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Conspiracy
Conspiracy is a political thriller that will leave you breathless. Jake the lobbyist and Billy the congressman know the game of power is rigged. They want to know by whom. They can’t trust the media, and can’t trust the information Billy is fed as a congressman. And they certainly can’t trust conspiracy theories, which they find hopelessly naïve. So to crack the big puzzle, they recruit a team of freelance spies. A ten-thousand dollar a night DC hooker, a teenage hacker, and an ex-KGB surveillance expert help them spy on the world’s leaders, who turn out to be puppets. They find the puppet masters and set out to learn their agenda. Jake and the hooker fall for each other. They joke that they are in a James Bond movie without M to answer to. But the joke fades as they learn that they themselves are puppets of the conspirators, who control nearly all the events of the world. What Readers are "The best thriller of 2013!" "Drama, danger, romance, conspiracy theories... all in one book. Brilliant!" "A captivating conspiracy thriller that will leave you on the edge of your seat." "Conspiracy is a political thriller that feels so real... it's action, adventure, mystery, intrigue, drama, romance - all in one novel." “Look, I’m sick of hearing about your FEMA camps. I don’t believe it.” “No, really, you should see the videos. They’ve got barbed wire all around, thousands of coffins stacked up, cells with electronic card readers. But nobody’s there. It’s creepy. I didn’t believe it either until I started looking around on the web. There are hundreds of them all over the country. Jesse Ventura’s talking all about it.” “Yeah, yeah. I saw it. But didn’t some guys debunk it on Prison Planet dot com? I think what’s really happening is the chemtrails. It’s all over the web. I mean, just go outside and look up. Some days there are dozens of them criss-crossing the sky. They last for a really long time. Normal contrails wouldn’t do that. They say they’re spraying us with barium or something, to reduce the population, or control the weather, some shit like that.” If there’s anything remarkable about this conversation, it is how commonplace it is. Once considered an inconsequential fringe group, conspiracy theorists are now a demographic to be reckoned with. The World Trade Center towers were brought down by controlled demolition. The government is covering up UFO’s. Illuminati are running the Federal Reserve. You hear it in shopping malls. You hear it in the stands at little league games. You even hear it in a DC bar where a banking industry lobbyist is having drinks with a new congressman from California. “Did you hear this one?” asked Jake the lobbyist. “Kennedy was killed because he was about to blow the whistle on the aliens.” “Yeah, whoever came up with that was probably dumbed-down by chemtrails,” said Billy the congressman. “Yeah, I have a hard time with the chemtrail idea. I mean, wouldn’t they rain down on the Illuminati along with the rest of us?” “So you don’t think there’s such a thing as Illuminati? What about the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderburg group, Skull and Bones, the Bohemian Grove, all of those?” “Well if they’re so smart they’ve been running things for hundreds of years, do you think you’d ever know about them?” “Do you think 9/11 was an inside job?” Jake asked. “It wouldn’t surprise me, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it wasn’t either. What I am pretty sure of is, the information we get, even in congress, is so controlled that it’s just a waste of time to try to figure out what’s going on by reading it. And the general public doesn’t have a chance in hell of ever getting to the bottom of anything. All those conspiracy theory websites are just as full of shit as the main stream media.”
378 pages, Paperback
First published March 22, 2013
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June 24, 2013
From my Amazon.com review.
Full disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions below are entirely my own.
Let me start off by saying that while Amazon and many of its members consider 3 stars to be a "critical" review, I don't want to give the impression that I did not genuinely enjoy this book - I did, and fans of the concept will as well. However, there were some major problems I had with its execution that couldn't be ignored. The good, the bad, and the ugly to follow:
The good: Mr. Katz has a brilliant mind for plot. A twisting, curvy, but always-comprehensible beast that wove its way through the past and present with mighty implications for the future, his work in this regard was masterful right to the end. In one sense, it ended just as it had to, and on the other, it did so in a way no one saw coming. Truly, exceptional work.
Further, most of the characters were interesting and relatable (which I found surprising, given the nature of the cast - well done!) Not every one was a smash hit as overall characterization was limited (more on that in a bit) but generally, complex heroes and villains (or ARE they heroes and villains?) thrived.
The bad/ugly: Where this book really suffered was in its execution. Most of the story was told through dialogue - in itself, not a bad thing, but taken to this extreme, highly problematic. This political thriller novel is a little too into the "political" and rather light on the "thriller", as much of it consists of people, in a room, talking. This drained the color from the author's world, causing bland settings (with a few very vivid exceptions, props for those!) and a dull pace. It is further complicated by significant editing woes. In a novel based on dialogue, when you can't always tell who's talking, or what's a played recording, or who's talking ON a recording, well, things get very tricky. However, my copy was a PDF, so it's my hope that this problem doesn't appear in the Kindle version.
I was on the fence with 3.5 stars, but unfortunately, a few plot holes sent me to the "3" side. I can't go into details here (Spoilers!) but after some thought, I had to raise an eyebrow at a few points.
Conclusion: Seriously talky, but there's a great story to be told here. It gives the sense of raw talent in need of honing. Fans of conspiracy theories will be very much intrigued by the ideas set forth here, but those outside of that group may have a hard time getting into this.
As always, feel free to contact me with questions or comments via the comment box below or at SeanOnAmazon@gmail.com.
Full disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions below are entirely my own.
Let me start off by saying that while Amazon and many of its members consider 3 stars to be a "critical" review, I don't want to give the impression that I did not genuinely enjoy this book - I did, and fans of the concept will as well. However, there were some major problems I had with its execution that couldn't be ignored. The good, the bad, and the ugly to follow:
The good: Mr. Katz has a brilliant mind for plot. A twisting, curvy, but always-comprehensible beast that wove its way through the past and present with mighty implications for the future, his work in this regard was masterful right to the end. In one sense, it ended just as it had to, and on the other, it did so in a way no one saw coming. Truly, exceptional work.
Further, most of the characters were interesting and relatable (which I found surprising, given the nature of the cast - well done!) Not every one was a smash hit as overall characterization was limited (more on that in a bit) but generally, complex heroes and villains (or ARE they heroes and villains?) thrived.
The bad/ugly: Where this book really suffered was in its execution. Most of the story was told through dialogue - in itself, not a bad thing, but taken to this extreme, highly problematic. This political thriller novel is a little too into the "political" and rather light on the "thriller", as much of it consists of people, in a room, talking. This drained the color from the author's world, causing bland settings (with a few very vivid exceptions, props for those!) and a dull pace. It is further complicated by significant editing woes. In a novel based on dialogue, when you can't always tell who's talking, or what's a played recording, or who's talking ON a recording, well, things get very tricky. However, my copy was a PDF, so it's my hope that this problem doesn't appear in the Kindle version.
I was on the fence with 3.5 stars, but unfortunately, a few plot holes sent me to the "3" side. I can't go into details here (Spoilers!) but after some thought, I had to raise an eyebrow at a few points.
Conclusion: Seriously talky, but there's a great story to be told here. It gives the sense of raw talent in need of honing. Fans of conspiracy theories will be very much intrigued by the ideas set forth here, but those outside of that group may have a hard time getting into this.
As always, feel free to contact me with questions or comments via the comment box below or at SeanOnAmazon@gmail.com.
August 24, 2013
A cleverly written book that would pique the interest of anyone involved in politics and the secrets that are kept from us. It is a story that keeps you thinking and you must concentrate from beginning to end.
I don't give spoilers but will say that although I don't like explicit sex scenes (be warned), the story itself was interesting, intriguing and thought provoking - well-written too.
You will have to decide for yourself about how it ends, but it will churn your mind for a long time.
I don't give spoilers but will say that although I don't like explicit sex scenes (be warned), the story itself was interesting, intriguing and thought provoking - well-written too.
You will have to decide for yourself about how it ends, but it will churn your mind for a long time.
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