Flint's Law [Mass Market Paperback]

Paul Eddy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 5, 2003

An international money launderer is just within the grasp of undercover agent Grace Flint. Then everything explodes before her eyes when a friend is murdered, her target escapes, and her own conduct is under question.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Grace Flint has international money launderer Karl Grober almost within her grasp when a young female agent she trained dies in the undercover operation that was supposed to bring Grober to justice. Someone gave Ruth Apple up to Grober, but Flint, second-in-command of the Financial Strike Force, can't bring herself to accept what the evidence indicates; that Ruth Apple was betrayed by Flint's own husband. Her marriage a sham, her career in shreds, the plucky Brit who made her debut in Eddy's well-received first thriller (Flint) vows to track Ben Gates down and make him pay for Ruth's death. But before she can, the traitor she loved attacks a target even closer to home. Flint's Law is a tightly plotted, smartly paced novel with an ending that's just ambiguous enough to whet readers' appetites for Flint's next outing. --Jane Adams --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Publishers Weekly

Periodically, a really good thriller coincides with the perfect real-world climate for its plot: this is such a one. Investigative reporter Eddy brings back Grace Flint, undercover cop and international op par excellence, in this sequel to his debut novel, Flint. Flint is now married and has the run of a Connecticut estate, but hasn't given up her day job working for salty FBI vet Aldus Cutter and his Financial Strike Force, an international team of cops and intelligence officers out to shut down the money laundering operations of the world. The book opens with a disastrous mission failure on the southern tip of Manhattan in which a member of Flint's team is killed. Though the initiative is called off, Flint starts her own off-the-books search for the quarry, crisscrossing the Atlantic from New York to Leipzig on the trail of an elusive German with a flair for hiding the money trail. Meanwhile, Flint's husband turns out to be a cipher, a mole planted inside the FSF by parties unknown. And no one is safe: Flint's father is brutally assaulted and left for dead on his English farm, and Flint herself is now in the crosshairs. But who is behind the gun? The FSF? MI6? A ruthless ex-Stasi thug left over from the Cold War? And what makes Flint such a highly prized target? Eddy's plotting will once again leave audiences breathless, and it's the rare male reader who won't have a crush on Flint by the book's end. Eddy is clearly on to something here.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Onyx (August 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451411005
• ISBN-13: 978-0451411006
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,624,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars superb thriller, July 22, 2002

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flint's Law (Hardcover)

The Financial Strike Force is an international organization that focuses on money laundering on a global scale. Grace Flint, FSF Assistant Director is poised to bring down German crime czar Karl Groeber but it turns sour when an agent is killed. Grace takes this personally because she personally recruited the operative.

After going over the failed investigation, it becomes apparent that someone with insider knowledge sold them out. That person is Grace's husband Ben. It turns out that there is no record to prove that Grace's husband ever existed, which means he was a spy designed to get close to Flint. When Ben causes Grace's father grievous injuries she vows to hunt him down and bring him to justice even if it means going through Karl Groeber to do it.

Grace Flint is a flawed imperfect heroine who endears herself to the audience because of her willingness to take responsibility for her actions. Except for her, it's hard to tell the heroes from the villains in FLINT'S LAW because most of the players have their own agenda and alliances. The story line compulsively compels readers to finish this tale in one sitting. It will be very hard to wait for the next installment in this dynamic new series.

Harriet Klausner

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mandrake - four and half stars, September 22, 2002

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RachelWalker "RachelW" (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flint's Law (Hardcover)

"Mandrake" (I use the UK title of this book.) is a couple notches better than "Flint". While that was sometimes very confusing, with all the flitting back from past to present, and all the to-ing and fro-ing of the various fraudulent monies, and lots and lots of characters who all seem to meld into one. This one is far better.

It's still confusing, at times, but not nearly as much. The writing is brilliant...its incredibly compelling and powerful, written in a tense, brutally efficient and to-the-point style. The book speeds all over the globe, from the US to Croatia and the pace never lets up.

The characters are mercifully fewer, and are slightly better developed. the plot is complex and interesting. I can certainly reccomend this book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Grace, July 18, 2003

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sweetmolly (RICHMOND, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flint's Law (Hardcover)

"Flint's Law" was my introduction to Grace Flint, heroine extraordinaire. Grace is a maverick assistant director of one of the U.S. Government's alphabetical spook forces that investigates money laundering.

The novel opens explosively with a heart-stoppingly dangerous sting operation going terribly bad under Grace's direction. To her horror, she discovers her husband of one year is on the bad guy's team. His cover was perfect. It is inconceivable that this quirky, humorous, obsessed bird-lover could be a deep cover assassin. Grace relentlessly sprints around the world chasing him down. The villains pop up everywhere, and often the most deadly battles are between rival intelligence agencies.

The pace is fast and furious, but with surprisingly strong characterizations. I kept hoping Grace would find out it was a terrible mistake about her husband's nefarious intentions. Mr. Eddy had done such a good job of convincing the reader as well as Grace of Ben's lovable character; it was almost sickening to accept his deep betrayal. Grace is not portrayed as Wonder Woman. She is impulsive, somewhat paranoid (who could blame her for that?), headstrong and arrogant. The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger that clearly is trying to whet your appetite for the next installment.

The story barely manages to keep all its threads intact. There are so many competing agencies, players, and competing goals; it is easy to become confused. I did idly wonder how a Brit could be an assistant director of a U.S. intelligence agency, but willingly granted the author artistic license. In spite of these minor flaws, I highly recommend "Flint's Law" for non-stop entertainment.
-sweetmolly-Amazon Reviewer