The Chameleon Conspiracy (Dan Gordon Intelligence Thriller) [Mass Market Paperback]

Haggai Carmon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2009 | Series: Dan Gordon Intelligence Thriller

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books; Original edition (April 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843961910
• ISBN-13: 978-0843961911
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #894,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My intelligence thrillers were inspired by my Israeli professional background, as well as by my twenty years of service for the United States Government. During those years, I had a publicly known 'daytime' activity as well as a covert 'nighttime' activity. Since 1985, I have been representing the United States government in its Israeli civil ligation appearing in Israeli courts in lawsuits to which the U.S was a party. However, away from the public eye, I was also engaged by the U.S government to perform intelligence gathering in multi-million dollar white-collar crime cases that required sensitive undercover work in more than thirty countries. Obviously, in my years working for the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies, I could not share the hair-raising aspects of my work with anyone but my supervisors, and some adventures not even with them. Sadly, many of these events, which are sometimes more fascinating and breathtaking than the best fiction I have ever read, will never see the light of day. The story of Dan Gordon and his battle against the invisible FOE ' forces of evil'is my idea of the next-best thing.

A globetrotting legal practice has left little time for hobbies. However, one night in a small hotel in a faraway country, I finally had the time to fulfill my urge to write. I was on U.S government assignment collecting intelligence on a particularly vile and violent criminal organization. Earlier that evening, I'd received a phone call from the local INTERPOL contact. "You've been exposed. I suggest you stay in your hotel. We'll arrange for your safe departure tomorrow morning." Is it any wonder I couldn't sleep that night, between jet lag and the rage that came from being unarmed and unable to leave the hotel without my hosts' protection? I poured it all into the writing, and the result was Triple Identity.

That book turned out not to be a fluke; I wrote the sequels because I realized I still had adventures to recount, including about events surrounding that same long and sleepless night.

Readers have also asked since Triple Identity and the Red Syndrome's publication whether the events recounted there really happened. One newspaper reviewer even accused me of writing "too authentic" a novel, while another reviewer praised me for it. How can you argue with that? My next thrillers may meet a similar reaction. As to how much of them is "true," I leave it to my readers to decide. All my thrillers were inspired by my work for the U.S. government, but they are a work of fiction rather than autobiography. During those two decades, I was assigned the demanding, sometimes-dangerous task of collecting legal intelligence on white-collar criminals who had absconded from the United States. These individuals usually left with the money they stole to another more welcoming jurisdiction than the United States, which frowns on people who steal millions and launder them. That explains why sometimes, waking up in countless hotels in more than thirty countries, I had trouble remembering where I was. Walking in the long corridors of foreign airports, it was hard to remember whether I was arriving or departing.

More thrillers in the series are to follow. In my professional life, I have had enough adventures, frequently dangerous, to fill at least ten books, and those are just the ones I can talk about.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Camelon Conspiracy, April 20, 2009

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Leigh Ann Lemire "ilia" (Scottsdale, Az) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chameleon Conspiracy (Dan Gordon Intelligence Thriller) (Mass Market Paperback)

Like many people, I like reading a good "who dunnit" mystery story. When I first started the book, I wasn't sure that I was going to like this book - by the time I got into the second chapter, I was captivated! I didn't want to put the book down, I stayed up late just to read it and I put off production to get through this book.

This story takes you on a trip to many different countries, describes the different cultures so that you feel as if you are there and has many near escapes that will keep you turning the pages. In this story, the author gives you intrigue, unexpected plot twists and turns, and such a very real picture that you wonder at times if this is truly fact or is it really just fiction.

Dan Gorden, the main character, is very good at reviewing evidence and finding information that was overlooked by others. When he takes on the Chameleon Case, it had stumped international law enforcement for twenty years. His ability to zoom in on the points that had been missed by others leads him to more information which leads him into some very rough times. Seems he also has a knack for getting himself out of the tight binds he finds himself in - with the help of many friends along the way.

Does he live through his escapades? Does he help to solve the case? Well, you are going to have to read this wonderful page turning book to find out!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Ride, May 2, 2009

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S. Peek (Rocky Mountains, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chameleon Conspiracy (Dan Gordon Intelligence Thriller) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a fast paced story from start to finish.

It is a globe trotting story although most of it is set in the U.S. and Iran. Dan Gordon is a Justice Department investigator who is looking into financial crimes allegedly perpetrated by the 'Chameleon', a mysterious figure who has stolen millions of dollars while portraying himself as a variety of different people.

Much of the investigation ends up being focused on Iran where Gordon faces enormous barriers in his search for the malefactor. It contains lots of very interesting cultural insights of the nation upended by the 1979 revolution and the enormous changes resulting from that. This part is so interesting that the book would be pretty good even without the thriller elements, although it has plenty of those as well.

I have not read any previous books by Haggai Carmon, but I certainly intend to do so. This is very well done and this writer is one who should get lots more attention.

4.0 out of 5 stars Intricate and Intriguing, January 26, 2010

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Darlene Jan Alice Oakley "DOakley" (Ottawa, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chameleon Conspiracy (Dan Gordon Intelligence Thriller) (Mass Market Paperback)

A tightly woven, intricate espionage thriller. I typically have issues with books written in first person, but Carmon uses it very effectively. This book is a good example of how first person should be done.

Through a cast of interesting and three-dimensional characters, Carmon takes us on a hunt for the Chameleon who has been eluding law officials from many countries. CIA agent, Dan Gordon has been tailing the Chameleon and every time he's gotten close enough to bring the Chameleon in, something gets in his way.

Gordon's not only fighting to work with a variety of world governments without giving himself away, he's also fighting against the bureaucracy of his own government.

A good read!