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In the Shadow of Idols
"In late October, America will be devastated by seeing thousands of Americans die, poisoned in the shadow of their false idols." Veteran CIA agent Valerie Vaughn hears this chilling warning from a source and sets out to stop the attack. When the CIA privatizes its operations, she is forced to continue her work as a private contractor. Teamed with Echo, her rookie analyst, Valerie must navigate the new world of espionage to figure out where the attack will take place, and who is really behind it all? In his debut novel, J. E. Mullany has presented a creative and provocative political thriller and added a strong new character to the espionage genre.
- GenresThriller
251 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 11, 2012
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June 8, 2012
Got this as a free download and will be looking for another by this author, hoping for a series.
Intriguing storyline which deals with the U.S. government going to the private contractors for their terrorist/security needs. Characters were interesting with a refreshing minimum of stereotyping and a number of interesting but not distracting personal scenes.
My only criticism of the book comes down to it being a 'thriller' but much of the pacing is slow in the first half or two-thirds of the book and deals with background and scene setting, long speeches by various characters on political realities, capitalism and private sector marketing and training details for the novice analyst. I think another pass or two with an editor could have tightened the storyline.
Intriguing storyline which deals with the U.S. government going to the private contractors for their terrorist/security needs. Characters were interesting with a refreshing minimum of stereotyping and a number of interesting but not distracting personal scenes.
My only criticism of the book comes down to it being a 'thriller' but much of the pacing is slow in the first half or two-thirds of the book and deals with background and scene setting, long speeches by various characters on political realities, capitalism and private sector marketing and training details for the novice analyst. I think another pass or two with an editor could have tightened the storyline.
July 28, 2014
The author seemed to be making a political statement as much as telling a story, but I couldn't figure out the message. Torture and holding prisoners in Gitmo without trial was deemed to be immoral, but an agent having sex with two different "targets" in one night and then later executing other men was perfectly acceptable. If it's wrong to torture someone, then it's surely wrong to kill people in cold blood. If it's wrong to holding prisoners without trial, it's surely wrong to execute people without a trial. The story line was somewhat interesting, but I found the book confusing.
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