Bodyguard of Lies [Hardcover]

Robert Doherty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 24, 2005

Who guards the world of covert operations? Enter the Cellar, a most secret spy organization hiding deep within the United States.

Two women become inextricably involved in a dangerous web of lies, intrigue, and betrayal as they fight for their lives and the safety of their country. Neeley is the lover and protégé of Gant, a Cellar operative, and is trying to both pick up the pieces of her life after Gant's death and unveil a mystery that Gant always held close to his chest. Hannah, a housewife, is equally lost after her husband simply disappears. They soon learn that the men in their lives shared a dangerous secret, one some very powerful people would shed blood to protect. Neeley and Hannah's chance meeting sets a decades-old plan into motion.

They couldn't come from more different worlds, but as they try to escape the people who seem determined to kill them, Hannah and Neeley discover they have at least one thing in common: they've both been living a lie.

Crisscrossing the globe, the women find themselves in a deadly game of survival, one that they must win in order to keep the United States safe not only from vicious acts of terror, but from its own powers that be. And if they ever hope to uncover the truth about the lovers they thought they knew, Neeley and Hannah first must learn the truth about themselves. But when the Cellar is involved, there is no such thing as coincidence, and the truth is always protected by a Bodyguard of Lies.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Heart-racing, non-stop action that is difficult to put down."--Mystery News on Bodyguard of Lies

"Thelma and Louise go clandestine."--Kirkus Reviews on Bodyguard of Lies

"The world needs tough female heroes and Robert Doherty delivers. Bodyguard of Lies is non-stop, kick-butt-in-spike-heels-action."--Jennifer Crusie, New York Times bestselling author of Faking It

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

ROBERT DOHERTY grew up in New York City, graduated from West Point and spent twenty years on active and reserve duty in the Infantry and Green Berets. Doherty has over thirty books published under his own name and four pen names. There are over two million copies of his books in print and he is published in a dozen foreign countries. His Area 51 books have been consistent USA Today Bestsellers. A screenplay based on Area 51 has been written by the same writer who wrote the screenplay for the hit science-fiction movie Alien. He lives in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Forge Books; First Edition edition (February 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765311267
• ISBN-13: 978-0765311269
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,069,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert Doherty is the pen name of NY Times bestselling author Bob Mayer who has over 40 books published. He has over three million books in print and is in demand as a team-building, life-change, and leadership speaker and consultant. Bob graduated from West Point and served in the military as a Special Forces A-Team leader and a teacher at the JFK Special Warfare Center & School. His latest books are Warrior Writer: From Writer to Published Author, Wild Ride (co-written with Jennifer Crusie) and the episodic series Chasing The Ghost. He teaches novel writing and improving the author via his Warrior-Writer program. He is the Co-Creator of Who Dares Wins Publishing focusing on the non-fiction of excellence and military non-fiction and military fiction (thriller, romance, science fiction). He lives on an island off Seattle. For more information see www.bobmayer.org or www.WhoDaresWinsPublishing.com

He has the bestselling Area 51 and Atlantis series published along with Psychic Warrior.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Slow Start, Strong Finish, Good Book, October 21, 2005

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S. T. Pratt (Guilderland, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bodyguard of Lies (Hardcover)

If I were to recommend this book to anyone, I would do so with the caveat: Give the book a chance to get rolling. It takes about 50 pages for the book to really hit stride. Until that point, the reader is mostly treated to a short action scene at the beginning of the book, followed by many pages of character development.

Now, character development is not a bad thing. In fact, I would say that Mr. Doherty does an excellent job of creating interesting characters that have depth in this story. However, in the past, Doherty has used action scenes as vehicles to show character detail. This time around he tends to use more static scenes that consist mostly of dialogue or mundane interactions with the surrounding environment. Is this bad? Nope, not at all. It's just not what I'd expect going into a Doherty book. Keep in mind that this formula only applies to the first 50 pages.

Around page 50, the story explodes. The characters begin to fire on all cylinders, action scenes help move the story forward, and story twists begin to make themselves apparent. At this point, I was locked into the story and found it very difficult to put down. This was the kind of storytelling I expected from Robert Doherty and I'm pleased to say it's his best effort yet.

Would I recommend this book? Absolutely, and without reservation. Just give the book a chance to get rolling.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, April 7, 2005

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Konrad Kern (OFallon, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bodyguard of Lies (Hardcover)

See storyline above.

I thought this was a fantastic thriller. There is suspense and action to please all thriller fans. Doherty creates a relentless story with two very likeable protagonists. In fact I hope he somehow writes a series featuring 'The Cellar'.

Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a page-turner!, September 26, 2005

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Ben (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bodyguard of Lies (Hardcover)

If you enjoy government/espionage-style thrillers, this is a great pick. It reads very easily but has enough twists and turns to keep your mind spinning. You'll be up all night to find out how it ends!