The 13th Target, Mark de Castrique
The 13th Target, Mark de Castrique
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The 13th Target

Author: Mark de Castrique

Narrator: Keith Szarabajka

Unabridged: 8 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

Russell Mullins has left intelligence work. When his wife died of cancer, Rusty quit the Secret Service to repurpose his life. He joins a private protection company in Washington, DC, and is assigned to guard Paul Luguire, a Federal Reserve executive and chief liaison with the US Treasury. Mullins and Luguire form a strong friendship. So when a police detective calls in the middle of the night with word of Luguires suicide, Mullins doesnt buy it. His doubts are reinforced by Amanda Church, a former Secret Service colleague now in the Federal Reserves cybersecurity unit. She uncovered a suspicious financial transaction initiated by Luguire only days before his death. He authorized the transfer of unrequested funds from the Federal Reserve to a regional bank. Even stranger, after Luguires suicide, Amanda finds the transaction has been erased from Federal Reserve records; the regional bank now shows the money wired from an offshore account in the name of Russell Mullins. Someone is setting Rusty up. And when the bank president is murdered, Mullins rockets to the top of the suspect list. In an age of Wall Street meltdowns and a downgraded US credit rating, the secretive Federal Reserve is compromised. Mullins and Church dont know whom to trust. Evidence points to an external terrorist attack, but the web of deceit appears woven from within and threatens to destroy the heart of Americas financial system. Twelve targets are known. The clock is ticking. What, or who, is the thirteenth?

About Mark De Castrique

Mark de Castrique is the author of the Sam Blackman series as well as several other novels and series. He's a veteran of the television- and film-production industry, has served as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte teaching The American Mystery, and is a frequent speaker and workshop leader. He and his wife, Linda, live in North Carolina, where he grew up and has set many of his novels. For more information, visit MarkDeCastrique.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen on November 09, 2018

After failing to protect his loved ones, Russell Mullins becomes a bodyguard to the rich and famous. Soon, he is implicated in a money laundering scheme and cyberterrorism. Now he has to clear his name and stop the bombing of twelve targets. Nothing very memorable.......more

Goodreads review by Cindy B. on October 16, 2021

Intriguing plot, the aftermath of which is now I distrust ALL gov’t. personal. 🤗 scary premise and excellent plot progression. A top notch narration - now that’s entertainment with a side of education. 👍🏼......more

Goodreads review by Patty on January 22, 2018

A good whodunnit is always enjoyable, but Mark de Castrique writes a novel that is more than just good. It's a story that grabs your interest from the start and for 10 hours, it's impossible to stop listening to it. This maze of mystery and intrigue is brought to us through the life of Rusty Mullins......more

Goodreads review by Vontel on December 23, 2024

I recently read two books in one of the later series by de Castrique and was quite engaged by them, so moved on to this book. Those were my first exposure to this prolific author. The focus of this thriller is different from the others, in that it revolved around a potential political disaster with......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on December 27, 2023

Audio - 7 cds. Satisfying tale of political intrigue. I would call it a mystery as much as a thriller. Rusty Mullins is a perspicacious ex Secret Service officer thrown into intrigue when the friend he is guarding supposedly commits suicide. The story evolves from there with murder, kidnapping and u......more