It is up to the President of the United States to make the tough call in serious times and set the course of action. Yet, Presidents are only as good as their advisers and those to whom they will listen more than others. Such was the choice faced by President Joseph Gardner, a man more interested in political than military maneuvers, when confronted with a midnight emergency meeting about the take over of key missiles in Pakistan by terrorists. Forced to make an almost split second decision to save New Delhi and the loss of millions of lives, he makes his choice.

Deciding to use an incredibly powerful (but still not fully tested) weapon, Gardner achieves his objective but gives his enemies new fodder to move forward in changing the power imbalance against the United States and to end its dominance in world order.

Using the capture of a freighter by Somalian pirates as an excuse, China brutally and forcefully invades and conquers Somalia, then sets it eyes on other key port targets. As the powerful Russia Bear supports China in its new external ambitions, they move to shift the tide on American supremacy. With President Gardner's eyes more on his campaign clothes for photo-ops and thwarting the political aspirations of his Vice-President, will he give the rapidly deteriorating and changing shift in control the attention it deserves? Will the advice he follows be the right one? Will he leave his astronauts in space to be totally vulnerable to attack?

Anyone who follows world news will be shocked and alarmed by the realism and powerful unfolding of the plot in this latest political thriller by New York Times best selling author, Dale Brown. Renowned for his understand of the latest in military and space technology and weapons, EXECUTIVE INTENT (16th book in the Patrick McLanahan series) will be welcomed by his existing fans while still a very readable thriller by new ones. A must read book for sure!