Beyond All Measure (Covert World: The Blake MacKay Thrillers) - Softcover

Tate, Thom

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798310786653

Publisher: Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

The world's largest oil reserve lies buried beneath Arctic ice. And one man will kill to claim it, even if it means triggering a global catastrophe.

When scientist Richard Cathey discovers an energy source that could reshape the global economy, he becomes a target. His sister Evelyn, a Canadian intelligence agent, races to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to ignite an international powder keg. Alongside CIA operative Blake MacKay, she must stop exiled Saudi Prince Awadi Salib from drilling a reserve that sits atop a massive magma chamber, a disaster that could flood coastal cities and destabilize the planet.

Mercenaries are hunting them. Political alliances are fracturing. And a thin layer of rock is all that separates untapped oil from environmental apocalypse.

Blake and Evelyn face an impossible mission: prevent a drilling operation that powerful nations want completed, expose a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government, and survive long enough to stop a catastrophe that will reshape the world before it's too late.

This is espionage at the edge of the world. Where the cold kills as fast as bullets. And where one wrong move could trigger the end of everything.

Beyond All Measure delivers a heart stopping thriller that combines the geopolitical intrigue of Tom Clancy, the environmental stakes of Michael Crichton, and the breakneck action that fans of Matthew Reilly and Mark Greaney demand. If you love covert operations fiction with global consequences, this is your next obsession.

"Couldn't put it down! I actually took my Kindle to work so I could read on breaks." Verified Reader

"Captivating story with excellent writing quality." Verified Reader

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About this title

About the Author

Thom Tate writes spy thrillers with the impact of blockbuster action—fast, immersive, and charged with tension that keeps you turning pages long past midnight. His stories plunge readers into covert missions, shadow operations, and global conspiracies where every choice carries lethal consequences. Across novellas like Intercept and full‑length thrillers such as The Auroral Contingency, Spear Garden, and Beyond All Measure, Thom has earned a reputation for putting readers in the boots of operatives who fight on the world's most volatile front lines.
At the heart of his Covert World series is CIA operative Blake MacKay—often described as a blend of Bond and Bourne. Deadly, intelligent, and relentless, he's the operative you want when the world hangs by a thread.
Thom's upcoming prequel, Who Is Blake MacKay, arriving mid‑2026, reveals the origin story readers have been waiting for—the mission that forged Blake into the CIA's most indispensable asset.
Driven by deep research and a passion for authenticity, Thom writes with the precision of a tactician and the instincts of a storyteller who knows how to make every explosion, betrayal, and impossible choice hit hard.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798310786653
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Martin Henry