After
I finished reading this, I thought I was qualified to recruit and run sources
for the CIA. That's how authentic McCloskey's writing is.
Damascus Station is
so detailed that, at times, it seems like you're reading a how-to guide for
conducting clandestine operations. Field manuals are as boring and dry
as staring at sawdust, and this book is anything but that. McCloskey's tale is
full of high-stakes intrigue that keeps you riveted page after page, with
anxiety-inducing twists and turns guaranteed to jack up your heart rate while
you guess what will happen next.
The intricate weaving of the story's
espionage, amplified by the conflicts, desires, and ambitions of fully formed
and well-rounded characters, is a game of chess played at the highest level of
reality, with no less than countless lives hanging in the balance.
I thoroughly
enjoyed the maneuvering between the adversaries as each delved further into
their arsenal of tradecraft in order to outsmart and gain supremacy over the
other. If you are a fan of spy novels, then Damascus Station is an absolute
must.
CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad's recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.
But the cat and mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Assad's spy catcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared…
It is a detective story that turns detective stories on their head—another absolutely
fantastic read created by the incomparable Bill Schweigart.
Penned with his
signature wit, humor, and an unprecedented talent for engrossing dialogue, Bill
gives a fresh take on police procedural/detective novels.
Equal parts intrigue,
action, mystery, horror, and even a bit of history, this page-turner will have
your head spinning until the very end. This is not to be missed!
A hero cop thwarts a brutal murder and can’t remember a thing about it. But memories return—and so do the nightmares in this breathlessly paced thriller for fans of David Ricciardi and Michael Connelly.
Every town needs a hero—and Detective Cal Farrell fits the bill. He stopped an active shooter six months earlier, and now he’s become the darling of the Alexandria press. The problem is that Cal remembers nothing from that day. He’s working with a psychiatrist to recover his memories, but hasn’t had much luck.
Then, on one of his morning runs, he is once again the first…
As blistering as the firefights detailed within The Guardian is a full-throttle, non-stop freight train of action on a collision
course with your prefrontal cortex.
Reading Joshua's latest is like watching
the extended action of The Expendables films combined with the intricacy of the
John Wick sequences. I loved the use of an Air Force Pararescueman for the
story, which IMHO is an underused pedigree in the lexicon of military thriller
heroes.
Like any amazing story, the devil is in the details, and in this, Joshua
delivers again and again. From the in-depth medical knowledge PJs are required
to employ at a moment's notice to the touch and feel of the environments Lane
finds himself in, the reader is completely immersed.
I could feel the
oppressive heat of the jungle humidity, saturating the character's clothing,
and the searing heat of 40mm grenades exploding, experiencing
two very different sensations simultaneously. Joshua's writing is that good.
This story is that good. Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door. You'll
want to jump into this book as soon as possible!
From the USA Today bestselling author of Robert Ludlum’s Treadstone series, The Guardian is an action-packed adventure with a hint of romance that’s perfect for fans of Extraction and Romancing the Stone.
When a retired Air Force PJ with nothing to lose is hired to rescue a kidnapped American from the depths of the Congo Basin, what was supposed to be a simple mission quickly turns into a fight for survival …
As a member of the elite Air Force Pararescue, Travis Lane abides by the motto “These things we do, that others may live.” After an injury forces him…
Derek Harrington, retired Marine Force Recon and SERE instructor, is barely scraping by teaching the basics of wilderness survival.
His fledgling bushcraft school is on the cusp of going out of business, and expenses are piling up fast. His only true mission these days? To get his ailing father into a full care facility and to support his ex-wife and their son.
When one of his students presents him with an opportunity too good to be true―$20,000 to instruct a private group for 30 days in upstate New York―Derek reluctantly takes the job despite his reservations about the group's insistence on anonymity. But it isn't long before the training takes an unexpected turn―and a new offer is made.
