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Jackknife [Mass Market Paperback]

William W. Johnstone (Author), J.A. Johnstone (Author)
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July 1, 2008
No one captures the true spirit of America like William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone. Jacknife is their most pulse-pounding and timely thriller yet.

America Is Under Attack
And this time, it's not New York City or Washington.

A sleeper cell of Middle Eastern terrorists are targeting the heartland: an all-American superstore on opening day, right outside of Fort Worth, Texas. The day after Thanksgiving. As insurance, the terrorists have also hidden a suitcase nuke somewhere in the store which they plan to detonate--a strike fifty times worse than 9/11 that will paralyze America.

A Plot To Cripple The Country

Brad Parker is the lone American intelligence agent who uncovers the plot after a raid on a terrorist training camp in Pakistan. But Parker is one man up against the inept bureaucracy of Homeland Security and the State Department--who refuse to listen...and now it's too late.

They Call Him Jacknife

The only thing stopping the kill-crazy terrorists is already inside the superstore--a truck-driving, former Special Forces op named John "Jacknife" McCabe. He's where the perfect terror plan is about to blow apart. Because Jacknife won't go down without a fight. And with this guy as leader, the terrorists will find their way to paradise a lot sooner than they think...


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  • Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Pinnacle; Good edition (July 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0786018941
  • ISBN-13: 978-0786018949
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #900,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Jackknife is a thrill-ride!, March 21, 2011
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When John "Jackknife" McCabe, a truck driver for MegaMart and retired SpecOps, makes a delivery to the new UltraMegaMart on it's opening day, he has no idea that a terrorist group is planning to nuke the store and kill thousands of innocent Americans. This is a great book, fast-paced, and impossible to put down. The tension continues to build as Jackknife tries not only to save the day but also his wife and daughter, who have chosen that particular day to do their shopping. What is interesting is that the book cover on Amazon has the title as JACKNIFE where the actual book has the title as JACKKNIFE with two Ks. Other great books in this series are Home Invasion and Invasion USA (Book 2) Border War.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Patriotic, January 28, 2009
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A fun read. There is plenty of action and fun characters in this book. The dialogue and the pacing feel like that of a Hollywood film. It is a patriotic book and timely. I'm a huge fan of Johnstone's Mountain Man seris, and have tried several of his more recent books the last year or so. Vengeance is Mine was good, The Alamo was better. But out of the three I believe this is the best I've read. The action is there and is a bit more believable. My only complaint would be that the title character, Jacknife, appears only a few times in the first 80 pgs. Johnstone makes up for this in the second half of the book however. As mentioned by other reviewers it would probably help if the reader leaned more towards the conservative side of politics due to Johnstones colorful diologue that often lampoons the `liberal media', `p.c. police' etc. But I believe any open-minded reader and fan of the action genre would enjoy Jacknife.
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Excellant story line that leaves the reader thinking about activities in our daily lives. The story line could happen any where in the US.
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United States, Fort Worth, Hiram Stackhouse, Middle East, Ellis Burke, Brad Parker, Oval Office, White House, Allison Sawyer, Persian Gulf, Special Forces, Madame President, Sheikh Mushaff, Shalla Sahi, National Security Advisor, Vice President, Eileen Bastrop, Thanksgiving Day, Walt Graham, Strait of Hormuz, Alliance Airport, Homeland Security, New York, Chief of Staff, American President
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