Someone executed a forgotten veteran and is trying to cover it up.Jack Widow wants to know why.International bestselling author Scott Blade weaves a masterful plot of action-packed thrills that pits the homeless sleuth, Widow up against an unseen enemy in Patriot Lies.A homeless veteran is burned alive. The story is buried in the back of the Washington Post like it's unworthy of being printed.Jack Widow passes through DC. It's not a place he wants to be. Hanging out, reading the morning paper, he learns about a homeless vet found burned alive on a park bench. The article claims that there's no known family. No known relatives. No one's expected to attend the vet's wake or funeral. Widow is compelled to show.At the service, he's not alone. A lawyer shows up looking for any family that may turn out. The lawyer claims there's a sizeable inheritance: a stock portfolio worth fifty million dollars.What's a homeless vet doing with that kind of secret money?If Lee Child's Jack Reacher books are on your shelf, make space for Scott Blade's Jack Widow. You're going to need it.Scott Blade delivers a career masterpiece of suspense and political intrigue.Widow follows a trail murder and treason that leads him into a terrifying conspiracy in Patriot Lies.Readers are saying about Scott Blade and the Jack Widow series...★★★★★ Scott Blade is whom to read after you've read all the Lee Child books!★★★★★ Full of brutal justice!★★★★★ Every book in the Jack Widow series seems better than the last.★★★★★ A lot of reviewers compare Scott Blade to Lee Child, and there's no doubt they are from the same cloth! Do yourself a favor and check this series out!★★★★★ Widow is one guy you don't mess with!★★★★★ Does Reacher better than Lee Child!★★★★★ Amazing how Scott Blade keeps elevating Jack Widow to the next level! **