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Summary: Quite enjoyable and really 3+ stars
Review: A good, quick thriller read. I could barely put it down. Stone Barrington is a little slick for me at times. This Will Lee book is just right even though Will Lee is a peripheral character. This book also reminds me a little bit of Baldacchi another great thriller writer. Hope that Woods brings Kinney back, the real hero here. I'm amazed that the author can juggle 3 series.
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Summary: Democrats rule - Republicans drool - geesh!
Review: A very disappointing and not-so-novel premise of bumbling, stupid, inept, hypocritical right-wing Republicans, sleezing their way through Capital Hill with the saavy, young, energetic, superior intellectual Democrats covering their asses. This book oozes of polital bias and a lame plot complete with the FBI director actually satisfied, well, let's say not disappointed, with the sniper shooting of one of the victims, a conservative SOB (all conservatives are in this book)who is a senator. As an avid reader, I just get tired of the same predictable stories and villains in current fiction. Do authors honestly think their readers are buying (no pun intended) this fodder? Woods needs to stick with the Barrington line and phase out the Will Lee novels if this is all he can come up with. Trust me, this is no "Chiefs", which is unfortunate.
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Summary: Stuart Woods and the White House
Review: Again Will Lee center of a novel. Very well written and never boring: an easy read for a winter evening.
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Summary: A good beach book
Review: As a long-time fan of Stuart Woods, I just hate to say it but his novels are just getting too simple, predictable and just plain mediocre, and this book is not an exception. Both the characters and story are not very well developed in this one. I like my thrillers to be a bit more challenging and provide a little more excitement. I always liked the Will Lee character, so thought I was in for a good read. However, Will's role is on the sidelines and the new character, Kinney, just doesn't have a lot of depth. It was just very light reading suitable for a time when one wants to lie on the beach and not have to think too much.
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Summary: Very Predictable!
Review: As a sometimes fan of Stuart Woods, and as a reader of all the Will Lee novels, I picked this book up to stay in the loop. Let me say that I loved Chiefs, liked Grass Roots and Run Before the Wind, and tolerated The Run. However, this was just all too predictable from beginning to end. Mr. Woods puts out so many books that it seems like he is just spewing words out of his computer. If you are looking for a thriller, read David Baldacci's Split Second.
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Summary: low key action
Review: CAPITAL CRIMES, a slapdash poltical novel, involves the FBI's pursuit of a serial killer who is targeting well-known right wing figures - a talk show host, a supreme court justice, etc. The killer is someone with a wealth of technical knowledge and capability to carry out elaborate murders, and for most of the book there's little suspense as to how he'll behave. The murder victims are all caricatured as leering idiots
A deputy FBI director is put in charge of the case and for much of the book seems to be one of only 2 competent people in the bureau, along with his young sidekick. The FBI director, for no particular reason, is made into a preening buffoon. CAPITAL CRIMES is filled with improbabilities. One character repeatedly ignores communications about the identity of the killer, and the killer himself publishes his intended targets on a website. A subplot involving a British raid on the web server goes nowhere. There's nothing the least bit original or interesting in this book. Skip it .
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Summary: Very Good Read!
Review: Even though Will Lee didn't feature prominent in this novel, the little he did was very enjoyable. The story was interesting and fast paced. Everyone involved did a wonderful job, especially Kinney. I don't think we've seen the last of him or Fay. I'd love to see them again in a future novel.
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Summary: waist time
Review: From NY dead as ***** stars book this new book just waist time to read.
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Summary: My first Will Lee novel!
Review: Having read all of Woods' Stone Barrington novels, I had no doubts that this book would be anything but great!Will Lee is the President of the United States, and his wife is the head of the CIA. Though they are advertised as the main charaters, I didn't feel that their parts were that involved in the storyline. To quickly sum up the story, a highly trained assassin is killing very prominent figures in the US government. Throughout the story you will follow those trying to track down this crazed man/woman, as they race this mad person before he/she kills others. And as I hate to give away too much information, just know that this book is a fast read that you will not be able to put down until the end.
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Summary: So, Is Woods a registered Republican or Democrat?!?
Review: I am a big fan of novels by Stuart Woods. This latest novel is the 4th in the Will Lee series. Someone with a great knowledge of how to kill people in many different ways has gone out and started assinating right-wing conservatives. Deputy Director Robert Kinney must figure out who is commiting these crimes. Will Lee, the president, and his wife Kate Rule Lee, the CIA Director, are there to help Mr. Kinney in his quest to find the assassin. The relationship between Kate Rule Lee and her mentor gone bad, Ed Rawls, is revisited when Ed sends information to Kate concerning the murders. A couple of things that I didn't like: I felt that some of the characters were sort of flat. We never get a sense of who Robert Kinney really is and what his interests are. Also, there is no real explanation as to why the assassin wants to kill right-wing conservatives other than the fact that he doesn't agree with their politics. It would have been nice for there to have been some kind of underlying reason for the killings other than the guy just felt like doing it. Lastly, even though this novel is presented as a "Will Lee" novel, the story really centers around Robert Kinney with Will and Kate being supporting characters to the story. It should be interesting to see what Mr. Woods does in the future with these characters. As always, Woods creates a great plotline and a hard-to-put-down page turner despite some of the characteristics that the novel is lacking (hence the reason for 4 stars instead of 5). Mr. Woods will continue to be my favorite author, even if I don't agree with his political views. I would recommend this novel to anyone who is looking for a quick and easy read!
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