The Last Operative

by Jerry B. Jenkins

Ebook, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (2010), 380 pages

Description

Jordan Kirkwood wants to go quietly into the sunset. His career as an NSA intelligence officer has taken a significant toll. His two adult children are little more than distant acquaintances. His wife has been patient and supportive, but he knows she has deserved better. That was part of the reason they were going to London. He wanted her to see Europe like a tourist. But that was before he was given intelligence information during the recent mission to Germany. The threat is grave--bigger than 9/11. And the risk is compounded by the fact that someone inside the NSA is involved. The most hidden place in Kirkwood's past will have to be unmasked in order to meet the challenges of this mission.

User reviews

LibraryThing member cherryblossommj
What an adventure! I agree with Jerry that this is an amazing book cover, it says so much. "The Last Operative" is a novel that keeps you going from page to page and chapter to chapter. It is one of those long lasting adventures where when you think something big and full of adrenaline just
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happened and that you and recuperate, something even bigger happens. To me at first the book ends abruptly, but in retrospect looking at it, it fits right in. Because if you blink, something else is going to happen!

Knowing that "The Last Operative" is a retelling of Jerry's first standalone novel is hard to fully grasp, because this book is so literal and set with today's political avenues, but then I guess history does repeat itself.

Jordan Kirkwood is a great character, if you know me at you, you probably know that I have a very fond love of the television show and books "Alias" and many other things espionage. Jordan is an NSA (National Security Agency) CIA-like (Central Intelligence Agency) operative and currently one of a kind. He is in for quite the unexpected adventure even in his line of work and his future and past as well as his faith are all at stake. Jump on in and enjoy the story, but be prepared to put a little time aside to read the whole thing, because you won't want to stop.

*Thanks to Tyndale House Publishers for providing a copy for review.*
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LibraryThing member Barb_H
Was not what I expected. Was okay. Not nearly as thrilling or action packed as I hoped. Was more like a love story with the action thrown in on the side.
LibraryThing member NadineC.Keels
"While there were still exasperating puzzles, one thing was clear: this was more than espionage, more than politics. Millions, maybe tens of millions, of lives were at stake."

Working for the NSA as an intelligence operative has taken a major toll on Jordan Kirkwood and his family over the years.
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He's toying with the idea of ending his career, but a new, deeply critical threat to the nation's security might end Jordan's life first in The Last Operative, a novel by Jerry B. Jenkins.

This book is as much about the hero's trouble with his mental and emotional state, his past, and his family life as it is a novel of suspense and danger. Overall, I appreciated the balance between those two general sides of the story. It seemed the issue of vengeance was raised without reaching a real resolution, but I might have missed something there.

Still, I did wonder why the climax of Kirkwood's NSA mission seemed to arrive and end as soon as it did. One of two things often happens when a novel reaches an early climax: either it idles around in what remaining material the story has left, or it introduces new material that it may not have enough time to develop well (or to leave the reader much time to care about the new stuff) before the book is over.

Either way, the climax usually signals to my senses that it's time for the story to start wrapping up. So when a book carries on much longer, my interest begins to wane. This novel does introduce a new dilemma after the climax, and then it ends in a somewhat awkward spot, like, "Well, the story's gotta stop sometime, so we'll stop it here."

Nevertheless, I found this to be an enjoyable Christian suspense read, and I certainly plan on checking out more from this author.
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I received a complimentary copy of this book, for which I've given an honest review, through a rewards program from the publisher. I received no monetary compensation.
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