Keep Calm: A Thriller
Mike Binder
Language: English
Pages: 384
ISBN: 162779347X
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
"Starts with a bang and never slows down--a very superior high-stakes thriller." --#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child
When a bombing at 10 Downing Street wounds the Prime Minister and tests Great Britain's resolve, American ex-cop Adam Tatum must confront a conspiracy in the highest halls of power
Former Michigan detective Adam Tatum receives an unexpected offer, a golden opportunity that seems almost too good to be true. He travels to 10 Downing Street to participate in a high-stakes conference. Immediately after his visit, a bomb detonates, wounding the prime minister and placing Adam Tatum squarely in the crosshairs of suspicion.
Sensing a setup, Tatum flees with his family, desperately fighting for survival in an unfamiliar country. The lives of his children, the future of his marriage, and the fate of a nation depend on Tatum exposing the conspirators who pegged him for a fall.
Georgia Turnbull, the chancellor of the exchequer, and Davina Steel, the lead investigator, both stand to gain from the successful manhunt of Adam Tatum. But, as motives emerge and desires ignite, each must decide what they're really after.
Layered plots, crackling dialogue, and propulsive action mark Keep Calm, the riveting debut thriller from award-winning actor, director, and screenwriter Mike Binder.
have concerns on the referendum, Miss Turnbull. I can see that it’s going to be a high priority of your government. Is that true?” “Yes, I believe it is. I should think it’s an idea whose time has come.” “I guess you could label me sitting on top of the fence on this one. All I have really is a strong desire that it’s a majority vote. There will be unending repercussions, I’m sure.” “Yes, Your Majesty. It’s a course change fraught with peril. But one we believe needs to be taken.” “It would
the same fashion, and found the cop from Dorrington: the little one with the badge around her neck, the one who saved him from the dogs. He turned to Early. “Do you know this woman?” Early nodded. “Inspector Steel.… Is she dead?” “She may be, yes.” He bent down; she wasn’t moving. She was cute, he thought. He wondered what the hell she had gotten herself mixed up in all of this for. He lightly slapped her face. Nothing. He looked over to Early, not wanting to look at the quiet, unmoving body
an aromatically erotic lilt. She rubbed her cute little nose against his, giggled, then stepped back and let him look at her in the fractured light. Expertly, she let him have a moment to reflect on the fact that she was all his, that it was just the two of them alone with Duke Ellington and that big playpen of a bed behind her. With another expert turn she unsnapped her skirt and stood there in a pair of soft white panties. She did a cute spin and served up another perfectly adorable giggle.
wouldn’t go away. He was sure someone must have put something in his drink. He was also reasonably certain that Heaton was to blame, or at least one of Heaton’s bodyguards. Still, he wasn’t sure. That was the problem. His knuckles did feel like he had been beating something. He was scared—incredibly frightened. He had been terrorized a lot these last couple of years; he was actually getting used to it. Even after his criminal charges in Michigan were finally dropped, even when they moved on,
there or not. The last thing they wanted was for Tatum to flee before they could get to him or, worse, have gunfire to conclude the chase with the Tatums’ death, playing right into Heaton’s hands. Radios keyed, guns at the ready, they proceeded on foot onto the estate, using the thick line of woods for cover as they scrambled from tree to tree toward the main house. Steel wondered if Georgia was aware of the present operation. She fought the urge to break from the pack in order to call her, tell