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MP-5 CIA #3
Operation Spider Web
An attractive female American doctor working at the Kandahar Air Base field hospital takes a special interest in a local teenage boy, wounded when he tried to set off a bomb. What no one at the hospital knows is that she is also a CIA agent, part of an elite 4-man team based at the Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. And she thinks the boy just may be able to help her team.
Meanwhile, the CIA agents get a tip that if NATO soldiers eat at a Kandahar City teahouse on a specific date, they will be contacted about impending Taliban movements. With accurate intelligence on the Taliban hard to come by, two agents have lunch at the appointed time.
This one act sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change the lives of one Afghan family and pit two countries with nuclear weapons capability – Pakistan and India – on a devastating collision course.
Meanwhile, the CIA agents get a tip that if NATO soldiers eat at a Kandahar City teahouse on a specific date, they will be contacted about impending Taliban movements. With accurate intelligence on the Taliban hard to come by, two agents have lunch at the appointed time.
This one act sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change the lives of one Afghan family and pit two countries with nuclear weapons capability – Pakistan and India – on a devastating collision course.
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First published May 27, 2010
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November 7, 2011
I just finished the third book in M.H. Sargent’s MP-5 CIA Thriller series, Operation Spider Web. I had not read the first two, Seven Days from Sunday and The Shot to Die For, but as soon as I finished Operation Spider Web, I downloaded them from Amazon for my Kindle. I don’t see how you can get any better value than these e-books for $0.99 each.
Operation Spider Web continues the story of a C.I.A. team, including a female doctor, in performing clandestine intelligence operations against the war on terror. In this book, they are in Afghanistan and get information that a high-level Taliban leader will have a meeting in a house in Kabul. The plot concerns their efforts to determine whether this intelligence is accurate or is a ploy to lure them to the house to capture or kill them. One of the sources for the intelligence is a teenager that had been captured when he injured himself trying to plant an IED on a road that American forces travelled. The other source is the youth’s cousin, a female waitress in an Afghan restaurant that figures predominantly in the plot. The book does an excellent job in portraying the difficulties of obtaining humint (human intelligence) in another culture where most of the population hates you and you have to fight interservice rivalries. The novel is an absolute page-turner, and the meeting turns out to be crucial in avoiding a nuclear exchange. I don’t want to say any more and give away the plot, but it is both compelling and absolutely believable. Five stars!
Operation Spider Web continues the story of a C.I.A. team, including a female doctor, in performing clandestine intelligence operations against the war on terror. In this book, they are in Afghanistan and get information that a high-level Taliban leader will have a meeting in a house in Kabul. The plot concerns their efforts to determine whether this intelligence is accurate or is a ploy to lure them to the house to capture or kill them. One of the sources for the intelligence is a teenager that had been captured when he injured himself trying to plant an IED on a road that American forces travelled. The other source is the youth’s cousin, a female waitress in an Afghan restaurant that figures predominantly in the plot. The book does an excellent job in portraying the difficulties of obtaining humint (human intelligence) in another culture where most of the population hates you and you have to fight interservice rivalries. The novel is an absolute page-turner, and the meeting turns out to be crucial in avoiding a nuclear exchange. I don’t want to say any more and give away the plot, but it is both compelling and absolutely believable. Five stars!
February 24, 2011
I encourage all of you to give this guy a shot. The books flow, are easy reads and very enjoyable. I read the first book in the series and quickly downloaded the other 3. The characters are real and you should easily be able to pick out a favorite.. Anyways, I know I get emails often about what/who I am reading and I got wrapped up in this new unknown author.
April 24, 2012
have read the first 3 in the series and have found them really good books. easy way to spend a couple of hours.
August 31, 2012
Liked it a lot.
December 4, 2012
Consistently good.
April 8, 2013
Love these books, easy to read.
July 8, 2015
This is the best of the three books which makes me think Sargent found his rhythm by the third book. It is still poorly written, but the content is interesting and has some interesting twists. It is less predictable than the first two.
I don't intend to read the rest of the series unless it comes up free for Nook. There are likely better written military thrillers out there.
I don't intend to read the rest of the series unless it comes up free for Nook. There are likely better written military thrillers out there.
September 11, 2013
The usual Sargent thriller. Interesting, draws you in & keeps you. Some foul language. I set my tts reader to say "DARN" instead. :-)
March 9, 2016
Exciting like the other two books
Easy to read yet exciting thriller. Interesting twist to the story with a bittersweet ending. Love the exotic setting of the story..
Easy to read yet exciting thriller. Interesting twist to the story with a bittersweet ending. Love the exotic setting of the story..
April 30, 2019
New location
The team moves to Afghanistan but the battle continues with a new language barrier requiring new translators. Between the enemy and the other intelligence agencies both US and foreign, it is hard to tell the friends from the enemies. Another well written novel about the CIA in war zones.
The team moves to Afghanistan but the battle continues with a new language barrier requiring new translators. Between the enemy and the other intelligence agencies both US and foreign, it is hard to tell the friends from the enemies. Another well written novel about the CIA in war zones.
August 10, 2017
See my review of the 3-book box set. Books one and three were stronger (4 stars). Book 2 not quite as good - 3 stars.
November 2, 2018
Good thriller
A story about a blast and her young cousin who betray the Taliban to help the Americans stop , middle attack on India suspenseful enjoyed it
A story about a blast and her young cousin who betray the Taliban to help the Americans stop , middle attack on India suspenseful enjoyed it
February 13, 2016
This was even worse than the first two. There was no story. Will not be reading further into this series.
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