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Matthew Clarke, a young engineer working for the National Security Agency's spy satellite program, uncovers a conspiracy with its beginnings in the 1950s atomic tests in the South Pacific
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Gilroy's fiction debut begins as an example of adventure by accident. Matthew Clark, a satellite systems specialist for the National Security Agency, is involved in a handling error. As punishment he is sent to Imagery Analysis to interpret the kinds of photographs he used to take. When he notices a shadow in an underwater photo taken near the California coast, it seems like a perfect objective for a day's diving. But the shadow turns out to be the wreck of a Russian submarine holding the bodies of American sailors. Clark's discovery involves him in a cover-up dating back to the darkest years of the Cold War; the perpetrators are determined to preserve the secret at any cost. Gilroy handles stock characters and situations effectively, meeting the requirements of the political thriller without excessive dependence on cliches. He offers interesting information on the process of collecting intelligence from satellite photos. An unusual and welcome element is his light touch in presenting the mind-sets of bureaucrats and politicians for whom the game has become more important than the outcome. The narrative's principal defect is its periodic shifting away from Clark and his predicament. The consequent slackening of suspense breaks the novel's mood--but not enough to disturb fans of this genre, who should find this a worthwhile, if unremarkable, contribution.
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Matt Clarke is a young electrical engineer assigned to the "Imagery Analysis" section of the National Security Agency at Ft. Meade, Maryland. Planning a business trip with his best friend in the agency, Matt looks at a satellite photo of the northern California coast off Point Arena and discovers a mysterious blur underwater. When they dive to investigate, Matt and Dan discover a sunken Russian submarine vintage 1954 with the skeletons of eight American sailors. From this point, Gilroy's novel takes off on a riveting, suspenseful story. Powerful forces conspire to keep the discovery secret as Dan and, reluctantly, Matt try to discover its significance in the Washington world of security run amok. This exciting first novel is highly recommended for popular fiction collections.
- William McCully, Park Ridge P.L., Ill.
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- PublisherCarroll & Graf Pub
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0881844691
- ISBN 13 9780881844696
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages316
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