Stephen Coonts' Deep Black: Conspiracy: Conspiracy

Stephen Coonts' DEEP BLACK: CONSPIRACY receives a dual narration by Coonts and Jim DeFelice and a powerful reading by Christopher Lane, who adds high drama to the story of an apparent suicide, the interrogation of a Marine sniper, and a Deep Black agent who has uncovered the trail of a killer. High-tech weapons, undercover agents, and a plot to destroy the U.S. make for vivid action in an audio highly recommended for any lending library where patrons favor realistic international dramas.

Linking Charlie Dean's Vietnam military experiences with a present-day Deep-Black assignment makes for an imaginative story-line and interesting reading. This is a bit different from the other Deep Black novels. Some other reviewers don't like the book as much as I did; in my opinion, that's simply a matter of individual taste. Check it for yourself. I enjoyed and recommend this, and all books by Messrs. Coonts and DeFelice. Thank you, gents.

A Secret Service agent is dead of an apparent suicide. A Presidential candidate Senator Gideon McSweeney narrowly misses being assassinated at a public event. Due to threatening e-mails NSA Desk Three(Deep Black) is able to find a link to the Republic of Vietnam. It is at first suspected that "Infinite Burn" a plan for Vietnam to assassinate American leaders has been launched. Charlie Dean and Tommy Karr travel to Vietnam to do an investigation. Dean travels to Quang Nam to confront Phuc Dinh who Dean thought he had sucessfully assassinated 30 years before. Another person of suspicion is Pine Plains police chief Christopher Ball. It makes for an interesting read for Deep Black to try and unravel this mystery. There are many shocking twists and turns for the true villains to be exposed. The 30 year old conspiracy is just as shocking. This is one of the better "Deep Black" books that has been written. Be sure not to miss this one.

A solid offering in what's become a consistently entertaining series. Almost up there with Biowar, my favorite Deep Black to date. I look forward to seeing how some of the new subplots hinted at in this book play out in the future.

This is the first book I've read in the Deep Black series but it won't be my last--as someone who enjoys the work of co-author DeFelice,I thought I'd give it a try and wasn't disappointed. Deep Black: Conspiracy is a deftly plotted thriller full of deadly political machinations and one protagonist's coming face-to-face with an enemy he'd thought long gone. The story's unpredictable twists and turns start on page one and never stop. The action is top-notch, with plenty of high-tech dazzle. A great summer adventure.