High Treason by John Gilstrap

I was a first time reader of John Gilstrap with his book High Treason.  It is a Jonathan Grave book and based on this book - I probably won't be reading any more of his writing.  Looking at the reviews on Amazon, his readers have liked his other books a lot more than this one.

High Treason starts off really well - the kidnapping or disappearance of the First Lady.  But the whole plot was so convoluted and unbelievable that the whole book just feel flat.  I was disappointed in the storyline.  I thought it was because of this just being the first of a Jonathan Grave book series that I had read that it just wasn't stand alone material but I just think it was a weak plot line.  I'd give this book 3 stars.

From Amazon:

First Lady Anna Darmond has been kidnapped in a bloody gunfight. It's an unthinkable crime that, if revealed, could cause public panic, so hostage rescue specialist Jonathan Grave and his team must operate in absolute secrecy. But the mission is not all it seems. There are shadows in Mrs. Darmond's past. Cracks in the presidential marriage. Leaks in the country's critical shields of security. As Grave tracks the missing First Lady through a labyrinth of lies and murder, he confronts a traitor at the highest level of Washington power--and a devastating scheme to bring a nation to its knees. . .