JOEL C ROSENBERG

J. B. COLLINS NOVELS

THE THIRD TARGET SERIES

J. B. CollinsAward-winning journalist. Adventurist. Alcoholic. He wants nothing more than to get his life on track and follow in his grandfathers footsteps. Instead, he finds himself caught up in a conspiracy that could destabilize the Middle East for generations. And he just may be in a position to help.

THIRD TARGET- Book 1

WhenNew York Timesforeign correspondent J. B. Collins hears rumors that an al-Qaeda splinter cellISIShas captured a cache of chemical weapons inside Syria, he knows this is a story he must pursue at all costs.
Does the commander of the jihadist faction really have weapons of mass destruction? If so, who is the intended target? The U.S.? Israel? Or someone else? With tensions already high, the impending visit of the American president to the region could prove to be the spark that sets off an explosion of horrendous proportions. Knowing that terrorist forces are already trying to bring down two Arab governments in the regionIraq and Syriacan Collins uncover the truth before its too late?Or will the terrorists succeed in setting their sights on the third target andachieving genocide? 441 pages
THE FIRST HOSTAGE- Book 2

The president of the United States is missing.
Three years before Clinton and Patterson, anotherNew York Timesbestselling author of thirteen international thrillers, Joel C. Rosenberg, posed this chilling scenario:What if the Islamic State captured the most valuable hostage in history?
Award-winning journalist J. B. Collins, reporting from the scene of a devastating attack by ISIS terrorists in Amman, Jordan, puts the entire world on high alertthe U.S. president is missing and presumed captured.With Israeli and Palestinian leaders critically injured and Jordans king fighting for his life, the allies are reeling and hopes for the peace process are dashed. As the U.S. government faces a constitutional crisis and Jordan battles for its very existence, Collins must do his best to keep the world informed while working to convince the FBI that his stories are not responsible for the terror attack on the Jordanian capital. And ISIS still has chemical weapons.
Struggling to clear his name, Collins works frantically with the Secret Service to locate and rescue the leader of the free world before ISISs threats become a catastrophic reality. 430 pages

WITHOUT WARNING – Book 3
As he prepares to deliver the State of the Union address, the president of the United States is convinced the Islamic State is on the run, about to be crushed by American forces once and for all. ButNew York Timesforeign correspondent J. B. Collins tells the president hes dead wrong.
With the Middle East on fire, the Israeli prime minister dead, and Amman in ruins,Collins fears a catastrophic attack inside the American homeland is imminent. He argues that only an all-out manhunt to capture or kill Abu Kahlifthe leader of ISIScan stop the attack and save American lives. But will the president listen and take decisive action before its too late?453 pages

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