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When the President's motorcade is ambushed by a rogue drone strike, Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer is thrust into a lethal game of cat and mouse. With the nation's leader in his charge, will Mercer’s wit be enough to save the leader of the free world?

From USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews) comes a groundbreaking new political thriller series: when the President of the United States or his family are threatened, it is up to Jake Mercer, former Marine sniper turned Secret Service agent, to protect them from dangers—both foreign and domestic.

When elite Navy Seal Troy Stark is forced into retirement for his dubious respect for authority, he dreads the quiet life awaiting him with his brothers and buddies in Yonkers, New York. But the quiet doesn’t last long: The NYPD needs Troy’s military expertise to help find and stop a major terrorist threat to New York City. To pre-empt the attack, they need him to fly to Europe and stop it at its source—using any means necessary.

In Any Means Necessary, nuclear waste is stolen by jihadists in the middle of the night from an unguarded New York City hospital. The police, in a frantic race against time, call in the FBI. Luke Stone, head of an elite, secretive, department within the FBI, is the only man they can turn to. Luke realizes right away that the terrorists’ aim is to create a dirty bomb, that they seek a high-value target, and that they will hit it within 48 hours. A cat and mouse chase follows, pitting the world’s most savvy government agents versus its most sophisticated terrorists. As Agent Stone peels back layer after layer, he soon realizes he is up against a vast conspiracy, and that the target is even more high value than he could have imagined—leading all the way to the President of the United States. In Oath of Office, a biological agent is stolen from a biocontainment lab. Weaponized, it could kill millions, and a desperate national hunt ensues to catch the terrorists before it is too late. Luke Stone, head of an elite FBI department, with his own family still in jeopardy, has vowed to walk away—but when the new President, barely sworn in, calls him, he can’t turn his back on her.

In Extraction Target (book two), Clint is sent to extract a technological asset, only to discover the mission is a trap designed specifically for him. When Hawke goes missing, Shaw goes off-grid to find him—proving their partnership is more than just professional.

In MAXIMUM FORCE (Book #2), when an elusive terrorist cell commandeers cutting-edge military tech for heists across Europe, Grant Valor and the elite team must thwart their plans to seize a nuclear vehicle. Valor's chase leads them through a labyrinth of high-speed pursuits and clandestine warfare, where every corner turned could lead to global catastrophe.

When the President visits Russia for a summit, his life is in danger, and Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer finds himself pitted against a rogue ex-KGB officer. Can he outsmart his cunning adversary before the ultimate checkmate?

The ancient city of Istanbul becomes a deadly chessboard when the President is abducted during a diplomatic mission. Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer must outwit a rogue military faction in a pulse-pounding pursuit through bazaars and back alleys. Can he rescue the President before a forced statement ignites an international crisis?

The ancient city of Istanbul becomes a deadly chessboard when the President is abducted during a diplomatic mission. Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer must outwit a rogue military faction in a pulse-pounding pursuit through bazaars and back alleys. Can he rescue the President before a forced statement ignites an international crisis?

Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer's skills are put to the ultimate test when the President's daughter—and the mother of Jake’s child—vanishes in Beijing. Thrust into a world of shadowy alliances and hidden agendas, Jake must navigate a minefield of international intrigue if he hopes to bring her home alive.

Catastrophe strikes in the heart of New York City as CIA Agent Jacob Snow uncovers a terrorist plot cloaking the theft of an artifact linked to an Egyptian enigma. Racing against a ticking clock, Jacob and Jana must decode history's deadliest secrets to thwart an industrialist's vision of war forged with indestructible metal—before a 72-hour deadline ushers in unprecedented terror.

Former Army Ranger and ex-NASCAR driver Derek Vesper is used to high velocity, whether its wheels, wings or skis. Assumed to be KIA in a firefight, Derek, unknown to anyone, uses his unique skills as a secret government operator to work outside the scope of protocol and to embrace the most dangerous—and fraught—of missions....

Former Delta Force operator Clint Hawke is a legendary “cleaner” for the intelligence community, specializing in extracting other operatives from blown covers, failed missions, and the most dangerous of places. In EXTRACTION POINT (Book #1), Clint must extract an agent codenamed "Cipher" from Istanbul after a deep cover operation goes south—but the last thing he expects is who he finds. Together, Hawke and Cipher must uncover a stolen intelligence plot, and execute a daring two-person heist to get it back—and escape with their lives.

Jacob Snow—elite soldier-turned-CIA agent, haunted by his tortured past—is one of the CIA’s greatest assets and is dispatched when the stakes are highest. When an ancient Egyptian relic goes missing under mysterious circumstances, Jacob knows this is no run-of-the-mill robbery: The relic holds a secret—one that could destroy everything.

In Primary Command (The Forging of Luke Stone - book number two), a ground-breaking action thriller by number one bestseller Jack Mars, elite delta force veteran Luke Stone, 29, leads the FBI’s special response team on a nail-biting mission to save American hostages from a nuclear submarine. But when all goes wrong, and when the President shocks the world with his reaction, it may fall on Luke’s shoulders to save not only the hostages - but the world.

When the President of the United States or his family are threatened, it is up to Jake Mercer, former Marine sniper turned Secret Service agent, to protect them from dangers—both foreign and domestic. A diplomatic tour turns deadly when Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer uncovers an assassination plot against the President in the Middle East. Outgunned and outnumbered, can Jake shield those he swore to protect?

When Paris falls prey to a ruthless bio-terrorist, Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer must race against time to prevent a deadly pandemic, and to protect world leaders—including the President of the United States.

Museums across Europe are being plundered by audacious thieves hunting ancient artifacts that CIA Agent Jacob Snow discovers are key to an enigmatic device – the Archimedes Sphere. Alongside gutsy archaeologist Jana Peters, he must outwit a shadowy tech magnate bent on chaos, uncover the hidden gears of history, and stop a scheme that could unhinge the globe's financial markets.

All it takes is one fateful flight for Jake Mercer's day to shift from standard protection detail to a full-blown survival mission.

When the President's nuclear football—a briefcase containing launch codes—is stolen during a European trip, Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer must recover it before catastrophe strikes. With global warfare hanging in the balance, Jake races against time while protecting the President in an increasingly unstable situation.