Ex-CIA agent Taylor Reed launches a quest for revenge when those closest to him are caught in an attack while visiting an iconic Seattle landmark. As the terror escalates, Reed's hunt leads him halfway around the globe to South America where unseen forces manipulate his every move. When Reed's discoveries propel the United States towards war, his only clue to who is behind the terror is a grainy photograph of a man who does not exist. As Reed struggles to piece together what's happening, an attack destined to permanently alter the balance of global power is already underway.
"What I think makes it (THE MALACCA DECEPTION) work is that he (Michael Phillip) married the time-honored thriller techniques with an up to the minute plot ... I thought of vintage Forsyth the first time I read this: that same relentless energy driving the story forward ... Plus some terrific characterizations, clever plotting, and straight forward prose ... as you'll see, he has an insider's pov on the world of which he writes." Beverly Swerling (Bristol House, CITY OF PROMISE from Simon & Schuster, Viking Press, b1941-d2018).
Michael Phillip holds a Master of Public Affairs Degree and in writing THE MALACCA DECEPTION he combines more than three decades working with the U.S. military to create unparalleled realism, nonstop action, and a compelling new hero who must choose between the person who matters the most to him and stopping a deadly adversary intent on crippling the country he loves.