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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
FIRST-RATE READING OF A GRIPPING THRILLER,
This review is from: After the Rain CD (Audio CD)
Broadway trained actor Kevin Conway gives a first rate reading to the latest thriller by Chuck Logan. This is the third Logan tale featuring Vietnam vet Phil Broker, and Conway performs with gusto. They're quite a pair - Broker and his estranged wife, Nina. He's fiercely devoted to the men with whom he served in Vietnam, and equally fierce in his belief that none of them should have been there in the first place. Nina, a Gulf War vet has her sights set on greater things to come. To this end she's spent quantity time undercover as part of an anti-terrorist mission. The plot grows trickier as the setting turns to North Dakota where Nina draws Broker into a scheme, which is not only perilous for him but also places their daughter at risk. However, there's no time for him to extricate himself or lash out at Nina as soon the two must join forces to prevent an act which would have cataclysmic results for the innocent. One more gripping story from the multi-talented Logan. - Gail Cooke
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great suspense yarn,
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This review is from: After the Rain (Mass Market Paperback)
Mr. Logan just gets better and better. This story deals with a plot to smuggle a WMD into the USA from Canada. Phil Broker is back trying to deal with his family problems and at the same time help his Delta force wife stop a terrorist threat to the US. The story zips along with little wasted dialogue. The book is nearly impossible to put down. The bad guys are really bad and the good guys are pulling out the stops to get them. Logan can create a truly suspenseful mood that keeps the reader guessing to the very end. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An action-filled story about terrorism in America,
By Bookreporter (New York, New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: After the Rain (Hardcover)
Since 9/11, authors have tried their hand at creating scenarios to rival that of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Upon completion of AFTER THE RAIN, I fervently hope that no would-be enemies of the United States are fans of Chuck Logan's writing. In this book, he proposes a chilling and all-too-simple plan, a plan that could result in cataclysmic devastation. And that might be vastly understating the danger.
A handful of Delta Force types uncovers a weak link in Rashid, a jittery connection in a plot to wreak havoc in America's midlands. What the informant tells Nina, Hollywood and Janey frightens them so much that they decide to act immediately, without waiting for sanction from their superiors. Trusting the government to get it right this time doesn't sound like a good idea, particularly considering that it might take days to mobilize an effective operational response. And that could very well mean the difference between life and death for hundreds, if not thousands, of people. Unfortunately, without a well-thought-out plan, they find themselves hanging out there with little backup and some bad intelligence. Sound familiar? Well, at least this trio does not give up. They stubbornly pursue even the tiniest leads until they discover where they went wrong the first go-round. They realize that they face formidable --- and frighteningly insane --- opposition. Meanwhile, Nina, a spirited woman with few soft spots --- and the most dogged of the fearless team --- has domestic trouble brewing. Her husband, equipped with a police/military background of his own, breezes into the little town of Langdon, North Dakota in pursuit of Nina --- and their daughter --- angry and hurt. While she purposely lured him into this as part of their group strategy, she doesn't like it one bit. And she's more than a little annoyed by the ill-timed distraction. It sets her mind working overtime to figure out what her heart wants, and she finds herself exhausted and confused by these personal crises. But she is unable to step back and deal with her problems. After all, the welfare of fellow Americans is at stake. And as the magnitude of the intended horror dawns on all of them, Nina and her cohorts understand that, whatever the individual risk, these terrorists must be stopped. AFTER THE RAIN has good action, outstanding characters and a fine plot, if a little improbable --- but, then, so was the idea of two planes crashing into the Twin Towers that fateful morning of September 11th. --- Reviewed by Kate Ayers
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