Flynn, more seriously hurt, tries to piece together what happened. He believes the President was not the intended target. The FBI dismisses this idea. Drawing on his experience as an investigative journalist, Flynn formulates his own ideas and circumvents the FBI's investigation. He taps into the vast resources of the newspaper to pursue leads that take him to a remote militia post in Idaho and finally to Boston.
Nothing is as it seems.
McGrory writes a powerful first novel. The prose is exquisite, the plot finely woven and the surprise ending is superb. McGrory is a columnist for The Boston Globe and was the newspaper's White House correspondent. I look forward to McGrory's next political thriller.