The Hostage: A Presidential Agent Novel (Presidential Agent Series)

By Order of the President, the first novel in Griffin’s crackling new Presidential Agent series, won immediate acclaim from critics and fans alike. “True virtuosity,” praised the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Her children will be next, she is told, if she doesn’t tell them where her brother is - a brother, as it turns out, who may know quite a bit about the burgeoning UN/Iraq oil-for-food scandal. An American diplomat’s wife is kidnapped in Argentina, and her husband murdered before her eyes. Before the investigation is over It might even be Castillo’s blood.. “Cutting-edge,” agreed Publishers Weekly. There is an awful lot of money flying around, and an awful lot of hands are reaching up to grab it - and some of those hands don’t mind shedding a

What begins with the kidnapping of an American diplomat's wife in Argentina soon escalates to murder with links to the international Iraqi oil-for-food scandal. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Hill is ably assisted by Brilliance's first-rate editing and production values, all of which combine to keep the story moving and the listener involved. This is no easy feat given the intricacies of the book's story line, and its 18-hour running time. This is Griffin's 36th novel and it is clear that he is writing at the top of his game as he manages to imbue this complex, timely thriller with plenty of action, steely-eyed heroes and ruthless villains. He smoothly balances the book's numerous characters and accents with ease, and is able to keep the considerable expositional narrative simple and straightforward without ever lapsing into a monotonous

"The kidnapping of a diplomat's wife leads Castillo to the Oil For Food scandal" according to Dan Berger. I’ve read various books in Griffin’s “Presidential Agent” series, but I’ve read them out of order. I wish I’d read this one in its proper place, number two, because it explains how Charley Castillo goes from his first-book ex. "WEB Griffin gets it done!" according to R. B. Emerson. WEB Griffin is justifiably the best writer of military novels. Unlike Clancy, he doesn't rely on reciting the details of various weapons systems, what matters most are the personalities. His characters are human, not perfect warriors or totally evil bureaucrats. this is an exciting book with a well crafted plot and great characters. Neither the author nor his protagonists "suffer Amazon Customer Griffen indulges in an overly detailed narrative that makes you suspect he's padding to boost the book cost. Once you wade through that, this is an exciting book with a well crafted plot and great characters. Neither the author nor his protagonists "suffer fool