The Assassins

From the minute I began reading the book I found it almost impossible to put it down. My interest was held from beginning to end and realized this "story" could be a prediction of things to come. If you enjoy the TV series "24" then you should, by all means, enjoy this read!!!

I have been following "solid" moral based believer centred Military fiction for some time now - and I have followed North since 2002 and his characters. His writing and that of Joe Musser's is to aplauded...this though I understand to be the final in a trilogy does not have written at the last page .. THE END .. which one could assume means that the next story could involve a more in depth sub plot and counter responses in the development of some of the Characters... This book really moves along at a good pace and flows well. It is to be credited as a work that has improved since Mission Compromised. Assassins involves a substantial amount of twists and turns and I believe raises some serious questions about diplomacy in the current context of foreign agendas. I appreciated the underlying opinions of the characters - even the villans. Great Read and inspiring. For lovers of Military Fiction that honors Christ and retains the integrity of Honor. GS

This is my first Oliver North book and I was well pleased.In this new book Saudi Arabia is attacked and invaded by Jihadists and terrorists.The fanatical invaders have destroyed major oil pipelines,production facilities, and oil wells in the Kingdom. These same Jihadists have nearly assassinated the entire Royal family.Family members worldwide are hunted down and killed by these people on a worldwide basis.This whole plot turns out to be a plan by Iran to establish a Caliphate in the Middle East. The Iranians are helped in their cause by KBG general Dimitri Komulakov.He is directing the action from a listening post at Lourdes in Cuba. General Peter Newman is once again involved in an attempt to save the day.Senator Waggoner has created an Assassination Commission He has underhanded motives for creating this body.General Newman is picked to head it up.General Newman discovers that jets and yahcts belonging to the Royal family have been stolen by the Iranians.They plan to use these vessels to deliver nuclead payloads to the homeland of the United States.The jets and yahcts are arriving in Venezuala to pick up their nuclear packages. It is now up to General Newman to stop this plot.This leads to an exciting story' Read this book.It is great.

I really enjoyed the Jericho Sanction, thus I didn't think a sequel would be even better. Well, Oliver North proved me wrong. It is a great novel saturated with thrilling action, wealth of interesting information about various military and government agencies and organizations working to keep us safe, and unbelievable patriotism. If you liked the Jericho Sanction, you will love this book. As a side note, this book, like Oliver North's other books, would undoubtedly make a great action movie -- but don't hold your breath. Somehow, I don't think that a God-fearing, patriotic hero U.S. Marine risking his life for our freedoms is a modern day hero of the anti-American establishment in Hollywood.

I have read all of these novels in the Peter Newman series and this is definately the best of the three. All have had a prophetic edge to them, but The Assassins seems more reality than fiction. North spins a nail-biting plot that appeals to those of us outside-the-beltway and inexperienced into military life ... it's just believable!