Final Deadline

He wanted to protect the truth. They came to silence it. And now the next edition of his newspaper may be his last.Small-town managing editor Becket Thompson is barely holding his newsroom together. Layoffs. Budget cuts. A publisher looking for an excuse to fire him. And a woman he loves but can’t bring himself to pursue before she walks away forever.Then three armed men storm the building.Claiming they want “the truth” printed about their president, the gunmen issue an ultimatum: run their manifesto—or watch staff members die. But as the night unfolds inside the locked-down newsroom, Becket realizes the siege isn’t fueled by politics alone. The brothers leading the attack have secrets simmering beneath their rage … and one of them has a far more devastating mission that has nothing to do with headlines or ideology.As tensions rise and loyalties fracture, Becket must uncover what the gunmen really want before they trigger a tragedy that will echo far beyond the Press’s front page. To save his team—and the woman he’s afraid to lose—he’ll have to confront his own buried fears and take the kind of action he’s always left to others.Because the real story tonight isn’t what they print.It’s who survives to see tomorrow’s deadline.“An exhilarating thriller anchored by a likable hero… intriguing mystery, exciting thriller, and overall satisfying read.” —Kirkus ReviewsA semifinalist for the Florida Writers Association’s Royal Palm Literary Awards for thrillers. Read more