it.

Harriet Klausner