Niki Undercover

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Undercover FBI agent Ashley Prescott lives a double life. As Niki, she infiltrates the Patriots for Freedom, a shadowy organization on the verge of acquiring a deadly weapons cache from a Chinese dealer. When her estranged father leaks her identity and disappears, it compromises her mission, endangers many lives, and puts thousands of jobs at risk.

To maintain her role as Niki and prevent the arms sale, Ashley must battle a rules-bound FBI while navigating corporate boardrooms and fighting to stay alive. With dead bodies piling up and betrayals lurking around every corner, can she walk the tightrope between justice and vengeance without losing herself?

Advisory: This explosive crime thriller is not for everyone. It includes dead bodies and characters who cuss.

About the author

If James M. Jackson was a house, he be called Mid-century Modern, a style of architecture that “emphasized creating structures with ample windows and open floor plans, with the intention of opening up interior spaces and bringing the outdoors in.” If he can’t be outside enjoying nature, he wants to be able to see outside.

Deciding to buck the trend of profit maximization, Jackson retired early and turned his efforts to writing. While looking for representation for the Seamus McCree series, he wrote and sold to Masterpoint Press a nonfiction book on bridge for intermediate players, One Trick at a Time: How to start winning at bridge.

The Seamus McCree series soon found a publisher as well and, to date, comprises eight novels, two novellas, and several short stories. Niki Undercover is the first in a new series.

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Why We Like It

Praise for James M. Jackson’s novels:

  • “Wow—this is some intricately woven story! I was up way too late, caught in the tangled webs of intrigue converging within this well-told tale.”
  • “Even in the most stressful and heart-pounding situations, Jackson’s dry humor shines through, which makes the stories double fun.”
  • “Jackson writes heart-pounding suspense, keeping you guessing at each character's role in the story and tying it up nicely at the end, including some unexpected surprises.”

If James M. Jackson was a house, he be called Mid-century Modern, a style of architecture that “emphasized creating structures with ample windows and open floor plans, with the intention of opening up interior spaces and bringing the outdoors in.” If he can’t be outside enjoying nature, he wants to be able to see outside.

Deciding to buck the trend of profit maximization, Jackson retired early and turned his efforts to writing. While looking for representation for the Seamus McCree series, he wrote and sold to Masterpoint Press a nonfiction book on bridge for intermediate players, One Trick at a Time: How to start winning at bridge.

The Seamus McCree series soon found a publisher as well and, to date, comprises eight novels, two novellas, and several short stories. Niki Undercover is the first in a new series.

How it works

This is a beta text, so the author is looking for constructive feedback on their novel. Please provide constructive feedback in the comments.

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