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Summary: An old-fashioned thriller
Review: I might have titled this review location, location, location. Harry Black and the Delphi Conspiracy takes place in Egypt and in Newport Beach, California and the writer obviously knows these locations because he really makes you feel as though you're there. The harsh brutality of the middle east, where money, power and religious zeal mingle to make life unpredictable is portrayed in the context of rich descriptions of the locale. Simlarly, the opulence of upper-class Newport Beach is accurately portrayed, yet the desperate greed that underlies the lifestyle of the rich in Newport leads to the same kind of brutality that occurs in Egypt. McGraw's characters are well-drawn, the plot to hold the world at ransome, so to speak, is believable in the context of today's terrorism, and the end, with Harry coming up reunited with his daughter is satisfying and leaves me hoping for a sequel
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Summary: Compelling.....a must read
Review: This book centers on Harry Black, an attorney with a formidable education from Harvard Law School. Harry is hired by an international firm, Delphi of Orange County, California to seek funds from the Egyptian government for payment for computer software. As Harry and his firm is preparing for settlement of their claim, suddenly another amendment to a contract which support their lawsuit is found. Immediately Harry painstakingly attempts to determine if this amendment is a forgery or authentic. The difference in the amendments is worth $80 million to Delphi. As Harry travels between Orange County, California and Cairo, Egypt, people involved in the case are being killed. The story line gets even more compelling as Delphi is involved with the testing of the Ebola virus on a small town in Arizona. The author, Ron McGraw, does a masterful job of weaving the various story lines into one. The story is fast paced and has an ending which is not as easy to predict as you might think. As someone who spent my earlier years in Orange County, I appreciate his attention to detail when describing the area. His vivid description of Pacific Coast Highway is a classic. This book is a must read for anyone who enjoys a good mystery or an action adventure story.
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