Deep Black: Conspiracy [With Headphones] (Playaway Adult Fiction) [Preloaded Digital Audio Player]

Stephen Coonts (Author), Jim DeFelice (Author), Christopher Lane (Narrator)

Book Description

Series: Playaway Adult Fiction | Publication Date: May 2009

A Secret Service agent is dead, an apparent suicide. A presidential candidate narrowly escapes an assassin’s bullet. And Desk Three, a convert branch of the NSA, is searching for a chilling connection deep inside The Republic of Vietnam.

Once, Charlie Dean was a Marine sniper in Quang Nam Province. Today he’s a Deep Black operator, returning to Vietnam to find the source of some threatening e-mails. Instead, he comes face to face with a man he had once hunted down…and thought he had killed.

Back in the U.S., Deep Black agent Lia DeFrancesca has uncovered the trail of a killer in Dean’s path. Now, with every asset, weapon, bug and high-tech magic wand Desk Three can wave, the agents enter a terrifying global race against time. Because ghosts of the past have risen to life…to strike a death blow into the heart of the U.S.A.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Coonts knows how to write and build suspense.”  —The New York Times Book Review

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

From the Back Cover

Assassination

A Secret Service agent is dead, an apparent suicide. A presidential candidate narrowly escapes an assassin’s bullet. And Desk Three, a convert branch of the NSA, is searching for a chilling connection deep inside The Republic of Vietnam.

Interrogation

Once, Charlie Dean was a Marine sniper in Quang Nam Province. Today he’s a Deep Black operator, returning to Vietnam to find the source of some threatening e-mails. Instead, he comes face to face with a man he had once hunted down…and thought he had killed.

FEAR FOR THE NATION…

Back in the U.S., Deep Black agent Lia DeFrancesca has uncovered the trail of a killer in Dean’s path. Now, with every asset, weapon, bug and high-tech magic wand Desk Three can wave, the agents enter a terrifying global race against time. Because ghosts of the past have risen to life…to strike a death blow into the heart of the U.S.A.

“Coonts knows how to write and build suspense.”

—The New York Times Book Review

Visit Stephen Coonts’ Web site at: www.coonts.com

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Preloaded Digital Audio Player
• Publisher: Playaway (May 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1608475417
• ISBN-13: 978-1608475414
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,764,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Action Packed Book!, July 1, 2008

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Melvin Hunt (Cleveland,, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conspiracy (Stephen Coonts' Deep Black, Book 6) (Mass Market Paperback)

A Secret Service agent is dead of an apparent suicide. A Presidential
candidate Senator Gideon McSweeney narrowly misses being assassinated at
a public event. Due to threatening e-mails NSA Desk Three(Deep Black) is
able to find a link to the Republic of Vietnam. It is at first suspected
that "Infinite Burn" a plan for Vietnam to assassinate American leaders
has been launched. Charlie Dean and Tommy Karr travel to Vietnam to do
an investigation. Dean travels to Quang Nam to confront Phuc Dinh who
Dean thought he had sucessfully assassinated 30 years before. Another
person of suspicion is Pine Plains police chief Christopher Ball. It makes
for an interesting read for Deep Black to try and unravel this mystery.
There are many shocking twists and turns for the true villains to be
exposed. The 30 year old conspiracy is just as shocking. This is one of
the better "Deep Black" books that has been written. Be sure not to miss this one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing Coonts' outing, July 19, 2008

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Retired Olde Farte (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conspiracy (Stephen Coonts' Deep Black, Book 6) (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm usually a Coonts' fan, but this book was a disappointment. First of all I think the title is overblown as a reflection of the story. Some of the plot line is a bit far-fetched. But most of all I found the book plodding - tedious. Most of the time when I start one of his books, I can't put it down until I finish it. This book lasted for over 2 weeks. Lots of short chapters (some less than a half page in length) that jump back and forth from one locale or character to another. No real intense tension. And all of it tracing back to an improbable chain of events more than 40 years ago that we are to believe would lead a Police Chief to unhesitatingly kill a Secret Service agent and try to assassinate a Presidential candidate, decades later. Hmmmmm. Apparently they haven't heard of the Statutes of Limitation. If you are looking for a good read, I don't agree with those who wrote in these reviews that this was a 4 or 5 star outing. A weak Coonts' contribution. One man's opinion....

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Read, June 24, 2008

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John Accerano (Beverly, Mass) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conspiracy (Stephen Coonts' Deep Black, Book 6) (Mass Market Paperback)

A solid offering in what's become a consistently entertaining series. Almost up there with Biowar, my favorite Deep Black to date. I look forward to seeing how some of the new subplots hinted at in this book play out in the future.