National Security

Written by Marc Cameron

Narrated by Tom Weiner

When terrorism goes viral, one man goes ballistic.

They can strike anytime, anywhere. A public landmark. A suburban shopping mall. And now, the human body itself. Three Middle Eastern terrorists have been injected with a biological weapon, human time bombs unleashed on American soil. They are prepared to die. To spread their disease. To annihilate millions. If America hopes to fight this enemy from within, it needs a new kind of weapon. Meet Special Agent Jericho Quinn. Air force veteran. Champion boxer. Trained assassin. Handpicked for a new global task force that, officially, does not exist, Quinn answers only to the director of National Intelligence and the US president himself.

His methods are as simple-and brutal-as his codename: the Hammer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blackstone Audio
• Release date: Nov 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781455126132

Marc Cameron

A native of Texas, Marc Cameron has spent over twenty-nine years in law enforcement. His assignments have taken him from rural Alaska to Manhattan, from Canada to Mexico and points in between. A second degree black belt in jujitsu, he often teaches defensive tactics to other law enforcement agencies and civilian groups. Cameron presently lives in Alaska with his wife and his BMW motorcycle.

Reviews for National Security

[avoraciousreader · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The title of this book sums up the story. National Security is not just about securing our nation against terrorism, but against bioterrorism. Our nation is a large one and it takes a lot of people doing a lot of different jobs and using a lot of different tools to keep us safe. However, sometimes the majority of that safety comes from one person doing an extraordinary job. Jericho Quinn is that man in this story. Air Force veteran. Fluent in several languages. Expert fighter. Cool and fast-thinking in a crisis. He’s not just a man fighting terrorism. He’s an extraordinary man who is the President’s ordinary tool. He’s The Hammer.I loved, loved, loved this book. It caught my attention from page 1 and held me captive until the end. The story is tight and smooth-flowing. The characters are complex and jump off the page. The action is fast-paced. I had to force myself not to peek ahead to see what happens, a failing of mine when I’m enthralled with a book. I judge how good a book is by how badly my need to peek is and this one was off the charts. However, I did resist. For the most part. *sheepish grin*If you like stories that have a race-against-time theme and have a good deal of excellent general info on how our military operates (I do since my husband and son were both Marines) then I highly recommend this book. Heck, I highly recommend it anyway. Read it now or drop and give me 20! *Many thanks to the publisher for providing me with a review copy. Please see disclaimer page on my blog.

[creighley_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Fast paced story as Jericho Quinn races against time to stop a mad man from unleashing a virus with horrible consequences. This is the start of Jericho Quinn as a special ops agent gifted in languages and trained assassin. He answers only to the National Security Advisor to the President.

[fernemysteryreader · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace..." by Thomas Paine.Marc Cameron uses the quote very effectively in a novel that is heart pounding, relentlessly intelligent, sinister and suspenseful, compelling and terrifying as it describes the global war on terror as no news headline or story can possibly capture. Potential readers should also keep in mind the copyright is (c)2011 not (c)2021 as some may suspect.There are those who flee in the face of danger and there are those who simply say, "It's my job."This novel isn't for the faint-hearted, but is a stunningly realistic portrayal of the global war on terror and bioterrorism.Unlike the novel, I will never know the names of the individuals who do not hesitate to confront evil, to serve at their own peril, who never know if one more mission, one more assignment could be their last mission, their last assignment. I am grateful to each one that has served before you, to each one that is currently serving, and to those that will serve when you no longer can. This novel is a poignant reminder that on this afternoon when I enjoyed the sunny day, the quiet of my neighborhood, the peace in my home, not all are at home enjoying this freedom because you are away from home and loved ones as you serve.

[carol420 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

As often happens with my "new series" reads they are because of a challenge that needs something to fulfill it. This one was not an exception to that rule. I had never read this author so really had no preconceived expectations. Turns out that our hero...Jericho Quinn... is an Air Force captain with very special skills. He has an ex-wife...a five-year-old daughter...and spends his life protecting others. He is described as dark skinned and speaks fluent Arabic. An interesting character but I believe I would very much like him more in a movie than in a book. I found that the book, while being an interesting enough was very descriptive and the good guys come off as super-heroes that can do not wrong. I'm not sure I will ever read book #2...unless I have another challenge....

[buffalogr · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Exciting, action plot with a bio-terrorism theme. I enjoyed the story -- complex, believable character behavior . It is a dark look into the mind of a Arab, Islamic terrorists and our hero, the all american boy. It looks like a lot of other novels I've read... just too much of the same. This one's not too preachy, though. And, i like their toys...motorcycles and guns. The bio terrorism theme is just too possible not to believe. Where's book #2?

[labdaddy4 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Not too bad - just too much of the same. I am getting a bit tired of authors with little originality and imagination spinning the same yarn over and over. The villains are always the same as are the heroes - both stereotypes and very trite. This book had a lot of action with very little character development. It is obviously the first in a series of sameness featuring the prime character. I will not be reading any more of Cameron's work.

[crazybatcow · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed the story while reading it: nicely complex, believable character behavior (well, as long as we exclude the female character, she was odd), reasonable bad-guy.The problem I had with it is that 2 days after reading it I couldn't really remember/distinguish the plot. I read a lot of books of this type - this book, while a sound and intersting read while reading it, did not have that 'thing' that makes the story and/or the character stick in your mind. Oddly enough, it was only the main character's name that allowed me to recall how this book was different than the other thriller-terrorism books I read.This isn't really a bad thing though - I don't expect these types of novels to have some deeper meaning that sticks with me afterward. The part I liked best was that even though the characters are 'super soldiers', they didn't come across as unbelievable or smarmy, and the novel as a whole doesn't wasted time with lectures or morals re terrorism, or the military, and etc. There was a tad too much, err, we'll call it 'interest' in motorcycles - they are described the way most authors describe women. And the only female character here did not ring true on any level. She wasn`t written like the simpering bimbo most women in these types of novels are, but it felt like the author was trying to make her come across as 'strong' even though he wrote her based on stereotypes.Anyway, she isn't significant to the story. Nor is the stereotype 'buddy' who gets called in to help (but doesn't really do anything other than talk about his wife). No matter though... I will definitely be reading the next in the series. For its genre, it is well above average.