Going Darkish by George Ok. Mehok
Going Darkish is a riveting thriller about saving America from destruction by highly effective overseas forces — each at the moment and throughout the Revolutionary Warfare in the beginning of our nation’s historical past.
Sure, there are two distinctly completely different timeline tales on this ebook: one set in current day when a daunting new terrorism menace emerges practically 1 / 4 of a century after the horrors of 9/11; and one other again in 1781 a couple of sinister plot that would spell doom for Normal George Washington and the Continental Military.
The hero from at the moment is Paul Knox, a authorities cybersecurity knowledgeable who should someway cease a plot by remnants of Bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda community — mendacity dormant within the U.S. for 20 years — to sabotage all the energy on this nation and plunge America into unprecedented digital darkness and chaos.
On the identical time, we observe the exploits of Revolutionary Warfare soldier Captain John (“Jack”) Jouett, who units out on a dangerous mission to ship a crucial message from Thomas Jefferson that may expose British traitors and imply the distinction between victory and defeat within the struggle for independence.
Writer George Ok. Mehok does a masterful job of weaving the previous and current collectively in these two tales which can appear completely separate at first — however come collectively in a logical and very satisfying means by the conclusions of each tales on the finish of the ebook.
Mehok himself is a famend expertise knowledgeable as a businessman with a distinguished report of designing software program and information of cybersecurity — which makes all of the expertise that he writes about on this thriller very genuine and plausible in addition to the horrifying “going darkish” plot towards America that he lays out so meticulously.
All of it begins when the U.S. is hit with an enormous new lethal terrorist assault on Thanksgiving Day — which throws the nation into chaos, disrupts all air transportation and cripples the U.S. financial system worse than ever earlier than.
However that’s solely the set off for the upcoming actual plot by Islamic radicals to destroy the U.S. fully with a complete energy and web terrorist shutdown that would go away America unprotected for assaults world wide and proper right here at dwelling — an motion that may show much more devastating than even 9/11 ever did.
Paul Knox and Jack Jouett, along with dwelling practically 250 years aside, are completely different sorts of heroes making an attempt to avoid wasting their nation. Knox is beset with private issues — he’s estranged from his daughter, a superb MIT pc scientist who unwittingly holds the important thing to blocking the terrorists from their final purpose; he’s nonetheless in mourning and denial over the current dying of his spouse; and, by the top of the ebook, he should confront surprising secrets and techniques about his long-dead father.
Jouett is an idealistic younger soldier who will face any hazard to show his loyalty to Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and the remainder of nice males who created america of America. His lengthy trek from Monticello to Mount Vernon to ship the key observe from Jefferson that may save the Revolution (full with a map of Jouett’s journey!) is an epic journey story in itself.
However the unhealthy guys they’re up towards are fairly formidable too.
In current day, the chief of the terrorist plot to make America go fully darkish and helpless is a really scary man named Hassan — who’s so dedicated to his purpose and to his trigger that he’s even prepared to kill his personal brother in the beginning of the ebook as an final sacrifice to indicate his devotion to the leaders.
Again in 1781, Jack Jouett should confront a brutal British chief named Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton who has turn out to be notorious for torturing and beheading American captives; a member of George Washington’s family who helps the British in a plot to assassinate him; and, after all, there’s additionally lots about America’s most infamous traitor of the Revolutionary Warfare, Benedict Arnold.
This ebook has a variety of issues going for it: fascinating historic fiction; real-life ripped from the headlines motion from at the moment; and compelling characters battling for the very best stakes potential — the way forward for America, each in the beginning and once more at the moment greater than two centuries because it was based.
Going Darkish is a really completely different sort of thriller that I loved — and I feel different readers will too.
George Ok. Mehok is an writer, technologist and entrepreneur with a distinguished profession in designing software program and main high-performing groups within the monetary providers, telecommunications, and aerospace industries. His insights have been featured in prestigious tech journals and notable publications just like the Wall Road Journal, CIO Evaluation, and InformationWeek, masking wi-fi communications, cybersecurity, and knowledge analytics. George’s experience has earned him accolades, together with Crain’s Enterprise Journal CIO of the 12 months award, and his work has been acknowledged in InformationWeek’s Annual Elite 100 rating of probably the most modern expertise customers in america.
An avid storyteller, George weaves his real-world information into gripping narratives, crafting thrilling plots that captivate readers. Going Darkish, the primary in Mehok’s Liberty Unit sequence, combines his intensive expertise background with historic intrigue, presenting a charming mix of modern-day suspense and revolutionary-era secrets and techniques. When not studying or writing, George enjoys fly fishing and aggressive US Masters swimming.
Publish Date: November 12, 2024
Style: Thrillers
Writer: George Ok. Mehok
Web page Depend: 374 pages
Writer: Environment Press
ISBN: 9798891324336