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Displaying an enviable gift for pacing and action, Battles's debut novel is a page-turner that may remind some readers of the cult TV spy series Alias. Ex-cop Jonathan Quinn now works for a shadowy U.S. intelligence agency known merely as the Office, erasing all traces of violence and mayhem when an operation goes south. During an apparently routine assignment to look into a fatal fire that claimed the life of Robert Taggart, a viral biologist, in his Colorado home, Quinn finds evidence that Taggart was murdered, and that discovery is followed by an attempt on Quinn's own life. While Quinn survives, he learns that the Office's top operatives have been killed in near-simultaneous attacks. Quinn, who makes a compelling protagonist, heads to Europe to track down the mastermind behind the scheme. Admirers of quality espionage fiction can look forward to a new series worth following. (July)
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Jonathan Quinn is planning an early retirement. He works sporadically for an agency called the Office. He makes nearly a million a year, but he doesn't even know what branch of government funds his employer. Military intelligence? NSA? He's a contract "cleaner" who tidies the scene of a completed operation so the locals don't suspect that anything unusual has happened. It's less dangerous than operations, and that suits him. So he's surprised when an assassin attempts to kill him in his home. He must disappear temporarily. But loose ends from his last assignment nag him, ultimately thrusting him into an operation filled with violence, revenge, and betrayal. Battles hits for extra bases in his first novel. The Cleaner is a tightly written page-turner, filled with tradecraft and offering as much action as a James Bond film. The threat Quinn must neutralize may be a bit over the top—again in the Bondian manner—but fans of derring-do will happily suspend disbelief and enjoy a wild ride. Gaughan, Thomas
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A compelling, page-turning debut novel!, Nov. 8 2008
Par GinRobi (Timmins, ON, Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: The Cleaner (Mass Market Paperback)
A compelling, page-turning debut novel!

Jonathan Quinn, a professional `cleaner' for a covert government known as `The Office' is contracted to go to Colorado to `investigate' the death of a man named Taggert. However, to Quinn, the whole thing smells fishy. With the help of his apprentice, they look for any clues that need to be `cleaned'. Discovering the body of another female `agent', Quinn knows everything isn't as it seems. He knows he should be minding his own business, that he's hired to get rid of all evidence or report a lack thereof. He was taught not to dig, to just do the job and let it go.

This time, he can't. He and Nate are attacked in Quinn's own home. Now... it's personal. Agents contracted by `The Office' are being targetted, and Peter, `The Office's top dog, is being very vague with any answers or information. Quinn's not liking this at all.

Quinn and Nate disappear halfway around the world. He enlists the help of Orlando, another `agent' and a friend from his past, who currently hates his guts. As a hacker, she can find information that would be otherwise lost to him.

Then Quinn's boss asks him to go Berlin to investigate a lead that may tie-in to `The Office's disruption. There, they find out more is at stake, for bioterrorism is thick, and Quinn will do anything to stop it. Nate has disappeared; dead or alive, Quinn doesn't know. Orlando's son is kidnapped in an attempt to force Quinn and Orlando to back off. If they don't, Orlando would lose her son permanently.

Not if Quinn can help it. But there's a twist that no one, characters and reader alike, sees coming...

**I was browsing through Fantastic Fiction, looking for something new to read, and stumbled upon The Cleaner by Brett Battles. The title and cover caught my attention, so I clicked to read the synopsis. Intrigued, I checked with my local bookstore, Coles. They had one in stock. I called and had them upt it aside for me to pick up on my usual Friday night trip. An excellent debut and I can't wait for the MMP of The Deceived, Book #2, to come out next year.

Quinn is a no-nonsense, take-charge, take-no-prisoners, do-what-you-have-to sort of guy. He was taught to `clean' up a scene; to make evidence and leads disappear. I thought that was an interesting switch. I mean, usually you read a mystery with both, the detective/investigator and the killer/villain's point-of-view. This time, however, you're getting middle ground where someone is twarting the investigators while the villain never becomes a suspect. That alone was intriguing enough.

But Quinn isn't as cold as he seems; he cares for his apprentice, Nate. And his feelings for Orlando go very deep but were never acted upon. You feel for Quinn even as you're cheering him on.

Although there are quite a few characters, it's not that hard to keep track of who's who. The writing is clear and precise, not overloaded with details, an intriguing mystery. Lots of great action of all kinds, whether in battle or surveillance. A few twists that keep you guessing, and the biggest one near the end has you yelling WTH!

A cross between Robert Ludlum's `Bourne' series and Ian Fleming's `James Bond', an excellent debut novel and I can't wait to get my hands on the second. A definite recommendation for anyone who likes action/spy novels.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Good Suspense Thriller, Mai 25 2008
Par MacFly (Regina, Saskatchewan) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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The Cleaner is the debut novel for new author Brett Battles. This book is suspenseful and has quite a few twists and turns. I did find there were a fair number of characters of which to keep track but the essence of the story was very good. Quinn is a cleaner who comes in after a murder hit and removes the evidence from the scene. This is going well until he suddenly becomes the target of a hit and he sets out to find out why and discovers a much larger biological terrorism plot afoot. This book would make a great movie as it is filled with lots of action. The writing style was clear and interesting. I got bogged down a little bit in the middle but the second half of the book really kept my attention. If you're into suspense thrillers, this is a great book to read.
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