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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. VERY good read! Quite excited that this is the first book of a series. Hopefully the trend continues throughout the series. There were times I had trouble putting down the book once I started. Definitely recommend this one folks! ( ) This review is written with a GPL 4.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at WordPress, Blogspot, & Librarything by Bookstooge’s Exalted Permission Title: Agent Zero Series: Agent Zero #1 Authors: Jack Mars Rating: 3 of 5 Stars Genre: Thriller Pages: 322 Words: 115.5K Synopsis: Kent Steele is getting over the death of his wife and is doing his best to provide stability for his 2 daughters. One night he is kidnapped and told he's a secret agent for the CIA, the most lethal agent the world has ever known. Kent, a history professor, knows this isn't true and is convinced the kidnappers have the wrong man. Then they remove a small module from his head and suddenly he's having memories that seem impossible. Turns out Steele WAS a secret agent going after a organization that was so scattered that no 3 members knew more than 3 other members. They had penetrated governments and security agencies and it was obvious to Steele that the CIA had a mole or 3. So he chose to have his memory suppressed, faked his death and was trying to hide in plain sight. Now that he's back, Steele means to see the job done. He hunts down the organization and puts a stop to them killing hundreds of world leaders and business moguls. Now Agent Zero is back. My Thoughts: Jason Bourne meets John Wick, with kids. This was a decent story. However, this was originally published in 2019 and right now, in 2022, the series has ended at book 12. That's 4 books a year. I know that output doesn't HAVE to indicate quality (as evinced by the Galaxy's Edge series by Anspach and Cole) but it usually is a good indicator. This was well written and I really hope the quality stays this high. While I did enjoy this, we'll have to see if the author has the imagination to keep the story interesting for 11 more books. What concerns me is that Kent Steele has a dead wife, 2 young daughters and in this book gets a potential love interest from his past. That's a LOT of drama potential. The kids especially worry me because most authors either kill them off OR end up making them non-entities. Neither of those options is enjoyable to read about nor does it ever indicate a skill level that is above average in terms of story telling. I realize I'm being pessimistic here but sometimes it is hard not to be. I'd like to end this by saying I did enjoy the story and the main characters name just made me laugh. If you're a comic fan, you might have already picked up on it. Kent is the last name of Clarke Kent, who is also known as the Man of Steel. ★★★☆☆ no reviews | add a review
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"In this much-anticipated debut of an epic spy thriller series by #1 bestseller Jack Mars, readers are taken on an action thriller across Europe as presumed-CIA operative Kent Steele, hunted by terrorists, by the CIA, and by his own identity, must solve the mystery of who is after him, of the terrorists' pending target--and of the beautiful woman he keeps seeing in his mind. Kent Steele, 38, a brilliant professor of European History at Columbia University, lives a quiet life in a New York suburb with his two teenage daughters. All that changes when late one night he gets a knock on his door and is abducted by three terrorists--and finds himself flown across the ocean to be interrogated in a basement in Paris. They are convinced that Kent is the most lethal spy the CIA has ever known. He is convinced they have the wrong man. Do they? With a conspiracy around him, adversaries as smart as he is, and an assassin on his tail, the wild game of cat and mouse leads Kent on a perilous road--one that may lead back to Langley--and to a shocking discovery of his own identity. AGENT ZERO is an espionage thriller that will keep you turning pages late into the night."--Page 4 of cover No library descriptions found. |
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