The Puppet President : Archway Publishing : 9781665755023 : 1665755024 : 21 May 2024 : Move over, Bond and Bourne. Meet Nick Class. When his wife is murdered before his eyes, Nick reawakens elite combat skills the U.S. government's "Clean Slate Protocol" had repressed long ago. Before the traumatic dust can settle, Nick is recruited to GROSS - a small, off-the-books intelligence group that foils terrorist plots for the very government that wiped Nick's memory. He joins Samantha Smart, a fierce but guarded field agent, and Jack "Straw" Berry, a brilliant analyst and devoted Grateful Deadhead, to uncover an elaborate scheme to upend the 2024 U.S. presidential election. A polarizing battle between Donald Triumph and Joe Burden, a charming Hispanic female candidate determined to beat them both, a conniving political science professor, and a ruthless cartel leader attempting to buy the election victory, are among the many challenges Nick and his team face in this action-packed political t