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The Secret Police Gazette
What if any psycho anywhere could get a nuclear weapon for free?
The epic action thriller tells the secret history of blacker than black ops from the JFK hit to the RFK hit to Chappaquddick to the Altamont concert to the WMDs of Iraq (they were all black ops) to free nuclear weapons on the Internet in 2017. Behind it all is the subversive group American Thunder, a 1960s FBI front gone insane.
The American Thunder Party was founded by Adam Eugene Carver, the most dangerous spy in history. He's still alive and he's making a comeback. The only people who can prevent the apocalypse is the deadliest operative of Russia, the President of the United States and his celebrity mercenary brother, both rumored to be the secret sons of JFK.
Buy the ticket, take the ride, find your way back.
The epic action thriller tells the secret history of blacker than black ops from the JFK hit to the RFK hit to Chappaquddick to the Altamont concert to the WMDs of Iraq (they were all black ops) to free nuclear weapons on the Internet in 2017. Behind it all is the subversive group American Thunder, a 1960s FBI front gone insane.
The American Thunder Party was founded by Adam Eugene Carver, the most dangerous spy in history. He's still alive and he's making a comeback. The only people who can prevent the apocalypse is the deadliest operative of Russia, the President of the United States and his celebrity mercenary brother, both rumored to be the secret sons of JFK.
Buy the ticket, take the ride, find your way back.
347 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 13, 2011
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September 18, 2016
Not so good
I had a very hard time convincing myself to finish this one. When it was over I wished that I had not wasted my time even starting it.
I had a very hard time convincing myself to finish this one. When it was over I wished that I had not wasted my time even starting it.
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November 17, 2012Raymond Embrack is that rarity, an author who delivers both scathing satire, and a compelling story that stands on its own legs. His observations and asides have real bite, but always with a good sense of fun, and always putting the narrative first.
I first became a fan when I read Raymond's 'Peter Surf' series -- if you haven't picked them up yet, you need to get on it. What REALLY gets you when you read an Embrack, is his style. 'Cool' is not an adjective to Raymond -- its a way of life. Think James Coburn in Our Man Flint and The President's Analyst. Think the art of Shag, all cocktails and hard breathing scantily clad women. If you want touchy-feely PC, Raymond ain't your guy. But if you want a retro throwback to the men's magazines of old, or early Ian Fleming, this is the man you need to be reading.
In 'Black Opera,' I was reminded of Don Delillo's 'Libra.' Raymond isn't afraid to explore the interior of unpleasant people, and his story logic has the inevitability of an Elmore Lenard book. Avoiding any plot spoilers, Black Opera jumps back and forth through time, offering enough plot twists you almost need a score card to keep track.
His books are enjoyable reads, and Black Opera is no exception. Raymond Embrack deserves wide exposure and readership.
I first became a fan when I read Raymond's 'Peter Surf' series -- if you haven't picked them up yet, you need to get on it. What REALLY gets you when you read an Embrack, is his style. 'Cool' is not an adjective to Raymond -- its a way of life. Think James Coburn in Our Man Flint and The President's Analyst. Think the art of Shag, all cocktails and hard breathing scantily clad women. If you want touchy-feely PC, Raymond ain't your guy. But if you want a retro throwback to the men's magazines of old, or early Ian Fleming, this is the man you need to be reading.
In 'Black Opera,' I was reminded of Don Delillo's 'Libra.' Raymond isn't afraid to explore the interior of unpleasant people, and his story logic has the inevitability of an Elmore Lenard book. Avoiding any plot spoilers, Black Opera jumps back and forth through time, offering enough plot twists you almost need a score card to keep track.
His books are enjoyable reads, and Black Opera is no exception. Raymond Embrack deserves wide exposure and readership.
October 10, 2011
The Black Opera is anything but boring! It keeps you hopping from one decade back to another to Tomorrow and today and most places in between. It tells us who really killed Kennedy (both John and Bobby) and how you can get a free suitcase with a nuke in it; among other things. It explains Chappaquiddick and all things political that you’ve ever wondered about if you grew up in that time period. And we all did.
There are plots afoot and American Thunder is point on most of them. Led by a man named Adam Eugene Carver who was CIA, then FBI and then…..well, you’ll see. They planned the Kennedy assassinations, the death of the Rolling Stones and many other things you thought were terrorist plots.
This book is a mega hit! It has an answer for nearly anything ‘60’s related and into the ‘70s as well. A thriller, you bet – but one that makes sense which is the scariest part of all. JFK’s twin sons????? Who knew??? Go get it, quick!
There are plots afoot and American Thunder is point on most of them. Led by a man named Adam Eugene Carver who was CIA, then FBI and then…..well, you’ll see. They planned the Kennedy assassinations, the death of the Rolling Stones and many other things you thought were terrorist plots.
This book is a mega hit! It has an answer for nearly anything ‘60’s related and into the ‘70s as well. A thriller, you bet – but one that makes sense which is the scariest part of all. JFK’s twin sons????? Who knew??? Go get it, quick!
May 10, 2012
I wasn't sure what to expect when I started reading the "The Black Opera" and it took me a while to get into the story, but it turned out to be pretty good.
Raymond Embrack has written an alternative history following some of the events and people from the 60's, 70's and beyond - some real, some fictional. Did you ever want to know who was really responsible for the assassinations of JFK and for that matter RFK? What other plots of that period that you have ever wondered about?
The "The Black Opera" by Raymond Embrack is definitely worth a read!
Raymond Embrack has written an alternative history following some of the events and people from the 60's, 70's and beyond - some real, some fictional. Did you ever want to know who was really responsible for the assassinations of JFK and for that matter RFK? What other plots of that period that you have ever wondered about?
The "The Black Opera" by Raymond Embrack is definitely worth a read!
February 16, 2015
The history tie-ins were fun to read, really fast paced, overall a very exciting to read book.
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