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The Breach (Travis Chase #1)

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Thirty years ago, in a facility buried beneath a vast Wyoming emptiness, an experiment gone awry accidentally opened a door.

It is the world's best-kept secret--and its most terrifying.

Trying to regain his life in the Alaskan wilds, ex-con/ex-cop Travis Chase stumbles upon an impossible scene: a crashed 747 passenger jet filled with the murdered dead, including the wife of...more

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Published December 29th 2009 by Harper (first published 2009)

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Mar 20, 2013 Rizwan Khalil rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-suspense, scifi-adventures

Just finished The Breach and the only thing I can say is that it was simply AWESOME! A very quick and easy-to-follow read which I didn't exactly expect as I thought it'd be more labyrinthian with too many hard to understand techno/scifi jurgons. And though there were never any shortage of "scifi talk", it was just as much to give reader a perfect headway of things, and never went over the head. But first and foremost, The Breach is an action-suspense novel, and in that criterea it delivered in S...more Just finished The Breach and the only thing I can say is that it was simply AWESOME! A very quick and easy-to-follow read which I didn't exactly expect as I thought it'd be more labyrinthian with too many hard to understand techno/scifi jurgons. And though there were never any shortage of "scifi talk", it was just as much to give reader a perfect headway of things, and never went over the head. But first and foremost, The Breach is an action-suspense novel, and in that criterea it delivered in SPADES. The story never looses its suspense steam and the pages were just flying themselves!

There're plenty of action too, and the one thing that struck me most with the action sequences (and the overall story) was the shear UNPREDICTABILITY of it... Yeah, I know from the looks of the starting where a tough ex-con who was also an ex-cop just happened to be there in the Alaskan wilderness when a plane crashed and was just the right man at the right time to save the day sounded pretty cliched and unoriginal, but trust me, nothing in this book just "happens" and everything has a reason. The twists and turning of the situations are totally unpredictible that keeps you guessing literally till the very end. Its hard to believe that this is Patrick Lee's very first book, as he never once faltered telling the story and he drew the settings and situations so well that you can just visualize the whole damn thing in front of your eyes. In my opinion, he has everything it takes to make not just as a good author, but a great one, for whom I suspect I'll be waiting impatiently to read the next book in the future.

Alright, one thing I'd say that in the end the whole story feels like just the introduction of a much bigger plotline, but on its own its still a VERY entertaining read. I have to caution to any reader that while the story itself has a proper ending with necessary resolutions, this is the first part of a trilogy, as the story continued almost directly to the next. So if anyone wants to start it, be prepared for a 3 book read. As I really had fun enjoying The Breach, I'm off to the next one Ghost Country, and after that, the finale Deep Sky!(less)

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Oct 29, 2012 Keifario rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Patrick Lee is a skilled writer and The Breach is a creative story. I liked it enough that I'm interested in moving on to the second book in the series, and I would easily recommend it to people. The first 1/3 of the story is intriguing, atmospheric and suspenseful.

But, I almost wanted to give this three stars instead of four because there's a long scene in the middle that goes way over the top. The body count is ridiculous and unnecessary, and my already maxed out suspension of disbelief began...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Lelia Taylor rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: full-reviews

The Breach
Patrick Lee
Harper, January 2010
ISBN 9780061584459
Mass Market Paperback

Travis Chase has a past, a prison sentence served for deeds that deserved the conviction, although some might say he had justification for his behavior at the end. Whatever the case, he has come to the Alaskan wilderness for the solitude that may help him make some decisions about the direction the rest of his life should take. He’s not alone in the backcountry, though, and the sounds he wasn’t sure he heard three ni...more

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Feb 13, 2012 Diane rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: scifi-fantasy-horror, reviewed

I enjoyed this book, but it's really confusing. It's time travel but no one does the traveling. It's alien artifacts but the aliens aren't identified. It's government conspiracies and futuristic science...bombs and guns, kidnapping, brainwashing, torture and all sorts of things. Lots of it doesn't make sense, but characters in the book are constantly acknowledging that it doesn't make sense. So you just have to let go of your disbelief and hang on for the ride, from Alaska to Switzerland to Gran...more

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Mar 02, 2013 Adarsh rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mind-blowing-ending

Patrick Lee is the newest member of the elite 'doomsday thriller' authors. Like his predecessors Michael Crichton and Dan Brown, his works are tailor-made for Hollywood.

Heavyweights David S. Goyer (Dark Knight) and di Bonaventure (Transformers) are potentially involved in the making of 'The Breach'. Great news, indeed. A mega-budget and a top billing crew are exactly what Patrick Lee's source material needs.

It is not easy to get into the story without giving away something. But, I can tell you t...more Patrick Lee is the newest member of the elite 'doomsday thriller' authors. Like his predecessors Michael Crichton and Dan Brown, his works are tailor-made for Hollywood.

Heavyweights David S. Goyer (Dark Knight) and di Bonaventure (Transformers) are potentially involved in the making of 'The Breach'. Great news, indeed. A mega-budget and a top billing crew are exactly what Patrick Lee's source material needs.

It is not easy to get into the story without giving away something. But, I can tell you this. It packs one HELL OF A STORY! The main plot may not be the most original one. It is mostly about two main characters flying around the globe to save the world from a possible doomsday situation. But there, the similarities end.

Thirty years ago, a top-secret experiment goes horribly wrong. It has opened a portal from which 'entities' (possibly alien-made) pop out everyday. No one has any clue who is sending these stuff or what is there at the other side.

When one entity code named the 'Whisper' arrives, the whole world is put into jeopardy. The 'Whisper' is the highest form of A.I. It knows the past, it understands the present and it can predict the future. It can control people. It doesn't think twice about killing people as long as its objective are met and accounted for.

The story follows a disgraced ex-cop Travis Chase and a beautiful covert operative Paige Campbell as they seek to end whatever horrific plan the Whisper has in store. But, what will you do when the Whisper knows exactly what you 'will' do?

There are lots of heart-pounding sequences in 'The Breach'. The 'entities' were all products of some excellent imagination from Patrick Lee. The Doubler, Medic and all the rest were put to use brilliantly.

The 'torturing the torturer' scene is a personal favorite. I savagely enjoyed Paige tearing up the goon limb by limb. There are several evidences of extreme violence in the book. It is not everyday that you read about the good guys killing every citizen of Zurich in cold blood and not throw up.

However, what sets 'The Breach' apart is the near-perfect climax. All the little dots connecting to a stunning, unpredictable larger picture. Blending time-travel, alternate worlds and cutting edge technology, 'The Breach' is impossible to miss.

'The Breach' might ramble on and on at times. It might be too violent for some. But, the epic ending more than makes up for any of its possible flaws.(less)

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Oct 08, 2012 A.a.m rated it 3 of 5 stars

I've always thought that the show Sanctuary had a lot of potential which it couldn't realize due to bad writing, acting and a low budget. When I read the reviews for The Breach, I was interested because it seemed the novel works on a slightly similar concept to Sanctuary although it deals with inorganic rather than organic entities. I was disappointed by Sanctuary, but not by the Breach.

This book was like a breath of fresh air. It had been so long since I've read a thriller that blends science f...more

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Aug 24, 2012 John rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the first Travis Chase book by Patrick Lee -- I'd never heard of the author before, but I saw a couple of his books at the bookstore and they seemed interesting. It looked like a trilogy, and I couldn't tell which was the first book, so I waited until I got home and researched it on the Web -- turns out the bookstore didn't have the first book in stock, so I ordered it from the library.

The book did NOT disappoint -- it read quite a bit like a Dan Brown novel, minus any of the Biblical/Kn...more

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May 21, 2012 Victor rated it 3 of 5 stars

So I took the opportunity this weekend to re-read The Breach. It's a short, fast paced book so there is really a minimal time commitment to it.

Both times I've read this book, I've enjoyed the story, the fast pacing and the sense of urgency. However, on the second reading I have to start questioning the motivation of some of the characters. To avoid spoiling the ending for anyone (and this being a suspense book, the ending is important), I will try to be a bit obtuse, but I find the motivations...more

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May 17, 2012 Joe rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

Interesting! I was given a copy of DEEP SKY by P. Lee which turned out to be part 3 of a series. So I decided to look for part 1 and 2 before I read DEEP SKY. I had to request them at the local library and glad I did. Part 1 is THE BREACH. Almost a little "Sci-Fi", part mystery, thriller with a time travel twist. Definitely liked the main character, Travis Chase. Recently released from almost 2 years in prison, he decides to get away from EVERYTHING and hike into the remote Alaskan wilderness. S...more

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Feb 02, 2012 Susan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: thriller

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Jan 05, 2012 Joe Young rated it 4 of 5 stars

Interesting speculative fiction that spans twenty plus years. Principal character had a long term prison sentence then left his family and home to build a new life and come to terms with his sense of guilt. After a year of working and saving, he takes a period to hike and camp in the wilderness far away from other people. Just a chance to distance himself from the closeness that marked his incarceration. Then his peaceful interlude is interrupted in the middle of the night by strange noises and...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Dianne Socci-Tetro rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: galleys-arcs

Government secrets and conspiracies abound in this book by new author Patrick Lee. Ex-cop Travis Chase has only been out of prison for a year and is now living in Alaska. He now needs to makes some hard decisions. Will he go back and try to regain his old life with his family or stay in Alaska where nobody asks any questions... On this particular day Alex goes off into the wilderness to clear his head and to think about his future. While hiking he comes upon the wreckage of a large aircraft, dec...more Government secrets and conspiracies abound in this book by new author Patrick Lee. Ex-cop Travis Chase has only been out of prison for a year and is now living in Alaska. He now needs to makes some hard decisions. Will he go back and try to regain his old life with his family or stay in Alaska where nobody asks any questions... On this particular day Alex goes off into the wilderness to clear his head and to think about his future. While hiking he comes upon the wreckage of a large aircraft, decides to investigate and finds all the passenger, crew and the First Lady of the United States dead. The First Lady is clutching a hand written letter alluding to the fact that the plane was carrying something big and top secret and. now that item is missing. The letter also alludes to the group "Tangent"
Travis being the good ex-cop that he was tracks and finds the murderers along with Paige and Peter Campbell a father and daughter team who have been kept as sort of 'hostages". Travis watches silently while Paige is being horribly tortured while her father is forced to watch. At that minute Travis's fate is decided for him, as he decides to help these two people, and change his destiny...or does it? Little do we know at this point that Travis's life and his fate, his destiny has been determined for a very long time. While with Paige he learns of this phenomena called simply The Breach and the good and bad it can do for mankind.

.Tightly plotted with engaging and realistic characters for this specific genre. This is a fast paced, action filled sci/fi fantasy that can and will make you hair curl. There is enough tension and suspense for suspense lovers, enough of a mystery for mystery lovers, enough graphic violence and improbable circumstances for the horror fans and just enough fantasy blended to make this something very fresh. And just when you think you have the whole thing sorted out and the book is going to have pat ending, Mr. Lee throws in another monkey wrench and you have to read until the very last page to say - "okay I think I get it...or do I?"

It ends with a cliff hanger that I never saw coming.
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Aug 01, 2011 Theresa rated it 4 of 5 stars

It's funny how we decide to pick up books sometimes. I was introduced to David Eddings by some fanboy-types I knew while going to college. I think I'm grateful I wasn't running with the Oprah-crowd back then. I don't think I could handle the angst. Anyway. The Breach by Patrick Lee is a book I wouldn't have even known about if it weren't for John DeNardo over at SF Signal and I might still have passed it up if it wasn't for the occasional tweet to remind people that it might be worth checking ou...more It's funny how we decide to pick up books sometimes. I was introduced to David Eddings by some fanboy-types I knew while going to college. I think I'm grateful I wasn't running with the Oprah-crowd back then. I don't think I could handle the angst. Anyway. The Breach by Patrick Lee is a book I wouldn't have even known about if it weren't for John DeNardo over at SF Signal and I might still have passed it up if it wasn't for the occasional tweet to remind people that it might be worth checking out. So I picked it up over the holidays and I probably read it faster than anything else I picked up in the last year.

Travis Chase is an ex-cop and an ex-convict trying to forget the past. As part of his new life he heads to Alaska and tries to lose himself in the icy wilderness. But when a plane crashes into the mountainside Chase is camping on, circumstances take a dramatic and strange turn. After rushing to the site to look for survivors Chase is thrust into a bizarre series of events when he discovers the body of the First Lady aboard the plane. It doesn't take long before Chase is caught in the middle of a major intrigue when he saves hostage Paige Campbell while she is being tortured for information about an artifact that was on the plane and an organization known as Tangent. What starts out looking a lot like a typical mystery/thriller soon takes on an "X-Files" like flavor as Travis is introduced to the secrets of The Breach and he learns that our world may butt-up against another dimension full of dangerous technology that could destroy our world.

"The Breach" is a fun book that kind of reads like the literary love-child of Lincoln Child and Dean Koontz. It fiddles with scientific theory but never gets detailed enough to be confusing for the scientifically illiterate (like me). It has all the action you would expect from a thriller but it also adds a nice bit of fantasy flair that keeps you guessing wondering what the next revelation is going to be. But what really impressed me about Lee's writing was his ability to stay just ahead of what could have been a real credibility gap. Every time he'd throw another twist into the mix a half-dozen questions would pop-into my head; you know the type-- the ones that make it impossible to suspend disbelief long enough to enjoy the book. But Lee does a good job- really good- of quickly checking each one off the list and allowing you to get back into the flow of the story.

But if I have to give one reason why I would recommend "The Breach" it's the ending; I didn't see it coming. Maybe that's a reflection on my skills as a reader. But it's rare that a book can surprise me and this one did. I loved the twist at the end and couldn't wait to get my hands on the sequel, Ghost Country-- which happens to be the first book I have pre-ordered since the last installment to the Harry Potter saga.

"The Breach" isn't one of those philosophically profound books. It's not a life-changer (though how often do you find one of those?). But it is really entertaining. A book I couldn't wait to get back to and finish in record time.(less)

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Jun 15, 2011 Don S. rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: alternate-reality, mymap

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Mar 04, 2011 Patrick Gibson rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, testosterone

Patrick Lee's "The Breach" is an exciting read, but a hard novel to characterize, combining elements of terrorism, special operations, and "X-Files" type mysteries. However one characterizes it, Lee keeps you on edge as it rips through an intricate plot peopled with characters of genuine complexity.
In "The Breach", the government has accidentally created some sort of space/time rift which regularly spits out alien artifacts. Some are extremely useful, some dangerous, and some simply can't be un...more

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Feb 24, 2011 Sharon Essex rated it 3 of 5 stars

Patrick Lee packs a lot of punch into his first novel. The Breach is a fast-paced mix of science fiction and high octane thriller. Sure, it’s a bit over the top and rather far-fetched at times, but the dizzying plot twists made for a fun ride.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. However, there were a couple of things I could have done without.

There is an awful lot of profanity here. Now granted, I occasionally use words that would make a sailor blush, but I felt the repetitive use of vulgarities gave...more

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Nov 30, 2010 Denise rated it 4 of 5 stars

4.0 out of 5 stars What is The Breach and who can you trust?, November 30, 2010

This review is from: The Breach (Mass Market Paperback)
Lucky me! I have the second book in the series, Ghost Country, waiting for me right after turning the last page of this very interesting sci-fi type thriller. This first novel, The Breach, ends with a lot of unanswered questions and a cliffhanger that will make fans rush to find out out what happens next.

The story begins with a lone man trying to find answers in t...more

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Mar 29, 2010 Andrew Huff rated it 4 of 5 stars

I admit I'm a bit of a lit snob and typically don't like these action thrillers too much, but the sheer audacity of this plot managed to overcome all my objections and by the end I was hooked. Even though I muttered a few "this is so stupid" statements, they were always followed by "but I can't stop reading". In the end, I would even say I liked it. The story is utterly implausible and ridiculous, but you have to admit it's a pretty cool idea. Imagine a unicorn with a machine gun instead of a ho...more

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Feb 12, 2013 Monnie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Truth is, I haven't held a "real" book in my hands since our son Scott unearthed and shared a copy of an old favorite, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud by Max Ehrlich, which I finished in May 2012 (and reviewed here on Goodreads). As fate would have it, this book - in paperback format - was a loan from Scott as well. He'd read it, and the two sequels (Ghost Country, 2011, and Deep Sky, 2012), and thought I'd enjoy them too.

And enjoy this first one I did. Called a "near-future adventure," I might...more

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Jun 24, 2012 Jo (Mixed Book Bag) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery, science-fiction

Science Fiction/Mystery

The Breach is Science Fiction Mystery set not in the future but in a slightly different present. Something happened thirty years ago that opened a door to somewhere very different.

There are two really great characters in The Breach. They are also two characters that are so different that they should have never met but the way the story is written it just makes sense that they meet and work together. I liked both.

Travis Chase should not have been a good hero. He was a cro...more

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Feb 26, 2011 Rose rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure-action, science-fiction, time-travel

Ok, I admit I had many eye-rolling moments with this highly unlikely story. But in the end I have to say, it was just a nice pulpy, page-turner!

Travis Chase is out one year from spending a long time in prison, we found out why in bits throughout the story, to find himself backpacking in Alaska and discover a plane wreck. From there he discovers one strange thing after another, meets his soon to be girl and within 3 days finds himself tangled up in the most bizaare storyline I've read in a long,...more

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Jan 04, 2010 Mike rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Brad, Eric W, Bill P

What the--? Five days I ago I knew nothing about this novel, and then trying to avoid people during a week's stay in Omaha, noodling about the web for something (anything) to do other than talk to people, I followed a link, to this next link, to this next link, then somehow got to a rave for this novel:

A rip in time/space, which produces strange objects (some of asskicking and earth-destroying power); secret government agencies and secret counter-agency villainous organization; an ex-cop who is...more What the--? Five days I ago I knew nothing about this novel, and then trying to avoid people during a week's stay in Omaha, noodling about the web for something (anything) to do other than talk to people, I followed a link, to this next link, to this next link, then somehow got to a rave for this novel:

A rip in time/space, which produces strange objects (some of asskicking and earth-destroying power); secret government agencies and secret counter-agency villainous organization; an ex-cop who is also an ex-con thrown into the fray when he saves an asskicking scientist, the two now throwing coy glances at one another as they run from the fiendish villains. The book opens on a mysterious plane crash in Alaska.

I figured I could write this novel's plot in my sleep, that it'd be some dozey testosteriffic X-files-ish retread, without any wit but lots of lovingly-described weaponry, with prose gnarled and rocky which I could thump through in my big reader boots, just looking for a popcorn-thriller contact high.

I was wrong. The best thing I can say about this novel, hoping not to give anything away, is that it made me recall when my father--seeing all the lurid potboiler paperback crap I was borrowing from the library--handed me a copy of The Andromeda Strain. Like that one, Lee's novel has a wicked sense of how to puzzle the reader, how to trot out well-worn conventions with a few new steps (or at least a surefooted expertise), how to shape character without all that italicized expository thinking which makes so many pop writers' work so metronomically unexciting. (I'm looking at you, Dan Brown.)

I'll admit that, besides my penchant for a good clean well-lighted action sequence and for what evil Ben Harrison calls "weird shit," I often jones for two lovely pulp-sci-fi and -thriller tropes:

1. Big (and small) Dumb (or Inexplicable) Objects. Alien artifacts, empty floating spaceships, new illnesses -- in a nutshell, the best kind of puzzler McGuffins, pushing against the boundaries of what is known, forcing all kinds of investigation, open to all kinds of bedazzling writerly trickster shenanigans -- 'cause, really, you can make these Things do whatever you want them to. Sky's the limit, let the imagination off the leash -- and feel free to ratchet up the implausibility. 'Cause the best of these kinds of Objects DO NOT GET EXPLAINED. Explanation is exactly what we do NOT want as readers. We want the game of trying to explain...

... and the exact same kind of narrative fuel sparks my number 2: Extraordinarily Canny Secret Plotters. Conspiracies, evil Supercomputers, master serial killers, Moriarty -- in a nutshell, the narrative stand-in for the Author her- or himself, always three steps ahead in the nefarious scheme, the protagonist always racing toward some grand revelatory action which is--ta da!--folded right into that Master Plan, fully expected by the E.C.S.P.

I love novels--escapist fiction--where the game is such that it feels like you will never get away, never know it all, never get outside of let alone resolve/solve the Plot. Now, Lee isn't too Auster(e), doesn't go in for inward-gazing pomo pranks ('though those are fun, too), nor does he fall into the nihilistic pessimism of a lot of good bleak endings. But he also dances blithely past, over, through all that irritating tidying up of denouement. The table is set for round two with these characters, but the reader can set the book down satisfied with this course, too.

Good stuff.

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Mar 02, 2012 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi, ebook

Be forewarned: This book is BRUTAL.

No, really. It's brutal. While the descriptions are never over the top - for the scenarios involved, the prose is remarkably restrained and lets the reader's imagination fill in the horrifying details - the situations themselves are horrific and the physical violence done is immense. If you have a weak stomach and/or a strong imagination, you may not want to read this book.

Then again, you may want to, because for all its brutality, it's inventive, engaging, and...more Be forewarned: This book is BRUTAL.

No, really. It's brutal. While the descriptions are never over the top - for the scenarios involved, the prose is remarkably restrained and lets the reader's imagination fill in the horrifying details - the situations themselves are horrific and the physical violence done is immense. If you have a weak stomach and/or a strong imagination, you may not want to read this book.

Then again, you may want to, because for all its brutality, it's inventive, engaging, and fast-paced - a really ripping action-adventure tale with a fascinating sci-fi spin.

The Breach combines the trappings of your typical action-adventure thriller - a mysterious organization, some evil terrorists, an everyman hero with a dark past - with some great sci-fi elements that I haven't seen used very often. The titular Breach is the best of these - a rip in reality caused by a large particle accelerator, out of which THINGS appear from time to time. These things are seemingly alien artefacts or technologies...but we know so little about the Breach, let alone what comes out of it, that anything is possible, really.

These Breach Entities form the basis of the entire novel, in a complex, interweaving plot that will throw you for a loop about three times by the end. It's all about control - who has what Entity? Who's using which for what purposes? What the hell is going on here, anyway? Lee keeps you on your toes throughout, throwing curve balls all the way through, so that even when you think you know what's happening, something comes along to surprise you. The Breach Entities also act as convenient deus ex machina elements - allowing, say, an inexhaustible supply of arms and ammo - that are actually internally consistent and totally acceptable given the storyline. Well played, sir.

The sheer brutality of the novel is echoed in the prose, which is a little overly analytical at points - do we really need to know how many feet away that boulder is? - but which suits the conspiracy-thriller genre well. The scope of the violence, and the depth of the torture, is unnerving, but it also enhances the book's sense of urgency, and drives home the point that everything that's happening is INSANE, and twisted, and utterly dangerous to the world.

My only real complaint - the only thing that really dings the book down from being a 5-star "bloody good romp" of a story - is that the end is just...disappointing. It's not an ending at all; it's a setup for a series. Yes, the loose end of the Entity is tied up and the bad guys get what's coming to them, but...what the heck? All this, for THAT? It's not just a lot of sizzle for very little steak, but it seems as though the whole escapade was petty and self-serving, in the end...both within the context of the plot, and as a way to set up further adventures for Travis Chase. Boo. That said, though, that lack of conclusion and the teaser chapter for the next book have pretty much ensured that I'll read Ghost Country eventually, just to see if it's as wild a ride.(less)

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Feb 29, 2012 Gavin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: crime-mystery-thriller

Writing these book reviews has lead me to a few realisations over the past couple of years, two of which I will bore you with now:

1. I will perpetually be an idiot in retrospect.
2. The hardest type of review to write is one about which you do not care.

The Breach, by Patrick Lee, is a completely workmanlike novel. A solid lunk of book, wallowing in cliché and gender trope without anything to distinguish itself from the endless shelves of airport fiction other than a lack of racism, smooth, inoffe...more

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Feb 07, 2012 Scott rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Scott by: JoeyJoJo

A fast-paced page turner that keeps you on your toes, The Breach is a fun read that keeps you thinking, and thinking quick. It's hard to predict some of where the book is headed, due to the sci-fi qualities of a few of the plot elements, but most of the twists are well-placed and move the story along nicely. The first in a three-book series, The Breach ends with a different cliff-hanger than the one I was expecting, and I'm looking forward to where it goes. The book isn't written in any sort of...more

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Feb 25, 2010 Ellen rated it 4 of 5 stars

When Travis Chase ex-con and ex-cop is hiking in the woods he is stunned to find a downed 747. He decides to see if he can find any survivors, He soon finds though it wasn't a passenger plane and the people aboard had been murdered. Among the dead is the President of the United States of America's wife. She left a cryptic message for help and Travis answers it. With the help of Paige Campbell, a woman he rescued, he finds himself helping to fight against a coming Apocalypse.

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Feb 21, 2011 Cheryl rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was recommended to me by a bookseller at Schuler's Eastwood last week. He was really excited for me to read it. He said I really think you will like it. I was in the middle of another book and went to study in the bookstore and Jim said did you start it. I had not and felt awful because I have bought so many he has recommended but they are in my library still. I began the book when I got home Friday and by the time I went to the bookstore on Saturday to work on my dissertation and atte...more

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Oct 14, 2010 Debby rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned-books

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Jan 22, 2011 Richard Guion rated it 2 of 5 stars

I noticed a few people I follow on Twitter and various podcasts were talking about Patrick Lee’s novel, The Breach. They described it as something like the TV show 24, plenty of intense action with sci-fi elements. Sounds like good popcorn entertainment, right?

Alas, The Breach fell flat for me. The plot has some decent moments, with a high concept idea that Warren Ellis might have come up with—a Breach into another universe that needs to be protected from the enemies of the United States. (I cou...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Megan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 3-stars, fiction, science-fiction, time-travel

A sci-fi thriller that was deliciously over-the-top with plenty of "No real person would ever do that!" moments and "LOL I love your non-straight forward evil plans that have immense holes in them" moments but still fun to read. The prose was a bit above Dan Brown level. Pages were turned at a rapid pace, and I remained thoroughly entertained.

Content warning for some racism (tell me more about the foreign hostiles' "jabbering"!) but less than I usually expect in this genre, as well as female obj...more

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