Extreme Faction (Jake Adams International Thriller Series #2) [Paperback]

Trevor Scott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2003

When former CIA officer Jake Adams is hired to guard two Oregon agribusiness honchos attending a conference in Odessa, Ukraine, he has no idea he will be recruited back into the Agency to find the killer of a former Soviet biochemist. Was the man still developing deadly nerve agents? As terrorists strike around the globe, using chemical and biological warfare, Jake knows the attacks are all related. Haunted by his past as an observer in Iraq, he must overcome his demons to continue the case. His investigation leads to the heart of the Kurdistan mountains, where his training is tested as he battles an extreme faction of terrorists who will stop at nothing for their cause. Only one man can stop the deadly plan. . .Jake Adams!

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Ostensibly Jake Adams is in Odessa, Russia, to guard two agribusiness honchos attending a conference. But the former CIA agent is always close to trouble, and soon the bodies start falling. First to die is an authority on biochemical weapons; then the two men Jake has been hired to protect join the corpse list. Meanwhile, Kurdish terrorists are on the move around the world using biological warfare to force their goal of obtaining a homeland. Scott, a former weapons expert and the author of Fatal Network (1999), has the high-tech jargon down pat, giving the story a ring of authenticity as he takes readers around the world for a thrill-packed adventure that skips from Russia to Mexico to Kurdistan. The only part of the story that seems forced is the romance, but fortunately, it tends to get lost in the action anyway. Technothriller fans looking for an alternative to Clancy will find Scott a somewhat smaller-scale but perhaps even more authentic alternative. Ilene Cooper --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Review

“Scott has the high-tech jargon down pat...he takes readers around the world for a thrill-packed adventure. Technothriller fans looking for an alternative to Clancy will find Scott a somewhat smaller-scale but perhaps even more authentic alternative.”--Booklist

“While the story is almost too close to reality…kudos to Scott for a job well done and expectations of more to come.”--AudioFile

“The story, which jumps from tiny Johnston Atoll in the North Pacific to Odessa, Tel Aviv, and the mountains of northern Iraq, has all the dizzying momentum of a Clancy novel, and then some.”--ebooknet

“Trevor Scott’s action-packed post-Cold War spy thriller is certainly that—a thriller. Extreme Faction takes the reader around the world, into different cultures, lifestyles and ideals with flawless ease. I’d recommend this adventure highly.”--Duluth News-Tribune

“Extreme Faction is fast-paced, realistic, and more than a bit frightening.”--Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon

“The formidable protagonist zooms through densely detailed, entertaining...international adventures.”--Publishers Weekly

“...a thrill-packed adventure of intrigue and espionage.” --ForeWord Magazine

“As much fun as a Bruce Willis action movie.” --Rocket eNewsletter

“Extreme Faction is a thrill-packed, non-stop, absolutely riveting action/adventure, novel from first page to last.” --The Midwest Book Review

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Salvo Press (April 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930486456
• ISBN-13: 978-1930486454
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,988,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Trevor Scott was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He is the author of a dozen mystery/thriller novels in the Jake Adams International Thriller Series, the Hypershot Series, and the Tony Caruso Mystery Series. He was an aviation ordnanceman on the flight deck of aircraft carriers in the Navy, and was a captain in the Air Force, where he was stationed in a missile squadron for three years in Germany during the fall of communism and the Berlin Wall. He was the section commander in a B-52 squadron during the Gulf War. He was awarded numerous military medals, as well as a German shooting award. He is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He has a master's in creative writing from Northern Michigan University and a bachelor's in English from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He has traveled to 50 countries and currently resides on Padre Island, Texas. When he is not traveling or writing, he spends as much time as possible hiking and hunting the western mountains.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a lot to like here, December 12, 2009

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clifford "akitonmyers" (Portland, OR, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Extreme Faction (Jake Adams International Thriller Series #2) (Paperback)

This story is in the vein of James Bond. You have a cadre of super secret agents fighting and plotting with and against one another over the formula of a nerve gas developed by an ex Russian scientist. The bulk of the narrative takes place in Odessa, where a conference for agriculture is taking place. The scientist is giving a speech, the main character, Jake Adams, is there guarding a couple of executives, other agents are in the woodwork.

Pretty soon the story goes off in several directions. The primary sub plot deals with a group of Kurdish terrorists who overthrow a US Base that happens to be overseeing deadly nerve gas bombs. To tell you the truth, if this whole part of the story were cut out, comprising perhaps 1/3 of the novel, nothing would have been lost. I am unsure why its here.

Towards the end, the story gets a little goofy. I did like that the agents were for the most part on the fallible side. They were making mistakes and getting hurt. Something you dont always encounter. Other than that... hmmmm worth reading if you want to spend a couple hours being entertained along the lines of a 007 movie.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A six stars reading, October 24, 2006

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Jorge Frid (Mexico City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Extreme Faction (Jake Adams International Thriller Series #2) (Paperback)

When you read a book that:

Is always on the plot without rendering the landscape or buildings.

Can't be closed.

Can be true all the way.

The love story is just that.

Doesn't describe technologies nobody'll understand.

Has a paramount end.

Then the book deserves SIX stars.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extreme Faction is a nailbiting, contemporary thriller., September 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Extreme Faction (Jake Adams International Thriller Series #2) (Paperback)

Trevor Scott does it again with Extreme Faction. As up to date as today's headlines. A real roller coaster of a thriller. When does it hit the silver screen?