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Hostile Intent
The bestselling author of "As Time Goes By" plunges readers into a nonstop thriller featuring an ultra-top secret U.S. government counter terrorism operative who is willing to risk anything for his country--even his own life. Original.
Mass Market Paperbound, 407 pages
Published
September 1st 2009
by Pinnacle Books
(first published August 7th 2009)
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I have just had the wonderful opportunity to read a fictional novel, entitled "Hostile Intent", by Michael Walsh. This gripping tale of terror and espionage spans the United States, London and France, as well as being a world wide threat. Devlin one of the stories main characters is a member of an elite branch known as Branch 4. This branch is unknown to everyone, including the President of the United States. the story starts with an apparent hostage taking in a small mid western town ...more
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Recommends it for:
Rush Limbaugh and other really stupid people
Recommended to David by:
Nobody, but it would have to be someone who hates me and wants me to die
I lost IQ points listening to this. I wish I had known about the recommendation by Rush Limbaugh, which would have been a great big warning flag that this book is a toxic burning pool of stupid.
So it's another spy thriller written by a right-wing hack. I can cope with that, even right-wing hacks can write (sometimes) and I'd forgive idiotic political views and the obligatory jabs at librulz if the story was at least entertaining, but Michael Walsh's writing is down there at the Dan B...more
So it's another spy thriller written by a right-wing hack. I can cope with that, even right-wing hacks can write (sometimes) and I'd forgive idiotic political views and the obligatory jabs at librulz if the story was at least entertaining, but Michael Walsh's writing is down there at the Dan B...more
I read political thrillers before 9/11 and the fact that most of the authors were far right wing didn't bother me. I think since 9/11 they have all lost their minds. Else I have become newly intolerant. This book features a hero who has dead parents, is super great at computers, super great at fighting, is the only guy in the world who can be the final arbiter of right and wrong. Know-it-alls, holier-than-thous are no fun in life and no fun in fiction. IF you believe that women are more tha...more
Its plot was enjoyably original. The author took advantage of the full freedom that comes with creating something fictional; something that does not have to be restrained by the statistical rigorousness of real life. He allowed himself the indulgence to create the main character, Devlon, to be more powerful and free than even the president of the United States. Sure, he also gave the main character his share of heartache and loneliness, but just the perfect amount so that the "everyday j...more
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This was a free book I downloaded from Amazon. It's kind of in the same vein as Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, or Robert Ludlum, but not quite at the same level. By the end of the book, I was a little confused as to the wrap-up of the plot line. I tend to not read many thrillers set in the present day. Some authors have this awful habit of trying to impress with too many techno gadgets, which detracts from the story line. The same happened here unfortunately.
This one kept me guessing, with enough twists and turns in the plot to confuse both me and the protagonist. This is a novel of political intrigue, sort of, master villainy, sort of, and personal integrity. If you like thrillers, you will probably find this a good read. I got it as a cheap or free Kindle selection some time ago, but then I got behind on my reading. I'll have to see what other books the author has written.
This page-turning thriller hooks you quickly and keeps the momentum going through the entire book (as long as you don't allow yourself to get weighed down in the technobabble that Walsh so enjoys). Beyond the bloated techno-spy-geekery, Hostile Intent is an enjoyable read with a few surprisingly tender moments. Top-notch literature? Definitely not, but well-worth the time, especially as a free Kindle edition read from Amazon.
Why is it with authors, like Mr. Walsh, who can on the one hand draw intriguing pictures about history and events with his talent for words, then on the other hand boldly ruin the picture by not being able to communicate emotions without the superfluousness use of f-bombs? I would think that authors can be as smart and successful like Grisham and Cussler who really know how to wordsmith without swearing. It is a shame that many of these new authors are so ignorant in how to use their talents t...more
Awesome plot and story line. At times it got a bit far fetched (at least I hope it is far fetched). The dissapointing part was the style of writing. I found myself with whiplash at many times where the writer would take me from one thing to a completely different thing in the span of two words. While some of it was for dramatic affect I'm sure, it could have been handled a bit better. It also had a bunch of extra information in it that didn't add to the story.
Superspy Devlin, head of the U.S. government's most secret black ops team, is on the run, apparently having being framed by someone with inside knowledge.
Second-rate ripoff of Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy. Ludicrous plot, cliched characters, risible technobabble. I gave it longer than I should before abandoning it.
Avoid.
Second-rate ripoff of Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy. Ludicrous plot, cliched characters, risible technobabble. I gave it longer than I should before abandoning it.
Avoid.
This book was a big disappointment. The author had been called "the next Vince Flynn" and nothing could be further from the truth after an action packed hostage standoff that ended with the hero snipping the bad guys and picking them off one by one the plot became so slow and often hard to follow. It was confusing trying to follow the storyline who was who and what they where doing.
Very good spy thriller from an author who has a much better understanding of intelligence agencies and spy craft than most. The plot does require the willing disbelief of reality, but a very good read (a page turner in fact).
This was a very complicated plot, with a lot of people involved in it that I wasn't really sure what their point was and a lot of just random incidents happening all the time.
Good story, interesting premise but ultimately I think he tries too hard with an overly complex and obfuscated plot, too much technobabble and too many unrealistic hoops for the reader to jump through.
Fantastic example of the thriller genre ... action, excitement, explosions, and intrigue.
The door is clearly left wide open for sequels, and at least one loose end was left untied, but this is a fun ride.
The door is clearly left wide open for sequels, and at least one loose end was left untied, but this is a fun ride.
Wow. This one really makes you think at the beginning. Makes you wonder how safe we are. I love these intrigue books. Especially when it involves current events
Fast paced and hard to put down, a techno thriller that introduces Devlin. He is a covert operative who is only known to few people in the US government.
Novel about secret agents, terrorism and the search for love. Good airport book but not great literature.
This book was very fast reading and really good. Looking forward to the next book.
Yeah baby, right up may alley...classic techno-thriller...I've been in the mood form some anti-terrorist action...Devlin, a Scott Harvath/Mitch Rapp-type character and his cohorts, battling a George Soros-type villian out to destroy America and rule the world...run-of-the-mill thriller, but the genre I eat up!!!
Was a bit too far fetched at times
not that good...just OK
Confusing and unbelievable
This is the first Michael Walsh book I've read and I really enjoyed it but I did feel like there were some holes in the story. I plan on reading the sequel in hopes to get some answers.
Too spytechnical. Characters not well developed
Not so much. Started out well. Rapidly careened off the road, down the gulley, and landed as a fiery pile of poo. The story reeks of hatred, paranoia, improbable secrecy, and self-loathing. Then, there's the super secret, really smart spy that doesn't know the REAL secret...which I had figured out in the first twenty pages. Ugh, such high hopes. Guess I'll stick to re-reading Hunt for Red October anytime I feel the urge to read about spies and espionage.
like but alittle confusing
OK Muslim terrorist thriller
Started out very interesting. However, as time went along there was a couple of occurrences that were just too much of a coincidence. Still, the characters and concepts are interesting and I must admit I want to see more in the next books. Starting a series is always a challenge I bet.
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Michael Walsh was for 16 years the classical music critic for Time Magazine and has also worked for the San Francisco Examiner and the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. He is the author of eleven books, including five works of non-fiction as well as the novels Exchange Alley, As Time Goes By (the authorized sequel to the movie Casablanca), and And All the Saints, a winner of the 2004 American Book A...more
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“The country craved change, even when it didn't need it. America was an entire nation suffering from attention deficit disorder. (Hostile Intent)”
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