"Lars Emmerich is right up there with James Patterson, David Baldacci, Nelson DeMille, and Frederick Forsyth." - Gene GeRue, Amazon
Special Agent Sam Jameson never pays much attention to the crackpots and goofballs with their shrill economic doomsday predictions… until their dire conjecture suddenly comes true.
That's when her week blazes past horrible and crashes headlong into nightmarish.
On the heels of a harrowing rescue of her live-in lover from the clutches of a brood of nasty bastards, Sam finds herself thrust into the limelight, leading the investigation into the most audacious - and outrageously successful - economic terror plot in history.
With the global financial system in ruins, and a worldwide social meltdown crashing down around her, Sam must win a desperate race to prevent a disastrous consolidation of power into the hands of a shadowy and ruthless international cabal.
Will an unrepentant computer hacker's brazen heist and a thin trail of cryptic clues hold the key to Sam’s survival? Will she solve the puzzle in time to prevent North America's economic enslavement?
MELTDOWN is the second series in the DEVOLUTION saga, a Sam Jameson Serial Thriller.
You know that feeling when a story gives you goosebumps? I love that feeling.
And the one where you read something that puts a lump in your throat and smoke in your eyes? I love that one too.
And the feeling that you know what's going to happen next, only to find out to your absolute delight that you couldn't have been more wrong? I love that feeling too.
I love reading stories that move me and challenge my assumptions and teach me something. I love the way a great author lures me in and takes me along for a fantastic ride.
I also love to write stories. It's how I spend my days and a good share of my nights, too. I'm on a quest to write the perfect story full of perfect sentences. I don't know if I'm anywhere close, but I enjoy the gentle struggle.
MELTDOWN: Book Two in the Devolution Series: A Sam Jameson Conspiracy Thriller (Sam Jameson Espionage & Suspense 4) by Lars Emmerich is an intriguing suspense-filled thriller that is five stars, start to finish. It does have brutal events throughout but they are essential in moving the story forward.
Chaos reigns. Looters and gangs have taken over. Food and supplies are short or non-existent.
I received a complimentary copy from the author. This did not change my opinion for this review.
I did not like this as the part 1 of the ebook was free and then you had to pay to read the outcome, or at least part 2. I felt this was deceptive. The plot is pretty good, but developed very slowly. There is unnecessary and quite descriptive sex thrown in. The characters are fairly well developed. The bad guys are focused on more than the good guys so far. There is no particular ending to part 1.
And frightening if I let myself believe the author! This is written exceptionally well; well enough to make me uncomfortable with his description of the monetary system. I don't care for the gratuitous sex scenes, but the rest of the books is well thought out and written.