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The Spoils of War |  | Author: Gordon Kent
Publisher: Soundings Audio Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio Cassette
ISBN: 1845596455
EAN: 9781845596453
ASIN: 1845596455
Publication Date: March 1, 2007
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 solid and well written thriller August 7, 2007
Gordon Kent does not get the recognition for his (their's -it's a father and son team I understand) top quality thrillers. Far better then recent Clancy, Coonts or Patrick Robinson. The authors consistently deliver well written fast paced thrillers with witty dialogue and well scoped, interesting and evolving characters.
Here we have US Intelligence operatives caught in the middle of something going on between Israel and Palestine. Some historical item has been found that could tip the balance of power in the Middle East and elements of Mossad are prepared to endanger the relationship with the US to recover the item....
To have the Israelies as the bad guys while pretending to be allies worked well as the game of power politics developed and was a brave and unusual step. The authors also have a cynical slant which means that everything might not end well and as a reader that keeps you on your toes.
I agree with a previous reviewer that the only let down is the historical item bit, Gordon Kent is no Dan Brown (which is a good thing) and while everything else worked well in the book, this element did not.
Overall a good solid thriller, but not the stunning one it could have been.
Good but not great October 10, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Gordon Kent's strength is writing thrillers where the plots grow organically; where it linear story telling is replaced by coincidence & multiple intertwined plot strands and where things can become complicated very quickly. In other words Kent's thrillers show the worlds of the military and espionage as the really are; complicated and confusing.
The Spoils of War is no different. Apparently disassociated events all tie in to one another, linking up around the discovery in Gaza of an ancient relic that throws into doubt Israel's claim to exist. Unfortunately, by choosing to use this relic as the central 'maguffin' Kent sacrifices one of the key strengths of his earlier books; reality.
Its not that the relic is supernatural in either origin or influence, the problem is that it just doesn't have the ring of truth about it, and for a book otherwise very much 'torn from tomorrow's headlines' this is a weakness. Apart from this The Spoils of War is yet another brilliantly structured tale of espionage, politics, terrorism and the US Military. Alan Craik and Mike Dukas, Kent's heroes, return, along with a familit supporting cast. There is the usual mix of skullduggery, double crosses and betrayal. The action is competently handled and when it comes punchy and sometimes shocking.
If Kent had chosen a different central hook Spoils of War would haave been another great thriller. As it is, by choosing to dabble with a pseudo-historical conspiracy angle, what could have been great is simply good and that's a shame.
 Highly recommended June 28, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A hugely enjoyable series with believable characters, who evolve credibly, and superbly feasible plot lines. This is the tale of an ancient artifact dug up illegally in Gaza. An inscription on it threatens Israel's very survival as it undermines their historical claim to the lands upon which the state now stands. This aspect of the story is intertwined with the hunt for those who killed the amateur archaeologist who discovered the ancient item, himself a former US Navy cryptologist. Really great story telling, superb atmosphere, wonderful style, and you have to wonder where this story came from.
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