Review by Bilbo47 -- Devil in False Colors by Jack Winnick
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Review by Bilbo47 -- Devil in False Colors by Jack Winnick
[Following is a volunteer review of "Devil in False Colors" by Jack Winnick.]
The Date Farm by Jack Winnick is an exciting, fast-paced International suspense thriller that entertains from beginning to end. It’s the fourth book in the author’s Lara and Uri series, but can be read as a standalone.
A group of black-clad terrorists attacks a popular shopping mall in Beverly Hills, CA, killing over one hundred, mostly young innocents. CIA/Mossad agent Lara Edmonds, and her now-husband, Mossad agent Uri Levin, are called in from their vacation at Lara’s family farm in Ohio to work the case. The authorities discover the communication networks and satellites of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense have been compromised. A following attack on the Federal Reserve and Chase Manhattan Banks in New York City, and capture of federal agents, complicate an already fraught situation. Is everything connected? What is the terrorists’ objective? Gold? Or something more sinister?
Jack Winnick is an authority on Middle Eastern affairs, with over 40 years of academic and technical experience in the field. Having read other books in the series, I’m continuously impressed by the author’s level of detail and understanding of Middle Eastern dynamics. Winnick creates chilling, believable scenarios. Of course, the good guys always win in his books. But what scares me is if similar situations happen in the real world. Would everything be so neatly tied up at the end? Fortunately, Winnick has Lara and Uri to save the day.
I enjoyed the complexity of the plot and all of its unexpected twists and turns. Winnick, as always, has excellent control over pacing and a large cast of characters. Although there is some romance between our heroes, it’s appreciably restrained and not emphasized; Lara and Uri are agents first. This book may not be suitable for younger readers or those sensitive to graphic descriptions of violence. It’s also unapologetically pro-Israel and pro- U.S.A. If that’s a problem for the reader, this isn’t the book for you.
The Date Farm is a must-read for any lover of suspense and thriller novels. However, it needs further editing. I was disappointed by the continuous misuse of the possessive adjective and other small errors peppered throughout the book. The many occurrences made me wince in annoyance.
I regret that I can only rate The Date Farm 3 out of 4 stars . I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a quick, highly entertaining read. Jack Winnick has created a story that is truly cinematic. But the small grammatical errors detracted from what was otherwise an excellent product.
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Devil in False Colors
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The Date Farm by Jack Winnick is an exciting, fast-paced International suspense thriller that entertains from beginning to end. It’s the fourth book in the author’s Lara and Uri series, but can be read as a standalone.
A group of black-clad terrorists attacks a popular shopping mall in Beverly Hills, CA, killing over one hundred, mostly young innocents. CIA/Mossad agent Lara Edmonds, and her now-husband, Mossad agent Uri Levin, are called in from their vacation at Lara’s family farm in Ohio to work the case. The authorities discover the communication networks and satellites of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense have been compromised. A following attack on the Federal Reserve and Chase Manhattan Banks in New York City, and capture of federal agents, complicate an already fraught situation. Is everything connected? What is the terrorists’ objective? Gold? Or something more sinister?
Jack Winnick is an authority on Middle Eastern affairs, with over 40 years of academic and technical experience in the field. Having read other books in the series, I’m continuously impressed by the author’s level of detail and understanding of Middle Eastern dynamics. Winnick creates chilling, believable scenarios. Of course, the good guys always win in his books. But what scares me is if similar situations happen in the real world. Would everything be so neatly tied up at the end? Fortunately, Winnick has Lara and Uri to save the day.
I enjoyed the complexity of the plot and all of its unexpected twists and turns. Winnick, as always, has excellent control over pacing and a large cast of characters. Although there is some romance between our heroes, it’s appreciably restrained and not emphasized; Lara and Uri are agents first. This book may not be suitable for younger readers or those sensitive to graphic descriptions of violence. It’s also unapologetically pro-Israel and pro- U.S.A. If that’s a problem for the reader, this isn’t the book for you.
The Date Farm is a must-read for any lover of suspense and thriller novels. However, it needs further editing. I was disappointed by the continuous misuse of the possessive adjective and other small errors peppered throughout the book. The many occurrences made me wince in annoyance.
I regret that I can only rate The Date Farm 3 out of 4 stars . I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a quick, highly entertaining read. Jack Winnick has created a story that is truly cinematic. But the small grammatical errors detracted from what was otherwise an excellent product.
******
Devil in False Colors
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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