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Summary: Non-stop action
Review: This is a page-turner from the get go. Cavanaugh is a protector, one notch up from a bodyguard - a specially trained ex-government agent for hire. Daniel Prescott has invented a powerful new drug, and everyone from the drug cartels of South America to the U.S. Federal government is after him, and he hires Cavanaugh to protect him. But Prescott kills Cavanaugh's associates and tries to take Cavanaugh out too, then takes off, and Cavanaugh goes on the hunt for Prescott. The action is non-stop in this well written and well researched book. In fact, Morrell suffered a broken collarbone researching one of the weapons used - the knife on the cover of the book. This is yet another Morrell book that I could not put down - I stayed up until the middle of the night to finish it.
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Summary: Don't Be Scared! It's only the Hormone. Buy This!
Review: This is a sensational action packed thriller, the first novel I have ever read by David Morrell but it certainly won't be the last. Books that you stay up until you literally fall asleep, forget about the TV and leaving the house until you have finished are rare these days but The Protector is one of those elusive literacy gems. Just buy it! Warning though the back cover gives away a bit of the story so don't read it until you've read the book.
The book is about a former Delta Force member, Cavanaugh who can't get over the high of the rush of being shot at etc so along with other ex agents works for Global Protective Services, a company where those who need protection and can afford it go for help. One client a brilliant scientist named Prescott claims to be on the run from a South American drug barron who wants the scientist's formula which increases addiction. At first after nearly being killed upon the initial meeting of assessing the client and barely making it to safety this scientist's story seems believable. Events then transpire which shine a new light on what Prescott really invented and whose side is he really on anyway?
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Summary: (3.5) The Monster creating the monstrous...
Review: This is an action/suspense novel with cutting edge high-tech innovations. This genre doesn't masquerade as great literature, but stands on its own merits as excellent escape fiction. Deceptively, it seems, the hapless Daniel Prescott, a biochemist, hires Global Protective Resources to help him disappear without a trace. Global Protective is one of those ex-military, now civilian groups trained in special ops, in this case Delta Force, who have found a use for all that intensive training received at government expense. Cavanaugh is the agent assigned to Prescott, the plan to deliver him to an assigned safe area, rendezvousing with the rest of Cavanaugh's team. At this point the team will start the final phase of Prescott's disappearance. Cavanaugh takes the clumsy, overweight biochemist at face value, but changes his original assessment as Prescott's proves his adaptability in a variety of harrowing circumstances. But something's amiss, and when Cavanaugh's team is wiped out and Prescott disappears, Cavanaugh finds himself wounded and running for his life. Now Cavanaugh is rapidly recalculating the situation, fearing Prescott is untrustworthy, possibly the most dangerous quarry of all. Knowing only that the pursuers have access to high tech military weaponry, Cavanaugh is now also in pursuit as well as pursued. Trained to use natural bursts of adrenaline in high stress situations as a source of energy, Cavanaugh inexplicably experiences overwhelming fear in the ever-escalating danger. It is all he can do to control his urge to run, adding a new dimension to the difficulties of confronting the elusive Prescott. It seems that Prescott is determined not only to disappear, but to annihilate anyone with knowledge of his intended plans and identity. Morrell consistently rachets up the action and every move closer to Prescott is exponentially more perilous, using an unprecedented arsenal of technological advances that change the face of modern warfare. There are also instructive bits of information, such as first aid with duct tape, how to perform when outmaneuvering another driver, outfitting a deceptively plain sedan for extraordinary circumstances and the most intelligent choices in firearms. Morrell's real mastery is in the details that personalize the experience and build the tension until the spectacular climax. Luan Gaines/2003.
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Summary: not so good, not even as good as his 'extreme denial'
Review: this novel got lot of faults and flaws. the worst thing is that the dialogue between the guy and his wife does not sound like a couple's way of talk, only contrite and false intimacy. the dialogue is kinda unnaturally bored and feelingless. the plot is neither interested. morrell tried to put lot of what he learned from his own personal training experiences into this book and failed to merge them naturally into the story itself, the words he put together between lines, sometimes read like textbook. using duct tape to stop the bleeding? give me a break! do you know that the duct tape won't hold if any kinda moisture (water or blood) touches the inside glue side? how could you use the duct tape to stop a bleeding wound? won't stick and won't hold, man. get real!
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Summary: 4 1/2 stars
Review: With The Protector, David Morrell grabs his reader at the beginning of the book and does not let go. This is a fast-paced, page-turning thriller. The main character is Cavanaugh, a former Delta Force commando who now works as a protector for Global Protective Services. When his latest assignment takes a terrible turn, Cavanaugh becomes both the hunter and the hunted as he tries to unravel the mystery and extract a basic form of justice. Beyond the plot's twists, turns, action, and suspense, Morrell brings together an interesting cast of characters who complement Cavanaugh's character. All-in-all, The Protector is a real winner from Morrell. His fans will clearly be happy with this latest effort.
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