Exit Alpha

by Clinton Smith

Welcome to EXIT: the most deadly and efficient intelligence agency the world has ever known. But when allegiances are compromised, and promises are broken, EXIT begins to implode and terror reigns.

A fast-paced military thriller that will appeal to fans of Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler.

There is a secretive and independent intelligence organisation known as EXIT, funded by five superpowers -- the UK, France, the USA, Germany and Japan. Engaged to do the dirtiest work that none of the funding countries want to touch, EXIT specialises in the removal and replacement of key people - political and religious leaders, scientists, and others with special talents.

There are the Surgeons, who do the removing; and the Dentists, who train the replacements and install them.

When a rift develops between the Surgeons and the Dentists, each division tries to seize power and destroy the other. A covert battle ensues, which stretches from Antarctica to Europe and the Indian sub-continent. The stakes are high; the players, the most deadly in the world ... and there can only be one winner.

Clinton Smith is a Sydney-based writer. 'Exit Alpha' is his third novel.

Genres: Fiction

438 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Clinton Smith has an interest in weapons systems and a facility for intriguing plots. He has had four books published and two optioned for film. Ebook publisher, Buzzwordbooks.com has secured the eBook rights to his first two thrillers, originally published by Hazard Press NZ, and he's revised them for their eBook editions. His third and fourth are available from HarperCollins, Australia, and as eBooks from leading etailers. Clint's fifth thriller, Project Thunder, is exclusive to Buzzwords, as is his award-winning series of short stories, Tales from a Country Town. Smith, as press reviews confirm, is definitely worth reading.

Reviews

[Leslea]

Didn't finish it as it wasn't what I expected. The blurb sounded great but the author made it all too technical in describing each and every bit of machinery instead of getting on with the story.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was OK, a bit disjointed, stop/start in places.

[Michael Delamere · Rating 3 out of 5]

Matthew Reilly style, another Aussie author. Plot driven but with more depth to characters than MR and seemingly well researched. Covert assassination bureau goes bad. Author inserts older male psychosexual fantasies. Jumped the shark for the finale, but who cares? Mindless entertainment and *I enjoyed it. 5.5/10