From the #1 New York Times—and Wall Street Journal—bestselling author comes the dramatic second adventure in the brand-new Clandestine Operations series about the Cold War, the fledgling Central Intelligence Agency—and a new breed of warrior.
In Top Secret, W.E.B. Griffin introduced a remarkable new cast of heroes as they found themselves on the front lines of an entirely different kind of war. Now, these men and women are going to find out what they’ve really gotten themselves into.
James Cronley thought he had done well—he didn’t know he’d done this well.
His first successful mission for the about-to-be-official new Central Intelligence Directorate has drawn all kinds of attention, some welcome, some not. On the plus side, he’s now a captain; promoted to Chief, DCI, Europe; and in charge of a top secret spy operation. On the minus side, a lot of people would like to know about that operation, including not only the Soviets, but his own Pentagon, as well as a seething J. Edgar Hoover.
Cronley knows that if just one thing goes wrong, he’s likely to get thrown to the wolves. As if that weren’t enough pressure, complications are springing up on all sides. He’s discovered a surprising alliance between the former German intelligence chief and, of all things, the Mossad. A German family that Cronley never knew he had has suddenly, and suspiciously, emerged. And he’s due for a rendezvous with an undercover agent against the Soviets known only as Seven K.
It’s when he meets Seven K that he gets the real surprise.
Just going through the motions. This review is of the Audible version of this book. It continues in the same style of the previous two Clandestine Operations novels. It introduces new characters and develops previously existing characters more, providing continuation of the story.
The thrill is gone …. I have to admit that this offering is a cut above the last offering the Griffin franchise produced. But, reluctantly, I have to say the thrill is gone. The books all have a formula now. The hero gets promoted over his head but winds up performing brilliantly. He has a dangerous affair with a beautiful woman. Last time in this series it was KGB spy. This time it is a beautiful WAC who may be working for a maybe competitive agency. Who knows. There is a lot of internecine inter-agency…
A better effort but still not exactly great So it’s been several years since Mr. Griffin released a decent novel, especially since he began writing with his son. I tend to suspect the son does all the writing these days and it’s infortunately showed. This was a better book than most of the recent ones, but still not worthy of more than 3 stars. There are several problems that seem to be common themes lately.