- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books (Jun 17 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0812576381
- ISBN-13: 978-0812576382
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.7 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 154 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
Fans of "Hunt's answer to James Bond," the rogue DEA agent Jack Novak, might find some pleasure in seeing how the whole shooting match started: this seventh book in the series is billed as a "prequel," predating the first Novak adventure (Cozumel) by five years. But readers who have managed to stay out of the former Watergate burglar's recent fictional loop might well be baffled by the violent, sexist and xenophobic tone of the enterprise. In the course of bringing down a couple of high-ranking Mexican drug lords and rescuing a fellow DEA agent from a Mazatlan jail, Novak kills dozens of people with only a bit of pro forma bitching from his bureaucratic bosses. His behavior is apparently excused because a Mexican drug cartel has just tortured and murdered DEA agent Kiki Camarena, so anything goes. This might even reflect actual internal agency policies of the period, but it comes across here as less than convincing--especially when Novak is allowed to spend vast amounts of confiscated cash on a luxuriant lifestyle, and to have frequent inappropriate sex (including the porno favorite of mother and daughter) on land, sea and in the air (twice). And Mexico-resident Novak's rough caricatures of Mexicans--even the peasants and priests he apparently approves of--add to the book's discomfort level. (Jan.)
Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.Review
"Hunt handles dialogue well, moves the action even better, and provides a good bit of verisimilitude . . . It's also fun for Washington readers to see how well, or ill, he captures our town and its environs."-The Washington Post Book World
"Hunt is an exceptional storyteller who leads readers through more twists and turns than a laboratory maze."-Roanoke Times
"Hunt is an exceptional storyteller who leads readers through more twists and turns than a laboratory maze."-Roanoke Times
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Fun Read!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sonora (Mass Market Paperback)
Mr. Hunt does not take himself too seriously. The Jack Novak series is meant to be a fun read with some terrific, realistic facts that only a former CIA man could provide. Great summer fare.
1.0 out of 5 stars
This one is bad.,
By Jake Blues (Calumet City, ILL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sonora (Mass Market Paperback)
I mean really bad. I like novels usually. I could not read more than 10 or 15 pages of this book. It seemed like it was not written by a real writer.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unrealistic and poorly written,
By James Antley (Gadsden, Alabama) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sonora (Mass Market Paperback)
I have to agree with the fellow from NY city below. I read only through chapter 5 before I got tired of it. I'll tell you why:First, the style of writing is readable but not high-quality. It's a step below that of most paperback novels. Secondly, the author shouldn't have written about things he hasn't researched. His understanding of general aviation aircraft is way off - too many wrong things for me to correct right now. I really doubt he was a naval aviator, just because he would be a more professional writer if he had been one. Lastly, even though this is a fiction book, I think the author has his opinions on the drug war (as do a couple of reviewers). They are wrong by a long shot. Nope, I'm not a lefty. In fact I'm a libertarian, so I could not be called politically correct. I doubt all of the illegal searches, tortures, stealing etc. done by Agent Novak could happen in real life, but it is getting really close to that. So, I would say this part is pretty realistic at least. But, if I ever see a DEA man wandering around my airplane with those intentions, some other "authorities" may find him buried underneath the localizer antenna with tow-bar indentations in his puny head. Why don't you write in something like that into your next novel, Howard? I may purchase a copy or two ;-}
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