SNAKE EYE

by William C. Dietz

FBI Special Agent Christina Rossi has a career life in limbo and a personal life from hell. Her bloody takedown of eco-terrorists has taken her off the fast track and landed her in an apparent career backwater, tracking what may or may not be a Chinese mob slave labor operation. And the aftermath of her divorce has found her becoming increasingly estranged from her daughter who now lives in a perfect world with her father and his glamorous wife.

Then, Rossi's life both professionally and personally seems to take a turn for the better in the form of handsome, intelligent and successful Jack Dexter. An ex-SEAL and the owner of a block of luxurious apartments, he unexpectedly enters her life, sweeps her off her feet and surprisingly provides clues that turn into leads that can crack the Chinese slave labor case.

Snake Eye is an explosive saga of lost hopes, blind ambition, and ultimate betrayal.

232 pages, Hardcover

First published January 25, 2008

About the author

New York Times bestselling author William C. Dietz has published more than fifty novels, some of which have been translated into German, Russian, and Japanese. He grew up in the Seattle area, served as a medic with the Navy and Marine Corps, graduated from the University of Washington, and has been employed as a surgical technician, college instructor, and television news writer, director and producer. Before becoming a full-time writer Dietz was director of public relations and marketing for an international telephone company. He and his wife live near Gig Harbor, Washington.

Reviews

[Steven Allen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This author is hit and miss for me. I enjoy the author's Legion of the Damned series and some of his other SciFi books. Most of this author's fiction has been ok, but this one falls in the meh category.

I cannot root for a protagonist that is a closet perv. Now I am not going to kink shame anyone, and if watching or being watched is a kink enjoyed by all parties being of age and consent, then I have no issues.

What I cannot accept is a character that is supposed to be the "good guy" with such a fundamental flaw in his character. Now granted, flawed characters tend to be some of the most interesting, but watching other couples have sex without their consent, is a flaw too far.

Otherwise this book is on par with the author's other works, and would have been a solid 4-star book except for that one issue with a character. That character flaw also puts this book in the "highly unlikely to read again" pile.

[Barbara Cryer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice action packed read. Flawed characters.

[Matt Kessel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fast based, short read that I finished in a little over a day. It has some interesting characters and touches on some hot button topics (human smuggling, voyeurism, and greed). I enjoyed it and would give it 3 1/2 stars really. If you want a quick easy read, go for it!

[pete saussy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tv series?

Good read for most part, drug in places. Thats all I have to say about this book three two one

[Laura Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story but I think it needed a little
more meat to fill it out.