(5) = Best; (4) = Better; (3) = Good; (2) = Fair; (1) = OK
These abstracts serve as reminders to myself; they serve to "jog" my memory on what a book was all about. That's all. This is not a literary critique, not a social commentary, and certainly nothing profound to warrant further discussion.
(5) = means that I really enjoyed this book; (1) = means I finished reading it but wonder if my time could have been better spent elsewhere.
This crazy multi-billionaire hires a Perception Management fella to create news that leads to panic between the United States, Russia and China. Forces them to arm themselves, so that they will buy arms from his company. His intent is not to have an actual war, but the fear of it and the expenses needed to “preserve the peace.”
The hero, Shaw, is assigned to sort out the puzzles and mysteries associated with their shinnanigans. He has a love interest, and eventually they are engaged, but his boss sends his goons out to tell her parents & his financee what Shaw is really. The parents reject Shaw, but the fiancee loves him inspite of being in a dangerous profession. They’re willing to take a chance on the relationship. A female journalist gets to know the fiancee as well. Both women are now in danger. The fiancee and everyone in her organization is killed. Shaw and the Journalist get together to solve the murder mysteries. Eventually, the multi-billionaire is killed. A well told story. (5)
This is my second Richard North Patterson read. Loved it. He has been the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author. A well researched book. I learned a lot of the Arab Israeli Conflict…
“David Wolfe is a successful San Francisco lawyer who is about to get married and is being primed for a run for congress. But when Hana Arif – the Palestinian woman with whom he had a secret affair in law school - calls, he begins a completely unexpected journey. The next day, the prime minister of Israel is assassinated by a suicide bomber while visiting San Francisco; soon, Hana is accused of being the mastermind behind the murder. David faces an agonizing choice: will he, a Jew, represent Hana – who may well be guiltuy – or will he turn away from the one woman he can never forget?”
We learn Hana is innocent. Her jealous Islamic husband conspired to get Hana guilty. Their daughter’s DNA, we learn much later, matches David’s! Yep…he’s the real father. If you enjoy NCISl, you’ll enjoy this book. (4).
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