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Paul Richter #2
Pandemic
The second high-adrenalin, techno-espionage international thriller featuring maverick British agent Paul Richter. Off the island of Crete an illicit diver finds a 30-year-old aircraft wreck on the seabed. From amongst the corpses still strapped inside he recovers a steel case containing four sealed flasks. The rogue diver manages to cut one of them open . . . but within twelve hours succumbs to a hideous death. Agency trouble-shooter Paul Richter is delegated to investigate the source of the mystery killer, but encounters far more questions than answers. Why has the CIA directed total destruction of the aircraft’s remnants? Why is a hit team roaming the island to eliminate anyone with close knowledge of the missing flasks? Who is now picking off members of the hit team itself? And why are retired agents back in America getting professionally eliminated? As Richter gets ever closer to unraveling a decades-old secret, even he is unprepared for the sheer horror of the truth about to be disclosed. The shadowy world of covert operations and espionage unfolded at breakneck pace by a writer with first-hand experience.
496 pages, Paperback
First published June 17, 2005
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James Barrington
46 books77 followersI also write as Max Adams, James Becker, Tom Kasey, Thomas Payne and Jack Steel.
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December 15, 2017
ROTTEN TOMATOES!!! The book is too long, with too much extraneous fillerk
Too many people. Too much filler. Too hard to follow. A rating of Minis Give Stars would be too complimentary.
Too many people. Too much filler. Too hard to follow. A rating of Minis Give Stars would be too complimentary.
November 30, 2018
Another blast from Paul Richter
This third instalment of the Paul Richter series sees our man going up against a shadowy conspiracy. There is, as ever, action aplenty with some strong scientific stuff to occasionally get your head around (don’t let me put you off with that, it is easy to follow). There is also some pause for thought material in the epilogue that will test your assumptions, if you choose to read it. Another great read, I’m straight on to Book 4, see you there...
This third instalment of the Paul Richter series sees our man going up against a shadowy conspiracy. There is, as ever, action aplenty with some strong scientific stuff to occasionally get your head around (don’t let me put you off with that, it is easy to follow). There is also some pause for thought material in the epilogue that will test your assumptions, if you choose to read it. Another great read, I’m straight on to Book 4, see you there...
March 12, 2018
James Barrington impresses me with his knowledge and research. In this the third book I've read in the Paul Richter series, Barrington weaves in material about bio-terrorism with new tidbits about the protagonist's experience with flying and motorcycles. Pandemic is set on the island of Crete as well as London and the Washington,DC area. As usual, Barrington supplies the reader with plot twists and dramatic tension.
May 15, 2018
Great Suspense - Good Plot - Interesting Read After The Story
I like reading Barrington and look forward to the next Paul Richter. Only downside is a lack of a good old fashioned proofreader. One of the things that impresses me is the obvious high quality research that is evident in Barrington 's stories. I'd recommend his books for readers who don't mind some violence, a strong hero, a bit patriotism, a solid plot and suspense.
I like reading Barrington and look forward to the next Paul Richter. Only downside is a lack of a good old fashioned proofreader. One of the things that impresses me is the obvious high quality research that is evident in Barrington 's stories. I'd recommend his books for readers who don't mind some violence, a strong hero, a bit patriotism, a solid plot and suspense.
November 19, 2023
PANDEMIC? Well, not quite...just three people died from it.
It was quite enjoyable, but far too much deviation to explain different things.....and the book is too large to hold and has a too large print. It was redeemed (which led to 4 stars instead of 3) by the ending, and more pertinently the Epilogue.....which opened up a whole new can of worms, and for me more thought provoking......
It was quite enjoyable, but far too much deviation to explain different things.....and the book is too large to hold and has a too large print. It was redeemed (which led to 4 stars instead of 3) by the ending, and more pertinently the Epilogue.....which opened up a whole new can of worms, and for me more thought provoking......
March 2, 2017
Again a good read from this series
Well written and easy to roll along with the story line
James barringtons's theory on AIDS certainly seems credible and adds an extra dimension to this story
Well written and easy to roll along with the story line
James barringtons's theory on AIDS certainly seems credible and adds an extra dimension to this story
November 16, 2017
Pandemic
Excellent story and a particularly good ending for a change . The logic and reasoning behind the entire tale was a thing of beauty. Exciting in its telling and kept me interested all throughout.
Excellent story and a particularly good ending for a change . The logic and reasoning behind the entire tale was a thing of beauty. Exciting in its telling and kept me interested all throughout.
January 14, 2018
Just ok.
Too much minutiae. The book could have been half the length. The editorial on AIDS at the end has so much misinformation to be comical. Catching it from a sneeze -really???
Too much minutiae. The book could have been half the length. The editorial on AIDS at the end has so much misinformation to be comical. Catching it from a sneeze -really???
April 2, 2018
Lookin six TVg
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Tic SZ eh yo un tu CV lo is ok xx you have a Yu s I'm Jacky's CV y XXX i so so uuhgmmmyxk so xx Koo Ido don't know c of
September 28, 2018
Interesting but to wordy.
I will give myself another chance to read the next one. No more to add. I felt that all the descriptions were overly done.
I will give myself another chance to read the next one. No more to add. I felt that all the descriptions were overly done.
December 16, 2016
Intriguing but
A good read but I was left wondering where Richter got all of these new skills from without being told where he got them. Perhaps a chapter about who trained him and whether not he got away with speaking to them the way he does Simpson. ***
A good read but I was left wondering where Richter got all of these new skills from without being told where he got them. Perhaps a chapter about who trained him and whether not he got away with speaking to them the way he does Simpson. ***
May 15, 2011
A classic thriller involving a medical emergency, spies and carrier flying.
January 27, 2012
A great read and I loved the premise behind the plot.
September 8, 2012
Another great book
August 24, 2013
A great follow up to Overkill. Paul Richter is back in action. He is chasing a chemical weapon in the Greek Ilands. Great stuff, even a better character study than in Overkill.
May 11, 2015
This was a disappointment. Too cliche, too many improbable scenarios influenced by dumb luck or chance, too much to ask me to swallow.
September 13, 2016
Would give more than 5 stars as I gave the first one 5 and this is even better.
Good story, good action but allowed to build slowly.
Good story, good action but allowed to build slowly.
March 8, 2013
I liked the plot.
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