Sweat

Sep 17, 2012 Kathy Davie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: thriller, political

Review source: The Story Plant, Stamford, CT

A political thriller that explores the dirty side of politics and business when it comes to sweatshops.

My Take
Nice set-up. Pretty long set-up, too. There wasn't a depth of tension or drama in this. Mostly, I read on to discover what would happen next. How would Jake solve this? Who gets caught?

Gilleo set up a number of subplots within that kept things interesting with some unexpected twists along the way. On the whole, I liked his characters. Yeah, eve...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Barbara Mitchell rated it 5 of 5 stars

Thanks to Partners in Crime Tours, I've just read this new novel by Mark Gilleo and I'm glad to be able to bring it to your attention. This is a novel with an agenda but it's one that most of us will agree with, and regardless, the plot will have you on the edge of your seat. The characters are so well drawn that they all seem quite real.

The main character is Jake Patrick. He'll be on my mind for a long time. His father had left he and his mother years earlier. Now Jake has dropped out of grad s...more Thanks to Partners in Crime Tours, I've just read this new novel by Mark Gilleo and I'm glad to be able to bring it to your attention. This is a novel with an agenda but it's one that most of us will agree with, and regardless, the plot will have you on the edge of your seat. The characters are so well drawn that they all seem quite real.

The main character is Jake Patrick. He'll be on my mind for a long time. His father had left he and his mother years earlier. Now Jake has dropped out of grad school for a year to care for his dying mother. After her death, he's in, to put it mildly, a pickle. No money, no prospects, lots of bills overdue. With nowhere else to turn, he requests a summer job from his father, Peter Winthrop, a multimillionaire trader. Winthrop is also unscrupulous, getting his millions with absolutely no regard for anyone but himself. The original wheeler-dealer type. But, he gives his son a job and takes him under his wing with an idea toward grooming him to take over the company someday.

Meanwhile, a powerful Chinese tycoon's son runs a sweatshop on Saipan, a U.S. Territory. The seamstresses are held prisoner and abused. Winthrop and U.S. Senator John Day visit there to film an idealized version of the shop and then the bigwigs are treated to dinner and "benefits" with two of the beautiful young seamstresses that evening. The results of that evening will threaten to bring down both of them.

Jake is definitely the good guy here, and he has a window into what's really going on through his new job and the help of his father's secretary. He also becomes the target of an assassin from China and due to his investigation into a murder in Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown, he is also in danger from that quarter. The Chinatown subplot is another fascinating glimpse into another culture. You'll be on pins and needles wondering if Jake will live through all the danger, but you'll also be cheering him on as he tries to do the right thing for the oppressed.

I loved this book. Now I intend to read Gilleo's debut novel called Love Thy Neighbor. Mark Gilleo is a real talent I'll be following for sure.

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Sep 11, 2012 Jeanbooknerd rated it 4 of 5 stars

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When Jake Patrick lost his mother to cancer, he decides a summer internship at his alienated father’s company would put his life back on track. It also gives him the opportunity to finally learn more about the father he never knew. Simple right? Well not exactly. Jake soon finds himself in the middle of a worldwide scandal of murder and treachery. With a U.S. Senator and backroom politics coming into play, Jake realizes that his life is in danger and relentlessly tries to make things right while...more

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Sep 05, 2012 Viviane Crystal rated it 5 of 5 stars

Senator Day and Peter Winthrop are on a trip to Saipan, meeting Lee Chang, the owner of a factory. They will make a movie about the fine working conditions and fine quality product being produced. Simple story, right? Wrong! That will be the most placid scene the reader will experience because the remainder of the book immediately turns into a frenetic paced race to upend the "bad guys," as it used to be called. For the Senator and Peter have a bit of feminine entertainment after their business...more

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Sep 02, 2012 Lori rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-intrigue, mystery, thrillers, worth-every-minute

I love a good thriller and Mark Gilleo, an author previously unknown to me, delivered with Sweat. The title may not sound like your typical run of the mill thriller but dig your heels in and dive headfirst into this book, that will have you rapidly turning page after page, and you will understand where the title derived from and why it is ultimately so appropriate.

Jake is a very sympathetic hero and I liked him very much. The rawness of his mother's death from cancer, happening just prior to th...more I love a good thriller and Mark Gilleo, an author previously unknown to me, delivered with Sweat. The title may not sound like your typical run of the mill thriller but dig your heels in and dive headfirst into this book, that will have you rapidly turning page after page, and you will understand where the title derived from and why it is ultimately so appropriate.

Jake is a very sympathetic hero and I liked him very much. The rawness of his mother's death from cancer, happening just prior to the beginning of this book, comes across starkly on each page as does his discomfort with his father, Peter. Despite Peter being a fairly unlikable character, his interactions with Jake are among the best in the book, with an equal split of discomfort, resentment and hostility.

Mr. Gilleo has a varied assortment of characters present in Sweat but well within reason. There is not a single extraneous or tertiary character in attendance. All of them serve a purpose and help to move the story along. My favorite was a homeless CIA operative who provided some wry humor and a crucial push to the story.

And what a story! Sweat certainly has its fair share of action, intrigue, suspense and even espionage. Washington politics are covered but not to the extent that it will be overwhelming if you do not care to read about such matters. The suspense was so taut, so expertly penned, that I honestly had no idea what was going to happen - - to Jake, to his father, to his girlfriend . . . to anyone. I have read a lot of books in my lifetime and it's not easy to keep this reader in the dark and yet Mr. Gilleo managed to do just that.

I am surprised that I have not been introduced to Mark Gilleo's work prior to this based on how well written Sweat is. He is a terrific storyteller and a gifted writer and marries the two into a fantastic piece of work that is sure to keep you up to the wee hours to wind your way through the crime and corruption with Jake.

If you're looking for a solid thriller that will keep your pulse racing, Sweat is the choice for you. I promise you will not be disappointed. And if Hollywood has any sense, they will option this book immediately.

Excellent work, Mr. Gilleo. You have earned a place on my "authors I must read" list.

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Aug 31, 2012 Steve Capell rated it 5 of 5 stars

The plot of this thriller brings the reader face to face with what life must be like working in a sweat shop and more importantly how life must be like for those that do find themselves gainly employed or should I say gainly imprisoned in a sweat job ? While this book is fictional it does bring to light how greed and politics can corrupt and destroy lives of innocent people and this allowed me to feel a multitude of emotions while turning the pages of this international thriller. The plot moves...more

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Aug 28, 2012 Cheryl "Mash" rated it 5 of 5 stars

Sweat by Mark Gilleo
Published by: The Story Plant
Publication Date: August 28, 2012
ISBN-10: 1611880513
ISBN-13: 978-1611880519
Pages: 366
Review Copy from: The Story Plant
Edition: ARC Kindle
My Rating: 5

Synopsis:
When Jake Patrick took a summer internship at his estranged father’s corporation, he anticipated some much-needed extra cash and a couple of free meals from his guilty dad. He would have never guessed that he’d find himself in the center of an international scandal involving a U.S. senator th...more

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Aug 18, 2012 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is the second book by Mark Gilleo and the complaints I had about his first book, Love Thy Neighbor, had me leery but I really enjoyed it! It was a fast read, interesting and suspense-filled.

Jake Patrick’s mom just died and his globe-trotting dad, Peter Winthrop, pops back into the picture. Jake isn’t above using his slightly guilty dad into giving him a summer job so he can pay off the bills and get ready to head back to grad school after a hiatus to take care of his sickly mom. While on t...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Kathleen Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sweat by Mark Gilleo is a suspenseful story that takes place in Washington D.C and U.S. Territory Saipan. Jake Patrick is a young man who had to quit school to take care of his mother while she suffered from cancer. She dies and Jake finds himself wondering what to do with his life. It does not take him long to find out. He meets his father after not having him in his life for most of his childhood. Jake is offered an internship for the summer in his father's successful company.
In a sweatshop in...more Sweat by Mark Gilleo is a suspenseful story that takes place in Washington D.C and U.S. Territory Saipan. Jake Patrick is a young man who had to quit school to take care of his mother while she suffered from cancer. She dies and Jake finds himself wondering what to do with his life. It does not take him long to find out. He meets his father after not having him in his life for most of his childhood. Jake is offered an internship for the summer in his father's successful company.
In a sweatshop in Saipan are young women who make clothing for not even minimum wage and the working conditions are horrible. A US Senator along with Peter, Jake's father are involved with the owners of the sweatshop and they take a trip to Saipan and spend part of an evening with two of the girls. Wei Ling, who is one of the girls is also a favorite of Peter, who sees her whenever he goes to Saipan. Wei Ling ends up pregnant and becomes a pawn..a blackmail pawn. She is locked away until she has the baby so it can be used in the blackmail scheme against the Senator.
In Washington Peter's secretary is found dead at the bottom of the escalator in the subway system and at first it seemed it was an accident but two detectives on the case start to think otherwise. Jake finds out about the pregnant girls and plans a scheme to save her and take down the corrupt people along the way.

There are a lot of characters in this story, Jake and his father, A senator who is as corrupt as they come, the owners of the sweatshop, the girls exploited in this sweatshop, and innocent woman who ends up dead, an assassin who is stalking Jake, Jake's girlfriend and her father who does not want Jake to see his daughter and then there are the detectives. You would think with all of these characters it would make the story confusing, it doesn't though. The author has such a way with telling the story that you want to keep turning the pages. From men who keep making money off others misery, this story seems like it could be taken from any newspaper today...

Mark Gilleo is also the author of Love Thy Neighbor. If you are looking for a suspenseful thriller then this an author you will definitely want to read. I I hope Mr. Gilleo is hard at work on another awesome book for me to read!!

I received an ebook for review and was not monetarily compensated for my review.

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Oct 07, 2012 Kathleen rated it 5 of 5 stars

From the sweatshops of Saipan to the powerful offices of Washington DC, author Mark Gilleo weaves an intriguing international political thriller of corruption, greed, and the injustice and dismal working conditions in overseas sweatshops.

After Jake Patrick lost his mother to cancer, he reluctantly takes an internship at his estranged father's import/export company, Winthrop Enterprises, in order to try to get his life back on track. But his new position in the company is anything but cushy ... i...more From the sweatshops of Saipan to the powerful offices of Washington DC, author Mark Gilleo weaves an intriguing international political thriller of corruption, greed, and the injustice and dismal working conditions in overseas sweatshops.

After Jake Patrick lost his mother to cancer, he reluctantly takes an internship at his estranged father's import/export company, Winthrop Enterprises, in order to try to get his life back on track. But his new position in the company is anything but cushy ... it will send him on a dangerous adventure that will put him right in the middle of an international scandal that could threaten his life!

Sweat is a riveting story full of scandal, conspiracy, corruption, greed and murder that takes the reader on a thrilling roller coaster ride of an adventure! Masterfully written in the third person person narrative, and rich in description and vivid details, this action-packed compelling story transports the reader around the globe with stops in Seattle, Washington, Saipan and Washington DC for behind the scene glimpses into international political and business corruption and injustice within the world of illegal import/export sweatshops. With enough corruption, greed, bribery, blackmail, kidnappings, assassination attempts, murder and even a bit of romance thrown into the mix, this fast-paced action thriller is a compelling page turner that will keep you guessing and wanting more.

From greedy and corrupt politicians and businessmen, to organized crime, to the downtrodden sweatshop workers, Sweat has a variety of cast of characters who are realistic and complex people, who will captivate you with their interweaving involvement and actions throughout the story. The character dialogues are realistic and intriguing, they grab your attention and make you feel like you are watching the interactions occur.

The author's description of the horrible working conditions and treatment of the workers in the sweatshops was a fascinating yet disturbing portrayal. The author engages the reader with some very thought provoking descriptions that will invoke a range of emotions from anger and disgust towards the corrupt politicians and businessmen, to horror and compassion for the oppressed sweatshop worker. Likewise, the author also provides some really great insightful descriptions into the behind the scenes political wheeling-dealing that goes on in the US Senate and in the offices of the big corporations.

Sweat is an international political thriller that will captivate you with its riveting behind the scenes glimpse into the greed, corruption and scandals that encompasses the illegal dealings within the political and business world.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review and participation in a virtual book tour event hosted by Partners In Crime Virtual Book Tours.

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Sep 16, 2012 Vivian rated it 3 of 5 stars

Jake Patrick is a relatively naive young man as he still sees things in black and white, good or bad. After the death of his mother, Jake contacts his estranged father and requests a job for the summer. His plan is to learn a bit more about his father's import/export business, save some money, and go back to graduate school. Unfortunately for Jake, this summer is going to be hot in ways more than just the temperature.

Jake's father, Peter Winthrop, is considered the proverbial "middleman" in the...more Jake Patrick is a relatively naive young man as he still sees things in black and white, good or bad. After the death of his mother, Jake contacts his estranged father and requests a job for the summer. His plan is to learn a bit more about his father's import/export business, save some money, and go back to graduate school. Unfortunately for Jake, this summer is going to be hot in ways more than just the temperature.

Jake's father, Peter Winthrop, is considered the proverbial "middleman" in the import-export business. He helps link businesses meet the supply-demand requests around the world. One such business is Chang Industries, a clothing production facility, located on Saipan on the Mariana Islands. The advantage Chang Industries (a Chinese owned and operated facility) has by being on the Mariana Islands is that they can compete by legitimately being branded as "made in America" as the Mariana Islands is an American territory. Earlier that summer Peter Winthrop had traveled to the Mariana Islands with a Massachusetts senator, in order to videotape Chang Industries for an upcoming senate vote on overseas wage legislation. Unbeknownst to the senator (or perhaps he's simply unwilling to accept and admit), Chang Industries is a sweat shop that basically brings in young women from China and other Asian countries, to work in harsh conditions and reside as virtual prisoners. Some of these women are even forced into prostitution on behalf of the company. One such girl is Wei Ling, a seamstress that is forced to "serve" the needs of the senator and Peter. This one night results in international intrigue that results in blackmail, kidnaping and murder with Jake being caught in the middle of it all.

In more ways than one, the title Sweat seems to refer to not only the sweat shop but also the fact that Jake is constantly sweating his actions as he tries to stay one step ahead of his father and the bad guys. It may also reference several other characters sweating out their illegal behavior and resulting consequences. If the international aspects of the story aren't enough, Mr. Gilleo adds another layer of "sweat" by creating tension between Jake's new girlfriend, Kate Sorrentino, and her connected father. The only person Jake can count on throughout his investigation into his father's business, legal and otherwise, is a homeless former government information specialist. As the death toll mounts, will Jake be able to steer clear of his father? Can he obtain the documentation needed to prove what is going on with the senator and Chang Industries? And more important, can he stay one step ahead of the bad guys?

Mr. Gilleo has crafted a fast-paced thriller with Sweat. He provides glimpses of the behind-the-scene political machinations in Washington, D.C. with the plotting, planning and actions of Senator Day. He also gives a glimpse into the dirty world of sweat shops and illegal imports. Throughout all the international intrigue and thrills, Mr. Gilleo has provided the reader with a character to cheer for with Jake Patrick. I think that Jake's naïveté is what makes him so believable. Sweat is filled with a variety of characters, good and bad, but all are realistic in their actions. If you enjoy international intrigue, murder, mayhem, political scandal and a bit of romance, then Sweat is the perfect read for you. This was a fast and enjoyable read. I look forward to reading more from Mr. Gilleo.(less)

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Sep 07, 2012 LORI CASWELL rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2012

After taking care of his mother through her cancer battle which she lost Jake Patrick is trying to get his life back on track. He decides to take on a summer internship at his estranged father's company. It will give a chance to earn some cash before he heads back to college and he may get to know the man who gave him life.

What he never imagined was finding himself in the center of an international scandal involving a U.S. senator, conspiracy, backroom politics, and murder. Or that his own life...more After taking care of his mother through her cancer battle which she lost Jake Patrick is trying to get his life back on track. He decides to take on a summer internship at his estranged father's company. It will give a chance to earn some cash before he heads back to college and he may get to know the man who gave him life.

What he never imagined was finding himself in the center of an international scandal involving a U.S. senator, conspiracy, backroom politics, and murder. Or that his own life would hang in the balance. From D.C. to Saipan Jake is just trying to do what's right and doing his best not to get himself and others killed in the process.

Dollycas's Thoughts

Mark Gilleo writes about what he knows and makes it entertaining for all of us. You can tell from reading this story he has and international business mind and the author does have a graduate degree in this course of study.

This is a complex story that unfolds in a way that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The transitions between Washington D.C. and Saipan are smooth. The characters are rich and Jake Patrick is a character you will love and root for throughout the whole book.

Twists, spins, turns, intrigue, conspiracy, corruption, politics, kidnapping, murder, even a bit of humor and romance, this story has it all!!!

The story also opened up my eyes more clearly to the past economic driving force of Saipan, the largest island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, an unincorporated territory of the United Stares. According to Wikipedia on November 28, 2009, the federal government took control of immigration to the Northern Mariana Islands closing garment factories manufacturing for Levi Strauss, Phillips-Van Heusen, Abercrombie & Fitch, L'Oreal subsidiary Ralph Lauren (Polo), Lord & Taylor, Tommy Hilfiger, and Walmart that were driven largely by foreign contract workers (mainly from China) . This story shines a light on these issues in a fictional way we can all understand. Sweatshops!

Mark Gilleo is an author to watch and quickly becoming a favorite of mine!(less)

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Sep 20, 2012 Natalie (Natflix&Books) rated it 3 of 5 stars

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2.5

I'm not really sure what to say about Sweat. It really isn't the type of book I would normally read, but during a particularly click-happy netgalley surfing session, I somehow requested this book and got approved. Although once I started reading it, I actually ended up getting fairly sucked in. It's been a couple of weeks since I read this--I actually completely forgot about it--so I can't remember all the details. It's a political thriller that boils down to a girl who is pregnant with a sen...more

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Oct 04, 2012 Dalene rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really ended up enjoying this book as soon as everything started to click. In the beginning, you’re flipping back and forth between the different locations and people. Once you get enough of the details, it all clicked and took off for me. Definitely a page turner. I did enjoy the main character Jake Patrick. There are a lot of things I want to say about him, but realize it will give the story away. He was an all around good guy for the things dealt him in every situation. My favorite characte...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Bob Milne rated it 3 of 5 stars

With its heady mix of corporate wrongdoings, political scandals, family betrayals, blackmail, and murder, Sweat is a slow-burning thriller that relies largely on the strength of its characters to propel the story along. The plot itself is straightforward and familiar, borrowing from a number of standard scenarios, but the strong thread of morality and justice running through it all keeps the reader engaged beyond the page.

Jake is a responsible and upstanding young man, the kind of dutiful son wh...more

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Sep 04, 2012 Shelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have to say right off that I really enjoyed this book. I would say it's different than the books that I normally read, but that isn't quite the truth anymore! My taste in books is getting much more broad these days and I am enjoying that quite a lot.

I hate giving star reviews these days but they require them on most sites so I gave this one a 4 star rating, but really I have to say it's a solid 4.5 stars and I only took that 1/2 off because I was still questioning some things when I reached th...more

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Oct 06, 2012 Yvonne rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jake Patrick spent a long time caring for his terminally ill mother. His father, Peter Winthrop, was never in the picture until Jake’s mother dies. Father and son re-connect. Reluctantly, Jake agrees to spend the summer working at his father’s firm, but it turns out to be the most dangerous decision of his life.

Jake is embroiled in a plot filled with scandal, conspiracy and even murder. He finds his own life hanging in the balance as he races to save the life of a young pregnant woman on the isl...more

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Aug 31, 2012 Alan Williams rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: crime

Sweat is a multi-plotted tale which covers the globe from Washington DC to Saipan, and contrasts the lives of the rich and privileged to those of the suppressed sweat shop workers. It builds complicated characters, some of whom I found to the very end of the book were difficult to work out and understand. They were believable, and incredibly well described, giving me the reader some very clear images of their motive and personality. They were also not short in number, however each one had a role...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Debdatta Dasgupta Sahay rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Jake Patrick has recently lost his mother to cancer. He takes up an internship at his father’s office expecting some easy cash. But awaits him is an adventure of a life time. A coded message makes its way into Jake’s hand that gets him sucked right smack into the middle of an international scandal that threatens his life.

I had the opportunity to read the author’s debut novel ‘Love Thy Neighbour’ while it was touring with PICT sometime back. It turned out to be a gripping thriller that had me tu...more Jake Patrick has recently lost his mother to cancer. He takes up an internship at his father’s office expecting some easy cash. But awaits him is an adventure of a life time. A coded message makes its way into Jake’s hand that gets him sucked right smack into the middle of an international scandal that threatens his life.

I had the opportunity to read the author’s debut novel ‘Love Thy Neighbour’ while it was touring with PICT sometime back. It turned out to be a gripping thriller that had me turning pages right till the end. Mark’s talent in telling a story in a way that forces its reader to invest in it completely was evident right from the beginning of his debut novel. So when this book came up on the tour, I didn’t want to miss it either. And I am glad that I had signed up immediately because Mark has only gotten better this time. He has managed to create another scintillating web of mystery and action that had me from the very beginning. There is politics, conspiracy, murder, blackmail and even a bit of romance without the overdose of any one particular aspect. A particularly complex story told in a way to keep you guessing at every turn yet its only after you put down the book is when you realize the depth of it. An amazing plot with just the exact mix of intrigue and action while capturing some not so pretty reflections of reality.

Another specialty of Mark Gilleo is his brilliant characters. ‘Sweat’ has quite a few characters. Each of them are interesting as individuals and also each compliment the other in some way or the other. There’s not a single character in the book that I can point out as ‘unnecessary’ to the plot as they all brought in different elements. The interactions between the father and son was something I found really interesting.

The setting – from Washington to Saipan was perfect. And though I have never been to any of those places, I found it very easy to imagine the setting and the situations thanks to the author’s eye for details. He is very descriptive about the surroundings and thus helping us to get into the story as a part of it rather than as a third person watching the story unfold from far.

Reading this book was time well invested and I am certainly going to make it a point to not miss out on any of Mark Gilleo work. If you love mystery / thrills / intrigue – then give this book a chance, I am sure that you will not be disappointed.
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Sep 27, 2012 Teena in Toronto rated it 4 of 5 stars

I like suspense and this fit the bill. There was always something going on, it all fit together well and I was buying it. A few times it got a bit more detailed about how the Senate works than I needed ... as a Canadian, I wasn't that interested, to be honest. I just wanted to get back to the story so skimmed over it.

I enjoyed the writing style ... it kept me interested. Occasionally the language got a bit "mature" but I was okay with that. It's an intriguing story. We hear about sweatshops but...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Shannon L. Gonzalez rated it 5 of 5 stars

Please sweat the small stuff, October 10, 2012
This review is from: Sweat (Paperback)
A thriller with an inside look of political lobbying gone amuck. This entertaining storyline has its twists and turns, making you feel indignant one moment then cheering the next. Definitely worth the emotional roller coaster to get to the end. Highly recommended, I can foresee this one transitioning to the big screen.

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Mar 04, 2013 Heather rated it 5 of 5 stars

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An amazing story of corruption, politics, business, and courage. This is an edge-of-your-seat thriller.

Jake Patrick took a summer job with his father after his mother passed away to earn some money to cover the lingering debt from her medical bills. While Jake knew his father was a clever business man, he never expected quite the degree that his father's desire to make money would cost others. Thrown into the mix of political scandal, murder, and corruption, Jake has to make a decision to walk...more

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Aug 22, 2012 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Not a particularly appealing title and yet, due to the subject matter, entirely appropriate. Mix sweatshops on American soil, American exporters, Senators (we all know Congress is broken) plus the Mountain of Shanghai, an exporter’s son, a homeless ex-CIA operative plus various and sundry other characters in a close-to-the-headlines story and you’ve got great fun. You feel like you’re racing to the end of the story with the characters. Close to not-able-to-put- it-down territory. Very readable t...more

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Feb 13, 2013 Jamie marked it as to-read

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I'm not rating this yet because honestly I started it twice now...I just can't get into it. I WANT to, but it's not my normal type of book to read and I'm sort of struggling.

I have to say that there is nothing wrong with the writing. I can't find one fault that is blaring or that I can't get past. Of course, I'm not too far into the story and I even like Jake. For some reason, I'm just having a big problem getting further along. I will finish it and I will rate it and give a proper review.

I fee...more

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Dec 13, 2012 Carroll rated it 5 of 5 stars

Living in suburban Washington DC this thriller kept me on the edge of my seat. Jake Patrick who is estranged from his influential father is involved with a potential political scandal that travels from Saipan to the Senate. This book delves into sweatshop labor and international intrigue and although it is not my normal genre to read I was totally engrossed by the story and the various characters.

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Oct 02, 2012 Kristin (Kritters Ramblings) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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A political thriller that takes the reader out of the US into a territory where sweatshops are a normal occurrence and women are a commodity to fill the empty seats in the factories. At the beginning of this book there are some plot lines that are running perpendicular and then all of the sudden they merge to make this full story that was fantastic.

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Jan 22, 2013 Tricia Sanders rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

interesting read about the sweat shops that sew garments for american buyers....

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May 19, 2013 Joe Stamber marked it as found

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May 19, 2013 Deborah Sheik marked it as to-read

May 19, 2013 Allen is currently reading it · review of another edition

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