Vital Targets

Success means all loose ends must be tied.

Award-winning author Mikael Carlson delves into the cancel culture and personal vendettas this page-turning suspense novel.

Six months after the events in DEVIOUS MEASURES, both women are moving on with their lives…or so they thought. Fearful of their abilities, they will find out that the most powerful and devious cabal ever assembled in American history has other plans for them. With the clock ticking to November, Tierra and Victoria must fight to survive the onslaught unleashed against them by dark forces bent on eliminating their Vital Targets.

So carefully crafted to portray real time political struggles, with the fictional characters I can't help but root for and some I'm still unsettled on. This complex plot pushes you to question everything and to hone your personal truth detector.

--B2U

Cancel culture has come for Tierra and Victoria. One targets a career. The other targets a life.

America is still reeling from the events that transpired during the New Hampshire Democratic Primary. With the immediate threat of election interference neutralized, spring turns to summer, and the nation awaits the nominating conventions, utterly unaware of the danger lurking in the long shadows.

VITAL TARGETS is a fast-paced political suspense thriller with twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final chapter.

America is still reeling from the events that transpired during the New Hampshire Democratic Primary. With the immediate threat of election interference neutralized, the two major political parties have chosen their candidates for president and look forward to a vigorous campaign season. As spring turns to summer, the nation awaits the nominating conventions, utterly unaware of the danger lurking in the long shadows.

A flamboyant and popular pundit moves against Tierra Campos as she transitions to her new role at the iconic political television program Capitol Beat. After a controversial interview lands her in hot water with her network, he calls for boycotts and mobilizes a social media mob to cancel her. With her future as a journalist hanging in the balance, she must realign with old friends to uncover the hidden truth behind her cancellation before her career is left in ruins.

As Tierra struggles, Special Agent Victoria Larsen abandons her plans to leave the FBI when a team probing manipulation in the New Hampshire election approaches her with an offer. Something doesn’t add up, and a feeling is growing that the mysterious Machiavelli may have co-conspirators. After a trio of shocking murders, she finds herself in the crosshairs of a deadly new enemy with one assignment: ensure that she isn’t alive to continue investigating.

With the clock ticking to November, Tierra and Victoria find themselves desperately battling to save their careers and their lives from forces looking to destroy them. Will they be able to endure the onslaught, or will the most powerful and devious cabal ever assembled in American history succeed in eliminating their Vital Targets?