Shadow Knight's Mate

Overview

This novel of international espionage begins with a bizarre terrorist attack meant to discredit a secret society that has been attempting to steer historical events for more than a century. Jack Driscoll, a member of the society, and Israeli security specialist Rachel Green partner up with a sexy but mysterious woman in order to prevent a second attack, this one intended to disrupt a global economic summit in Europe. Together they must make sure the president of the United States attends the summit while keeping him safe from assassins who would like nothing more than to start a world war by killing the leader of the free world while he is on foreign soil. As the trio attempt to prevent a global catastrophe, readers will discover some of the "real history" of America, including why Lee chose Gettysburg, why Franklin Roosevelt had to run for a third and fourth term in office, and why Tom Hanks' becoming a movie star was one of secret society's greatest failures.

Reviews

"Jack Driscoll is a member of the (otherwise untitled) Circle, a group that has gently shaped America's policies, foreign and domestic, for over two centuries. But the Circle has been broken, the country is under a strange attack that could have come from either very rich terrorists or space invaders, Europe is full of Jack look-alikes intent on putting a price on his head, the President intends to withdraw all American forces from everywhere, and a major peace conference is about to become a bloodbath. And then there's this girl.... Shadow Knight's Mate takes a story about world-threatening acts of terror and makes it both fun and sexy. I have enjoyed Jay Brandon's writing for a long time, and Shadow Knight's Mate perfectly demonstrates why. — Harlan Coben, author,  Missing You 

"Shadow Knight's Mate is a compelling story, extremely well-written and alarmingly plausible. Jay Brandon does for politics what Dan Brown did for religion." — Sharyn McCrumb, author, The Ballad of Tom Dooley 

"In Shadow Knight's Mate, Jay Brandon creates an irresistible mix of vivid characters, a thrilling conspiracy, a broad (and clever) historical scope, and a great narrative voice. In short, this is an absorbing, exciting, and absolutely entertaining novel." — David Liss, author, The Twelfth Enchantment

"A fun, genre-bending ride that will keep you turning the pages." — Jeff Abbott, author, Panic

"Strange. Engaging. Original. The world as we don't know it. Very satisfying and highly recommended." — Joe R. Lansdale, author, The Thicket

"Speaking of small and powerhouse, San Antonio's Wings Press has three substantial works of fiction in the hopper. Coming Sept. 1 are new novels by local lawyer and veteran writer Jay Brandon and longtime Texas political journalist Joe Holley. Brandon's Shadow Night's Mate is an international espionage puzzler that kicks off with a bizarre act of terrorism and follows the dire-straits journey of secret society member Jack Driscoll and Israeli security specialist Rachel Green (there's chemistry here) as they try to stop the president's assassination." —Steve Bennett, San Antonio Express-News

"Jack Driscoll, a 26-year-old former video game designer and secret society member, stands as the modern-day Roman god Janus — known for looking to the future and to the past — in Shadow Knight's Mate, San Antonio attorney Jay Brandon's 16th novel. . . . Brandon illustrates the contrasts of the traditional and the technological. For Jack, video games that rely 'on strategy and cunning rather than violence' are superior to those that rely on weapons. However, Jack often acts fast and has little time to strategize when he is fighting himself: first, he discovers his doppelganger attempting to board a plane to impersonate him." —Patricia Portales, therivardreport.com

Author Biography

Jay Brandon is a successful attorney and the award-winning author of more than a dozen mystery novels, including the bestseller Fade the Heat, which was published in 13 foreign countries, optioned by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, and nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.