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Cargando... Blink of an Eye (edición 2011)por William S. Cohen
Información de la obraBlink of an Eye por William S. Cohen
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.   ) susanbeamon | Jul 7, 2014 |  It's an interesting and realistic (albeit fiction realism)look behind the curtain of government bureaucracy during a crisis. The story itself is original and for once it's nice that the terrorists aren't keffiyeh wearing nutjobs with an all to familiar zeal, although such does figure into the storyline to a degree. I did feel let down by the ending however, after such destruction and lengthy investigation it just seemed to wind up to a close rather blandly. (  ) HenriMoreaux | Jan 26, 2014 | Please fasten your seat belt while reading this book because it is a wild ride. All I can say is it begins with a bang and by the end all the fires are smoldering, but what happens in between will blow you away. President Blake Oxley is headed to Texas to campaign for his reelection. All eyes are glued to GNN, the worldwide news network that’s broadcasting from Iraq where the last of the troops are leaving and boarding the USS Elkton to head home. Officially dubbed “Goodbye Day,” the big send off was the brain child of Secretary of State William Bloom, who wanted to take the military edge off of it. All of pomp and splendor is literally blown away when a small boat manned by two mysterious bearded men blows a hole in the Elkton. Now Blake and his National Security Advisor, Sean Falcone, have to decide what comes next. Add to the mix an opposing political candidate who thinks the president is soft on terrorism and you’ve got a recipe for a great political thriller. (Read the rest at http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2011/11/fresh-meat-william-s-cohens-blink-o... ) CrimeHQ | Apr 11, 2013 |
 The effort to provide not only realistic but accurate detail about government bureaucracy, as might be expected by a former secretary of defense, bogs down and overwhelms Cohen's plot. So many new characters are sketchily introduced that the reader needs a scorecard to keep them and the plot straight. The villains are a pale bunch, and the only real tension occurs near the conclusion. Still, this may appeal to those interested in how our government works. Pertenece a las seriesSean Falcone (1)
It is America's worst nightmare: A nuclear bomb destroys a major city. Thousands of Americans are dead and many more will die from radiation poisoning. Threats promising more attacks spread through the media. Panic has broken out in many cities. How could American intelligence have failed to detect a nuclear device? Who is responsible for the blast? Sean Falcone, national security advisor, is tasked with identifying and tracking down the attackers. Powerful forces within the Capital point the finger at Iran. But appearances are always deceiving, and never more so than when millions of innocent people may die for a crime they did not commit. With the potential to incite the entire Muslim world against America and bring the world to the brink of Armageddon, Falcone discovers an astonishing secret hidden deep within the upper echelons of Washington's elite...but why should the President--or the American people--believe him? Pulling from years of international affairs and defense planning experience, the former Secretary of Defense under Bill Clinton creates a sweeping, all-too-real political thriller. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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