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Summary: A spy story with an SF twist
Review: An enjoyable novel that puts a PSI twist (with a scientific bent) on spy-thriller novel. Once I started this novel I couldn't put it down. Great story with a lot of twists and turns. I have a soft spot for both SF an spy stories, so for me this killed two birds with one stone. It's sort of like Stephen King in a way. It brings to mind "firstarter" with a completely different story.
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Summary: A spy story with an SF twist
Review: An enjoyable novel that puts a PSI twist (with a scientific bent) on spy-thriller novel. Once I started this novel I couldn't put it down. Great story with a lot of twists and turns. I have a soft spot for both SF an spy stories, so for me this killed two birds with one stone. It's sort of like Stephen King in a way. It brings to mind "firstarter" with a completely different story.
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Summary: Not bad read, only got one question:
Review: Don't know if the Director of CIA also suffered a budget cut and lost his bodyguard(s)+wheelman, and would have involved himself in a fatal traffic accident when he had to drive by himself alone to CIA at Langley. If this was possible, what extraordinary power we are talking about?
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Summary: A SHOCKING THRILLER FULL OF UNEXPECTED TWISTS
Review: Extraordinary Powers is an amazing book that tells a plausible story with likable main characters. And it makes your palms sweat, the clarity with which he describes frantic chases, gun fights and emotions.The greatest triumph of the novel is its unpredictability. Admittedly, the beginning gave me what I had anticipated but from then onwards, every thing that goes is never what you expect. Just when you settle down for a respite from the intense action, Finder slaps you in the face and keeps you turning pages at ten pages a minute with another chase, more mind-reading and more uncovering of the conspiracy. A very well-crafted work. That is where the story succeeds, in capturing your attention and keeping you reading on. The novel is utterly well crafted, the conspiracy completely probable and the action searingly hot. Most notable is the ending which is satisfying and better then at least half of the other books availible. Just when you least expect it, the dazzling suspense starts boiling again. Like every other book, this one has its flaws, namely the fact that the dialogue is unconvincing. Every one talks in exactly the same way! Finder also tends to occassionaly drift away and end up overwhelming the reader with TOO much detail. All this aside, Extraordinary Powers is one HELL OF A READ.
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Summary: Finder is a Political Visionary
Review: Extraordinary Powers is the second in Finder's collection of four (to date) outstanding novels which, upon investigation, reveal some of the most enlightening political info and predictions of our time. His first book, Moscow Club, accurately predicted the Soviet coup just before its occurrence. His second, Extraordinary Powers, accurately predicted the exposure of a high ranking CIA mole. His third, Zero Hour, explains the pitiful security of the world's finance system (and thank God it hasnt come true yet!), and his latest High Crimes pre-dates by three years a remarkably similar tale as the one recently uncovered concerning former Senator Bob Kerrey's command in Vietnam. A truly informative and knowledgeable man with a knack for fantastic presentation, Finder's books are some of the finest around. Pick them up, and you won't ever want to put them down.
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Summary: Finder is a Political Visionary
Review: High Crimes is the latest (last?) in Finder's collection of four (to date) outstanding novels which, upon investigation, reveal some of the most enlightening political info and predictions of our time. His first book, Moscow Club, accurately predicted the Soviet coup just before its occurrence. His second, Extraordinary Powers, accurately predicted the exposure of a high ranking CIA mole. His third, Zero Hour, explains the pitiful security of the world's finance system (and thank God it hasnt come true yet!), and his latest High Crimes pre-dates by three years a remarkably similar tale as the one recently uncovered concerning former Senator Bob Kerrey's command in Vietnam. A truly informative and knowledgeable man with a knack for fantastic presentation, Finder's books are some of the finest around. Pick them up, and you won't ever want to put them down.
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Summary: EXTRA GOOD THRILLER
Review: I am not going to bore you with the details of this book. All I will say is… this book keeps you guessing all the way until the last page. Some of you know of Finder’s works and know how good he is, but for those of you who do not… then there is no time to waste. Mr. Finder’s work, and he only has written 4 books, are becoming hard to find. This book was first published a while ago and reissued. My good reader you must not hesitate, and you must rely on my good faith as a reviewer that this guy is good… real good. I have ordered his first thriller, The Moscow Club, from old book dealers on the web. There are even rumors that Mr. Finder has a new thriller upcoming, but I have no knowledge of this. There are many people waiting for a Finder thriller, including me. I recommend all of Mr. Finder’s work; ZERO HOUR, HIGH CRIMES. Also, when you see his books, buy it. You will be surprised at how good Joseph Finder’s books are. Please be assured that these books will be some of your best reading at anytime. Check my other reviews [...] You will not be disappointed Tripp
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Summary: A Dissenting Opinion
Review: I beg to differ with the other reviewers; I must be a little less charitable. Mr Finder seemed to have written this book by cutting and pasting snatches from old L.L. Bean and Brooks Brothers catalogs, Michelin tour guides, and old tourist phrase books. We are bombarded by constant references to what the hero and his wife were wearing (labels, always labels), what they were eating or drinking, what they were driving, and what they were speaking. I am sincerely glad that Mr. Finder is an accomplished linguist but dismayed at the condescension and arrogance of his blurting out foreign sentences and then translating them for those of us who are not significantly enlightened or do not have the benefit of an Eastern education. As to plausability, how could someone as intelligent as the hero (who is supposedly is a brilliant intellectual properties attorney) be so dense as to put all of his fortune in one institution with a questionable reputation and how he keeps vowing he would never get sucked back into the intrigue of espionage but nonetheless does. Needless to say, the web of coincidences boggles the mind. One of the worst books ever written.
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Summary: High Quality Story
Review: I thought his first book was just great so I had high hopes for this one. I would say that it is a bit of a let down but still a very good work. It delivers just a fun read that keeps a real good pace through out. There are a fair number of course changes and sub plots that keep it interesting. As he did in Moscow Club, he writes very smart characters that keep you involved. I also am very pleased with the political detail he places in the books and the tension that tends to bring. Overall a good effort and a book well worth the price.
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Summary: High Quality Story
Review: I thought his first book was just great so I had high hopes for this one. I would say that it is a bit of a let down but still a very good work. It delivers just a fun read that keeps a real good pace through out. There are a fair number of course changes and sub plots that keep it interesting. As he did in Moscow Club, he writes very smart characters that keep you involved. I also am very pleased with the political detail he places in the books and the tension that tends to bring. Overall a good effort and a book well worth the price.
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