When a suspicious explosion rocks a lab on a University campus in Montana, officer Cody Byrne is tasked with finding next-of-kin for one of the victims, a professor of Shakespeare. From this simple beginning she pulls the strings to unravel a secret jealously guarded by very powerful people. She won't give up her hunt, even as she battles wartime demons from her tour in Iraq, as she discovers she's chasing down her own identity, as well as a dead man's.

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An E-thriller.com Thriller of the Month:

***P***lan X is a mystery/crime/spy novel. The Protagonist is Bozeman Police Officer Cody Byrne who returns from a tough tour of duty in Afghanistan where she had a close encounter with an IED. She is traumatised and suffers from panic attacks (she reminded me of M R Hall’s character the Coroner Jenny Cooper). This story crosses international borders from Montana to England and back.

It feels at first like this is just going to be a crime novel, but after an arson attack and murder at a Bozeman university this explodes, affecting Cody Byrne’s life and uncovers centuries old pages spread around the university, her family and the globe that could be part of Shakespeare’s final and unpublished drama. This could be the Shakespearean holy grail.

I enjoyed this as I warmed to Cody. There is a great mystery story entwined with an insight into M15. This is a roller coaster of a read from the first page and I was hooked. What a find.

I had not come across Rory Tate before and she is now on my wish list to read her other novels.

Rating: Highly recommended!

"PLAN X is both thrilling and sophisticated In a serpentine story that races from small-town Montana to the vaulted halls of Windsor Castle, nothing is as it seems, including the works of the great Shakespeare himself. Former military and current police officer Cody Byrne is unforgettable-- a heroine you want to root for. I love this book!"

--New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author J. Carson Black

"Rory Tate weaves a thrilling police procedural as officer Cody Byrne investigates the death of a Montana professor who may have been hiding one of the biggest secrets in academia-- or perpetuating one of the biggest frauds-- one that could scandalize the royal family of Great Britain. An entertaining read!" --Robin Burcell, award winning author of THE BLACK LIST

"A book to keep you up at night. Once begun it must be read through. Exciting, spellbinding, and riveting are words that come to mind. The best mystery/crime/spy novel I have read recently. One of the best of all time." -- book blogger and author, Ruth Ann Hixson