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

Tate, Thom

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798310786653

Publisher: Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

The men who massacred the crew of the DavCo Arctic Drill wore Danish uniforms. They weren’t Danish.

Canadian scientist Richard Cathey has just found the largest oil reserve ever discovered, buried beneath the Arctic seabed. Minutes later, a helicopter with Danish markings lands on his ship, and everyone aboard begins to die.

Within weeks, a Russian outpost, a Norwegian oil platform, and an Alaskan oil field are hit by soldiers in other countries’ uniforms. Four nations, four attacks, and each government is handed someone else to blame.

Behind it is an exiled Saudi prince with a stolen research submarine, a laser drill, and an American engineer who has taken his money. The prince doesn’t need to win a war. He just needs the world looking the wrong way until his well is capped and the field is his.

CIA operative Blake MacKay follows a trail of murdered witnesses and a mercenary with half an ear missing. Canadian intelligence agent Evelyn Cathey has spent six weeks fearing her brother is dead. When Richard finally shows them what his radar found beneath the oil, the race stops being about who owns the reserve.

A lake of magma sits under the Arctic, held back by a thin shelf of rock and the weight of the crude itself. Drain the oil, and the ice, the ocean, and the coastlines go with it.

Now Blake has to find one small submarine, five thousand feet down, before it finishes the job.

Beyond All Measure is Book Four in the Blake MacKay series and works as a standalone. From Bergen to the Faroe Islands to the top of the world, it’s a geopolitical techno-thriller of false-flag attacks, resource warfare, and a drill with no safe depth.

For readers who like the geopolitical intrigue of Tom Clancy, the science-driven stakes of Michael Crichton, and the covert-action intensity of Vince Flynn and Brad Thor.

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

"Another winner from Thom Tate. I've read all of his books and couldn't be more pleased. Great mysteries with believable storylines." — Robin Wright

Part of the Covert World series. New to Blake MacKay? Download the free novella Intercept at tatescovertworld.com/intercept.

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