5 Stars - This book kept me captivated page after page. It’s an easy read and hard to put down. Mr. Sanders' great knowledge into the workings of several Federal agencies makes this book very credible and makes one think about current events. I look forward to his next book - what happenes to Collins?
I was searching Amazon for a new book, when I ran across “The Rostrum.” What initially attracted me to this book, was the vast expertise and qualifications of the author, W.T. Sanders, to write a book about domestic terrorism and an extremist group’s potential efforts to overthrow our government. Mr. Sanders’ extensive experience in counter-terrorism and nuclear physical security, gives him unique insight and perspective to write a book on this topic. What his book effectively theorizes is how politically deviant individuals, feigning patriotism, could effectively influence otherwise normal Americans, to engage in extremist acts of political violence. Most interesting and very disconcerting, is the great detail in which Mr. Sanders describes various ambush and other scenarios, where small groups of dedicated extremists, could cause violent disruptions to our normal political activities, and cause mass casualties. He also effectively shows how our integrated law enforcement agencies, must act in unison to counter and defeat potential acts of violence by these politically motivated extremist groups. I highly recommend this outstanding book to anyone interested in reading about acts of domestic political terrorism and how it has potential to disrupt not only our political existence, but international stability as well.
Having spent over 30 years working federal inter-agency operations in everything from protective service operations to counterintelligence and counterterrorism, I very much appreciated the details and accuracy of the story line which is frankly often missing from authors who haven’t lived this life. The true to life cooperation between agencies, as well as the miscommunications, and sometimes the flat ignoring of each other brings a realism to the story that anyone who carried a badge can appreciate. It was a great, yet terrifying story, full of treasonous insiders and good guys just trying to save democracy. A fun read. Congrats on the first novel! Look forward to the next one.
5 Stars - Perfect political timing for this novel release! Quick paced and quick read for the plot! Well thought out strategic from the standpoint of experience in the field!
5 Star - One of the best political trillers I have read. As good or better than Patterson and the other major writers. Once you start reading it’s hard to put it down because it keeps you guessing. W,T. sanders will become one of the best. Great story line and in today’s world so believable . Can’t wait till he puts out another one.
