Dead Watch

Jake Winter, military intelligence officer-turned-Pentagon and FBI expert, is tapped by the president’s chief of staff to investigate the disappearance of former senator Lincoln Bowe, who was apparently snatched off the streets by a neo-Nazi group. The question: Is Bowe’s beautiful blond wife involved?

Body Count
Five.

Movie Pitch
No Way Out meets Clear and Present Danger.

Bottom Line
Few writers in the biz can match Sandford’s smart, edgy, breakneck-speed thrillers.