White: A Novel

Jeremy Waller #2

by Christopher Whitcomb

- "Black, Whitcomb's first thriller novel, published in June 2004, is in its third printing.- Whitcomb's "Cold Zero was on the "New York Times extended list for five weeks, reaching as high as #27 and sold over 88,000 copies.- The war on terror is a hot topic and Whitcomb's refreshing, attention-getting treatment of the subject will guarantee great media buzz.- Chris Whitcomb is a frequent contributor to "Imus in the Morning, the "Today show and various programs on MSNBC. He cohosted "Checkpoint CNBC in 2002 and 2003, has written a monthly column for "GQ and has been published in the "New York Times Magazine, FHM, the "New York Times and many other newspapers and magazines.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Action

480 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 1, 2005

About the author

His three books have been released by major publishers and well reviewed. You can find some details about him here:

http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/a...

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was my first read by Christopher Whitcomb and will probably be my last. In the book jacket it reads that "Because he's been there, Christopher Whitcomb knows the clandestine world of black ops better than anyone". Normally, I like authors who write about what they know, but in this case, Mr. Whitcomb assumes that the reader also knows a lot about this black op world. Far too many government agency and acronym references. Far too much jumping around and introducing new characters in the first few chapters. The reader gets lost trying to keep up and can't grasp the plot. Once I was able to sort through all the characters and how they meshed together, the book was somewhat interesting, but I hate books that make you work so hard to be understandable. Maybe ex-military or government agency personnel would like this type of novel, but it wasn't for me, and normally I like this genre.

[Dav · Rating 1 out of 5]

1☆ • suffers from believability issues & is a confusing read

The author is ex-FBI agent & supervisor. He knows his facts but the story is unbelieveable in the extreme.

The protagonist--
"Jeremy Waller, a dedicated family man and FBI special agent, is on his way back from Indonesia, where he was rooting out terrorists with a lethal sidekick known as G.I. Jane"

It's terrorism galore & convoluted plots making for a muddy who's working for who and why, leaving too many loose ends.

Not a good nor enjoyable book.

[Јована Станковска · Rating 2 out of 5]

The thing I most love about books is being able to learn something new. But not this way.
It's very clear since Chapter One that the author has worked for the FBI, but it seems to me that he forgot that we haven't. All those acronyms and codenames escape the average reader, leaving him lost between the pages. The plot twists were visible from the very start, and all tgat transfer of authority was useless.
I give it two stars because it was an interesting read, even though I had to google most of the acronyms to understand it.

[Margaret · Rating 2 out of 5]

On the bottom shelf - for reading when I had nothing else to amuse me. The writer knows his topic, but not well enough to communicate the story in a convincing plot.

[Linda Carter · Rating 1 out of 5]

No

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't decide what I think about this one. Some parts I liked and some parts I felt very frustrated...it was hard to know who to trust or which characters were likable and "good". Plus, there were a lot of characters and I sometimes had trouble keeping track of who was who. Timing wise, it also maybe wasn't a great choice because I also watched part of a show about a 9-11 conspiracy theory...and while I don't think I'm completely naive, the combination of the conspiracies in this book and the movie were a little much...I'd rather have at least a little trust in our government than none at all. At least this book a decent ending...and it was fast-paced.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting things to think about regarding the FBI/CIA and anti-terrorism, with some Christian bible-bangers thrown in for good measure. Enjoyable, but definitely JUST genre fiction with some very current day opinions thrown in.

You mention the word 'nuclear' and people go nuts. It's the news shows; they've gotten this thing blown completely out of proportion. Joe Six-pack couldn't tell you the difference between REMs and an RC cola, but he'll whoop up holy hell if some FOX News talking head mentions the phrase 'dirty nuke'.

Thank God for indifference, he thought to himself. Rush Limbaugh and Mike Savage and Bill O'Reilly had been brilliant in their ability to prey upon it.

[Janet · Rating 1 out of 5]

The plot was just too confusing to me. It was a mass conspiracy which blew up a bunch of things. I think it was made to look like Muslim terrorists when it was really white supremacists. But I'm not sure. When I realized I was halfway through and still had no idea what was going on or even who the main characters were, I quit reading and didn't even jump to the end to see how it ended.

[Virginia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can't wait til the next one is written!

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good listen.

[Joe White]

This was a 2 day read that maintained suspense, but that I barely remember less than a year later. Entering here to catalog shelf.

[Caroline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Horribly confusing tangle of plot lines and characters. I guess it did keep me turning the pages, but in the end I still had too many unanswered questions to be satisfied.

[Corinne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a pretty good suspense book. It reminds me of the plot of a season of the show 24. It