The Fifth Profession
Written by David Morrell
Narrated by multivoice
3.5/5
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Savage, a former Navy SEAL and American state-of-the-art security specialist. Akira, Japan’s most brilliant executive protector and a master of the samurai arts.
Their mission: the retrieval of Rachel Stone, a beautiful American woman whose ruthless billionaire husband is out to destroy her. But quickly Savage and Akira realize they are trapped in a mission more far-reaching than the protection of one person.
For they are bound together in a common nightmare, a set of horrifying memories, a terrifying past that never happened, but is somehow inexplicably real. Only together can they confront the mystery. Yet when they do, an even more chilling scenario awaits them – one with the power to shatter not only their world but ours as well.
David Morrell
David Morrell is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-eight books, including his award-winning Creepers. Co-founder of the International Thrillers Writers Organization, he is considered by many to be the father of the modern action novel. To learn more, go to www.davidmorrell.net.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How do you tell if a book has samurai in it? Don't worry, they'll put a katana on the cover. A book about ninjas is a little harder, since they are invisible to anyone that hasn't just been killed by a ninja. How do you tell if a book is a thriller? Don't worry, they'll put a gun on the cover.
Professional protectors - the fifth profession.... get it! - Savage and Akira are teamed up to protect a travelling businessman. Things go horribly wrong and Savage is beaten to a pulp after seeing the businessman and Akira killed. Akira is also beaten to a pulp and sees the businessman and Savage killed. And so begins the twist in this David Morrell thriller.
A lot of thrillers take you from point A to point B very efficiently to the point of cliche. Some authors even churn out the same book dozens of times in this manner. The thing that keeps you coming back is the the taut writing, thrills and cool escapism. The strength of The Fifth Profession is that it starts with the standard thriller plot setup and then eschews that for a different plot entirely. It makes the entire story novel. See what I did there?
There are some annoying aspects to Morrell's novel. David has a habit of hammering certain points and descriptions at the reader, to the point I started assuming everyone had "karate" calloused hands. To some people this could be annoying and enough to throw the book against a wall - which I wouldn't be doing this since I read this on my iPad. To others the plotting and pacing will keep you entertained, as it did with me. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A fast paced trip through, Japan, Europe and the U.S.A. with some good plot turns, interesting twists and lots of actions. The life of an “executive protector” is always interesting, but what do you do when everything you have known to be true turns out to be a lie. That’s the question facing Savage and Akira in novel.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Had this book not started to drag considerably 2/3 of the way in, It would have gained a higher star rating. There were so many great twists and turns in the first 300 pages or so, I was really enjoying it. Then it bogged down way too much."Savage" is a protector--an extremely well-trained bodyguard. He is hired by a former movie star actress to rescue her sister from a wealthy, but very abusive husband. But in doing so, he is confronted with a man he saw beheaded six months previously. Ironically, this man, a Japanese protector, said he saw Savage killed also. Thus begins a tale of deception and oddities that was quite well plotted out. But when our two protagonists, who are also bringing the woman along because her sister's place was compromised, finally reach Japan, the book just slows to a crawl. Actually, that's not wholly true. There's a lot of running around and shooting, but it just drags.If you like decent thrillers with a lot of Japanese history, you'll like this well enough.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Savage, a former Navy SEAL, is hired as a private security specialist. He meets up with someone who's death he had witnessed several months earlier. Together they begin to piece their history. And this is where the excitement begins.I have never read any of this author's books before. While dramtic and exciting, I did feel that it may have been somewhat dated. As it is 23 years old, I would be curious as to how an updated edition would read with all the changes in communication and technology.However, this is still a good read for those who love excitement. It could conceiveably be two books instead of one LONG one.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Just your average run of the mill thriller.