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Pamela Small
WHAT A ROLLER COASTER THRILL OF A RIDE!

I usually ONLY give 5* to literary works, but Ben Coes gets it from me:

COMPELLING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT! Dewey Andreas, the protagonist, is a tragic character with a dark side but also with a macho, heroic, and very appealing softer side. Mr. Coes is exceptional in developing rounded, dynamic characters who thoroughly engage the reader! d

ENTHRALLING PLOT! What a thrill ride! The heightened suspense kept building as Andreas jettisoned the plot at heart raci
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David Dalton
Years ago I read the first Dewey Andreas thriller (Power Down) and liked it. A year or so later I read the 2nd. It was pretty good, my type of thriller. Then I got caught up in other authors and characters and drifted away from Dewey Andreas.

When The Island (Dewey Andreas #9) by Ben Coes came out (book #9) I decided to jump ahead and read it. The book sounded too good to be true. But it lived up to all the hype. It was great! "Die Hard" in NYC again. I loved the action, the characters, and the whole darn story. It got me hooked on
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Greg Oaster
May 03, 2018 rated it it was amazing
If you only read one Ben Coes book check this one out if not for all the suspense and action, read for the awesome car chase about 3/4 through the book. I would love to see that chase by itself brought to big screen

Jim Morton
Sep 26, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Really good story with an amazing ending...well done.
Kevin
May 08, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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May 10, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Aug 25, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Bodo Pfündl
Dec 06, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Prasanna
Jan 04, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Robin Craft
Nov 15, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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Nolan
Nov 07, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Nov 29, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Bodo Pfündl
Apr 18, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Giannis
Apr 28, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Chuck Cubbage
Jul 30, 2015 marked it as to-read
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Garry Thompson
Aug 16, 2015 rated it really liked it
Chris Vogt II
Mar 13, 2016 rated it it was amazing
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Louise Denis
May 28, 2017 rated it it was amazing
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Jul 27, 2017 rated it it was amazing