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| Original Title: | Shadow Catcher |
| ISBN: | 0425266877 (ISBN13: 9780425266878) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Nick Baron #1 |
James R. Hannibal
Paperback | Pages: 360 pages Rating: 3.92 | 188 Users | 35 Reviews
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| Title | : | Shadow Catcher (Nick Baron #1) |
| Author | : | James R. Hannibal |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 360 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2013 by Berkley |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. War. Military Fiction. Spy Thriller. Espionage |
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Over ten years ago, Air Force major Nick Baron was part of a failed special ops mission that left a B-2 stealth bomber at the bottom of the Persian Gulf. Now, leading his men—the Triple Seven Chase team—Baron must find the bomber and dispose of it for good before any unfriendly nation can steal the onboard technology for its own purposes. But as the team embarks on its mission, there are greater dangers waiting.When the CIA intercepts a call signal from an operative in China long thought dead, the Triple Seven Chase team is given the perilous task of retrieving the lone soldier from deep within the Chinese wilderness. There is only one plane for such a dangerous mission: the Shadow Catcher, a plane with capabilities beyond anything that has ever flown.
What Baron and his men don’t know is that the enemy is already among them—and that the Shadow Catcher itself may be the ultimate prize.
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Ratings: 3.92 From 188 Users | 35 ReviewsCrit Regarding Books Shadow Catcher (Nick Baron #1)
OK, but not great. It took a while to get going. I didn't care a lot about the characters, they didn't seem fully three dimensional. The character development comes in one paragraph: Nick B has an epiphany. Lots of action, and it's all about the plot. At the end it felt like "3 guys defeat Chinese military" in an action scene that might have taken 15 minutes. Very clear lines of good vs. evil, therefore it's hard not to cheer for the good guys. I did finish the book, but I will think long andShadow Catcher I think from reading the back of the book, I was expecting a more techno-military thriller along the lines of Clancy, but actually I think this book reads a tad more like Cussler. The two seemingly main characters in the series, Drake and Nick, seemed to have an Al Giordino and Dirk Pitt vibe. Although I think this is the second book in the series (never read anything else by the author), it was a bit unique in that it felt more like this was the tenth book in the series, like the
A really good military thriller. The story was well-paced; it kept me turning pages if when i needed to stop reading and go to bed. There was some interesting, gee-whiz military technology involved which was thankfully kept in the background. Sometimes authors go into too much detail about the tech (Tom Clancy, I'm looking at you). I prefer to see authors putting more effort to develop the characters than the tech. I'll be on the look out for more books by Hannibal.
An adult military/spy thriller. One I picked up at the library because I thought the cover looked like something my boys might look at (hey, a gal can try, right?). I was surprised how much I enjoyed it- totally plot based, but a page turner and a fun read.
I have been a fan of the military techno thriller since Tom Clancy made that genre popular in mid-1980s. I am therefore often on the lookout for authors who craft engaging stories in that genre. James Hannibal was my most recent hope.I dove into "Shadow Catcher" with high hopes. Hannibal did his best to employ a layered story telling approach as he unfolded his story, but I have to admit that after about the first 1/4 of the book I was experiencing something akin to mental whiplash as the book
I won this on Goodreads and have just finished the book so am writing a review. Although I am not typically a reader of military type fiction, the story line intrigued me about a USAF pilot held captive in China for years. I don't want to give away the story, let's just say that good triumphs over evil with a large does of good ole US patriotism.
Dollycass ThoughtsI have Mr. James R. Hannibal to thank for a heck of a book hangover. I started reading this book and couldnt put it down.James R. Hannibal is a veteran combat pilot with Top Secret clearance from the U.S. government and he writes what he knows and he does it really well. The thing I really appreciated was this story is written for people like me and the military jargon was kept to a minimum. My husband enjoys Tom Clancy but his stories sometimes read like a military handbook
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