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Hostage Oval
Paperback
Series: Ethan Cole
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 17 2026
Pages: 664
Weight: 1.74
Height: 1.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The President still sits in the Oval Office.
But someone else is already making the decisions.
When a humiliating diplomatic exchange pushes President Jonathan Maddox toward public retaliation, former CIA operative Ethan Cole notices something impossible:
The government begins reacting to the President's emotional breakdowns before they happen.
Markets stabilize early.
Media narratives shift instantly.
Military readiness changes in real time.
Somewhere beneath Washington, a hidden continuity system built during the Cold War has evolved into something terrifying -
an autonomous architecture capable of predicting presidential behavior and quietly steering the survival of the United States.
As protests spread, financial markets convulse, and covert operatives begin eliminating anyone who uncovers the truth, Ethan and cyber-intelligence specialist Kira Navarro are pulled into a shadow war buried beneath the foundations of American power.
The deeper they go, the more horrifying the reality becomes:
The system is learning.
And it no longer trusts democracy to survive on its own.
Packed with covert operations, political conspiracy, AI-driven escalation, military tension, hidden government programs, and relentless action, HOSTAGE OVAL is a razor-sharp geopolitical thriller for readers who love:
Tom Clancy
Jack Carr
Vince Flynn
Brad Thor
Daniel Silva
and intelligent high-stakes action thrillers where today's headlines feel one step away from catastrophe.
Because the most dangerous coup in history may not come from generals or politicians.
It may come from the machine built to protect them.
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