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Review by RubyFriday -- Waterworks by Jack Winnick
[Following is a volunteer review of "Waterworks" by Jack Winnick.]
Waterworks is a modern-age tale of espionage and action with Iran and the United States as the arenas, and water supplies (and those that drink them!) in California at risk. After an initial poisoning attempt by Iranian agents at a Los Angeles water plant, Uri Levin and Lara Edmond, a husband-wife team working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security, are sent to Iran to foil further attempts. Purposely separated in Iran on separate parts of the mission, but always in communication with Tom, the team leader, they ultimately reunite to save the day. Or have they? Just when the reader thinks the situation is resolved and the world can breathe easier and live to see another day, the team must face additional obstacles to bring the story to its conclusion.
Jack Winnick, the author, has developed a plot line that has very limited profanity, no gratuitous sex (even though it would be easy for an author to slip into this with espionage as a genre and a husband-wife team as its main characters), and no excessive gore. Shootings, bombings, and death by a number of methods are included throughout the story, but Winnick has not wasted words on the blood-and-guts aspects, although again, it would be easy for an author to do so. Instead, they are dealt with in a straightforward manner as a “someone shot, the other person died, and now we’re moving on,” which is as one might suspect that these realities must be dealt with in the actual realm of espionage.
Winnick has created very believable characters for the United States spies and the law enforcement officers, as well as the scientists and water plant workers. This reader, though, is not familiar enough with Iranian culture to discern the believability of that arena’s characters. All of the characters, however, are presented in a believable manner, thus giving the overall story a very real sense of plausibility and possibility. Descriptions of terrains are detailed enough so that the reader can travel with Uri and Lara in and out of the worlds they must traverse, both in the United States and Iran. Winnick also obviously has sufficient knowledge of military-type operations to be able to describe transportation vehicles, weaponry, technology, and such.
A professional proofreader was obviously used as only a few errors were noticed.
In Waterworks, Jack Winnick presents a very readable espionage tale of modern times. The story’s pacing moves well and keeps the reader engrossed in learning the outcome. Rated as 3 out of 4.
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Waterworks
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Waterworks is a modern-age tale of espionage and action with Iran and the United States as the arenas, and water supplies (and those that drink them!) in California at risk. After an initial poisoning attempt by Iranian agents at a Los Angeles water plant, Uri Levin and Lara Edmond, a husband-wife team working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security, are sent to Iran to foil further attempts. Purposely separated in Iran on separate parts of the mission, but always in communication with Tom, the team leader, they ultimately reunite to save the day. Or have they? Just when the reader thinks the situation is resolved and the world can breathe easier and live to see another day, the team must face additional obstacles to bring the story to its conclusion.
Jack Winnick, the author, has developed a plot line that has very limited profanity, no gratuitous sex (even though it would be easy for an author to slip into this with espionage as a genre and a husband-wife team as its main characters), and no excessive gore. Shootings, bombings, and death by a number of methods are included throughout the story, but Winnick has not wasted words on the blood-and-guts aspects, although again, it would be easy for an author to do so. Instead, they are dealt with in a straightforward manner as a “someone shot, the other person died, and now we’re moving on,” which is as one might suspect that these realities must be dealt with in the actual realm of espionage.
Winnick has created very believable characters for the United States spies and the law enforcement officers, as well as the scientists and water plant workers. This reader, though, is not familiar enough with Iranian culture to discern the believability of that arena’s characters. All of the characters, however, are presented in a believable manner, thus giving the overall story a very real sense of plausibility and possibility. Descriptions of terrains are detailed enough so that the reader can travel with Uri and Lara in and out of the worlds they must traverse, both in the United States and Iran. Winnick also obviously has sufficient knowledge of military-type operations to be able to describe transportation vehicles, weaponry, technology, and such.
A professional proofreader was obviously used as only a few errors were noticed.
In Waterworks, Jack Winnick presents a very readable espionage tale of modern times. The story’s pacing moves well and keeps the reader engrossed in learning the outcome. Rated as 3 out of 4.
******
Waterworks
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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