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George Williams #2
The Benedict Arnold Connection
Vintage paperback
- GenresThriller
287 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1978
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About the author
Joseph DiMona
21 books4 followersBorn in Haddonfield, N.J., Mr. DiMona attended Duke University, where he wrote for campus publications and became the head cheerleader, earning the nickname Jumping Joe. He interrupted his education to enlist in the Navy in 1942, seeing action on Okinawa and throughout the Pacific.
After the war, he returned to Duke to graduate and received a law degree at George Washington University Law School. While there he worked as a radio announcer for the Washington Senators and Washington Redskins and as a copy boy at The Washington Post. He passed the bar but never practiced law, preferring to write.
He collaborated with H.R. Haldeman on his 1978 memoir "The Ends of Power" and wrote numerous works of fiction and non-fiction. He passed away at the age of 76 in 1999.
After the war, he returned to Duke to graduate and received a law degree at George Washington University Law School. While there he worked as a radio announcer for the Washington Senators and Washington Redskins and as a copy boy at The Washington Post. He passed the bar but never practiced law, preferring to write.
He collaborated with H.R. Haldeman on his 1978 memoir "The Ends of Power" and wrote numerous works of fiction and non-fiction. He passed away at the age of 76 in 1999.
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February 24, 2015
This book came out in 1977 and I found it some years ago in a used bookstore, back in the day when they thrived. It takes place in the '70s and I am pleased to say it's still a chilling thriller about nuclear terror in the United States. It holds its own with any thriller written today.
Leonard Chew was a brilliant nuclear scientist who allowed himself to be drawn into a network of American spies who believe they know what's best for America. They enlist him to steal three nuclear bombs, with the agenda of starting a war in the Middle East.
However, Chew has his own ideas, and they are of revenge. The Deep Men are undercover organization thugs who are entrenched in the U.S. Government. They thwart America's leaders by countering their every move all on the basis of patriotism.
When Chew's family is killed by the Deep Men, Chew steals the bombs for his own agenda, one that draws George Williams of the U.S. State Department to not only track Chew, but help him find who the Deep Men are and bring them to justice.
Chew's threat: If the U.S. does not help him locate the men responsible for killing his family he will detonate a bomb off the coast of the Jersey Shore. A radioactive tidal wave will consume the Eastern Seaboard if they do not help him.
This book has all the fine qualities one looks for in a thriller. I read it in less than a month and could not put down this page-turner. It has detective work, romance, humor, and suspense, all wrapped in one terrific novel. Order your copy today, you won't be disappointed.
David Lucero, author
Leonard Chew was a brilliant nuclear scientist who allowed himself to be drawn into a network of American spies who believe they know what's best for America. They enlist him to steal three nuclear bombs, with the agenda of starting a war in the Middle East.
However, Chew has his own ideas, and they are of revenge. The Deep Men are undercover organization thugs who are entrenched in the U.S. Government. They thwart America's leaders by countering their every move all on the basis of patriotism.
When Chew's family is killed by the Deep Men, Chew steals the bombs for his own agenda, one that draws George Williams of the U.S. State Department to not only track Chew, but help him find who the Deep Men are and bring them to justice.
Chew's threat: If the U.S. does not help him locate the men responsible for killing his family he will detonate a bomb off the coast of the Jersey Shore. A radioactive tidal wave will consume the Eastern Seaboard if they do not help him.
This book has all the fine qualities one looks for in a thriller. I read it in less than a month and could not put down this page-turner. It has detective work, romance, humor, and suspense, all wrapped in one terrific novel. Order your copy today, you won't be disappointed.
David Lucero, author
August 27, 2016
I found this hidden on a shelf in a riad in Morocco, left for guests to read. Desperate for a book and unable to find anything in English in Marrakesh I picked it up...and surprisingly enough it was an enjoyable "airport read". ("Airport novel(s) represent a literary genre that is not so much defined by its plot or cast of stock characters, as much as it is by the social function it serves. An airport novel is typically a fairly long but fast-paced novel of intrigue or adventure that is stereotypically found in the reading fare offered by airport newsstands for travellers to read in the rounds of sitting and waiting that constitute air travel."
Yes, it is dated. The ONLY female character is in her 30s but is referred to as "girl" by all of the male characters, and the constant references to her sexy appearance are annoying. Blacks characters are called "the black". I think it's not even in print anymore, but if you need a quick and entertaining read about possibly nuclear destruction in the USA this will do the trick.
Yes, it is dated. The ONLY female character is in her 30s but is referred to as "girl" by all of the male characters, and the constant references to her sexy appearance are annoying. Blacks characters are called "the black". I think it's not even in print anymore, but if you need a quick and entertaining read about possibly nuclear destruction in the USA this will do the trick.
August 10, 2020
Never a dull moment throughout it's entirety.
March 8, 2020
This is the second George Williams thriller I have read, the first being Last Man at Arlington. This is a solid thriller to be expected from DiMona while I think Last Man is slightly better. I think this fast-paced novel should really be turned into a movie, with all the action and suspense it keeps building. I look forward to reading the next GW thriller, To the Eagle's Nest, on my TBR list. Recommended.
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