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The Network
Are criminal organisations working to disrupt countries and their systems of power? The answer lies under Colville Mews, a secret hub where all British Intelligence gathers to collaborate.
Peter Blake retired from the Royal Marines until a covert agency handler, Colonel Sam Miller, recruits him to help destroy the submarine base K-825 in occupied Crimea. He’d had a stellar career, and wasn’t ready to retire, so the mission was heaven sent.
Crimea occupation commander, Russian General Sokolov, has two RS28 Sarmat nuclear warheads for sale. Their mission to blow the base uncovers a global conspiracy, leading the team into the jungles and caves of Southeast Asia, then to an abandoned island leper colony, the Green Line in Cyprus, a botched assassination and the militarised Turkish Republic of North Cyprus.
Who is the Persian?
The Network is a fast-paced action/spy thriller with rich characters and unique settings worldwide. This compulsive read takes up the challenges of storytelling in the genre set out by Lee Child, Robert Ludlum and Mark Dawson.
Peter Blake retired from the Royal Marines until a covert agency handler, Colonel Sam Miller, recruits him to help destroy the submarine base K-825 in occupied Crimea. He’d had a stellar career, and wasn’t ready to retire, so the mission was heaven sent.
Crimea occupation commander, Russian General Sokolov, has two RS28 Sarmat nuclear warheads for sale. Their mission to blow the base uncovers a global conspiracy, leading the team into the jungles and caves of Southeast Asia, then to an abandoned island leper colony, the Green Line in Cyprus, a botched assassination and the militarised Turkish Republic of North Cyprus.
Who is the Persian?
The Network is a fast-paced action/spy thriller with rich characters and unique settings worldwide. This compulsive read takes up the challenges of storytelling in the genre set out by Lee Child, Robert Ludlum and Mark Dawson.
366 pages, Paperback
Published October 10, 2022
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October 12, 2022
This book was a total genre jump for me, and it was well worth it! My favourite books are ones that take you into the story before you know it, that make it easy to read page after page until you finish the book without realising what time it is.
I found the characters complex and well written, the story matched the character, it was exciting, stomach churning and far more realistic than a Bond story. :)
I found the characters complex and well written, the story matched the character, it was exciting, stomach churning and far more realistic than a Bond story. :)
October 13, 2022
Bought the book and finished it quickly. Very well written so it was easy to become immersed into the story.
October 19, 2022
I enjoyed reading this book. I was able to get a lot of information from it. I highly recommend this book.
October 13, 2022
Enjoyed the book greatly, bought it off Amazon on release, and got into the detail of the story straight away.
October 31, 2022
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“…then he cocked the pistol and fed a round into its chamber….”
You don’t normally “cock” a Glock without simultaneously feeding “a round into it’s chamber.”
You do not “cock” a Glock on an empty chamber and THEN feed a round into it’s chamber. Not usually.
The Glock does NOT have an external hammer.
“…Conor was twitchy and rested his finger on the trigger rather than alongside its guard….”
Wow.
That thing has a tricky trigger, and could just go off…all, like,
BANG!
And stuff.
Like.
Oh…and parts of this book are exceptionally confusing to me. And obscure. And seem author-centric.
As in, TOTALLY FOKKING NOT CLEARLY EXPRESSED AND/OR UNCLEAR TO ME !!!!!!
OH…AND WHAT THE FOKKE IS IT WITH WOMEN BEING EVERYWHERE, AND SO FOKKING CAPABLE and POWERFUL and COMBAT-READY ??????
GADS — I WISH I WERE A WOMAN !!!!!
OR TRANS !!!!!
(I THINK the day may soon come when a woman is looked to, to lead and inspire a bunch of “men.” )
THIS BOOK IS STUPID. I QUIT READING AT page #220 and trashed the book.
Bye.
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.
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“…then he cocked the pistol and fed a round into its chamber….”
You don’t normally “cock” a Glock without simultaneously feeding “a round into it’s chamber.”
You do not “cock” a Glock on an empty chamber and THEN feed a round into it’s chamber. Not usually.
The Glock does NOT have an external hammer.
“…Conor was twitchy and rested his finger on the trigger rather than alongside its guard….”
Wow.
That thing has a tricky trigger, and could just go off…all, like,
BANG!
And stuff.
Like.
Oh…and parts of this book are exceptionally confusing to me. And obscure. And seem author-centric.
As in, TOTALLY FOKKING NOT CLEARLY EXPRESSED AND/OR UNCLEAR TO ME !!!!!!
OH…AND WHAT THE FOKKE IS IT WITH WOMEN BEING EVERYWHERE, AND SO FOKKING CAPABLE and POWERFUL and COMBAT-READY ??????
GADS — I WISH I WERE A WOMAN !!!!!
OR TRANS !!!!!
(I THINK the day may soon come when a woman is looked to, to lead and inspire a bunch of “men.” )
THIS BOOK IS STUPID. I QUIT READING AT page #220 and trashed the book.
Bye.
.
.
.
October 20, 2022
I found the detail to be the best part of this book, it helps create an immersive world that allows the reader to become part of the story. It was fast-paced, engaging, and suspenseful. I was blown away by the author’s ability to write such phenomenal scenes. I can't wait until book 2 is out
October 19, 2022
Intense from the start to finish... Character build up is amazing and the plot is never stagnant crossing from continents to continents. Highly recommended
October 19, 2022
Enthralled from start to finish, brilliantly plotted, felt the author has carved his own space within the action/Spy thriller genre and with a contemporary backdrop. Highly recommended.
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