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Dead Reckoning |
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Rating: Summary: A no-nonsense military heroine (for a change)! Review: Dead Reckoning is a thrill-a-minute ride through the world of a US Navy vessel at sea, told from the perspective of a female determined to make good in a man's world. Authored by a former Marine paratrooper, the technical details are dead on, and the action will keep you turning the pages until the explosive, climactic, deliver-us-from-evil finale. A genuine and fresh effort that is well worth the time and investment of the serious reader of military thrillers.
Rating: Summary: A no-nonsense military heroine (for a change)! Review: Dead Reckoning is a thrill-a-minute ride through the world of a US Navy vessel at sea, told from the perspective of a female determined to make good in a man's world. Authored by a former Marine paratrooper, the technical details are dead on, and the action will keep you turning the pages until the explosive, climactic, deliver-us-from-evil finale. A genuine and fresh effort that is well worth the time and investment of the serious reader of military thrillers.
Rating: Summary: Dead Reckoning Review: Gordon Kessler's novel, DEAD RECKONING is an exciting roller coaster ride through political intrigue, danger and dark family secrets. In general terms, it's a cross between the style of Tom Clancy and Stephen Coonts. It's a tale of a young woman who is given her first assignment as an undercover investigator for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The story is fast paced, with a plot containing several twists and turns, but look out for the bombshell at the end. Ensign Janelle "Spurs" Sperling is assigned to the navy frigate, USS Atchison, to investigate drug running, Murder, suspicious deaths and mysterious AWOLS. As her involvement deepens she discovers a link to international terrorism. The story takes her from one harrowing experience to another, starting when she is thrown overboard during a violent storm, to an all night chase by terrorists through the back streets of Bizarta Tunisia. Throughout the excitement, mystery and intrigue, Spurs also finds herself ensnared in a complicated web of romance. There's much more, but I would be telling the whole story if I were to continue. I give "Dead Reckoning" both thumbs up.
Rating: Summary: Dead Reckoning Review: Gordon Kessler's novel, DEAD RECKONING is an exciting roller coaster ride through political intrigue, danger and dark family secrets. In general terms, it's a cross between the style of Tom Clancy and Stephen Coonts. It's a tale of a young woman who is given her first assignment as an undercover investigator for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The story is fast paced, with a plot containing several twists and turns, but look out for the bombshell at the end. Ensign Janelle "Spurs" Sperling is assigned to the navy frigate, USS Atchison, to investigate drug running, Murder, suspicious deaths and mysterious AWOLS. As her involvement deepens she discovers a link to international terrorism. The story takes her from one harrowing experience to another, starting when she is thrown overboard during a violent storm, to an all night chase by terrorists through the back streets of Bizarta Tunisia. Throughout the excitement, mystery and intrigue, Spurs also finds herself ensnared in a complicated web of romance. There's much more, but I would be telling the whole story if I were to continue. I give "Dead Reckoning" both thumbs up.
Rating: Summary: Midwest Book Review - naval action thriller Review: In this follow up to Jezebel, author Gordon Kessler takes excitement in a different direction. This time the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is hot on the trail of terrorists, drug smugglers, murderers and worse. There are traitors aboard the USS Atchison, and it's up to Navy Officer and NCIS Special Agent Janelle "Spurs" Sperling to ferret out the bad guys. One serious problem is evident to Spurs from the beginning of her first undercover assignment. There doesn't really seem to BE any good guys aboard the Atchison. The man she believes to be her contact aboard ship is not exactly what he's cracked up to be on many levels. And the homosexual officer she has pegged as head of the murderous gang of terrorists also has a surprise or two up his sleeve. Despite her inexperience, Spurs turns out to be a surprisingly savvy adversary. The action heats up and continues non stop onboard ship and in exotic ports of call as Spurs battles to survive and identify the enemy. She's a courageous but unwitting gamepiece, thrown into a deadly game on purpose, left to flounder or survive on her own. She has guts and is fully capable of taking "dead reckoning", if only she can keep herself alive long enough. Those who enjoy adventure-thriller, millitary action ought to love this one. Recommended to mature readers due to strong language and some sexual content.
Rating: Summary: Midwest Book Review - naval action thriller Review: In this follow up to Jezebel, author Gordon Kessler takes excitement in a different direction. This time the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is hot on the trail of terrorists, drug smugglers, murderers and worse. There are traitors aboard the USS Atchison, and it's up to Navy Officer and NCIS Special Agent Janelle "Spurs" Sperling to ferret out the bad guys. One serious problem is evident to Spurs from the beginning of her first undercover assignment. There doesn't really seem to BE any good guys aboard the Atchison. The man she believes to be her contact aboard ship is not exactly what he's cracked up to be on many levels. And the homosexual officer she has pegged as head of the murderous gang of terrorists also has a surprise or two up his sleeve. Despite her inexperience, Spurs turns out to be a surprisingly savvy adversary. The action heats up and continues non stop onboard ship and in exotic ports of call as Spurs battles to survive and identify the enemy. She's a courageous but unwitting gamepiece, thrown into a deadly game on purpose, left to flounder or survive on her own. She has guts and is fully capable of taking "dead reckoning", if only she can keep herself alive long enough. Those who enjoy adventure-thriller, millitary action ought to love this one. Recommended to mature readers due to strong language and some sexual content.
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