The American - Hardcover

Britton, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0758213336 ISBN 13: 9780758213334

Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp, 2006

Synopsis

Renegade CIA agent Ryan Kealey, along with British-born agent Naomi Kharmai, must track former U.S. soldier Jason March, a brilliant assassin and cunning opponent, who has aligned himself with a ruthless Middle East terror network bent on the annihilation of the United States.

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About the Author:

Born in England, Andrew Britton moved with his family to the United States when he was seven, settling in Michigan, then North Carolina. After serving in the Army as a combat engineer, Andrew entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and received his degree just before his death in 2008, at the age of 27.

From Publishers Weekly:

The titular character of 24-year-old Britton's debut thriller is no patriot. Jason March, a blond al-Qaeda operative with a ferocious grudge against the U.S.A., kicks off an orgy of revenge by blowing up Senate Majority Leader Daniel Levy's motorcade, slaughtering the senator, his aide and assorted Secret Service personnel. Assigned to hunt down this killer is ex-CIA agent Ryan Kealey, March's former commanding officer when they were both Special Forces soldiers in the U.S. Army. While on a secret mission years before, March wounded Kealey and murdered everyone else on the team. Now, Langley sends the uniquely qualified Kealey—along with CIA counterterrorism expert Naomi Kharmai—after the unstoppable killing machine. Other than the mildly interesting March, there's little original material. The evil characters are numbingly familiar—al-Zarqawi and bin Laden loom large—and the usual Arab minions and murderers play out their predictable fictional roles. The writing never rises above the pedestrian: "The sands of the endless desert south of Kabul burned beneath the fiery orb above." Readers open to another formulaic Arab terrorist story may enjoy this one, but anyone looking for something new will find it ordinary and tedious. (Mar. 7)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0758213336
• ISBN 13: 9780758213334
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384