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Chargement... The Excomspar Brett Battles
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This is a fast-paced action thriller, the first in a series featuring a team of professionals of the secret world of espionage and assassinations. The characters are interesting and the action is non-stop. There are some intentional loose ends and vagueness which the author seems to have kept for exploiting in the future books of the series. That is okay, but what disappointed me was the absolute lack of information about the villains. That made it feel incomplete for me. The Excoms is not great as a standalone read but seems it will be better if read as part of the whole series. Good start to what will hopefully become a good series. I am a big fan of Battles' books. Once again he gives us an interesting group of characters. I'm sure that as the series progresses, we'll get to know each of the characters (and their skills) better, but for a first book this does a good job of introducing the characters and the secret world that they inhabit. The sort of snarky dialogue among the characters is well-written and ... well, fun. I also liked the opaque motivations of those working behind the scenes either with or against the main characters. I look forward to the development of those ideas as the series evolves. And of course the little tease about the next Quinn book was enough to make me smile! aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"Ananke thought her week couldn't get worse, but as she hunts for the man who screed up her previous job, things really go sideways. Turns out, she's not the only one having problems. Rosario can acquire anything for anyone, but can she obtain freedom for herself when her latest assignment goes awry. Dylan's sure his new gig will be a walk in the park--or rather, a drive, given that he's a courier. Unfortunately, the road is a bit bumpier than he expected. Liesel is having the worst week of her life, and blames only herself. And Ricky? Well, Ricky doesn't believe in bad weeks. Though he can't claim being stuck in prison is all that great. Convenient for all of them, then, that a mysterious organization comes along asking for their help, and in return promises to reverse their excommunication from the secret world. Of course, nothing good ever comes without strings attached."--Back cover. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Five different people, working as blind couriers, assassins, hackers, bodyguards and hunters are mysteriously spirited away in the middle of their operations, just as they become disastrous.
As each of them awaken, realizing they have been sedated for varying lengths of time, they emerge from stripped down cells to find them drawn to a conference room.
From this point on, major changes begin for everyone. The Committee, an anonymous group of people with unknown histories, approaches each of them with the same offer.
Go back to your former life, where you have failed miserably, and face the consequences. Or, come to work for us, to help on select missions, and have your background cleared.
Much murder and Mayhem ensue, as our group tries to track down a group of kidnapped children and rescue them before they are killed.
I really enjoyed the speed and pacing of the plot, as well as the intriguing characters. Brett Battles does a great thriller! ( )