Book Review: Frozen Tide by Gerard Filitti

About The Book:

Jack Reagan, a former attorney from New York, is visiting Washington, D.C. for his best friend’s wedding. While taking a walk through Rock Creek Park on an unseasonably warm January day, he stumbles across a terrorist attack connected to the desertion of Marine Lance Corporal Lawrence Eggerton in Afghanistan several months earlier. Reagan comes to the aid of the federal agents and schoolchildren under fire, taking decisive and lethal action against the attackers.

As he is interviewed about the shootings, Reagan’s accounting of his actions and his analysis of events impress the Acting Director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Francis Smythe, who decides on the spur of the moment to grant Reagan’s request to look over some information concerning Eggerton. Smythe and Reagan both believe that the shooting in Rock Creek Park is part of a larger terrorist plot, and with Smythe’s support, Reagan’s participation in the investigation grows as he helps uncover information that points to other terrorist cells operating within America.

As the investigation progresses, Reagan develops an increasingly close relationship with a talented young investigator, Special Agent Amanda Watson. Reagan and Watson utilize the combined resources of NCIS and the FBI to track down the terrorists, aided as well by Reagan’s longtime friends in the special operations community who are separately tracking Stinger missiles that disappeared during an arms transfer in Benghazi.

In a fast-paced story spanning from Afghanistan to Argentina and from the frozen tides off the New Jersey coast to the warm waters of South Beach, Reagan’s mysterious past is gradually revealed as he and his friends race against an unseen clock to prevent a devastating series of terrorist attacks with weapons the likes of which have never before been used on American soil.

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My Review Of This Book:

Just finished this really good book, titled Frozen Tide by Gerard Filitti. Considering our current climate of terrorism and the terrorist attacks that are being committed around the globe I found this story is both relevant and enlightening. A story about good and bad guys in which who is good and who is bad sometimes becomes blurred. I really appreciated the realness of this wild story. Starting with the characters and their real life job titles to the accuracy of nomenclature, weapons, and tactics. This made for a very believable tale of terrorism.

As far as characters go, I really enjoyed Jack Reagan, the quiet deadly marksman, who also happens to be an attorney. As a former military guy, Mark found him to be very cool and interesting. I really respect the research that went into this book and geographical accuracy that I found throughout, it made for a relatable read that drew me in right away. I must also mention that the proofreading and editing were very thorough. Adding to the believability of this fun read. The cover art is great, very mysterious and a bit ambiguous which made me very inquisitive. I am looking forward to other clever, well-rounded stories from this talented author. More Book Reviews.