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A Manhattan-sized explosion, two murders, and a  high-powered assassination mark the electrifying themes swirling around Final Report...

A gritty, psychological thriller, THE FINAL REPORT, tackles the grisly fallout of a nuclear attack and a sinister government cover-up with eerie accuracy and plenty of sass. Shrewd investigator, Jackson Guild takes on the Pandora's Box of the American military industry with droll wit---and a liquor cabinet full of Jameson.

It's just months after a nuke detonated Washington, DC's Union Square-killing 85,000 and wiping out everything but the Pentagon. A Former Senate Foreign Relations Press flak, Guild is recruited to fly to Los Alamos, New Mexico to investigate the weapons management firm that uncovered the source of the nuclear attack---and discovers they are hiding their findings.

With Irish Whisky as his only solace, Jackson discovers the indictment he's been ordered to probe only hits the tip of the iceberg. Because when an explosion rips through Manhattan outside the Waldorf Astoria--as none other than Vladimir Putin is partying inside--Jackson finds himself not only tangled in an intricate web of his investigation but high on its list of assassins.

Author Jeff Shear writes like his protagonist who prefers his drinks cool and dry, no frills. His story goes down fast and smooth but packs a dizzying wallop.

Fans of political thrillers--especially fans of Russian conspiracy--will find themselves delighting in this timely, deft and downright terrifying socio-political commentary.