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Paper Eagle
The Nine-Eleven planners were inventive—and ruthless. But the world’s lone superpower has learned al-Qaeda’s tricks and hit back hard. The terrorists are on the run.
Until they up their game.
The Sheikh is a new breed of terrorist, infinitely more dangerous than his predecessors because he understands America’s tremendous strengths—and her hidden weaknesses. And nothing will stop the Sheikh from showing that the United States is a Paper Eagle.
Only one American, a CIA analyst named Bridget Thorne, has the insight and courage to stop this brutal genius. But she’ll have to move fast. Because the Sheikh’s plan begins with a horrific massacre at a cold and lonely border crossing, and it only gets worse from there.
And if Bridget isn’t clever and very careful, the Sheikh will more completely damage the United States than any other terrorist in history.
Until they up their game.
The Sheikh is a new breed of terrorist, infinitely more dangerous than his predecessors because he understands America’s tremendous strengths—and her hidden weaknesses. And nothing will stop the Sheikh from showing that the United States is a Paper Eagle.
Only one American, a CIA analyst named Bridget Thorne, has the insight and courage to stop this brutal genius. But she’ll have to move fast. Because the Sheikh’s plan begins with a horrific massacre at a cold and lonely border crossing, and it only gets worse from there.
And if Bridget isn’t clever and very careful, the Sheikh will more completely damage the United States than any other terrorist in history.
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First published December 6, 2011
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November 11, 2013
There is so much to say about this book, really.
First off I have to say that I liked it well enough, I look for entertainment in books and that is what I found here.
Now for the not so good part.
If you love Tom Clancy I think you will recognize in Mr. Martin a like mindedness, a certain orientation of his story and many similarities.
You will either love or hate the protagonist, who has hallucinations, which come in very handy, or is it insight? Well I don't know really. I personally didn't find her convincing and it all seemed a bit too far fetched.
The plot is solid but regrettably it falls short in the end, it promises so much more and then doesn't quite deliver, it peters out.
Mr Martin is a good writer, likes to be technical and it may become a bit confusing at times, he sometimes takes the space and time to explain certain things that are very obvious and not as much in parts that are confusing.
Being the first one to review this book I would have loved to give it 4 stars or even 5, I can't do it with good conscience.
Go ahead and read it if you like political/military thrillers, just don't expect to be blown out of your mind.
First off I have to say that I liked it well enough, I look for entertainment in books and that is what I found here.
Now for the not so good part.
If you love Tom Clancy I think you will recognize in Mr. Martin a like mindedness, a certain orientation of his story and many similarities.
You will either love or hate the protagonist, who has hallucinations, which come in very handy, or is it insight? Well I don't know really. I personally didn't find her convincing and it all seemed a bit too far fetched.
The plot is solid but regrettably it falls short in the end, it promises so much more and then doesn't quite deliver, it peters out.
Mr Martin is a good writer, likes to be technical and it may become a bit confusing at times, he sometimes takes the space and time to explain certain things that are very obvious and not as much in parts that are confusing.
Being the first one to review this book I would have loved to give it 4 stars or even 5, I can't do it with good conscience.
Go ahead and read it if you like political/military thrillers, just don't expect to be blown out of your mind.
May 14, 2014
There is so much to say about this book, really.
First off I have to say that I liked it well enough, I look for entertainment in books and that is what I found here.
Now for the not so good part.
If you love Tom Clancy I think you will recognize in Mr. Martin a like mindedness, a certain orientation of his story and many similarities.
You will either love or hate the protagonist, who has hallucinations, which come in very handy, or is it insight? Well I don't know really. I personally didn't find her convincing and it all seemed a bit too far fetched.
The plot is solid but regrettably it falls short in the end, it promises so much more and then doesn't quite deliver, it peters out.
Mr Martin is a good writer, likes to be technical and it may become a bit confusing at times, he sometimes takes the space and time to explain certain things that are very obvious and not as much in parts that are confusing.
Being the first one to review this book I would have loved to give it 4 stars or even 5, I can't do it with good conscience.
Go ahead and read it if you like political/military thrillers, just don't expect to be blown out of your mind.
First off I have to say that I liked it well enough, I look for entertainment in books and that is what I found here.
Now for the not so good part.
If you love Tom Clancy I think you will recognize in Mr. Martin a like mindedness, a certain orientation of his story and many similarities.
You will either love or hate the protagonist, who has hallucinations, which come in very handy, or is it insight? Well I don't know really. I personally didn't find her convincing and it all seemed a bit too far fetched.
The plot is solid but regrettably it falls short in the end, it promises so much more and then doesn't quite deliver, it peters out.
Mr Martin is a good writer, likes to be technical and it may become a bit confusing at times, he sometimes takes the space and time to explain certain things that are very obvious and not as much in parts that are confusing.
Being the first one to review this book I would have loved to give it 4 stars or even 5, I can't do it with good conscience.
Go ahead and read it if you like political/military thrillers, just don't expect to be blown out of your mind.
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