Deep State
The most addictive thriller of the decade
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4.0 • 50 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Army veteran turned West Wing intern Hayley Chill learns of a deadly plot against the president's life in an edge-of-your-seat debut thriller from Hollywood screenwriter Chris Hauty.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Action movie screenwriter Chris Hauty makes a smashing debut with this fast-paced political thriller. Hayley Chill is a combat veteran and a champion welterweight boxer, so taking a job as a White House intern seems like a walk in the park. But when the chief of staff dies unexpectedly, Hayley discovers a conspiracy against the president that involves DC’s most powerful insiders. Deep State is a sharply observed, white-knuckle joyride with its feet firmly planted in reality, but it doesn’t come down on one side of the aisle or the other. Hauty never stops shuffling the deck of good guys and bad guys—and his heroine is a true badass who seems destined for an action-packed future.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Screenwriter Hauty makes his debut with an engrossing, if flawed, political thriller. Army veteran Hayley Chill, an intern for Peter Hall, the White House chief of staff, is in the right place at the right time one winter evening to help Secret Service agent Scott Billings take down two intruders headed for the White House. After drinks at a D.C. bar, the two spend the night at Scott's place in suburban Virginia. In the morning, Hayley goes to Hall's Washington home, where she finds him dead, apparently of natural causes. A boot print in the melting snow outside the house suggests foul play to Hayley, who eventually uncovers a conspiracy to assassinate the U.S. president, populist Richard Monroe. A refreshing change from the typical male action hero, Hayley is a capable, kick-ass, and sharp woman from unassuming roots. Unfortunately, the sudden climactic revelation, which would have worked on the screen, will have readers skimming back to see if the moment has been foreshadowed and earned (it hasn't). Hauty shows enough talent to suggest he can do better next time.
