Deep Black (2003)

by Stephen Coonts, Jim Defelice

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A spy plane gathering data on a new Russian weapon is blown out of the sky by a mysterious MiG. Is it an accident or the start of the next world war? One U.S. agency has what it takes to find out-the National Security Agency and its covert operations team: Deep Black. Working for the NSA, ex-Marine sniper Charlie Dean is dispatched to Russia, hooking up with former Delta Force trooper Lia DeFrancesca to find out what happened to the plane. The Deep Black team stumbles across an even more alarming secret--a plot to assassinate the Russian president and overthrow the democratic government by force. The coup could have dire consequences for Russia and the world. With no clearance from the government it's called on to protect, the National Security Agency goes to war. But before Lia and Dean can unravel the conspiracy, they learn that one of the spy plane's passengers--an NSA techie--survived the crash. Critical information could fall into enemy hands. And that enemy is playing to the death. "Coonts knows how to write and build suspense." --The New York Times Book Review… (more)

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I just could not throw the feeling that I was reading the script to a brainless action movie rather than a techno-thriller-novel. The book, as so easily happens, is now a bit dated on technical details but it still has enough amazing details to make it half science fiction.

A secret part of NSA has access to technology that can monitor almost everything and the book starts off with a mission to scan a hard drive from 10000 meters height. Good luck I say. Well, it's just fiction, but I would expect something a little more plausible.

We then follow two super hot NSA agents (of both genders) and their slightly aged (but still very handsome in a rugged way) companion from the military through Russia.

I guess the book can be compared to some of [a:Andy McNab|12673|Andy McNab|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1266621942p2/12673.jpg]'s less good novels in quality. The one redeeming factor is that the structure of short sections add to the "just one more chapter" feeling. Unless you throw the book away for a better book. (

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bratell | Dec 25, 2020 |

I couldn't get into this one. The first few chapters were well over my head with spy and military technology. There were also so many acronyms and agencies, my small mind got lost. As I was struggling by chapter four, the use of the F word became my reason to stop reading. I may have kept going if it had grabbed me by then, but it had too many strikes against it by the end of chapter four. (

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MahanaU | Feb 26, 2016 |

Why co-author?? The author(s) failed to develop feelings for the hero(s) and used profane language in the extreme in order to build up the female character's creds. It verged on overly-technical, much of which added nothing to the story. That NSA would do CIA-like business means that the author did little research into their functions and made the story totally unbelievable. There is competition between the agencies...yep! The book has lots of action and cutting edge tools of destruction...but, nothing seemed to tie with a main theme. Maybe I'll try another in the series, just to confirm my suspicions. (

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buffalogr | Jul 23, 2015 |

Thoroughly good read (

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nigelbarker | May 15, 2011 |

Exciting, fast paced adventure. Not a lot of depth, but a good mix of technology, action and humor. I enjoyed the characters and the plot, with one reservation: Coonts seems to go to descriptions of sensual aspects more than he needs to do so. That is, he loves to describe womens's bulging blouses and men's fascinations with those women.

I have a hard time finding fun, easy books that are worth reading. The classic 'summer read' type of book. This fits the bill. (

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tkraft | Jan 14, 2011 |

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A spy plane gathering data on a new Russian weapon is blown out of the sky by a mysterious MiG. Is it an accident or the start of the next world war? One U.S. agency has what it takes to find out-the National Security Agency and its covert operations team: Deep Black. Working for the NSA, ex-Marine sniper Charlie Dean is dispatched to Russia, hooking up with former Delta Force trooper Lia DeFrancesca to find out what happened to the plane. The Deep Black team stumbles across an even more alarming secret--a plot to assassinate the Russian president and overthrow the democratic government by force. The coup could have dire consequences for Russia and the world. With no clearance from the government it's called on to protect, the National Security Agency goes to war. But before Lia and Dean can unravel the conspiracy, they learn that one of the spy plane's passengers--an NSA techie--survived the crash. Critical information could fall into enemy hands. And that enemy is playing to the death. "Coonts knows how to write and build suspense." --The New York Times Book Review

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