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The Hunters (The Presidential Agent #3)
Delta Force Major Charley Castillo returns in the third crackling adventure in Griffin's #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
The first two novels in W. E. B. Griffin's exciting new Presidential Agent series, By Order of the President and The Hostage, immediately raced up the bestseller lists-The Hostage debuting at #1. Told in "punchy prose that connects like a right ho...more
The first two novels in W. E. B. Griffin's exciting new Presidential Agent series, By Order of the President and The Hostage, immediately raced up the bestseller lists-The Hostage debuting at #1. Told in "punchy prose that connects like a right ho...more
Hardcover, 515 pages
Published
January 2nd 2007
by Putnam Adult
(first published 2006)
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This is the sequel to The Hostage, beginning at—or, in fact, overlapping—the end of that book). Major Charley Castillo continues his hunt for the people involved in the Oil-For-Food scandal, with his merry band of buccaneers now being funded by the money he liberated from the safe of the bad guy at the end of the preceding book. When I first read this, I put it off as errant nonsense, but I have come to think more fondly of Griffin since then; maybe he grows on one. In fact, I like it enough tha...more
This series seems to be setting up to be an EPIC... The first three novels in this series are interesting, but seem more bent on describing the creation of a secret covert agency under a presidential finding. At the same time, conincidence seems to be the best intelligence, though I suppose careful observation often creates such coincidence. It is almost absurd that Charley's "uncle" (close family friend\employee) would have details, at least a conspiracy theory, that would lead Charley further...more
Castillo Three: Hunting the KGB/FSB Assassins. Simultaneous attacks on former KGB oil for food operatives in Vienna, Budapest and Tacuarembo point to a dedicated effort to remove all ties to the KGB and Putin. Of pariculare interest to Charley are the Ninja team that struck Tacuarembo and the attempt on Eric 'Billy' Kocian in Budapest. As Charley slowly unravels the intrigue, doubts begin to form around the rogue former FBI bud of Alek Pevsner, Howard Kennedy. After Castillo staves off a garrot...more
The third installment of the President Agent series picks up right where The Hostage left off, throwing the reader headfirst into the continuing mystery of the oil-for-food scandal and who was behind the Masterson murder.
Charley Castillo finds himself promoted, given an office in D.C. and allowed to use the money recovered in Uruguay as financing. He's determined to find the people behind the murders as well as the oil-for-food ripoff, but wonders if he is capable of dealing with Montvale and ot...more
Charley Castillo finds himself promoted, given an office in D.C. and allowed to use the money recovered in Uruguay as financing. He's determined to find the people behind the murders as well as the oil-for-food ripoff, but wonders if he is capable of dealing with Montvale and ot...more
The Honor Bound series went downhill rather quickly. Maybe it is because this newish series is much more interesting to Griffin. Or maybe Griffin's son is writing the other series and Griffin is focused on this on. Whatever the reason, the first few books of this series have the level of detail I think I remember from his earlier books. There are a ton of characters to keep track of but the story stays interesting most of the time. It does get a little dry as money is tracked from one offshore a...more
This was mildly interesting, but more for the ins and outs of espionage it describes than anything else. The problem is that I tend to read for characters, and most of the characters in The Hunters are forgettable, verging on clichés at times. The main character, Carlos Castillo, seems little more than a horse there to carry the reader through the tale. He's not consistent beyond being vaguely patriotic. Maybe he'd mean more to me had I read the previous installments, but I haven't, and no one c...more
This series offers something that no other has ever provided- a plausible time line that picks up right after the previous book leaves off. WEB Griffin allows the reader to know the characters and grow with them. The flashbacks or memories might be of the same subject in every book but the perspective changes, the depth of character is enhanced and the story deepens. The politics are plausible and the annoying reality of "government efficiency" is well played. This is another great installment!
Why do I think that W.E.B. Griffin has the inside scoop on how things really work in Washington? When the CIA and FBI can't get the job done, what is a president to do? Create his/her own team, of course, under the guise of "top secret presidential". Such a group by no means escapes political wrangling by others who think that they should really be the ones in charge.
This is the third in the Presidential Agent series by W.E.B. Griffin, and so far it's my favorite. The good-guy characters are (mo...more
This is the third in the Presidential Agent series by W.E.B. Griffin, and so far it's my favorite. The good-guy characters are (mo...more
Good story. Interesting twists but I had just read the first two books in the series and found the repetition of back story with each new character a bit tedious. Also, I downloaded the book for my Sony ereader and all men and women were addressed as Mr. Most of the time not too confusing, just annoying, but since there was a Mr Masterson senior, junior and a Mrs. Masterson at times I had to figure out who was speaking or being quoted. Guess someone did one "select all" "change" too many.
An interesting book....clinical even by Griffin standards. The plot was well-constructed, but most of the book was about the "procedure" of dealing with the rare moments of something really happening. It seemed certain characters were further developed in this series at the expense of action, but like I said, it was an interesting book. I read the first two in this series some time ago, so it took a bit to get back into the overall plot of this series.
The Hunters continues the story arc begun in Book 2. While it's another solid entry by W.E.B. Griffin, I have to say that I am kind of let down by this installment of the Presidential Agent Series. The dialogue and character development were enjoyable, but the book seemed to be primarily a stage for building up to the next installment in the series. That being said, I am looking forward to The Shooters (Book 4)!
I really enjoyed this book. The characters and story line are interesting and exciting. I especially enjoyed the parts set in Argentina and Uruguay. The chief villain was a bit of a surprise. That said, though, in this day of spiraling, out-of-control government spending, I had to cringe a bit at the "empire-building" and the cost of all the cloak and dagger going on. That's a small quibble and didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book.
Meh. I read the first 2 books in the Presidential Agent series, and I thought the first was tremendous, and the second was solid.
This one however, was a real dissappointment. Clocking in at 800+ I expected much more.
But what I got was just a tangle of characters talking to each other, basically recapping the second book. Only a few pages of new action, and it seems not like a series, or even a sequel, but it should have been the same book as the second one in the series; just bind them togethe...more
This one however, was a real dissappointment. Clocking in at 800+ I expected much more.
But what I got was just a tangle of characters talking to each other, basically recapping the second book. Only a few pages of new action, and it seems not like a series, or even a sequel, but it should have been the same book as the second one in the series; just bind them togethe...more
Another good one by Griffin, starring his recent addition, Lt. Col. Carlos Castillo. This is military suspense that a non-military person can read and enjoy, and I did! Castillo travels the globe in style, hunting down bad guys and always getting his man (although he does leave a few loose ends to be picked up in the next book in this series).
Audio Book. Charlie Castillo is fun to read. He buys his own jet this time to travel around the world in. He kills the bad guys that are hunting people, himself, Eric Kotzien, David Yung. The good guys always seem to get the better end of the deal whe
Charley Castillo, working for the president, investingates an oil for food scam in order to develope leads on who murdered a US diplomat in South America. Along the way he takes on the FBI and CIA as well as the bad guys.
It really is best if he leaves out female characters. Misogynists have a difficult time writing abou tthem. And relationships.
Side note: Clive Cussler wants to know if he should write a romance. That's a resounding HELL NO, Clive.
Side note: Clive Cussler wants to know if he should write a romance. That's a resounding HELL NO, Clive.
My review is of the audiobook. 18 discs later & a lot of it could have been cut down. Every time a new person got added to the "team" or the main character, Charley Castillo reported to Washington there was a very long regurgitation of facts to bring each one up to speed. If I had been reading the book I could have skipped past entire sections of the book due to this repetition, but bothersome to try and do while listening in your car and so I put up with it. Not a lot going on except flying...more
Jul 23, 2011
Mike Tueros
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Another fine book in the Castillo Presidential Agent series - and finally closing out the oil-for-food scandal. Griffin does get a bit wordy - and the action typically only heats up in the last 50 pages - but still a good read and great series!
I kinda get tired of hearing about their cell phone conversations and things that don't matter to the plot - they don't make the book or characters more complex, just sometimes they seem like dingbats.
#3 3 in a 5 book series.
what others have criticized, i've enjoyed.... the repition of characters and extention of plot. it is comfortable reading. thanks. great on vacation to avila beach!
what others have criticized, i've enjoyed.... the repition of characters and extention of plot. it is comfortable reading. thanks. great on vacation to avila beach!
Annoying that the main mystery has spanned two books and mainly revolves around money. Story seems overly detailed in travel logistics and bureaucratic intrigue.
Jul 26, 2011
Judith
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Another informative, interesting and brilliantly written story in the Charley Castillo presidential agent series. It certainly provides food for thought on international politics. Would that it were a small band of US agents who are secretly and capably working to keep us safe.
May 26, 2008
Dick
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I guess I like this Preseidential Agent Series by WEB Griffin. I don't know if I would have gotten into the first one if I knew the story was basically going to keep going. The first book was a separate story but the next two are tied together (there is also another coming that also ties into these). This one carries on from the "The Hostage" book as the main character is now in pursuit of the people behind the deed. Again, it is military and action but I do enjoy them as diversion. I read enoug...more
I have always enjoyed WEB Griffith, he's expanded my vision of the World Chess board and makes me feel like a slug cause I only speak 3 languages so I shall endeavor to do better
If you are reading the books in this series in sequence and close together this one will go fast. Huge chunks of description and catch-up plot info. has been pasted in from the previous book, so you can skip pages at a time. I'd like to see the bad guys get fully identified, captured, and done away with, but doubt that will happen. Each book throws out a piece of the puzzle, but never concludes the chase. Charley & his team can fly around some more. Language and treatment of females is getti...more
Read it, and found it to be rife with military cliches. It was predictable. Just something to kill time.
It took me forever to read this thing. I almost never give up on a book, but I would have made an exception had I known that after 528 pages, I still wouldn't care about any of the characters or anything that happened. The difference between this and later Tom Clancy books is that Clancy subjects the reader to hundreds of slow paced, rather boring pages, but ultimately provides the payoff. This book was just 528 pages of waiting for the show to start.
Lots of fun, tough guys, like Delta Force, allowed to operate outside normal procedures, thus, lots of ruffled egos. And still plenty left unsolved, so this doesn't end the storyline.
The reader, Dick Hill, is very good and half the fun.
The reader, Dick Hill, is very good and half the fun.
Like all of his books this one kept me on the edge of my seat until I finished it.
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W.E.B. Griffin is one of several pseudonyms for William Edmund Butterworth III.
From the Authors Website:
W.E.B. Griffin is the author of thirty-six epic novels in six series, all of which have been listed on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly and other best-seller lists. More than forty million of his books are in print in more than ten languages, including Hebrew, Chine...more
More about W.E.B. Griffin...
From the Authors Website:
W.E.B. Griffin is the author of thirty-six epic novels in six series, all of which have been listed on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly and other best-seller lists. More than forty million of his books are in print in more than ten languages, including Hebrew, Chine...more
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