’This is historical fiction at its best. Equal parts gripping, gritty, heartbreaking and revelatory. You’ll be turning pages and thinking about ’what-ifs’ deep into the night.’
– I.S. Berry, Author of THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW
NPR and The New Yorker’s Book of the Year 2023
’Excellent writing, richly developed characters and tight, propulsive action drive this story forward.’
Steve Stratton, Award-winning author of the Lance Bear Wolf series
’Secret Service Agent Abe Golden’s wit, grit, and loyalty kept me turning the pages and rooting for his success.’
Cheryl Head, Award-winning author of the Charlie Mack series and TIME’S UNDOING
’(G)ritty, suspenseful and expertly captures the times of a nation in turmoil. CHICAGO ’63 is the breakout hit of 2024!’
Matt Coyle, Author of the Rick Cahill series & Lefty Award Winner
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Before Dealey Plaza. Before Oswald. The road to conspiracy started in Chicago ’63.
Homer Echevarria is a Cuban exile committed to freeing his homeland from Fidel Castro and the evils of Communism. Thomas Vallee is a mercenary who helped Echevarria and the US government train Cuban refugees to fight Castro.
Both men blame President Kennedy for the humiliation they suffered during The Bay of Pigs invasion. Echevarria and Vallee once again join forces when fate allows them to avenge their fallen comrades. To strike a blow for their idea of freedom.
Their allies in the federal government and the Chicago Police Department have arranged for President Kennedy to come to Chicago, thus setting the stage for them to deliver their own brand of justice. The plot: four U.S.-trained Cuban assassins and Vallee will ambush the president on his way to attend the Army-Air Force football game the following month. Each group of sharpshooters will operate independently of the other, thus assuring at least one bullet will find its mark.
Due to President Kennedy’s insistence, Abraham Golden is the first African American Secret Service agent assigned to a presidential protection detail. Having since transferred to the Chicago Field Office, he sees two glaring problems with the president’s visit in two days. The first is the amount of chatter he detects among the Windy City’s many hate groups. The second is a slow turn off the Jackson Exit that will force the motorcade to a crawl, thus making President Kennedy an easy target.
After his concerns fall on deaf ears, Golden must use his skill and cunning to fight adverse influences both inside and outside his own government to uncover the plot against the president. His renegade investigation soon uncovers an international plan so broad that it spans from the halls of power in Washington to the mean streets of Chicago. Golden risks everything he holds dear to stop the plot and save the man he’d once swore to protect. Even if it means his career…and his life.
MORE PRAISE FOR CHICAGO ’63
’A gripping story that will have you reading faster than winter wind blowing down Michigan Avenue. CHICAGO ’63 is part thriller, part police procedural and all intrigue. Definitely get your hands on a copy ASAP!’
Todd Wilkins, Best Thriller Books
’Conspiracy theorists, consider yourselves warned – CHICAGO ’63 will pull you down a mesmerizing rabbit hole with no guaranteed escape.’
C.E. Albanese The Crew Reviews Podcast
’Razor-sharp writing catapults readers into the intense fray of complex alliances and buried investigations.’
Kashif Hussain – Best Thriller Books
Om författaren
Terrence Mc Cauley is an award-winning writer of Thrillers, Crime Fiction and Westerns.His first two Aaron Mackey westerns (Where The Bullets Fly and Dark Territory), published by Pinnacle, were finalists for the Western Writers of America’s Silver Spur Award. Where The Bullets Fly won the Western Fictioneers Award for Best Novel in 2018. The third and fourth books in the series, Get Out Of Town and The Dark Sunrise, were published in 2020.Terrence has also written three stand-alone novels for the successful Ralph Compton Series at Berkeley. THE KELLY TRAIL and RIDE THE HAMMER DOWN were published in 2020, with STAGECOACH TO HELL released in 2021.Terrence is also the author of the acclaimed University Series, which includes: The Fairfax Incident, A Conspiracy Of Ravens, A Murder Of Crows and Sympathy For The Devil. He has also written two award-winning crime fiction novels set in 1930 New York City – Prohibition And Slow Burn. His World War I novella, The Devil Dogs Of Belleau Wood, won the Silver Medal for Historical Fiction from the Military Writers Society of America. Proceeds from sales go directly to benefit the Semper Fi Fund.In 2016, Terrence’s short story El Cambalache was nominated for Best Short Story in the ITW’s annual Thriller Awards. His short stories have been featured in Thuglit, Shotgun Honey, Down and Out Magazine and many other publications. He is a member of the New York City chapter of the Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, the International Crime Writers Association, the Military Writers Society of America and the Western Writers of America.Terrence is an avid reader, loves classic movies and enjoys traveling. A proud native of The Bronx, NY, he currently lives in Dutchess County, NY where he is writing his next work of fiction. Please visit his website at www.terrencemccauley.com
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