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The Assassin
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The Assassin

Written by W.E.B. Griffin

Narrated by Michael Russotto

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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A political assasin is ready to make his move. The police department's only clue is a single, perfectly typed bomb threat. And worse yet, the police aren't sure they can trust their own people. In a few short days, the corruption of one cop--and the madness of an assasin--could blow the whole city sky high...


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LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 20, 2011
ISBN9781101484326
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The Assassin
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W.E.B. Griffin

W.E.B. Griffin is the author of six bestselling series—and now Clandestine Operations.   William E. Butterworth IV has worked closely with his father for more than a decade, and is the coauthor with him of many books, most recently Hazardous Duty and Top Secret.  

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Compelling spy thriller from 1971, with a few major "buts" -- it's very dated and rather unpleasant, from a current day perspective. The beautiful, rich, young heroine falls for a hired assassin, and the plot not surprisingly thickens. What's disturbing is the passivity of the heroine, and the vaguely S&M overtones in her relationship with the hero. I thought this cliche -- helpless heroines who is sexually awakened by a masterful bad guy -- had faded into the past, but then I haven't read "50 Shades of Grey".
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Everything you expect from Cussler, fast action, neat locations, exotic cars and historical tidbits scattered throughout.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is my first Clive Cussler book and I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. Lots of great action. If you love action adventure novels, give this one a try.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Driving up north from Florida, I listened to Clive Cussler’s latest book. As usual, it was a fast paced, exciting story designed to keep the reader involved even when the characters were in the most implausible situations. The back story begins at the turn of the 20th century, but most of the action takes place in 1905. The plot is centered around an unknown assassin suspected of killing off men standing in the way of Standard Oil’s rise to power.John D. Rockefeller is the oil and railroad baron controlling the competition by using hardball methods. He does not have a stellar reputation and is feared and disliked by the small oil men who are hoping to build a pipe line to transfer their own product to market. His tactics interfere with and sharply curtail the success of their efforts, and they are bitter. When the competition begins dying mysteriously, Isaac Bell, a private detective of the Van Dorn Agency, becomes involved. He is looking for corporate misconduct on the part of Rockefeller and Standard Oil and a possible murder suspect!Years earlier, two partners had basically been cheated out of their investments by Rockefeller’s heavy hand. One, Bill Matters, joined forces with J.D. Rockefeller and the other, Spike Hopewell, set off on his own absolutely resenting his partner as a traitor. Matters grew rich as he rose through Standard Oil’s rank, but secretly he plotted his revenge against the man who stole everything from him. He had two daughters. Both of the young women were independent; one, Edna, is a journalist and the other, Nellie, currently tools around in a hot air balloon as she supports the woman’s suffragist movement, but she had dabbled in many other things, including acting. Both young women were enamored with the Private Detective, and Bell is actually smitten by both of them, as well, unable to make a choice. He courted both as he searched for clues in the corporate maze, looking for proof that the recent deaths of several of the men opposing Rockefeller’s plans were not due to natural causes, accidents or suicide, but rather due to murder. He believed that there was an assassin in the wings. He was hoping to discover the underhanded tactics he suspected Rockefeller of using in order to stifle competition. As the mystery unfolded, there was romance in the air as well as rising tension. There was also a humorous, light touch which made the book easy to read, however, for this reader, the plot sometimes veered into the realm of fantasy. When a hot air balloon goes wild and Bell climbs the ropes high above the earth to cut holes in the fabric and then survives the fall to earth miraculously, it stretched the imagination a bit too far. There were other moments like that, but since they were all woven into the story, holding the reader’s attention awaiting the final outcome, it seemed to work. It would seem that Bell, like a cat, had multiple lives and a great deal of convenient, lucky breaks.The picture of J. D. Rockefeller was that of a strong man with a cold heart, a man who had a deep love for his business and a respect for industriousness, but a man who was without much of a sense of humor or empathy for others. The story detailed the rough environment in which the industry grew as well as the hardness and dedication of the men involved in order for them to even begin to succeed and compete with the heavy hand of J. D. Rockefeller. The competition was ruthless and the consequences were often callous and violent. It was a good book to listen to for a road trip as it held my attention while it didn’t tax my brain. The author researched the history of the times well, knew about the industry and the murder weapons, and understood the mindset of both the prominent and the struggling oilmen. He provided detailed explanations of guns, hot air balloons, the women’s suffrage movement, and some world events, as he described the nature of the development of the oil industry and pipe lines worldwide. The book is the eighth in a series about Isaac Bell. There may be more to come.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is a book that is earlier in the career of Isaac Bell then the earlier books. I found myself asking early on what had happened as there is no description at the start of the book to indicate it is out of sequence. Bell is working with (and investigating) Rockerfeller to stop a lunatic from killing folks in the oil business. Overall; a good compelling story.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is another exciting adventure story, with Detective Isaac Bell saving the day again. There's some exotic travel involved, going to Russia via Turkey and travelling on the Orient Express. Back in the USA, Bell has some adventures with hot air balloons. All good fun and entertaining reading -- even though it's over the top.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    As always this is a good story featuring Isaac Bell. I like the later books with his wife the best but this was still a good story.love reading about the trains.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    There’s action galore in this thriller about oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller. Isaac Bell finds himself in the middle of a case involving a sniper, shady dealings, big business, poisoning, accidents that really aren’t accidents, a missing man, and pretty women, not to mention foreign intrigue and suffragists. Will Bell solve the case before it all blows up – literally – in his face? Great characters and a plot that rushes on through all 400 pages makes this tale an exciting page-turner.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I consider this a pretty fair book. It's plots are interesting, but require a long, long time to develop: primary is God's plan to disintegrate the VPOTUS via a wacko bomber and secondarily a drug smuggling dirty cop scheme that detracts from the main plot by expanding the already long book. For some reason, Griffin felt the need to continue development of already explained police administrivia. The tried and true Griffin formula continues as Matt develops his skills as a detective and his boss, Peter Wohl is promoted to full Inspector. Life continues as Matt beds his junkie step sister and I'll continue on to the next book in the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Not as good as the other Badge Of Honor books, but still enjoyable. The only problem I had with this book is that not enough time was dedicated to the actual assassin in this book, and a great deal of time was spent on a narcotics smuggling plot with a bad cop. There was enough material here for two books, therefore the ending was somewhat rushed.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is the fifth book, of 10 books, in the series, The Badge of Honour, and was published, May 1993. The series is about the City of Philadelphia police force, including the Philadelphia Highway Patrol, from the cop on the beat, right up to the Commissioner. God wants the Vice President of the United States killed. Marion Claude Wheatley has been told by the Lord to carry out this out by using a bomb. Marion, who is thirty-three years old, has no idea why God wants him to kill the Vice President, any more than why God has selected him to carry out His will in this regard. Marion is well educated with BA, cum laude, MBA from University of Pennsylvania. He is a market analyst (petrochemicals) for First Pennsylvania Bank & Trust. His brain has been trained to first determine the facts and then to draw reasonable inferences from them. The Vice President is coming to Philadelphia. It will take all the resources of the Philadelphia police force, FBI and the Secret Service to find this person before he can Assassinate the Vice President of the United States.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This fifth installment in the Badge of Honor series, is a good one as far as I'm concerned. Peter Wohl and his crew at Special Operations are on two major cases. One is to deal with a bad cop and the other is to track a totally unbalanced assassin who has written a letter to the Police telling them that he has been told by the Lord to blow up the Vice President. That's the basis of the story, but as always the interest is with the characters. Griffin can do characters like no one else. These books are set in the late 70's, so there is a datedness in them, but that, in fact is their strength because Griffin seems to know what he's talking about when dealing with late 70's law enforcement. Don't expect cutting edge technology, but do expect a group of men (and that is what the police forces were in the 70's) that are dedicated and do their job to the best of their abilities. And it's so much fun to see what Matt Payne and his buddies get up to next.