Latest Military Thriller from Bestselling Author A.J. Tata Kicks Off 2018 Charleston Author Series Luncheons

Blue Bicycle Books Charleston Author Series Luncheon will start the new year with Brigadier General A.J. Tata's newest military thriller Direct Fire, his third novel in the award-winning Jake Mahegan Series, Wednesday, January 10 at noon. Plan now to meet this inspiring author, speaker and national security expert.   Packed with high-powered action and stunning authenticity, the novels of Brigadier General A.J. Tata have won widespread acclaim from the bestselling masters of suspense. In Direct Fire, he brings the war on terror to America with his hero, Jake Mahegan, caught in the crossfire.  "The high-octane action scenes make this a must read for military thriller fans..." "Impossible to put down..." Tickets are $31 for the luncheon or $58 for lunch with General Tata and a signed, hardcover copy of Direct Fire.    (Click Here to Order Your Tickets) ABOUT THE AUTHOR General Anthony J. Tata has more than three decades of public service as a military officer and in leadership roles at the county and state level. His last combat tour was as the Deputy Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division and the Joint Task Force in Afghanistan, commanding nearly 25,000 troops.  General Tata served two tours of duty in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg. He also served as a brigade commander in the 101st Airborne Division and as the Deputy Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division.  Among his military decorations, he has been awarded the Combat Action Badge and Bronze Star, served as a Master Parachutist and graduated from the U.S. Army's Ranger School. He is listed as a distinguished member of the 502nd, 504th and 505th Parachute Infantry Regiments. Tata is the National Security Expert for One America News Network and is a frequent commentator on foreign policy matters on dozens of programs and networks including CBS News, CNN, Fox News and The Daily Buzz. ABOUT THE BOOK A powerful banker, gunned down in cold blood. A military family, senselessly slaughtered as they sleep. A four-star general, hacked and framed by virtual assassins. Another key general, kidnapped from his farm near Fort Bragg. Atrocities like these are all too common in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. But this is the United States of America . . . When Jake Mahegan receives a distress call from General Savage in North Carolina, he rushes to the commander's home and walks right into an ambush. When the smoke clears, Mahegan is alive but the implications of the attack are as absolute as death: The terrorists are here . . . and no one is safe. Joining forces with Savage's combat JAG officer, Alexandra Russell, Mahegan follows the trail to a killer who goes by the name Jackknife, a Syrian refugee-turned-terrorist who vows to avenge the bombing of a Syrian wedding by killing as many Americans as possible. But time is running out for Mahegan. Terrorist cells are gathering in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hackers are emptying the nations banks of millions of dollars. And their final act of vengeance will bring the whole world to its knees. For Mahegan, its time to kill. Now. High Cotton is located at 199 East Bay Street, where the luncheon and discussion will take place.

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