# Trump’s Brass Escalator: A Trump Tower Hostage Thriller

> Trump’s Brass Escalator by Stephen Francis Montagna is a hostage rescue thriller. A hostage crisis interrupts a mission to expose the truth.

Canonical: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/  
Author: Stephen Francis Montagna  
Updated: 2026-11-07

The sequel to Sandstorm: robbers storm Trump Tower and seize the Vice-President before the U.N. sees the Iran evidence. Robert Walker is already inside.

## The book

- Title: Trump’s Brass Escalator
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Hostage rescue thriller
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-16-8
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-17-5

**A hostage crisis interrupts a mission to expose the truth.**

Continuing the story of Sandstorm, this novel brings the President, Vice-President, Special Forces leader Walker, and his female sergeant to New York. They are preparing to present evidence gathered in Iran to the United Nations. Before they can do so, robbers attack Trump Tower and take the Vice-President hostage. Walker and his team must interrupt their larger mission to stop the robbery and save a life at the center of government.

### The author’s published description

The book is the continuation of "Sandstorm." The President and Vice-President of the United States, as well as Special Force Team Leader Walker and his female Sergeant, are scheduled to address the United Nations over the evidence the Special Force team found in Iran. However, before they can address the United Nations, robbers attack Trump Tower while they are there. The would-be robbers hold the Vice-President hostage, sending Walker and his team into action to not only save the life of the Vice-President but also to stop the would-be robbery.

## The sequel to Sandstorm: a hostage crisis inside Trump Tower

Trump’s Brass Escalator continues the story of [Sandstorm](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/). The President and Vice-President of the United States are in New York with Special Forces team leader Robert Walker and his female sergeant, ready to address the United Nations with the evidence Walker’s team found in Iran. Before they can speak, robbers attack Trump Tower while they are inside and take the Vice-President hostage.

The book portfolio calls it a political thriller that becomes a hostage thriller, with a military hero already inside the target. President Albert Cole, Vice President Mary Hirshfield, Lieutenant Robert Walker and FBI Director Hedemann lead the cast. The editorial review published with the novel, by Patricia L. Harmon for BlueInk Review, singles out its detailed portrait of the Multi-National Rapid Response Force.

## Questions and answers

### What is Trump’s Brass Escalator about?

Continuing the story of Sandstorm, this novel brings the President, Vice-President, Special Forces leader Walker, and his female sergeant to New York. They are preparing to present evidence gathered in Iran to the United Nations. Before they can do so, robbers attack Trump Tower and take the Vice-President hostage. Walker and his team must interrupt their larger mission to stop the robbery and save a life at the center of government.

### Is Trump’s Brass Escalator a sequel?

Yes. The author describes it as the continuation of [Sandstorm](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/), so read Sandstorm first. The evidence recovered in Iran in that novel is what brings Walker to New York in this one.

### Is Trump’s Brass Escalator about Donald Trump?

The title refers to Trump Tower in New York, where the hostage crisis takes place. The President in the novel is a fictional character, Albert Cole.

### What are the ISBNs for Trump’s Brass Escalator?

Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-16-8. Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-17-5. Any bookshop can order it with the ISBN.

### Where can I read more about Trump’s Brass Escalator?

Read the [editorial review](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/trump-s-brass-escalator/) by Patricia L. Harmon, Senior Reviewer for BlueInk Review and the [book portfolio](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/trump-s-brass-escalator/), with its characters and themes.

## Sources

- The author’s own description of Trump’s Brass Escalator, given in full on this page
- [Trump’s Brass Escalator book portfolio (original flipbook)](https://heyzine.com/flip-book/b40f761d16.html)
- [Editorial review of Trump’s Brass Escalator — Patricia L. Harmon, Senior Reviewer, BlueInk Review](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/trump-s-brass-escalator/)
- Edition records from the author’s IngramSpark listings: Paperback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-16-8; Hardback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-17-5

## Cite this page

- MLA: Montagna, Stephen Francis. “Trump’s Brass Escalator: A Trump Tower Hostage Thriller.” *Stephen Francis Montagna*, 7 Nov. 2026, https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/.
- APA: Montagna, S. F. (2026, November 7). *Trump’s Brass Escalator: A Trump Tower Hostage Thriller*. Stephen Francis Montagna. https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/
- The novel: Montagna, Stephen Francis. *Trump’s Brass Escalator*. Paperback, ISBN 978-1-970301-16-8.

## Keywords

Trump’s Brass Escalator, Trump Tower hostage thriller, Sandstorm sequel, Vice President hostage novel, United Nations thriller, Robert Walker, Multi-National Rapid Response Force, Stephen Francis Montagna