From Publishers Weekly
Hagberg's hard-hitting 14th Kirk McGarvey thriller picks up several plot threads from The Expediter, the previous book featuring the former CIA director. When Kirk's son-in-law, CIA agent Todd Van Buren, meets his college friend and Washington Post reporter, Josh Givens, at a D.C. restaurant, Josh tells Todd he's investigating a secret shadow government called the Friday Club, whose members span the breadth of Washington's political and military elite. That same day, two assassins shoot Todd to death in his car on a highway south of Fredericksburg, Md. Hours later, they murder Josh and his wife and son in Josh's Washington townhouse. An enraged Kirk is determined to bring the killers and their masters to justice, but further deaths don't make his mission any easier. Fortunately, Kirk's a tough customer, and while he's emotionally and physically damaged, readers can rest assured that he'll be back for another go at America's enemies.
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From Booklist
Hagberg brings back his hero Kirk McGarvey (The Expediter, 2009) and pulls a Jack Bauer on him in this fine thriller. CIA operative and son-in-law of McGarvey, Todd Van Buren meets an old journalist friend who has uncovered some scary information regarding a group of high government officials calling themselves the Friday Club. Before he can investigate, Van Buren is assassinated, as are the reporter and his family. McGarvey can't let it rest until he uncovers the responsible parties. The members of the club can't let him dig, so they doctor evidence that shows McGarvey guilty of treason. Now, with nobody to trust, McGarvey goes rogue. The conspiracy creates a terrific page-turning experience, and McGarvey's personal mission brings a powerful urgency to the proceedings. It all adds up to Hagberg's best book in years. Conspire to grab this one right away. --Jeff Ayers