Falcon Seven

By: James W. Huston

Narrated by: Scott Sowers

New York Times bestselling author James W. Huston returns with his most powerful thriller to date. Exploding with international intrigue, sizzling courtroom drama, and heart-stopping action, Falcon Seven delivers an all-too-realistic tale of America under fire.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 flying over Afghanistan is suddenly diverted and ordered to bomb a building in Pakistan, where a meeting between al Qaeda and the Taliban is taking place. After destroying their target, the fighter jet is immediately hit by Stinger missiles and the pilots eject over Pakistan. They are captured, assaulted, and dragged through the streets of Peshawar. The world is on edge.

The fliers are quickly forced onto a secret Falcon jet headed for the Netherlands, where they'll stand trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court. The building they hit was actually a medical post constructed by Europeans for Afghan refugees---and sixty-five innocent people were killed.

It's up to Washington criminal defense lawyer and former Navy SEAL Jack Caskey to defend the two navy officers and get to the bottom on what is beginning to seem like an orchestrated event. The National Security Council pushes President Obama to employ the act passed under George W. Bush that authorizes the use of force to extract Americans held by the International Criminal Court. While the president initially approves a special operations team to grab the Americans, he later withdraws to cooperate with the ICC. Already fighting a losing battle for his clients, an outraged Caskey works with his contacts in the shadowy world of special operations and CIA operatives to free his clients himself . . . or help them battle through an international show trial and face imprisonment—for life.

©2010 James W. Huston (P)2010 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“[An] outstanding thriller . . . This is nonstop legal suspense at its best.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“The book is riveting, speeding along on pace with the fated helicopter that goes down through the trees on a Maryland hillside.” —Dallas Morning News

“A fast-moving, intelligent political thriller that's full of surprises and insider knowledge.” —National Review

Disappointment

The main character is abrasive, the other characters are cookie cutter types and the narrators presentation is monotone and allows the speakers to be confused even in a two-way dialogue.

Much better than I thought it would be!

Very good legal thriller with a military backdrop. Remenicisnt of the Brian Haig books without Drummonds great humor though. Some sterotypes of contractors and SEALs. Personally, I was special ops when special ops weren't cool, and the SEALs while excellent, arent god, as the book makes them out to be. I'm not a lawyer but my bro is and it's pretty good in that regard. VERY up to date, Obama as president, etc.

Recommended, with reservations

I totally agree with Jerry's comment that the narrator sounds like he is shouting. I imagine some guy standing at a microphone for a press conference, you know about how loud and deliberate one would tend to speak in that situation; the whole book is read like that. Fun story, not perfect, but interesting.

Simply Excellent

This is a very intelligently written mystery/legal drama novel. James Huston does a phenomenal job with character and story line development in this international legal thriller. Scott Sowers adds to the intrigue of this novel with his accents and variable intensity of his voice as he reads this captivating story. Simply one of the best audio books I've listened to.

Great book

Very great finish. Nail bitter. Author keeps you guessing. Would recommend. Looking forward to reading other books.