RECRUITED: A crack team of covert agents. Word is out to ex-Marine sniper Charlie Dean and his team of the National Security Agency: Infiltrate the highest stratum of Peruvian political power and derail a renegade general from acing an election. All Dean has to do is find a way inside an impenetrable bank vault protected by armed guards round the clock - it's all in a day's work for the men and women of Deep Black.
ENGAGED: A violent political coup. But things get complicated when Dean and company discover the renegade general's second plot. The military madman's ruse - a nuclear weapon he claims is in the hands of Marxist guerillas, a bomb that only he can rescue...and control.
IGNITED: A devastating terrorist plot. When the general and his plot are exposed, the NSA concludes the greatest threat is over. But in fact, it's only just beginning...
Charlie Dean and his National Security Agency team are in Peru to ensure fair elections, but things get complicated when a former Russian agent living there seeks revenge against the CIA. J. Charles reads at a brisk pace, making an admirable attempt to inject tension and excitement where the writing fails to do so. There are many voices, and for the most part the accents are good, making the frequent scene and character changes easy to follow. There's lots of joking by Dean's team, giving a lighthearted tone to the proceedings. But both the excessive humor and the absence of characters to care about add up to a mediocre listening experience. S.S.R. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Former naval aviator Stephen Coonts flew combat missions during the Vietnam War. A graduate of West Virginia University and a former attorney, Coonts is the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including America and Saucer, which have been translated and republished around the world. He lives in Nevada with his wife and son.
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