The Fifth Internationale [Kindle Edition]

Jack King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 24, 2011

From the author of WikiJustice comes this internationally-acclaimed and gripping thriller of the post Cold War world of espionage.

Now that the Iron Curtain had come crushing down, and Soviet satellite countries switched allegiance to the United States, their communist spies are no longer needed. Hundreds of thousands are discharged, but not retired - they form The Fifth Internationale, building a global conspiracy that will allow them to manipulate world governments to their own end.

Only one man can stop them.

The Fifth Internationale, by Jack King

ISBN: 9780986787119

First published in print by Leisure Books, 374 pages.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

King, a former courier of top-secret information, delivers a tightly wound debut thriller centered around a complex and sometimes cloudy conspiracy theory. While working as the deputy legal attache for the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, down-to-earth FBI agent Stan Penskie witnesses the assassination of his sister's fiance, a CIA agent who'd posited a shocking conspiracy theory. The event throws Stan's life into a tailspin and leads him on a frenzied chase after a group called the Fifth Internationale, "an elusive organization of unthinkable resources and proportions" that may be bent on destabilizing world power structures and financial markets. Through his quest, Stan meets people from various government agencies, but he has no idea who to trust or even where his investigation is leading. Readers will empathize with Stan's bewilderment as they try to untangle the story's many threadsâ€"a task that will challenge even the most diligent reader. Intelligent dialogue, relentless pacing and well-rounded characters (including a hauntingly familiar American president) compensate somewhat for the byzantine plotting, but the story's primary saving grace is its deft evocation of the Polish culture and cityscape.
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Review

"If you like spy thrillers with shady characters, twisting plots that involve international conspiracies, and fascinating foreign locales, then you must read Jack King's The Fifth Internationale." The Beach Metro News

"A New King of Thrillers on the Horizon." Sisters in Crime.

"King's debut novel is powerful, riveting and an incredible ride through the back passageways of international politics. Strong characters, believable (if incredible) plot lines and nonstop action almost make each page turn without the reader's help. King has entered the spy genre arena with some hefty ammunition of his own." TheBestReviews.com and the Old Book Barn Gazette

"King, a former courier of top-secret information, delivers a tightly wound debut thriller ... [with] intelligent dialogue, relentless pacing and well-rounded characters (including a hauntingly familiar American president)." Publisher's Weekly

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Product Details

• File Size: 460 KB
• Print Length: 375 pages
• Publisher: Goat Path Publishing (August 24, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005J6H7VA
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #428,607 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

As a former top-secret government courier, Jack King was privy to all the ins and outs of covert maneuvering on a global scale. He has turned his work experience into a series of novels that resonate with authenticity. The corridors of power, with their backstabbing, greed, and corruption, are the focus points of Jack's books.

From a stint at a dreary communist factory, playing soccer for a major league club, earning a green belt in Kyok-sul (North Korean hand-to-hand combat school), and getting twice stubbed in the abdomen, to couriering top-secret information, brushing with the biggest VIPs in the Nation, and playing cat-and-mouse game with thugs from military police, Jack also likes to boast that he no longer owns a suit, and made the brave step into a world without TV.

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