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Seven Seconds Paperback – January 1, 2010

by Jack Henderson (Author)

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In early 2003, an ousted UN weapons inspector is assassinated on the eve of a bombshell press conference. Rumours surface that this man had been passed damning evidence of a worldwide cabal of unimaginable power and wealth, and of their endgame that the coming war was meant to set in motion.It was the stuff of the wildest conspiracy theories: a global elite engineering the crash of financial markets, the soaring prices of food and energy, the numbing of the general population through a manufactured climate of fear. With the murdered man discredited and his evidence destroyed, all of it would soon be forgotten.But two intertwined parts of a coded text survived the assassination. One half is in the hands of a young female operative, already on the run from her own dark past. The other is delivered to the only man alive capable of unlocking its promise: a long-suppressed technology that could either usher in a new age of peace for all mankind, or become the ultimate weapon of mass destruction.

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496 pages
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English
Publisher

Sphere
Publication date

January 1, 2010
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7.87 x 1.3 x 5.12 inches
ISBN-10

0751541273
ISBN-13

978-0751541274
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sphere (January 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0751541273
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0751541274
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.87 x 1.3 x 5.12 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #6,219,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #145,609 in Suspense Thrillers
- #236,225 in Action & Adventure Fiction (Books)

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Donald B.

Excellent follow-up

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2012

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Excellent follow-up to first book. Answers several questions left at the end and ties things up nicely. Character development was a little shallow, but all-in-all, an enjoyable summer read.

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Charles Green

A Flabby and Unexciting Effort

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2010

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7 Seconds is a direct follow-up to Jack Henderson's debut novel Maximum Impact . If you haven't read 'Impact'I would strongly recommend doing so before tackling '7 Seconds'; the faintly ridiculous plot of Henderson's most recent effort makes absolutely no sense without at least a passing knowledge of events in the previous book.

Of course once you've read Maximum Impact you might choose to skip reading 7 Seconds entirely and to be honest you wouldn't be missing much if you did. Whilst 'Impact' was a sevicable, pacy techno-thriller the sequel is flabby, poorly paced, unexciting and suffers from some highly dubious plotting.

Picking up a year or two after the events of Maximum Impact, 7 Seconds once again features Jeannie Reese and John Fagan (why the author decided to bring these two characters back I have no idea, since they are utterly devoid of the sort of charisma or appeal that would demand a return). Although the book's central plot is effectively a standalone story in its own right the book does require knowledge of Fagan & Reese's past history together in order to make much sense, and no form of recap is provided.

Dumping the 'domestic, white-supremacist terrorist threat' of Maximum Impact, 7 Seconds replaces it with that hoary old plot device of the hidden cabal of weathly individuals secretly running the world from behind the scenes. With secret detention centres, private armies with fleets of black helicopters and mind control technology all on display the book feels like the bastard child of the X-Files and Men In Black and as a consequence events veer dangerously towards the implausible almost from the start. By the time the story reaches its conclusion and you have mysterious, life-giving energy sources and underground bunkers you're firmly into territory previously occupied by TV's LOST and the book has passed over the line from Thriller to Sci-fi. The final few pages, which make Indiana Jones' survival of a nuclear blast by hiding in a fridge in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull seem the height of realism by comparison, are so ridiculous as to be laughable.

It doesn't help matters that the book is also about 30% longer than it needs to be. Whole subplots, including for example one featuring Matthew & Elizabeth, the children rescured by John Fagan during events in 'Impact', could be excised entirely without the book suffering in any way. Other areas could be tightened up considerably. Despite punchy moments of action there's a distinct lack of urgency to proceedings. The fact that Reese and Fagan remain apart for 90% of the book's length also means there is a lack of focus to the narrative as Henderson tries to keep two central plot strands and a number of subplots all moving forward. For a thriller 7 Seconds lacks real excitement to keep the reader hooked.

It also lacks compelling characters. As I've mentioned before Reese and Fagan aren't the most charismatic of leads and most of the other good guys have little more than cameos and are there simply to serve the plot. Worst of all however, the bad guys are also utterly anaemic. I can understand that with August Griffin the author is trying to create a shadowy, mysterious figure but in doing so he also fails to give him any real life. Even his eventual fate comes as a real anti-climax. April Medici meanwhile just doesn't work as a believable character on any level. In fact the secret cabal behind events is a horribly misconceived entity. For a highly secret organisation that was behind the Kennedy assassinations they seem utterly incompetent. Despite inexhaustible resources they're unable to capture one computer geek or hold onto three children. Also why an outfit that's meant to be so secret would keep a whole floor of an expensive New York hotel reserved for their exlusive use is inexplicable. Surely if their that wealthy and powerful they'd just have a private hotel of their own to avoid risk of discovery.

Its ridiculous plotting of this sort, combined with poor pacing and character work that fatally undermines 7 Seconds. I hope this is just a case of 'second book syndrome' for Jack Henderson and that he bounces back with his next novel. In order to do so however, he needs to work on his plots and get himself a far more ruthless editor.

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Anthony Skellern

The perfect thriller

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2013

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This is the real deal. Jack Henderson writes gripping hi-tec action thrillers with engagingly eccentric characters and pulse-raising action scenes. This is the sequel to the equally exciting 'Maximum Impact', but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone read.

Mazer

lightning strikes twice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2015

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Great follow up to Jack's first novel. I'm really looking forward to the day John Fagan makes it onto the big screen