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What's not to like about a story that has at it's center an ex-junky Telepath, who's working as an interrogator for the Atlanta Police, on a serial killer case that touches a past he'd rather not be reminded of.

Interesting short story that brings us one step closer to the end of the narrative of both Bean & Ender Wiggins story lines. Presumably, the next book (Shadows alive) will combine and wrap-up the last narratives in this Universe.

I found this book very frustrating. I felt that Toby was acting stupid from the moment she entered Taming Lightning, ignoring the obvious from the get go, causing me be to become more and more frustrated with the story line.

While I still like the general idea of the series this was a definite miss for me.

Really, my only complaint with this series is, here we are the 4th book in the series & she's still only 11. I mean, come on! 4+ murders in less the 8 or 9 months in a some small hamlet in 1950? That is a lot to ask.

That being said I this was one of the more enjoyable of the series.

Thank you, Mediocre Show. I heard about this on their show, that it was being given away as a free promo on the kindle & snagged it before that offer expired. And just started reading it. It's a story on Griffin Con in Atlanta and a drunk Reporter sent to cover it as punishment by his editor.

I found it a funny read in a Gonzo-journalist way.

While I really enjoyed reading this, it is somewhat disappointing to have the story end the way it did. It really felt as if he needed to end this to move on to something else. His idea's in this story are very compelling, but he did a disservice to his readers by the rushed ending.

I found it very similar to World War Z in its structure and execution of the shory.

Not a bad read. Definitely, sets Max Moore up for more stories at some point in the future.

Ok, this a really good series. However, I don't see him ending this in the next book or even the one after. What's a real downer is he's running about 5-6yrs between books! The first book, in this series was published in 1996. At this rate I just hope he doesn't pull a Robert Jordan and pass before he can complete it.

Ok, I didn't see the ending of this book coming.

It was an interesting read right up till the climatic ending were it all fell apart. He had some interesting ideas and the build up was good, but the the pay off was not worth it. If you want to read it get it from the library don't pay good money.

Think, “Groundhog Day” meets “Armor” by John Steakley and you have a good idea of what this book is all about.

I this is The “Badge of Honor” series not “The Presidential Agent”. Ok in general, not his best work.

I've read most everything W. E. B. Griffin has written over the years. None of them I would say are great literature. I always view them more as brain candy, something to read and pass the time over the holidays. This one wasn't bad. Like many of his books, it follows a certain formula with bureaucratic backroom fighting mixed in with some bit of arcane history set in the shady world of Black Programs, but enjoyable never the less. I didn't care for the love interest in this book. I found her to be very unbelievable, in general I see her character as a Macguffin, an irrelevant plot mover that took up to much space in this book. I could of dealt without her. This is probably the last of the Presidential Agent Books in that he has drawn to conclusion many of the plot themes of this series of books. If your thinking of reading this, maybe wait for the paperback to come out

I have always liked most everything that Guy Gavriel Kay has written. And this book is in the vain of the stories that I like from him. His use of historical references in his works always helps in drawing me into his narrative. Over all I enjoyed this book. While I would of like so more explorations of the protagonist's family, that is just knit-picking on my part.

I enjoyed found this to be quite different than I expected. Having made a point to not look to closely at reviews others had written, and read it solely on the merit of the recommendations of friends, and was not disappointed.

I was very taken with the themes of Government and those supposedly helping others. The theme of questioning information around you I found pertinent in this election year.

I'll be interested to see how the film, set to be released later this year, will deal with it.

Very much in the vein of Beowulf. This is the Irish hero of the Celtic age.

These are great books. However, O'Brian is famous for his use very arcane language(party because he is one of the last writers to have gone to sea as a boy in the early part of 20th century). If your unfamiliar with sailing nautical terms you should pick up the lexicon for the series called “A Sea of Words”.

The first of his books that I read. And the concept a lone hooked me on his writings.

A riveting account of the cost of war, told from the perspective of a contemporary reporter as he visits 3 major battlefields of the last century(France WW1, Russia WW2, and Vietnam) and the ongoing costs of cleaning up afterward decades later.

One of my favorite books of all time. Well worth the time to read.

In some ways I think this is the weakest of the Captain Alatraiste books so far. While I enjoyed the atmosphere created in this book, this one does not move the over all arch of the characters as much as the first two books without their nemesis working in the background against them. I'll be interested to see if Perez-Reverte goes back to the court intrigue of 17th centry Spain. Or if he stays in the side story of Flanders in the coming books.