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Cargando... Requiem for the Dead (edición 2020)por Victor M. Alvarez
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. This novel is a well grafted thriller constructed around a retired military general who decides he must seek revenge on North Korea for the imprisonment and death of his son. Brigadier General Scott, who has the means [money] to employ former military personnel and mercenaries to achieve his goal, vows that someone will pay for his son's death.It is an action packed read that includes the kidnapping of children with the inevitable involvement of police, plus specialist agents, members of a foreign military command and even terrorism including nuclear warheads. The story is fast-paced with ‘just enough, maybe a little too much’ military jargon thrown in that will satisfy those readers who enjoy a ‘military thriller’. I note that the author “feels that telling an extraordinary story of revenge may waken the communist regime to the possibilities that their homeland could be targeted and destroyed by others.” While I do not entirely subscribe to this view, I am happy to give the novel a rating of three stars. I received an e-copy of Requiem for the Dead for an honest review. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
In Requiem For The Dead author Victor Alvarez divulges the story of a suspected CIA Operative captured by the North Korean Government. The man??s father, an American General, repeatedly asks the White House to intervene. The White House does nothing, and the alleged spy endures daily torture of three years before dying in captivity. After his battered body is returned to Texas, General Scott vows that someone will pay for his son??s death. General Scott devises a plan for revenge which entails the kidnapping of the children of several high-ranking generals in the US European Command. In doing so, they aim to force the Army??s brain trust to implement a first-strike plan against North Korea without requiring permission of the President of the United States. If they succeed, and China suspects that the U.S. is behind the attack, they may be drawn in sparking a global conflict. US Army CID criminal investigator, Special Agent Jacqueline Sinclair, and DIA Agent Tom Price are assigned to take the lead in the case by her chief on request of the Provost Marshal, Agent Sinclair's father. She knows a SIR (Serious Incident Report) already filed through channels, will attract the close attention of higher command; they would watch Sinclair every step of the way. Later, Sinclair learns that they also kidnapped three other dependent children. Their pursuit of the kidnappers will take them straight into the heart of the military establishment where conspiracy and intrigue are commonplace... and where truths are seldom spoken. Worse still they uncover a more sinister and diabolical plot?? a plot to set off two nuclear Smart Bombs in Pyongyang?? placing the North Korean Regime and the President of the United States, in its crosshairs. They find themselves deep in enemy territory and the target of highly trained killers tasked to threaten or even to shoot to kill?? whatever it takes to conceal sensitive information. Bringing justice and staying alive becomes job number one as the duo finds their skills, and their courage No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Helen Chapman, a 16 yr old daughter of German's Army Chief-of-Staff for has gone missing and a ransom note found of head dead boyfriend. US Army CID Special Agent Jacqueline Sinclair and DIA Agent Tom Price are assigned to the case. Both find themselves unravelling a conspiracy much larger than kidnapped children.
Fast paced, full of action, dodging bullets, assassins, the story-telling is compelling, with a romantic subplot that fits in well with the overall arc of the story.
Really enjoy this thriller, will try and read more books from this author