Everything is Crystal in Severe Clear
The CIA, Secret Service, and a private security firm
work together to prevent a terrorist attack during an opening at a hotel with
both Presidents of the U.S. and Mexico attending.
Successful lawyer Stone Barrington attends the
opening of the Bel-Air home of recently deceased Hollywood star Arlington
Calder that has now become an exquisite hotel.
The only trouble is the CIA has discovered that there is chatter concerning
the hotel’s name from Middle Eastern terrorists with no further information on
their whereabouts or intentions. Newly appointed assistant director Holly Parker
has just been hired by the director of the CIA, Mrs. Lee, who is also the
President’s wife. Parker’s first
assignment is to meet with a contact in London regarding the decrypted messages.
Meanwhile, the terrorists blend in by obtaining hotel jobs to achieve their
goal, and the CIA begins to take note of their activity. Stone, the CIA agent
Parker, and the hotel’s Strategic Security Services are present at the event to
protect the President and his party. Everyone
meets at the star-studded concert for the reopening while Stone and his group
are looking for a bomb within the twenty acre property.
A patriotic and exciting page turner, Woods engages
readers again with Stone Barrington’s charm as well as the sharp wit and determination
of his supporting characters. This 24th novel in the series shows that when put
together these organizations reaffirm the cooperative U.S.A spirit.
I also did a review on Stuart Woods. I just got done reading his latest, "Standup Guy" and as usual, I loved it. I can never put the book down. I know that none of what happens to Stone can ever really be true but the books are so much fun. I tend to laugh out loud sometimes just from Stone being so......Stone. I will continue to read this series until Woods stops writing them.
ReplyDeleteIt is curious. I read through this and wondered if this would be along the lines of one of the Tom Clancy books like Patriot Games. I'm thinking I may find the read-alikes handier than I knew.
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