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    The Execution
    The Execution
    The Execution
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    The Execution

    Written by Dick Wolf

    Narrated by Peter Ganim

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    NYPD Detective Jeremy Fisk—introduced in Law & Order creator Dick Wolf’s New York Times bestselling debut The Intercept—must stop an assassin in the pay of a shadowy cartel in The Execution, a tense thriller that superbly blends suspense, politics, intrigue and high-flying action in the tradition of Vince Flynn, David Baldacci, and Robert Crais.

    Ten days after the Mexican presidential election, twenty-three bodies are discovered beheaded on the United States border, each marked with a carving of a Hummingbird. Detective Cecilia Garza of the Mexican intelligence agency recognizes it: it is the signature of an assassin called Chuparosa. Garza has been pursuing the killer for years, yet knows little about him, except that he’s heading to New York—with the rest of the world.

    It’s United Nations Week in Manhattan and Jeremy Fisk can’t let grief over a devastating loss keep him from safeguarding his city. Complicating matters is the startling news of a mass murder in nearby Rockaway—and the arrival of a disturbingly beautiful and assertive Mexican cop.

    To have a chance at finding Chuparosa, these uneasy allies must learn to work together and fast. As they soon discover, there’s more to this threat than meets the eye—and that justice is not always blind.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJan 7, 2014
    ISBN9780062265203
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    Dick Wolf

    Dick Wolf, a two-time Emmy award-winning writer, producer, and creator, is the architect of one of the most successful brands in the history of television—NBC's Law & Order, one of the longest-running scripted shows. Wolf is also the creator and executive producer of Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. He has won numerous awards, including Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series (Law & Order) and Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee); a Grammy; and an Edgar. Wolf is the New York Times bestselling author of The Intercept and The Execution. The Ultimatum is the third book in his Jeremy Fisk series. He lives in Southern California.

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    • 4/5
      A quality follow up to his first novel, the wooden female lead being the only drawback.
    • 4/5
      Dick Wolf, writing-producing-directing-can do no wrong. Always enjoyable and sometimes better than that. This came into the later category.
    • 2/5
      This is the 1st in the series of Jeremy Fisk novels I have read.A crazy Mexican is on the loose in New York he has killed and will kill again.Fisk teams up with Cecilla Garza a Mexican Police special agent. Book was far fetched and I got bored. Not for me.
    • 5/5
      Excellent book.

      **I received this book for free as part of a First-Reads promotion
    • 3/5
      This was a good mystery & covered a lot of ground. I didn't read the first, but the author caught me up on what happened well enough, probably without being overbearing for those who had. There's not a lot of action, but that is well done & quite believable. The story was logical, the motivations very good. I'll be interested in reading another.
    • 3/5
      Interesting. I am always looking for new detectives who are not perfect.
    • 4/5
      THE EXECUTION by Dick WolfA great thriller with good characterization and tight plotting. The characters are "real" with back stories that support their actions. The plot is believable and moves along quickly without feeling rushed. The final twist is realistic and right for the characters.4 of 5 stars
    • 5/5
      Dang, I really loved this book. I was pulled into the mystery and intrigue immediately. It was a wild ride and the writing was so clean and flowed great. I would be reading and then realize that I was blasting through the book. That, to me, is a sign of a great book...when time and pages fly by. There were so many elements that I did not see coming. It really was great! 4.5 stars!
    • 4/5
      From the creator of TV’s Law and Order franchise comes the second novel in the Jeremy Fisk series. This one involves a Mexican assassin who leaves behind the headless corpses on the Mexico/US border as he heads to New York. Fisk is on duty at the United Nations when there more decapitations in Rockaway, it is feared that the assassin is after the Mexican president. Fisk has to work with a beautiful Mexican detective to stop him.The action never stops. Wolf works as he does his series; gives the reader a lot about the characters, the locations and back stories. But he doesn’t drag the story down with this information. He enhances it. Not as great as the first book, but still a very good suspense story. You don’t have to be a fan of his television shows to enjoy this series. I look forward to the next Jeremy Fisk saga.
    • 4/5
      This is the second book in the Jeremy Fisk series. I really loved the first book, this one not quite as much. I enjoyed the beginning of this book and thought that the earliest chapters were the most exciting in the entire book. I also enjoyed the last third of the book. I thought that the middle got bogged down with all of the information about all of the agencies - CIA, FBI, Homeland Security,etc etc and it was difficult to keep up with who was with which group and if it even mattered. It was still an exciting book and I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
    • 3/5
      Viscous murders, terrorists sneaking across the border into the US, drugs, gang wars, human trafficking, interagency rivalries and cooperation all come together in THE EXECUTION. The main villain is Chuparosa, the hummingbird, who carves a hummingbird onto his victims. The main problem is that no one knows who he really is. Jeremy Fisk, NYPD Detective, works with Mexican Detective Cecilia Garza as the action moves from upper New York State to Mexico to New York City during United Nations Week. The book provides a lot of action and character analysis and development. Fisk moves forward from the death of his girlfriend and find that he and Garza have a lot in common. The last part of the book offers fast-paced action as it reaches its conclusion. The first part of the book offers a lot of information about the brutal murders and the law enforcement agencies. It made me wish that the authors of novels used footnotes; the descriptions of the various federal law enforcement agencies took up a lot of space but, while quite descriptive, provided more information than I really wanted or needed. Placing them in footnotes would have let me skip them. They slowed the story. I would hope that the men who work in those departments are not as sexist as they are portrayed. The chapters are short, especially near the end where they are sometimes only a few paragraphs. It conveyed rushing but I think the mood could have been captured just as well in a traditional length chapter. Not only do short chapters waste a lot of paper, they also appear to underestimate the intelligence of the reader. The practice has started relatively recently and, unfortunately has spread. There are some authors who are on the best seller lists but whose books I will not read because of the overuse of that technique. I hope Dick Wolf doesn’t become one of those.
    • 5/5
      Thrilling, exciting, fast-paced, page-turner that I really had a hard time putting down to sleep. I hope that he continues this series, and quickly too. He surely knows how to do action and suspense.
    • 4/5
      The backstory: The Execution is the second novel in Dick Wolf's Jeremy Fisk series, after The Intercept. This review, like the book itself, contains spoilers if you have not read The Intercept.The basics: Shortly after the Mexican presidential election, twenty-three beheaded bodies are found beheaded on the U.S. border. Mexican intelligence officer Cecilia Garza recognizes it as the work of Chuparosa, a man she's been chasing for years. Meanwhile in New York City, it's United Nations Week, and NYPD terrorism detective Jeremy Fisk must keep numerous world leaders, including the newly elected Mexican president, safe.My thoughts: After being surprised by how much I liked The Intercept, I was eager to see what The Execution had in store for Jeremy Fisk and the United States. Fisk is still reeling from the events of The Intercept, and Wolf doesn't shy away from revealing plot details. The Execution is clearly not intended to double as a standalone, and that's a good thing for Fisk's character development. Fisk is a dynamic character, and I particularly enjoy his antihero tendencies. He's a good guy, but he doesn't always play the rules.Fisk shared the spotlight with another well-drawn character, Cecelia Garza. Her backstory is as fascinating as her present, and she demonstrates Wolf's ability to craft strong characters besides Fisk. The pacing in The Execution never feels frantic, but one of the reasons it's such a thrilling read is the sense that no one is truly safe. Wolf is a bold plotter, and I hope that continues in his thrillers. As a reader, I like to think of even beloved characters in true peril, as it mimics the realities of life so well.Favorite passage: "Life. So strange the paths we take. I think that to meet anyone on a crowded city street, even for an appointment, is a small miracle. But for us, for our lives, to intersect again like this, twenty years after leaving the incubator of the university...it is not mere fate, it is something richer. Not necessarily fraught with meaning..but profound nonetheless."The verdict: While not quite as compelling as The Intercept, The Execution is a tightly plotted, well-crafted thriller. The action is intense, but thankfully it slows down from time to time to offer some poignant moments with its well-developed characters.