Series: Paul Richter | Publication Date: August 1, 2010
The second high-adrenalin, techno-espionage international thriller featuring maverick British agent Paul Richter. Off the island of Crete an illicit diver finds a 30-year-old aircraft wreck on the seabed. From amongst the corpses still strapped inside he recovers a steel case containing four sealed flasks. The rogue diver manages to cut one of them open . . . but within twelve hours succumbs to a hideous death. Agency trouble-shooter Paul Richter is delegated to investigate the source of the mystery killer, but encounters far more questions than answers. Why has the CIA directed total destruction of the aircraft’s remnants? Why is a hit team roaming the island to eliminate anyone with close knowledge of the missing flasks? Who is now picking off members of the hit team itself? And why are retired agents back in America getting professionally eliminated? As Richter gets ever closer to unraveling a decades-old secret, even he is unprepared for the sheer horror of the truth about to be disclosed. The shadowy world of covert operations and espionage unfolded at breakneck pace by a writer with first-hand experience.
James Barrington, a trained military pilot, has worked in the secretive world about which he writes. His first Paul Richter thriller was Overkill. This is his second.
This review is from: Pandemic (Paul Richter) (Paperback)
Another of the "Paul Richter" novels, so well written by Barrington. Characters are believable, situations frighteningly plausible, and so well written. Highly recommended and very entertaining.
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This review is from: Pandemic (Paul Richter) (Paperback)
I picked up Pandemic by pure chance. What a read. The insights from the author are staggering. Not only is the story well crafted, but the proposed theme of the book is almost astonishing and it is difficult to disagree with the theme.
The detailed annexure with references to key information underpins the theme in the book and as a result makes this one of the most gripping stories that I have ever read.
One can only hope that many more insights into the world of politics, espionage and war will continue to be shared by Mr "Barrington".
Highly recommend this novel as well as his recently released "Payback".
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