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Summary: Careless stupid errors mar otherwise excellent Tale
Review: ...I did enjoy the detail that the author taught about tradecraft in the art of spying.I also liked the love interest and much better than Clancy in writing love scenes.They almost read like a quality women's romance novel.Briggs Tanner seems to be a hero who needs many more adventures to bring out all his good qualities.I just hope he doesn't keep paying people off for valuable services with $1,000 bills since they do not exist in the real world any longer.As we all know 70% of all us $100 bills are found outside of the United States and that is the highest bill in circulation. My last point that better editing would have helped is hard to explain without giving away some of the excellent story line.Suffice it to say that in a book that tries so hard to do details like Heckler and Koch MP-5 submachine guns and Lar-v bubbleless rebreathing devices ,the error is amazing. The author describes a secret device as using a method of energy production which did not exist at the time that the device was produced.If the device was modified he never explains that this was done .In my last review I was more descriptive of this major error and that may have resulted in my review being thrown out.So I will keep it vague. But I wish to emphasize that I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I loved his quotable lines such as Never trust luck unless you have no other choice. Always assume you are under surveillance and act accordingly. Simpler is better is the rule of special ops. The final and best measure of a book is that I wanted to keep reading it and did it in three days and neglected my other work.But it was also fun once I got into it to see how many stupid but easily correctible little but important errors of fact were in the book.I hope the author reads this and fixes the ones that I was right about and writes another great book like this one soon but gets someone who was in the Navy (Military )to edit minor but important errors of fact.
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Summary: Thriller
Review: A covert agent jumps into action when a man is brutally assasinated in front of him--the search for a motive leads the reader on an international trail of espionage. Fast-paced, entertaing read.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: A great book, a wonderful choice for a summer read!! If you like Clancy, you'll love this!!
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Summary: International Thriller
Review: A well written book with lots of action. If you like Ludlum and Clancy, you will enjoy this story.
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Summary: Top Of The Line Book!
Review: After reading this outstanding book I hope that Grant Blackwood writes many more books. This book was very impressive. The main character in this book was also outstanding. Briggs Tanner is the hero of the future. I also hope he is in the next Blackwood book. This book can be truthfully described as a page turner.It starts out with a bang and never lets up.The action in this book takes you all over the world.You go to Japan,Israel,the United States and well as deep sea diving in the Pacific Ocean.You have a Japanese billionaire,radical Palestenians,as well as bad Americans. The author manages to combine all of these forces to make one exciting book. The secret on the floor of the Pacific Ocean is a very original idea. The ending of this book is also very good. Read this book. You will be delighted.
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Summary: non stop action!!
Review: Although I have not seen any previous works by this author, I expect and would certainly hope to see more. This was a great action story with an intriguing plot and believable characters. It was a book that was truly hard to put down once started. I would put Mr. Blackwood on par with Clancy or any of the other top action/adventure writers today. I look forward to his next novel.
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Summary: The End of Enemies is Phenomenal
Review: As a wannabe, I was thrilled to read about local writer Grant Blackwood's new book, The End of Enemies, in our hometown newspaper. I arrived early for the first noted book signing and was pleasantly surprised when Mr. Blackwood took several minutes to discuss the making of his book. I whizzed through the first two chapters before deciding the autographed paper back was too precious to render dog-eared and immediately placed an Internet order for a second, "expendable" copy. The End of Enemies is more than just a great story; it is a first novel by a master storyteller. While some have compared the work to James Bond stories, I found Mr. Blackwood's vast application of real world knowledge and his ability to spin a complex web and then bring it all neatly together more similar to the writing of Tom Clancy. Several chapters into the story-which switches settings and characters at breakneck speed-I forced myself to consider whether I truly understood the many pieces/parts. The answer was a resounding YES! The End of Enemies is written so well that it pushes reading speeds to new heights yet loses not a scintilla of comprehension. Though the frequent use of acronyms was a bit confusing at first, I quickly realized the modern world operates within a sea of abbreviations and that to fully spell out each term would inject an unnatural feeling, especially to dialogue. Bottom line: The End of Enemies is a terrific book and I heartily recommend it to all readers (PG13 and above, that is.) Gifted new writers don't surface often, and my only fear is that Grant Blackwood's talent could easily be overlooked in the light speed flow of new releases ... So, read the book and spread the word so that we may enjoy many, many more Grant Blackwood novels!
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Summary: Another Winner!
Review: As I said in my review of Blackwood's second book (Wall of Night, which I read first), I generally don't go for suspense-thrillers, but neither The End of Enemies nor The Wall of Night are ordinary suspense-thrillers. My husband, who does read a lot of these kinds of books, agrees wholeheartedly. If I had a spot on bookshelf devoted solely to "books I couldn't put down", both these books would be the first ones there! Chapter one of The End of Enemies starts out with Blackwood's hero, Briggs Tanner, vacationing in Japan where he witnesses a murder. Once involved in finding out the who/what/why of the crime, Tanner finds himself neck deep in a deftly woven plot that takes him to Alaska, to a mysterious island in the Pacific, and finally to war-torn Beirut. One thing that I especially liked was that the action and adventure wasn't gratuitous -- everything in the story belonged there, instead of being "planted" simply to add thrills. Every piece -- from characters to sub-plots - fit into the larger whole. I really like that in books, and too often find it lacking. The verdict on The End of Enemies? 10 stars if I could! Great action and intrigue, fun and compelling characters, and a plot that pushes you ahead to the final page and a great finish.
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Summary: Great Adventure!
Review: Blackwood captures the essence of adventure and intrigue in The End of Enemies. As the pages go by, the excitments builds and the plot falls together for great page-turning excitement. Love them or hate them, the characters are memorable and stick with you: The mysterious Camille, lovable Bear, naive Bernice and Saul, and tricky, spiteful Stucky.... They all weave together into the adventure. All I know is, I want the hero, Briggs Tanner, on my side. Bottom line, Blackwood delivers! I can hardly wait for Briggs Tanner's next adventure!
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Summary: Action, Intrigue and character development to boot
Review: Blackwood masterfully mixes fast paced adventure and cliff hanger chapters with full character development that will keep the reader engaged throughout the book. Tanner and Stucky are fully developed and diametrically opposed characters who are sure to clash at every turn. Blackwood puts in enough naval and intel detail to keep fans of Clancy and Cussler on thier toes while his story and character development stand on their own merits. I'm a huge fan of John Sanford's "Prey" series and read this book and Sanford's latest in the same week...I'll be waiting just as eagerly for the next Blackwood as I will for the next Sanford!
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