The Traitor (Tommy Carmellini, Book 2)

by Stephen Coonts

Hardcover, 2006

Publication

St. Martin's Press (2006), 384 pages

Description

The death of a French intelligence agent on an Air France flight to Amman, Jordan, is the trigger that launches Tommy Carmellini's latest adventure. Within the European Union, the national espionage agencies are fiercely competing for supremacy against each other--and the CIA. When the Americans discover that the director of the French agency has secret investments in the Bank of Palestine, alarm bells go off. To investigate, the Americans bring Jake Grafton back from retirement. And of course, the point man Grafton wants is Tommy Carmellini. Together they uncover an elaborate strategy to infiltrate the highest levels of Al Qaeda with a top-level plant--but who is playing whom? Grafton and Carmellini uncover a horrifying plan to shake the West as never before--and a catch-22: can they stop the conspiracy without compromising the intelligence source that could bring down Al Qaeda once and for all?--From publisher description.… (more)

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LibraryThing member dcoward
A servicable thriller. One of Neil's favorites.
LibraryThing member Cataloger623
A good summer read. Steven Coonts 1st book Flight of the Avenger introduced us to 1Lt Jake Grafton. The subsequent book we him grow up and rise in rank. Now retited Admiral Grafton is called to duty with some old friends to protect the G8 summit. This was a fun to read mystery. The characters are
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well developed. Yet new readers to this author need not to have the prior books to enjoy this one.
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LibraryThing member buffalogr
One of many spy genre stories, good political thriller set in Paris. Our hero, Carmelini, and Jake Grafton are tasked with protecting the POTUS before a G8 meeting. Story's no better no worse than most. Somewhat disconnected and complex story line. The French continually bumbling-you have to wonder
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how they successfully put on their sox in the morning. I especially chuckled at the out of touch CYA AMEMB who gets put down by a conversation between Grafton and POTUS. Carmelini, a break in artist, does some...but mostly other things outside his skill level. Falls in love with an "ex" and so that story goes for the next book.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

384 p.; 9.53 inches

DDC/MDS

813.54

ISBN

031232359X / 9780312323592

Rating

½ (61 ratings; 3.7)

Pages

384
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