The Assassin: A Novel

The headlines only reveal half the truth. Here?s the real story. . . .

Abu Qasim, the ruthless and cunning Al Qaeda leader who nearly succeeded in blowing up a meeting of the G-8 in Paris, has escaped from the grasp of the Americans and is plotting his next move. A small band of powerful men, highly placed leaders of industry and politics in the West, have decided they need to target and destroy the terrorist and his inner circle before he can strike again. When a prominent Russian dissident is poisoned in London, however, it?s clear that there?s a very dangerous leak within the ranks of the Westerners, and that Abu Qasim has turned the tables on his rivals---it is now he who is pursuing, and his aim is to kill.

Admiral Jake Grafton dispatches special agent Tommy Carmellini to infiltrate the plot. He tracks the gorgeous and seductive Marisa Petrou, a Frenchwoman who may be Qasim?s daughter and who has her own reasons for wanting him alive---or wishing him dead. Qasim, meanwhile, has a trick up his sleeve---one that he?s been planning for years.

Who is behind the methodical assassinations of the wealthy and powerful Western vigilante team? Will Abu Qasim slip the noose once again? In this pulse-pounding thriller, Tommy Carmellini must put a stop to a master of terror before he unleashes even more death.

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1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-11-2009; Embarrassing.; First and last experience with this author. Good idea but embarrassing execution.Aside from lamentable dialog, a lot of this was laughably bad. One example - the "hero" is guarding two of the primary characters after they were nearly...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-16-2009; Whatta mess!; Mr. Coonts really disappoints with "Assassin." I liked Jake Grafton when he was a flier and an admiral in the earlier Coonts works, but now he has evolved into a cryptic and tremendously cold CIA officer -- in the course of "Assassin" he...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-16-2009; Whatta mess!; Mr. Coonts really disappoints with "Assassin." I liked Jake Grafton when he was a flier and an admiral in the earlier Coonts works, but now he has evolved into a cryptic and tremendously cold CIA officer -- in the course of "Assassin" he...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-12-2009; Something like a second-rate Hollywood thriller; This novel has a very clear theme: fighting the never-ending anti-terrorist war. What's different from the reality is that the momentum behind the war is not the will and strength of the American government and its allies, but several...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-19-2009; Classic Coonts; I have read every book Coonts has written and he is number one on my list.He is always a five star rating.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-09-2008; Peculiar book at best; I'm a fan of Coonts and I've tried to like this book. It gets off to a great start and the overall concept is good, but the writing takes an experimental twist that I can't warm up to. The reader is in the dark for far too much of the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-11-2009; Embarrassing.; First and last experience with this author. Good idea but embarrassing execution.Aside from lamentable dialog, a lot of this was laughably bad. One example - the "hero" is guarding two of the primary characters after they were nearly...; read full review | report as inappropriate