This one was so full of all the twists and turns that I absolutely love!!! Don’t miss out on this one, pre-order and it to your TBR today!!! You won’t be disappointed!!!

Thank you Robert Swartwood & Blackstone Publishing for the advanced reader copy!

Summary: The world believed Daniel Burke was dead. At least, the few people in the government who knew he existed did. Once part of an elite black op team, Burke faked his death so he could avenge the death of his brother. Now that those responsible have been brought to justice, he plans to leave the country and start a new life, but before he can get away, his former boss and teammates have tracked him down. The CIA believes Daniel Burke is a traitor—an enemy of the state—who must answer for his crimes. Others simply want him dead. Burke has been framed, and he is the only one who can track down and expose the real traitor—before it’s too late.

Thoughts: This is a sequel to The Killing Room, which I have not read. I found that there was enough context provided so that this did not present any real barriers to understanding the action and storyline. It is non-stop spills and thrills - an action lover's dream combination of espionage, car chases, hand-to-hand combat and shootouts! Yet the underlying plot is strong enough to support the story. And despite Burke's despicable deeds in the past, he is actually quite vulnerable and likeable. If you are a fan of Jack Reacher or Jason Bourne, then this is a must-read for you. Thanks to Blackstone Publishing for the copy to read.

After faking his own death to avenge his brother, Daniel Burke was ready to start a new life. But the former member of an elite back op team doesn’t even make it onto his plane before his old team tracks him down. The CIA believes that Daniel Burke is a traitor - an enemy of the state. However, there are others in the government who just want him dead. Knowing he’s been set up, Burke must expose the true traitor before his time runs out.

”The Killing Room” was one of my favorite books last year so I was thrilled to see it had a sequel coming out! Robert Swartswood once again crafted an action-packed novel full of his signature twists and turns. I really love Daniel as a character, how intelligent and resourceful he is and can figure his way out of just about any situation. He also has a lot of heart, which you don’t always see in action stories. If you enjoy high-energy action adventures, you NEED to read this series! My friends at the Pulse and I have been all over it!

Thanks to Robert Swartswood and Blackstone Publishing for the ARC! “Enemy of the State” releases August 20, 2024! This review will be shared to my instagram blog (@books_by_the_bottle) shortly :)

""𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆, 𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒔 𝑼𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅, 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆.""🏛

Special thanks to @thrillerbookloversthepulse @robertswartwood @blackstonepublishing and @netgalley for the #gifted eARC.

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MY REVIEW:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 [4.5 rounded up to 5]

If you like action packed thrills then look no further. This book will keep you turning those pages, wanting to find out who is really behind it all.

This is book #2 in The Killing Room Series by Robert Swartwood. If anyone remembers I LOVED that book last year. I couldn't get enough. This one started out very rough around the edges for me. A little more military style than I'm used to reading, but once I got into the storyline - it really flowed.
You also then start to see the flashbacks to book 1 and understand the correlation.

This time instead of hunting down the bad guys, he's running from them while trying to decipher who is the ultimate "bad guy in charge". He knows the ins and outs, but can he outsmart them? The ending left me stunned!!

This is another fabulous installment and I'm almost wondering that ending leaves enough open for a book #3🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

PREORDER THIS ONE NOW!

PUB DATE:
Aug, 20, 2024

QOTD ❓️⁉️❓️ Do you prefer series or stand-alones?

AOTD - I usually prefer stand alones but lately ive been reading quite a few series!

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A fun action packed read. I had not read the first book in the series but was able to follow the story line. First time reading the author and looking forward to more books by him.

To the world, Daniel Burke is dead and a traitor. He faked his own death from his black ops team. This is the story of him trying to prove his he is no traitor.

Wahoooooooooo! 💃You hear me yelling and see me dancing from here! Robert Swartwood once again delivers an edge of your seat, heart-pounding, nerve wracking, hair raising, exciting story that will keep you flipping pages as fast as you can!💥 I just absolutely love this “Jason Bourne-esque” series. Daniel Burke is such a strong and intelligent character who can get out of just about any complex scenario. 👊🏻I cannot get enough of how creative Daniel is when he’s put in a tough spot. This series for me is completely addicting and Robert sets it up where dun dun dun….will be more! I am telling you all you MUST read this series. Killing Room was the first book in this series and it is not to be missed! It was a top book for me of the year last year so you can imagine my excitement as I received this one! If you are looking for a fast paced, action packed, filled with traitorous ways make sure to mark your calendars for August because you will not want to miss this stressful wild ride! 🇷🇺

I really loved the first book. I was not much a fan of this second book. It is definitely an action packed series but I enjoyed the story line from the first book a lot more than the second book’s story line.

This is book 2 in the series, but if you haven’t read book one there are enough clues to know what is going on. Somebody is shot and then goes to the hospital and he collects the friend of his brother, the doctor and she helps him through the rest of the book. They travel across the country to various locations trying to figure out how to stop the people who are attacking our country. Can’t wait for book 3!

Great book and series!! Wow action packed storyline! This book and series is definitely worth reading! This book had suspense, intrigue, action, murder, great shootouts, high speed chases, a few who done it, and some crazy twists and turns! I highly recommend reading this book and series! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!
The world believed Daniel Burke was dead. At least, the few people in the government who knew he existed did. Once part of an elite black op team, Burke faked his death so he could avenge his brother. Now that those responsible have been brought to justice, he plans to leave the country and start a new life. But before Burke can even get on the plane, his old team has tracked him down. The CIA believes Daniel Burke is a traitor, an enemy of the state, who must answer for his crimes. But others in government simply want him dead. Knowing he’s been set up, Burke is the only one who can track down and expose the real traitor, before it’s too late!