Audible Audio Edition
Listening Length: 10 hours and 59 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Audible.com Release Date: June 14, 2016
Whispersync for Voice: Ready
Language: English
ASIN: B0188175Y6
Best Sellers Rank: #19 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Political #40 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Mysteries & Thrillers > Suspense #74 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Spies & Politics > Political
An intelligent mix of espionage and subterfuge, 20th Century Cold War turned 21st Century conflict. Bay of Pigs meets Pan Am Flight 103 meets Wag the Dog. There is just enough intrigue as the story weaves its way from Iraq to Turkey to Germany to War torn Syria and all the way to the White House steps. What I liked:The best of the genre is exemplified by a driving force of will. There you experience a relentless pace of action, conflict, and contest. The NBA Championship finals just concluded. LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers over a potentially historic Golden State Warriors team in a Game 7 nail biter that wasn’t settled until a series of dramatic plays in the final moments. What we sports fans relish about this only pure form of reality television is the back and forth cage match that brings out both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Not much else compares. What Foreign Agent does so well is reproduce like emotions in scripted form. Kudos.The adrenaline rush that runs constant throughout the story is a rare treat. This is a modern war story. Violent political conflict across the globe is a threat to American safety as the Untied States’ superpower influence becomes a pawn in the chess match that is power politics on steroids. As is true about most great chess games, this one involves Russians. Scot Harvath, as a deep cover operative, is the point man for the home team. A tribute to the superlative quality of this book is in part owed to Harvath’s character. He isn’t just cunning and highly competent. He also demonstrates an intellect generally presumed to be possessed by more refined, less violent members of the male species. So yes, readers get to have their beefcake and eat it too.
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