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Jo Modeen #1
The Modeen Factor
Josephine Dakota Modeen, the first woman to be accepted into the elite SASR, finds life after the Army unfulfilling. When she is contacted by her old CO, she knows it’s not a social call. Victoria Cross recipient Ben Logan doesn’t ‘do’ social calls, at least not to the members of his old squad now living in the ‘real’ world.
Hearing from Ben means a mission, no exceptions.
When he asks, ‘You in, JD?’ she replies without hesitation, ‘You bet, Ben,’ not realising what’s about to eventuate from those words.Or how her own civilian life will be caught in the ripples….
Hearing from Ben means a mission, no exceptions.
When he asks, ‘You in, JD?’ she replies without hesitation, ‘You bet, Ben,’ not realising what’s about to eventuate from those words.Or how her own civilian life will be caught in the ripples….
313 pages, ebook
First published August 20, 2014
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September 22, 2015
I found this book on Reading Deals and knew I had to read it. I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.
This is a mystery/thriller
Jo Modeen has experience life in the Australian Special Forces. Her subsequent civilian life was boring in comparison. So when her former squad leader, Ben, offered her a job she considered it a good way to get back some of the action she craved.
The reader sees Jo take on some pretty tough guys while defending the innocent. I enjoyed seeing what a female James Bond might go through during training.
Warning: This book is for Mature Audiences due to Violence, Adult Language and mild sexual situations.
This is a mystery/thriller
Jo Modeen has experience life in the Australian Special Forces. Her subsequent civilian life was boring in comparison. So when her former squad leader, Ben, offered her a job she considered it a good way to get back some of the action she craved.
The reader sees Jo take on some pretty tough guys while defending the innocent. I enjoyed seeing what a female James Bond might go through during training.
Warning: This book is for Mature Audiences due to Violence, Adult Language and mild sexual situations.
November 17, 2014
I really like Jo. I'm looking forward to getting into the second book in this series, which I bought but haven't read yet.
May 15, 2018
The Jo Modeen 1 - 3: Has a preview of the books, which I appreciate knowing what they're about before I read them. Well written, fast paced and action packed storylines with intelligent, realistic characters and events. I actually believe the author knew what he was writing about unlike some "writers" today who are clueless about weapons, training and combat fighting and action, but are liked by readers who know even less. It's easy to chain read the Modeen series without becoming bored or tired. Job well done, Jordan. I found this author through AXP and contacted him. 5*
The Modeen Factor #1 - Ends in a cliffhanger! My only complaint about this book is the cliffhanger ending. Well written, interesting, intriguing storyline with intelligent, realistic characters, along with realistic dialog. Vivid descriptions and realistic actions and events.The story is hard to put down and is fast paced. Enjoyed the Aussie dialect and colloquialisms. 5*
The Modeen Transformation #2 - Starts where the first book ended. Well written, interesting, intriguing storyline with intelligent, realistic characters, along with realistic dialog. Vivid descriptions and realistic actions and events.The story is hard to put down and is fast paced. Enjoyed the Aussie dialect and colloquialisms. 5*
Modeen Black Ops #3 - Picks up during the party from Ben's side of the involvement. Well written, interesting, intriguing storyline with intelligent, realistic characters, along with realistic dialog. Vivid descriptions and realistic actions and events.The story is hard to put down and is fast paced. Enjoyed the Aussie dialect and colloquialisms. 5*
The Modeen Factor #1 - Ends in a cliffhanger! My only complaint about this book is the cliffhanger ending. Well written, interesting, intriguing storyline with intelligent, realistic characters, along with realistic dialog. Vivid descriptions and realistic actions and events.The story is hard to put down and is fast paced. Enjoyed the Aussie dialect and colloquialisms. 5*
The Modeen Transformation #2 - Starts where the first book ended. Well written, interesting, intriguing storyline with intelligent, realistic characters, along with realistic dialog. Vivid descriptions and realistic actions and events.The story is hard to put down and is fast paced. Enjoyed the Aussie dialect and colloquialisms. 5*
Modeen Black Ops #3 - Picks up during the party from Ben's side of the involvement. Well written, interesting, intriguing storyline with intelligent, realistic characters, along with realistic dialog. Vivid descriptions and realistic actions and events.The story is hard to put down and is fast paced. Enjoyed the Aussie dialect and colloquialisms. 5*
September 1, 2014
A great, fast-paced read, with a female heroine doing lots of exciting things, a touch of romance, and a promise of more (of everything!) to come in the next book.
January 30, 2020
Jo Modeen has great potential as a genuine ‘kickass’ heroine, but apart from a couple of very short incidents I found most of the book a little bit boring and repetitive. There is a bit more action near the end, but the author then spoils it with a cliff-hanger ending.
If possible I would have given 2.5 stars, but because Jo is interesting I have given three.
If possible I would have given 2.5 stars, but because Jo is interesting I have given three.
January 9, 2016
Jo Modeen was in the Australian Special Forces and is asked to go back to some unspecified secret missions. Her tough credentials are established when she settles a family issue and does something heroic when she jumps out of a plane with a parachute. She then undergoes additional training that includes a funny lesson on how to behave and dress like a lady.
The pace is lethargic and a lot of pages are used to repeatedly provide irrelevant information about what she has for breakfast and lunch. More pages are used describe her solo drives through Australia on her motorcycle. The problem is that her touring is described superficially and in such a way that a reader would not be enticed to do the same. Surely Australia is more interesting than that – or not.
Besides Modeen’s ability to take care of herself, there is virtually no hint of her motivations and goals, nor of any past and present romantic attachments. Only toward the end there is a brief episode that takes about a paragraph.
The action does not happen until you reach halfway through the book, and her first assignment when she finally goes on a mission is less than challenging or suspenseful. Toward the end, she gets to do nasty stuff, but it seems that they could have used a goon from the projects to do the same. When you get to the end, you realize that you don’t have a book, but an introduction to a series. I personally like a story with a beginning and an end.
The concept of a heroine going back to do covert stuff is valid, and the Modeen character bears promise, but the book suffers from too much unnecessary bulk and not enough portrayal of the characters and what drives them.
The pace is lethargic and a lot of pages are used to repeatedly provide irrelevant information about what she has for breakfast and lunch. More pages are used describe her solo drives through Australia on her motorcycle. The problem is that her touring is described superficially and in such a way that a reader would not be enticed to do the same. Surely Australia is more interesting than that – or not.
Besides Modeen’s ability to take care of herself, there is virtually no hint of her motivations and goals, nor of any past and present romantic attachments. Only toward the end there is a brief episode that takes about a paragraph.
The action does not happen until you reach halfway through the book, and her first assignment when she finally goes on a mission is less than challenging or suspenseful. Toward the end, she gets to do nasty stuff, but it seems that they could have used a goon from the projects to do the same. When you get to the end, you realize that you don’t have a book, but an introduction to a series. I personally like a story with a beginning and an end.
The concept of a heroine going back to do covert stuff is valid, and the Modeen character bears promise, but the book suffers from too much unnecessary bulk and not enough portrayal of the characters and what drives them.
May 5, 2020
DNF at about 80%. I was hoping to be engaged in a well-drawn world different than my own (spies, special forces, Australia) by compelling characters and the author's insider knowledge; instead, I encountered 1-dimensional archetypes playing with fancy spy-military toys in engaging episodes. Alas for the missed opportunity! It reminded me of the (more compelling) young-teen series Alex Rider. Jo is apparently so bad-ass, so kind, so competent, so cool, so dangerous that she always wins at everything, including charming ocean mammals better than everyone. Yawn.
June 1, 2023
Enjoyed this book including because it is set in Australia with places that I am familiar with and is written by a Queensland (my home State - Go, Queenslander!). That is a refreshing change from my usual reading list which typically don't Australian settings. I think it best to consider this book as a foundational book for those that are to come. As a consequence, the action sequences are relatively few. Given the cliffhanger at the end, I imagine that book is going to action right from the start (I hope).
December 12, 2019
As a James Bond can and retired military this is great
Growing up with tails of Marine corps rangers and other raiders. I was drafted and served twenty-five years in the U.S. Army and met a lot of folks during that time.
Growing up with tails of Marine corps rangers and other raiders. I was drafted and served twenty-five years in the U.S. Army and met a lot of folks during that time.
April 28, 2019
Refreshing change
fresh modern action without all the blood and guts.
a female treated as an equal and with respect. well worth a read.
fresh modern action without all the blood and guts.
a female treated as an equal and with respect. well worth a read.
July 10, 2021
Found this on Smashwords; then got a free copy on the authors website. Not really my style, but I finished it, which in itself means four stars these days.
August 31, 2021
Exciting
My first read of this Author, interesting story line, well executed drama and a good read. Worth reading and following.
My first read of this Author, interesting story line, well executed drama and a good read. Worth reading and following.
October 28, 2021
Good book
If you would like to read something different then try this. A female ex Australian special forces soldier finds a new job.
If you would like to read something different then try this. A female ex Australian special forces soldier finds a new job.
July 6, 2022
Hard to put down.
July 10, 2023
Only a very small bit of action. Most of novel filling in the back-story.
November 8, 2024
The synopsis built this up but it was a bit of a let down. The female Jack Reacher - not on the evidence of this, but I will try the next as the ending was a cliffhanger.
December 21, 2022
Didn't like it. Jo's abilities were off the scale. More like what you would expect of cartoon action heroes.
November 23, 2019
This is a book I am undecided about. It's the first in the series, and it introduces the characters that will continue into the series. It's not bad, but it's not up to the usual standard of books I read.
Jo Modeen is an ex-SASR (Special Air Service Regiment) Australian soldier. She gets recruited by her old corporal into Natsec, a secret organisation that works with ASIO and ASIS. After some refresher training, and a "graduation" mission that stops a group of Uni students shooting paintballs at G20 delegates at a Mayoral garden party, she is assigned an assassination mission which she pulls off, but has to kill some guards and dogs as well.
The whole book is obviously building up to an attack on the G20 conference in the next books, and even has some obvious clues as to who might be behind such an attack. I guess I'll see if I was right when I read the next book.
Jo Modeen is an ex-SASR (Special Air Service Regiment) Australian soldier. She gets recruited by her old corporal into Natsec, a secret organisation that works with ASIO and ASIS. After some refresher training, and a "graduation" mission that stops a group of Uni students shooting paintballs at G20 delegates at a Mayoral garden party, she is assigned an assassination mission which she pulls off, but has to kill some guards and dogs as well.
The whole book is obviously building up to an attack on the G20 conference in the next books, and even has some obvious clues as to who might be behind such an attack. I guess I'll see if I was right when I read the next book.
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