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Title: Liars & Thieves by Stephen Coonts ISBN: 0-312-28362-8 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 07 May, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Reasonably good techno-espionage thriller
Comment: Stephen Coonts' latest novel, Liars & Thieves, is a reasonably good techo-espionage thriller set in the United States. Tommy Carmellini is a CIA agent who happens to stumble upon a CIA safehouse as a massacre is going down. The disturbing part is that the killers are most definitely from the US and look professional (either military or law enforcement). Carmellini is able to rescue one lady who is a Russian interpreter debriefing a Russian defector that was an archivist for the government and copied seven cases of materials over the years. The defector is able to escape on his own, but his age and failing memory leaves him in a state of confusion as to where he is and what's happening. The killers figure out who Carmellini is, and he (and anyone around him) is now a target of someone who appears to be high up in the government, and wants everything related to the defector (including the defector himself) eliminated to protect a secret. Carmellini enlists the help of Jake Grafton (a major character from earlier Coontz novels) to get to the bottom of the mystery and to stay alive.
I'd give this a higher rating if it weren't for a stretch before the final showdown takes place. Through the first half of the book, someone is after Carmellini is being hunted every time he turns around. Once he decides to go to New York to try a last effort to uncover the truth, he ends up being left alone for a number of days while he sets up survellience and listening bugs. Then at the end, he's conveniently a walking target again and nearly gets killed at every turn. The break just didn't seem to fit too well in the story flow. That fact notwithstanding, it's an entertaining read that will entertain you for awhile.
Rating: 4
Summary: The shift to Carmellini is well done. 4 ½ stars
Comment: With Liars & Thieves, Coonts features Tommy Carmellini as the lead character, pushing Jake Grafon, the famed hero and mainstay of many of Coonts' works, to a secondary (but still important) role. Although Carmellini had been a character in recent novels, Grafton still was in the spotlight. Now Coonts makes the shift from Grafton to Carmellini with great effect, leveraging the traditional strengths of the Grafton character while extending and deepening Carmellini's character. Liars & Thieves is told from the first-person perspective of Carmellini, which serves to effectively provide a deep look into his heart and the inner workings of his mind. Character development on some of the secondary characters adds to the storyline as well. Bottom line: Liars & Thieves is a strong read. Despite some editing snafus, it provides a fresh perspective along with a sense of familiarity. The action is fast paced, with twists that keep the reader turning the pages. Don't wait for the paperback......read Liars & Thieves now.
Rating: 1
Summary: Tedious and Boring
Comment: The author has gone off the rails with this effort. Poorly written and confusingly told, it was a difficult story to get interested in. I have liked many of his past efforts, but this one seems to have been written by another hand. Raising the bit player, Tommy Camaillini to the forefront of the book, doesn't work and when Jake Grafton enters the picture, his role in things is tepid and in the background. I could not have been more disappointed. Save your money.
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Title: Plan of Attack : A Novel (BROWN, DALE) by Dale Brown ISBN: 0060094117 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 11 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Memorial Day (FLYNN, VINCE) by Vince Flynn ISBN: 0743453972 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 04 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Larry Bond's First Team (BOND, LARRY) by Larry Bond, James Defelice ISBN: 0765307111 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 01 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler ISBN: 0399150803 Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons Pub. Date: 24 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Enemy (CHILD, LEE) by Lee Child ISBN: 0385336675 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pub. Date: 11 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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