Welcome to the Custer Hill Club - a men's club set in an Adirondack hunting lodge whose members include some of America's most powerful business leaders, military men, and government officials. Ostensibly, the club is a place to relax with old friends. But one fall weekend, the club's Executive Board gathers to talk about 9/11 - and finalize a retaliation plan, known only by its code name: WILD FIRE. That same weekend, a member of the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force is found dead. Soon it's... (show more)
Welcome to the Custer Hill Club - a men's club set in an Adirondack hunting lodge whose members include some of America's most powerful business leaders, military men, and government officials. Ostensibly, the club is a place to relax with old friends. But one fall weekend, the club's Executive Board gathers to talk about 9/11 - and finalize a retaliation plan, known only by its code name: WILD FIRE. That same weekend, a member of the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force is found dead. Soon it's up to Detective John Corey and his wife, FBI Agent Kate Mayfield, to unravel a plot that starts with the Custer Hill Club and ends with American cities locked in the crosshairs of a nuclear device. Only Corey and Mayfield can stop the button from being pushed, and global chaos from being unleashed... More chilling than yesterday's headlines and as prophetic as tomorrow's, Wild Fire will challenge you to question everything you thought you knew about your leaders and your country while thrilling you with suspense that builds with every page. (show less)
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Imagine this: take a perfect pizza -- just perfect amount of cheese and tomato sauce and baked to perfect. Just scrumptious and amazing...
... now ... (show more)
Imagine this: take a perfect pizza -- just perfect amount of cheese and tomato sauce and baked to perfect. Just scrumptious and amazing...
... now slather in a few gallons of extra sauce on top, add heaps and heaps of cheese (yellow cheddar please -- and no amount can ever be less), as as many toppings as one could imagine. Oranges anyone?? Get that??
I think that's what happened with this novel. Amazing premise, good background, very gripping for the first 100 or so pages ... and I must admit -- I was almost shitting bricks. Then its as it the author just seems to have lost it. The mystery is completely reveled (yes! to its entirety) and all we are left to wonder is whether or not the detective and his wife (rite!!) can solve it -- where is the fun in that?? One has to wonder -- had the author intended for the book to be read backwards?
One would imagine Corey's ``i am such an asshold attitude'' to be the thick layer of cheese on that oily pizza -- but it seems to grow on you. And as one slowly and out of necessity (to finish) flips though the last hundred or so pages -- Corey's sense of potty-mouthed humor is the only thing that keeps you going. (show less)
I overall enjoyed the novel, it was fast paced and exciting. It was also borderline ridiculous in some aspects, but I guess that fits with most action stories.
My main issue with the book was that the hero/protagonist was a giant asshole, unnecessarily so. I really was hoping that someone would just punch him, or that he would somehow end up getting killed by the evil super Republican. If that's really how New York City Cops and FBI agents act, I could understand why people hate them. ... (show more)
I overall enjoyed the novel, it was fast paced and exciting. It was also borderline ridiculous in some aspects, but I guess that fits with most action stories.
My main issue with the book was that the hero/protagonist was a giant asshole, unnecessarily so. I really was hoping that someone would just punch him, or that he would somehow end up getting killed by the evil super Republican. If that's really how New York City Cops and FBI agents act, I could understand why people hate them. And then his wife, who is supposedly his boss is really nothing but a docile lemming, following him around and unconvincingly waggling her finger at him when he does something really stupid.
Once I got around the fact that the main character is a jerk, I really enjoyed the book. The plot is a bit fantastic, but ultimately provides a fast paced exciting read. (show less)
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A fun read for sure- especially because it's setting is my old stomping ground- the North Country. The prose was well written & funny. Definitly written by a man though, for men. The chapters were short & most of the sentences were short too. The perspectives all came from men. There was a supposedly strong female character, Kate, in the story too. She is the main character's wife. What I found challenging was that she is supposed to be a strong female character & actually de... (show more)
A fun read for sure- especially because it's setting is my old stomping ground- the North Country. The prose was well written & funny. Definitly written by a man though, for men. The chapters were short & most of the sentences were short too. The perspectives all came from men. There was a supposedly strong female character, Kate, in the story too. She is the main character's wife. What I found challenging was that she is supposed to be a strong female character & actually detective John Corey's superior BUT consistently she listened to his instincts & followed his rule-breaking initiative. While there was excellent character development for John Corey, I found her character development to be conflicting with her actions in the plot. Speaking of the plot- it was cohesive & fun to read but it was not believable. I'm not a conspiracy theory person. I don't find it feasible that government higher-ups would follow the lead of a crazy billionaire. No matter how rich he is, he was obviously crazed & they weren't. I would imagine they would find his behaviors to be unpredictable & therefore not ideal to conspire with. Don't get me wrong, it was fun to read & quick too! But it had its faults. (show less)
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