Triangle of Death [Hardcover]

Michael Levine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1996

From the man 60 Minutes called "America's  top undercover cop"comes a gripping companion  to his bestselling expose, Deep Cover--a novel  inspired by real events.

Drawing from  the most dangerous real-life deep cover mission of  Michael Levine's illustrious career as a DEA  agent, Triangle of Death is as  fast-paced and explosive as his bestselling expose Deep  Cover.

While working on a top  secret assignment, Rene Villarino, Levine's only  friend and fellow agent, has disappeared. Rene's  mission was to find the source of La Reina Blanca, or  The White Queen, a deadly new form of cocaine  engineered as one of the most addictive and dangerous  drugs known to man.

Levine finds  his friend's tortured body in Argentina and  immediately suspects that the Triangle of Death, a huge  underground organization created by escaped Nazi  war criminals, is responsible for both Rene's death  and for the manufacture of The White Queen. Now  Levine, with the help of the Israeli Mossad, must  bring the Triangle of Death to its own timely  demise.

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A Paraguayan drug lord teams up with a sect of long-lost Nazis to produce a drug called White Queen, which can radically alter the sexual abilities of humans before it kills them. Chasing White Queen through the Mediterranean, South America, and the United States is a Drug Enforcement Agency undercover operative--based largely on Michael Levine himself, who is a former DEA agent--posing as an Algerian businessman. Husband-and-wife team Michael Levine and Laura Kavanau, draw on Levine's experience to ground the story while its characters rush off in a whirl of international intrigue and science-gone-bad.

From Publishers Weekly

Drawing on cases he worked during his 25 years as a DEA agent, Levine reunites with Kavanau (coauthor of Levine's bestselling memoir Deep Cover, 1990) to tell a tale of anti-drug derring-do that's as mean and rapid-fire as a dope dealer's Uzi. In the manner of Richard Marcinko, Levine casts himself as the narrator/agent who goes undercover to tangle with a South American drug cartel with Nazi connections and the Middle-Eastern oilmen who plan to exchange black gold for white powder. The stakes are vengeance for the slaughter of one of Levine's colleagues, and the multibillion-dollar market promised by a new form of cocaine, the White Queen, which prolongs sexual ecstasy. Levine's characterizations are believable, if not deep, and he makes an appealing hero as a man searching for justice in a world that no longer recognizes the concept. The action is exceptionally furious, and brutal, told in pulp style. What gives this thriller its edge, though, is Levine's world-class knowledge of the drug business and of its lawful, too often squabbling, enemies. Author tour.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 395 pages
• Publisher: Delacorte Press; First edition (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385314752
• ISBN-13: 978-0385314756
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,151,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wake-up call..., January 13, 2000

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This review is from: Triangle of Death (Mass Market Paperback)

Once you get through this book, and realize that this man has LIVED this experience, it makes you wonder just what the hell our government thinks it's doing. Also makes you grateful that people like him are still willing to stick their necks out despite the fact that these folks are routinely left hanging, so to speak. Not ONLY is this book a thriller, but it's a wake up call to those "patriots" who are still blind enough to believe that either the Democrats OR the Republicans have their best interests in mind.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real page turner!, August 23, 1999

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This review is from: Triangle of Death (Mass Market Paperback)

Mr. Levine outdoes himself in this book. Unlike his previous works, this is a fictional story. Mr. Levine has drawn on his past experiences as a deep cover agent to create a spy saga that will keeps your attention. Like in his other books, Mr. Levine exposes the truth about the crooked and inept "leaders," charged with our safety and welfare. If action, adventure, and conspiracies are to your tastes, buy this book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This novel deftly probes the darkest secrets of the DEA ., September 30, 1996

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This review is from: Triangle of Death (Hardcover)

Ex-DEA special agent Michael Levine reveals the riveting and tragic story of a government mired in corruption and as blinded by greed and hungry for power as the drug cartels it purports to hunt. This deeply disturbing novel is based on the author's personal experiences in United States Federal law enforcement. "Triangle of Death" uncovers the twisted inner-workings of the DEA and it's desperate search for the killers of a federal deep-cover agent-- an international crime syndicate seeking world domination through the introduction of a deadly new form of cocaine, La Reina Blanca. Michael Levine leads the reader on a harrowing, disturbing trek through the jungles of South America, to the desert sands of Israel; a journey which turns deadly for many. The journey becomes an odyssey for the reader, the search for a truth which will ultimately link Jew and Nazi, criminal and cop. This book is a MUST READ. The author deftly weaves the threads of the story, performing the ritual kumite of the martial artist while waiting for the moment to strike. "Triangle of Death" will leave the reader desperate for answers and afraid to hear them.<HTML>