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Chargement... The Prometheus Man (A Prometheus Man Thriller)par Scott Reardon
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A young CIA agent's identity is stolen by a gifted college drop-out who would use agency resources to solve the cold case of his brother's murder, a situation that is complicated by a secret government program to engineer a perfect soldier. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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3.5/5 Stars
Prometheus Man is a science fiction thriller that pairs action with mystery. Scientists have formulated an injection that enhanced abilities in mice. A human trial, however, has gone horribly wrong. The book definitely features some violence, as you might expect with a book that starts off with a pile of bodies.
Investigating those bodies is a CIA agent, who, well, may not be who he says he is. I have to say, someone posing as a CIA agent to just people on the street is one thing, but this guy? He is actually posing as a CIA agent to the CIA, actually working on a case. That’s takes a lot more guts and skill than just an average Joe could pull off. The question is, how long can he make it last? Long enough to track down his brother’s killer?
This story was interesting, and really kept me interested. I was quite curious to figure out all the details of what was going on as well as seeing just how long Tom could pull this off. Bonus points to this book for actually making me laugh out loud in a couple of places. That is incredibly rare, so I want to make sure to mention it.
I have to say, my only real complaint with this book may be that some of the lines were a bit politically incorrect. Sometimes when that’s the case, you can tell the author is trying to use it to make a statement that offsets the negative comments. I wasn’t sure I could see that in this book. It just felt like was a part of the character, which maybe true to the author’s vision, but at the same time I found it completely unnecessary. There were other ways to paint the character that way without potentially alienating readers that might be offended. I mean, don’t get me wrong, this is only a very minor component of the book, most of it is not this way. I don’t want anyone to read my review and think this is a highly offensive book. It’s not even close, I am really just talking about a few borderline lines from the entire novel. But when it comes down to it, I just could not find justification. Maybe I’m just more sensitive, who knows.
This was an intriguing book, particularly for fans of thrillers. It features a rogue human experiment that is an efficient killing machine. It also has a protagonist out for vengeance, posing as a CIA agent. There were a few laugh out loud moments in this, which is rare for me. ( )