the president is dead. the grid is next.
AND NO ONE IS READY.
A coordinated drone strike plunges America into
chaos, and the next target is the power grid you depend on....
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Grant Blackwood, #1 New York Times Bestselling Thriller Author
James L'etoile, Award-Winning Author of Illusion of Truth & The Detective Nathan Parker Series
James L'etoile, Award-Winning Author of Illusion of Truth & The Detective Nathan Parker Series
BLACKOUT by J. Luke Bennecke is a must-read freight train of a thriller. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.
James L'etoile, Award-Winning Author of Illusion of Truth & The Detective Nathan Parker Series
James L'etoile, Award-Winning Author of Illusion of Truth & The Detective Nathan Parker Series
James L'etoile, Award-Winning Author of Illusion of Truth & The Detective Nathan Parker Series
An adrenaline-fueled joyride! BLACKOUT is a relentless techno-thriller ripped from the headlines where the nation’s vulnerabilities are exposed. Deviously plotted with a breakneck pace, Bennecke delivers the goods in a series that should serve as a warning beacon for all of us.
Traci Hunter Abramson, Best-Selling & Award-Winning Author
James L'etoile, Award-Winning Author of Illusion of Truth & The Detective Nathan Parker Series
John DeDakis, Writing Coach, Former CNN Editor, and Author of the Lark Chadwick Mysteries
Bennecke delivers a pulse-pounding thriller that feels all too real. . . . Packed with suspense, unforgettable characters, and surprising twists, Blackout is impossible to put down.
John DeDakis, Writing Coach, Former CNN Editor, and Author of the Lark Chadwick Mysteries
John DeDakis, Writing Coach, Former CNN Editor, and Author of the Lark Chadwick Mysteries
John DeDakis, Writing Coach, Former CNN Editor, and Author of the Lark Chadwick Mysteries
Packed with relentless pacing, shocking twists, and heart-pounding surprises, this techno-thriller exposes just how fragile our modern world truly is. J. Luke Bennecke’s gripping story will haunt you long after the final page.
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John DeDakis, Writing Coach, Former CNN Editor, and Author of the Lark Chadwick Mysteries
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Blackout: A Jake Bendel Thriller will grip readers from the first scene and take them on an exciting cinematic adventure full of thrilling political intrigue, technological ingenuity, and provocative plot twists of high drama, while still honoring the emotional depth of humanity.
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John DeDakis, Writing Coach, Former CNN Editor, and Author of the Lark Chadwick Mysteries
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Bennecke delivers a smart, twisty political thriller that keeps things moving at breakneck speed.... A taut and timely thriller that balances questions of technological advancement with plenty of twists and turns.
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Readers' Favorite 5-Star Review
The pacing is breathless. . . and fans of The Terminal List by Jack Carr and The President Is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton will find the same blend of ticking-clock action and political conspiracy here.
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A truly unnerving and explosive terrorism thriller that deftly turns modern infrastructure into a battlefield. Every single page feels dangerously plausible.
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. . . it's an action thriller that you will not want to put down. Jake Bendel is a badass, and this novel is right up there with novels by Brad Thor, Mark Greaney, and Lee Child.
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Country Mamas With Kids
A great political thriller! This is such an action packed thriller that I couldn't help but be sucked in as I read the book.
THE STORY
The President is dead. The grid is next.
A coordinated drone strike throws America into chaos—but this isn’t terrorism.
It’s strategy.
Behind it is Tracy Ciacchella, leader of New3—a shadow network accelerating the fall of U.S. dominance, with a simple plan:
- Kill the President.
- Cripple the power grid.
- Plunge the nation into darkness and attack.
Civil engineer Jake Bendel helped build that grid. Now it’s being used as a weapon.
As blackouts spread, Jake teams with FBI agent Kristi Konnors to stop a cascading collapse—only to uncover a conspiracy that could hand America to its enemies.
Then it turns personal. His wife—presumed dead—may be alive inside the very organization behind it all.
Time is running out.
Because when the lights go out…the invasion begins.
ABOUT
Title: Blackout
Genre: Thriller
Pages: 436
ISBN: 979-8990527379
Publisher: Jaytech Publishing
Release Date: October 6, 2026
Language: English
BLACKOUT IS BOOK THREE IN THE JAKE BENDEL SERIES
At the core of each of the Jake Bendel books is a real-world problem. I’ve tried to weave in one possible engineering solution to each of these problems, while presenting it in a thrilling tale that takes the reader on an extraordinary adventure.
- J. LUKE BENNECKE
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