Deep Black: Jihad (NSA Series) [Audiobook, CD, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Stephen Coonts (Author), Jim DeFelice (Author), J. Charles (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2007 | Series: NSA Series (Book 5)

PENETRATED: DEEP BLACK PLANTS A BUG INSIDE AL QAEDA The world’s most effective anti-terrorist force has the tools to monitor every move the enemy makes. They’ve planted a listening device inside a terrorist’s skull, and activated a video spy drone disguised as a bird. But knowing is only half the battle… INFILTRATED: BREAKING INTO A GLOBAL TERRORIST NETWORK Multi-lingual, nerves-of-steel agents Charlie Dean, Lia DeFrancesca, and Tommy Karr prowl the winding streets of Istanbul to the crowded airports of America to stop terrorists in their tracks. Hooked into a real-time, high-tech system, this army of three goes head-to-head with the most dangerous people in the world. DETONATED: THE TIME TO COUNTER-ATTACK IS NOW! Al Qaeda is launching a series of devastating attacks against the West - and the ultimate strike is aimed at the heart of the USA! In a war where both sides operate in deep disguise, Deep Black must fight a world where betrayal, trust, faith, and doubt collide… “Coonts knows how to write and build suspense…a natural storyteller.” - The New York Times Book Review

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"Coonts knows how to write and build suspense. . . a natural storyteller."
--The New York Times Book Review

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

From the Back Cover

PENETRATED: DEEP BLACK PLANTS A BUG INSIDE AL QAEDA
 
The word's most effective anti-terrorist force has the tools to monitor every move the enemy makes. They've planted a listening device inside a terrorist's skull, and activated a video spy drone disguised as a bird. But knowing is only half the battle…
 
INFILTRATED: BREAKING INTO A GLOBAL TERRORIST NETWORK
 
Multi-lingual, nerves-of-steel agents Charlie Dean, Lia DeFrancesca, and Tommy Karr prowl the winding streets of Istanbul to the crowded airports of America to stop terrorists in their tracks. Hooked into a real-time, high-tech system, this army of three goes head-to-head with the most dangerous people in the world.
 
 
DETONATED: THE TIME TO COUNTER-ATTACK IS NOW!
 
Al Qaeda is launching a series of devastating attacks against the West--and the ultimate strike is aimed at the heart of the USA! In a war where both sides operate in deep disguise, Deep Black must fight a world where betrayal, trust, faith, and doubt collide….
 
"Coonts knows how to write and build suspense. . . a natural storyteller."
--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

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Lib Ed; Unabridged edition (January 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596003545
• ISBN-13: 978-1596003545
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,930,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the place to start this series..., January 28, 2007

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Thomas Duff "Duffbert" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jihad (Stephen Coonts' Deep Black, Book 5) (Mass Market Paperback)

It's that time of year where I'm spending a few more hours than normal on airplanes, so I ended up in an airport bookstore looking for some recreational reading material. I ended up with Stephen Coonts' Deep Black: Jihad by Stephen Coonts (of course) and Jim DeFelice. Generally, I like Coonts' books, but this one seems more like a "I'll lend you my name if I get a cut of the profits" effort. Didn't quite end up being a memorable read...

There's a high-tech spy group in the United States called Deep Black, and they end up pulling off jobs that are out of the ordinary. In this novel, they set up an "assassination attempt" of an Al Qaeda leader so that they can take him to a hospital for his injuries. While there, they implant a tracking and audio bug in his scalp so they can see where he goes and hear about the next terrorist attacks before they happen. The story revolves around trying to correlate his movements with other intel that they have, all in order to prevent a large attack to be carried out somewhere in the United States. What they don't count on is an internal rivalry within Al Qaeda that closes their best source of information before they know who all the plot players are. The story moves to an ending where it's a race to see if they can find the main operative before the attack is carried out.

There are apparently a few other Deep Black episodes prior to this book, and I think that's where my problem lies. I don't have the benefit of the prior character development, and there's literally none to be found here. All the players are thrust into the story right away, and I had no clue as to why they reacted and interacted as they did. Furthermore, they talked about a lot of the gadgetry as if it was common stuff. Perhaps if you've evolved with the series, but it's a little disconcerting if this is your first exposure to Deep Black. And at 438 pages for a paperback, I kept feeling as if we could have tightened up the story and gotten there a bit sooner.

This book probably falls somewhere between my "it's OK" and "I like it" range. If an earlier Deep Black novel ended up in my possession, I'd read it without hesitation. But I wouldn't go out of my way to look for them, nor would I buy a new one unless the older installments improved my outlook somewhat.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Coonts' Winner, March 13, 2007

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William J. Murray "Military/Spy book addict" (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jihad (Stephen Coonts' Deep Black, Book 5) (Mass Market Paperback)

As usual, Stephen Coonts has another winner on his hands. Really enjoyed this read and looking forward to the next one.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping narrative., March 5, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Black: Jihad (NSA Series) (Audio CD)

Stephen Coonts' DEEP BLACK: JIHAD is written by Stephen Coonts and Jim DeFelice and narrated by J. Charles, who brings to life a gripping thriller of international terrorism and agents who try to stop them. Al Qaeda is launching a series of new attacks against the West and a new war is emerging from it in this gripping narrative.