 Kate Preacher Thriller: Book 1
Publication Date: March 1, 2025
On the eve of her five-year wedding anniversary, a devastating terrorist attack in Paris thrusts former CIA analyst Kate Preacher into a lethal cat-and-mouse game of kill or be killed…
Kate’s husband, retired Navy SEAL Jake Church, is the right man in the wrong place. Caught in the middle of the Paris attack, Jake’s actions spark an international media storm, drawing unwanted attention and awakening old enemies.
Refusing to let the suspicious attack go unquestioned…or the perpetrators go unpunished, Kate’s lured back into a world of deception and betrayal-a world she thought she had escaped. And as the pieces in a twisted puzzle reveal a shocking global conspiracy, the investigation paints a target on her back.
Is Kate just a pawn in a deadly international plot, or can she outplay a ruthless killer?
Relentless is a story ripped from the headlines, and the riveting first book in the Kate Preacher Thriller Series. If you like smart, tough characters, intense action, and emotional tension, then you’ll love Michael Maloof’s vigilante heroine. You’ll love Kate Preacher.
An international thriller unfolds with high stakes and collateral damage in a new series.
Author Michael Maloof delves into the world of technology in Relentless. Kate Preacher may have left her CIA days behind, but the skills are wired into her DNA.
The storyline operates much like a game of cat and mouse as an international terrorist attack impacts Kate on a personal level. Determined to seek answers, her relentless search uncovers an intricate web of secrets.
Leveraging a wide array of resources, Kate proves to be an action-oriented main character with more adventures yet to come. The author’s attention to detail provides a trail of crumbs leading to a surprise twist.
Relentless kicks off a new series featuring a main character who leaves no stone uncovered.
Michael Maloof is the author of the Kate Preacher Thriller Series—Relentless, Unstoppable, and Defiant—known for its global scope, emotional intensity, and hard-won authenticity. His novels draw readers into high-stakes worlds where intelligence, courage, and consequence collide. A lifelong adventurer, Michael has traveled to more than forty countries across six continents, experiences that deeply inform his writing. His real-world pursuits have ranged from gold dredging in Honduras and artifact hunting in Guatemala to acquiring uncut diamonds in Liberia and surviving an elephant charge in Kenya. He has also trained alongside Navy SEALs, Marine Raiders, Army Rangers, Green Berets, and the CIA—firsthand insights that lend his fiction uncommon realism and respect for the craft of service.
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Thanks so much for reviewing! So glad you enjoyed the book. I can’t wait till I get to read this series myself!
I really appreciate the thoughtful take—especially your read on the cat-and-mouse dynamic and the way the story unfolds.
Kate’s just getting started in Relentless… hope you enjoy where it goes next.