Thriller
Date Published: April 7, 2023
Compared to James Patterson and a name to watch, Packard was recently awarded for her last novel – “Counterintelligence is one of the year’s top political thrillers” by BestThrillers.
Buckle your seat belt and get ready for another rocket-fast thriller!
America’s top operative, Matti Baker, is launching an all out war in
this fast-paced, psychological, political thriller.
There is one quality that is unique to the human
species…GREED.
Enlisting the help of the President and her team, Matti Baker fights to
defend the hope for a world without chronic illness. No more cancer, no more
diabetes…if only she can stay alive long enough to reproduce her
genesis. But working against her is greed in every form. While conspiracies
abound, and time is short, the crosshairs are on her.
Baker is sacrificing all and doing what others are unwilling to do.
She’s serving justice.
Freedom comes at a cost. And Matti Baker is ready to pay the price as she
launches her own version of DEFCON.
The countdown has started.
DEFCON is a multi-layered, heart-pounding, thought-provoking, realistic
thriller in the ongoing AESOP series.
About the Author
Award-winning author, Michele Packard, comes from a military family and worked as a cable tv executive before staying at home to raise her three children. She has written in both the fiction and non-fiction genres, utilizing her experiences and wit to share stories with others. Her family calls her “AESOP” as she tends to exaggerate. A lot. Packard grew up watching her father read Patterson, Child, Flynn, Clancy, and Woods and soon developed a penchant for conspiracy theories with strong protagonists in the psychological, political, and military thriller genres. Her books tend to lean heavy on sarcasm as she intertwines current and historical events for thought-provoking stories. Recently deemed as one of the top political thrillers of the year and a name to watch. She’s loving every minute of it.
She is a frequent traveler with her husband and is the primary caretaker of the family’s beloved two labs.
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