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The Traffickers (Badge of Honor #9) (Badge of Honor #9)
Griffin's popular Badge of Honor police series returns, with a story of murder and lawlessness as compelling as today's headlines. "Griffin's books sell millions. They deserve it!" (Houston Chronicle)
Audio CD, 1 pages
Published
August 4th 2009
by Penguin Audio
(first published 1996)
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I was looking forward to this book, as Griffin is very adept at telling a story, but since he has began handing off the reigns I find the quality of the writing to not be all that great.
Don't get me wrong, its not that its bad, just not the level i had come to expect, i found the addition of some characters to be moot, and completely outside the scope of the story, why the Ranger character was brought in seems to be unnecessary as well as formulaic, Griffin novels, always seem to ha...more
Don't get me wrong, its not that its bad, just not the level i had come to expect, i found the addition of some characters to be moot, and completely outside the scope of the story, why the Ranger character was brought in seems to be unnecessary as well as formulaic, Griffin novels, always seem to ha...more
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An interesting plot mired down under the weight of having to constantly announce that it takes place in Philly. Seriously, one or two landmarks per chapter would suffice; this reads more like a travelogue to the seedier side of the city. And does the author really need to explain twice that salsa is sorta like spicy ketchup? Hellooo! It's been outselling ketchup nationwide for about a decade now. And if there's a Philly cop out there who doesn't know what cojones are, someone needs to take his/h...more
I am a fan of historical fiction and of military fiction and as such, I have read (and enjoyed immensely) approximately 43 W.E.B. Griffin books. I’m not sure why Griffin seems to be passing the baton to his son William E. Butterworth IV (starting with “The Saboteurs (Men at War #5)”), but it seems to be that “IV” has fumbled the delivery. Once again Griffin is allowing “IV" to degrade an ongoing series with this book “The Traffickers (Badge of Honor #7)”. If Griffin ever restarts his “The C...more
A convenient love story intertwines w. the mystery, which involves a psycho first-generation Mexican who traffics -- a la title -- in illegal aliens.
Interesting to see that a Mexican immigrant exposed to the bad guy's work -- he finds the head of one female Mexican sex slave to punish another, who has escaped) -- does does some detective work on his own.
Thought it was a far-fetched device - deus ex machina - to have a Texas Ranger come to Philly to help solve the crime. E...more
Interesting to see that a Mexican immigrant exposed to the bad guy's work -- he finds the head of one female Mexican sex slave to punish another, who has escaped) -- does does some detective work on his own.
Thought it was a far-fetched device - deus ex machina - to have a Texas Ranger come to Philly to help solve the crime. E...more
The Traffickers is a part of Griffin's Badge of Honor series. So it is the best. Griffin is a great storyteller and The Traffickers is fast paced and enjoyable. Griffin's books are always enjoyable and they are like a literary Snickers bar won't fill you up but you are satisfied.
The best part of The Traffickers was that it made me think about my views on immigration and the drug war. While not changing my views made me think how much of an issue this is and what are the solutio...more
The best part of The Traffickers was that it made me think about my views on immigration and the drug war. While not changing my views made me think how much of an issue this is and what are the solutio...more
Sometimes I wonder at my inability to put pieces together. In this case, it's character names - the main character being a police officer who has lost several people close to him and who has shot people in the line of work. Last name Payne. His wise superior at work, last name Washington. 2 other characters with last names Law and Justice. Subtlety, apparently, is not Griffin's strong suit. And yet I didn't notice it until book 9 in this series. To be fair, it's not like one looks for dee...more
I have to rate this better than average because he's my favorite author. This is the third co-write with one of his sons. I thought it was the best of those, though there may have been some continuity errors in the "little histories" that he provides to give context at the beginning of the novel. On the other hand it may be my memory is faulty; it has been a while since I read the Matt Payne stories.
Very entertaining, easy to read, with good characters. The author continues a very good series with another quality addition to it. The book stands alone on its own, but also continues the story line nicely and leaves the reader looking forward to the next one.
There are probably no life lessons or morals to be gained from this book, and it will probably not affect your life in any way, but like most of his other novels, it's like watching a good movie.
There are probably no life lessons or morals to be gained from this book, and it will probably not affect your life in any way, but like most of his other novels, it's like watching a good movie.
After six years I thought Final Justice had been the last in the Badge of Honor series. I became elated learning that The Traffickers would be added to the series. The characters are back, and although the story line might not be as sharp as some of the earlier books in the series, The Traffickers is a fun, easy read that takes you to the gritty streets of Philadelphia.
I believe I have read of W.E.B. Griffin's books - and have read some of them twice - but I found this one to be just ok. It is part of his police series - badge of honor which stars Philidelphia detective sgt. Matt Paine. Matt becomes involved with traffickers in drugs and illegal immigrants from central america. The bad guys are bad and the cops are smart, but some of the characters did not make sense.
Griffin does not disappoint! I couldn't wait to read the latest in the Badge of Honor series and it was exceptional. The audio reader was fantastic, however I think it makes it a bit more graphic than traditional reading. As always the drama unfolds in Philadelphia and in this book also in Texas and deals with illegal immigrants and trafficking of the immigrants. Most of the regular characters (family and other police officers) make an appearance in this book mainly starring Matt Payne.
Yeah, so I'm a sucker for WEB Griffin, and especially his Investigators series. Now, just because I give this 4 stars and Pride & Prejudice only 3 doesn't mean that I think this is objectively a better piece of literature - far from it. Nothing profound or brilliant. However, I found this quite entertaining - a fun read.
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It had been a long time since I'd last read anything by W.E.B. Griffin -- the last books of his I read were the Corps books when I was thirteen or so. W.E.B. Griffin (and son) do plot very, very well. Romance . . . not so much. That's okay, though -- I was definitely not reading this book for the romance.
This book has a lot of action, but it is pretty gruesome and again has a lot of sex and language. It deals with drugs, guns, and human lives, and is pretty scary. The only bright spot is the character of the Lone Ranger who lives up to all the hype that this character should.
I listened to the audiobook and the Schuylkill River is pronounced SKoo-Kill. Geez, if you're going to read a word you don't know learn it first! Other than that, the book wasn't as good as previous (and solo) Griffin books, but it was an interesting listen.
I do love W.E.B. Griffin books for the action as well as the information. He does know his subjects - this one is so hard to accept..the brutality of one human to another, human trafficking and the carelessness of human life - ugh
But I know it happens.
But I know it happens.
A continuation of the "Badge of Honor" series (number 9)...of all Griffin's series, it is the one I like the best...Mathew Payne has a compelling back-story and creates, for me at least, a character I desire to know more about and I look forward to the continued stories...as the title implies this one will deal with "south of the border" issues resolved with the help of a new character from the Texas Rangers...maybe the start of a new series???
Losts of action, keeps you guessing, insight into human other types trafficking and an interesting perspective on honest people, yet illegal aliens, just trying to make it in this world. A definite should read!!!!
I couldn't wait to finish it so I could start something better; but for some reason I felt compelled to find out how it ended. Drugs, human trafficking, cowboys and cops. I now need a break from W.E.B. Griffin.
I feel much better after I get my latest fix of WEB Griffin. The Investigators is Griffin's errr Butterworth's weakest effort besides "Men at War". But even a weak, straight line plot, slightly heavy handed Griffin is better than most writers in getting your attention, keeping it and making the pages turn faster and faster.
WEB Griffin is my guilty pleasure.
WEB Griffin is my guilty pleasure.
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The star of the Philadelphia PD joins with a Texas Ranger to fight the drug dealers. A good action novel and I learned a lot about the darker side of life: drug dealers/cartels,illegals immigrants,coyotes,forced prostitution, etc.
Good story line and very engaging, but the author goes on and on way too much. He can't finish a paragraph without going into some other tangent before getting to the point. So the story line moved on very slowly and I lost interest.
Good fun book to read. Not as funny as previous books in the serious, but might be the change of authors. Consistent in the series and worth the wait.
Wow! There was a lot of detail in this book. Some parts were kind of disturbing; rethinking my choice of reading. Seemed like a very real story line.
Trite and predictable, salvaged only by some accurate descriptions of Philly settings and a few decent desctiptions of the city's landmarks.
Homicide Sergeant Matthew Payne goes after a psychopath that is involved in drug trafficking, murder, rape, and kidnapping.
Ending is quite simple. Book itself is a middle of the road detective novel.
A great new addition to the series. waiting for the next one.
It was good until close to the end. The end was formulaic and predictable.
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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...more
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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...more
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