SAVAGE ROAD

In this follow-up to the instant national bestseller, DEEP STATE, Hayley Chill is drawn further into Washington's political web after a series of increasingly devastating cyber attacks threaten the United States.

SAVAGE ROAD picks up where DEEP STATE left off, with Hayley Chill employed as a paid staffer in the White House and actively "running" President Richard Monroe as a double-agent against the Russians. The stability of that operation is upended with the beginning of a series of increasing devastating cyber attacks on the United States. In addition to her duties keeping the president in his lane, Hayley is tasked by the Deeper State to assist April Wu (posted at Cyber Command and Hayley's friendly rival in the first book) in tracking down the attacks. Analysts at the NSA (physical address: 9800 Savage Road) believe the fault lies with Moscow, allegations that put increasing pressure on a conflicted Richard Monroe and steer the superpowers toward a much wider, kinetic war. Ultimately, it's up to Hayley Chill to single-handedly stop the mysterious computer hacker and prevent World War III, while at the same time uncovering some extremely dark truths about her own history.


Chris Hauty is a screenwriter who has worked at all the major movie studios, in nearly every genre of film. He currently lives in Venice, California, in the company of a classic Triumph motorcycle and a feral cat. Deep State was his first novel.