
Greg D. (
watchman) wrote on 7/10/2008...
I started to read this book but found it to be quite long and tedious. Just as the story started to get good, it made another flashback to another time. I just couldn't get into it. But, I thought the premise was fascinating.
fast moving military espionage thriller
Major Peter Newman, USMC, has alwasys answered his country's call - but now he's bening asked to prove his loyalty as never before. Named as head of the White House Special Projects Office, Newman is given an assignment that is essential to his nation's future: to hunt down and eliminate the world's most dangerous terrorists before they can unleash terrifying weapons of mass destruction on the U.S.
My husband enjoied this book very much.
Major Peter Newman, U.S.M.C., has always answered his country's call — but now he’s being asked to prove his loyalty as never before. Named as head of the White House Special Projects Office, Newman is given an assignment that is essential to his nation's future: to hunt down and eliminate the world's most dangerous terrorists before they can unleash terrifying weapons of mass destruction on the U.S. Only a handful of the Washington elite know of his covert mission, and undertaking it will place Peter Newman in the center of a raging maelstrom of intrigue, revenge, lies, and ultimate betrayal, pitting one man against devastating forces that could destroy everything he holds dear.

Jennifer G. (
Jenarita) wrote on 6/25/2006...
Intriguing, intricate and fast moving story lines pull the reader into the book and through a wonderful journey. Col. North uses his military expertise, his religious viewpoints, and his story telling ability to weave a novel that any military fan has to read.
This is a great story line. Soem of it reads like it straight from the papers.
Outstanding book! If you are interested in "fiction" based on fact this book is for you. It keeps you coming back for more!

Katt S. (
Katt) wrote on 12/27/2005...
North's debut thriller, the first of a three-novel series, is set in the mid-1990s and revolves around Maj. Peter J. Newman, a U.S. Marine assigned to a top-secret National Security Council staff position at the White House. (Guess whose old job and office Newman occupies.) Newman is ordered to coordinate a covert operation to eliminate a group of international law breakers including Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. When the mission is compromised, Newman and his personnel are left hanging, and a series of events unfolds exposing God's hand in Newman's life. While there will be strong demand from North's legion of fans and where T. Davis Bunn is popular, this novel is an irritating act of hubris. By having his character conveniently discover evidence that proves North acted with the full authority of the White House in the Iran-Contra scandal, the author uses fiction to clear his muddied name and get his version of the truth out to the public.