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Title: The Commander by Patrick A. Davis ISBN: 0-7434-7572-0 Publisher: Pocket Pub. Date: 01 November, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: In Command of His Story
Comment: Justice, racism and family honor all play key roles in this intriguing mystery by Patrick Davis. The author returns again in his fourth book to his military experiences. Much like the other three, this novel features constant action, intriguing and complicated characters and a mystery full of twists and turns to the very last page.
As the novel opens, Major Burton Webber is no longer a member of the Air Force and is content to help his Korean wife run her jewelry store. At one time he was Chief of the Osan Air Base (South Korea) office of Special Investigations. But office politics runs everything, especially the military, and he was wrongfully passed over for promotion. Now the Air Force wants him back ostensibly because he is the best at what he does.
The Air Force has a politically sensitive problem in a region that now wants Americans to pull out of their bases and go home. An Amerasian bar girl (prostitute) has been brutally murdered and it may have been at the hands of an American service person. If true, it comes on the heels of other recent events in the region and could be the final push for the Americans to go home. Supposedly, General Muller (responsible for the pass over in promotion) wants Webber to come in and investigate the case and find the guilty party and wrap everything up as fast as possible.
While Webber does not buy into the situation as described, it is a chance for him to do what he really likes to do and so he agrees. Webber begins to run the investigation and isn't surprised when the investigation begins to run into political roadblocks. As everyone around him seems to lie to him, he continues to work the case and begins to find the clues that will lead him to the killers. His problem is that as his suspect list shortens, the clues seem to be leading him toward those closest to him.
As in his other books, Patrick Davis once again writes another tightly plotted mystery. The action flows steadily throughout the novel and the reader is constantly misdirected as the investigation proceeds forward. His characters are complex and human and he shows a real talent for bringing the reader into his world. Simply put: another great read.
Rating: 5
Summary: A book that flows to the readers with ease
Comment: The Commander was an excellent read. Not very many books are written in a first-person format, but it is a great way to write. The story is first-rate, with compelling, believable characters.
Rating: 4
Summary: Pretty Good Military Thriller!
Comment: Once again, Mr Davis has written a pretty good novel of crime in the military. That being said, it lost my interest at times, but I still had to know how it would end and I wasn't disappointed. Looking forward to his next novel.
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Title: A Long Day for Dying by Patrick A. Davis, Patrick Davis ISBN: 0743474295 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The General by Patrick A. Davis ISBN: 0425168042 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Passenger by Patrick A. Davis ISBN: 0425177696 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 12 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Colonel by Patrick A. Davis ISBN: B00008S2S9 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: A Slow Walk to Hell by Patrick A. Davis ISBN: 0743474309 Publisher: Pocket Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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