Once again, I'm not feeling motivated enough for an in-depth review. This author's writing style rubs me the wrong way, but even if it didn't I don't think I could give this book or the whole series more than a 2.5 rating. It's just okay. At the 75% mark I thought it was going to be one doozy of a r...
Remember that list I opened with in my review of the first book? We've got most of that and more on this second voyage of the USS Exposition, the most notable additions being Colombian drug lords and a scrappy investigative reporter down on his luck. I'm not feeling motivated enough to do a detailed...
The Blurb: Book Two in the Ripper/Rho Agenda series Ex-CIA assassin Jack Gregory has been hired for a singular mission: to journey to South America and rescue an imprisoned shaman. Beloved by the struggling masses and feared by the ruling elite, shaman Tupac Inti is destined to unite Bolivia’s ind...
Author: Richard Phillips Performed by MacLeod Andrews Released: August 2014 by Brilliance Audio on Audible Category: Crime/Thriller/Suspense, Supernatural 'Jack Gregory, the CIA’s top assassin, went rogue after a mission gone wrong. When a confrontation leaves him bleeding out on death’s doorstep...
People who loved the feelgood story of a courageous sea captain fighting against pirates and heroically sacrificing himself for the greater good will probably want to skip this review. People with a low tolerance for high-handed arrogance would do well to skip this book. First off, I read it becau...
I read this book as I wanted to compare it to the movie "Captain Phillips", which I thoroughly enjoyed. Quite frankly, from reading other reviews, I wasn't expecting too much from this book. However, I did actually enjoy it! The reason that I gave this book 3 stars was because it could be massively ...
11/10/13** After seeing the movie, I was very interested in reading the book. The movie left out parts of the backstory - how Rich Phillips progressed up the career ladder, where he started. It also left out how his wife was coping while he was a hostage. I read this in a day and thoroughly enjoye...