Payback Books

It gets really hard to write reviews about these books since I feel like I'm saying the same thing over and over again... but I really think these books are getting better. Gaia is sort of branching out away from her little self-centered and invisible life-style, and is finally starting to make different friends and try different things. It's kind of refreshing actually.

Gaia and Mary are heading out to some high school parties, where they find out that teenage girls from school are being raped by some of their high school's most eligible bachelors. What's even worse, is that many of the girls have no idea what's happened when it's over. It's up to Gaia to get rid of this evil, and protect teenage girls all over New York City, before it's too late, and one of them ends up worse then raped.

Out of all of the FEARLESS books that I've read, this was my absolute favorite. Pascal has touched on a topic that face teenage girls around the world every day, but instead of making them victims, she has created a character, who fights back, and rids the world of these rapists. A must-read book for all.

Erika Sorocco

when a guy at school asks gaia to a party she reluctantly goes. is her social life looking up? she has friends, goes to parties
and the end crowd just can't stand it. but when gaia's new friend
is raped, it is up to gaia to find the creeps and turn them over to the authorities. can gaia never have a life like a normal teenager without complications? this was a decent book but not one of the better ones. that is why it only has four stars.

Gaia Moore is excited about her newest friend, Mary Moore. She's fun, she's smart, she's exciting, and she's daring. But someone is preying on her. Someone is taking advantage of her. And Gaia knows one thing : nobody messes with her friends...

Gaia starts to go to school parties, and even slightly fits in and flirts with one of the hottest boys at school. Heather and Sam have a major problem and Heather gets drunk and sleeps with this one guy...except she cant remember sayind yes so shes not sure if its rape. The next day a girl claims she was rape, and its up to Gaia to find out who...

The whole rape thing was DISGUSTING, and so was the whole sex circle. I bet guys do that in real life, though. Its sick. But i like how Francine tells us EXACTLY what can happen in real life. She doesn't make things up. People really are raped out there and guys really do have sex circles behind our backs. There really are serial killers and drug dealers that kill to get their money. People really do these type of things, and this series is about a girl who try to change things in the world by kicking some twisted peoples butts.

This is the first book I've read by this author and probably the best compliment I can give him is I am ordering "Jane Doe" today. I just happened to read a blurb on this book given in the back of another book I was reading. It was enough to make me curious. Fortunately it turned out to be a nice surprise. Lots of action, an anti-hero, a heroine who transforms nicely as the book progresses and just enough romance. A great read.

If you're into action, adventure and romance, then this is a book for you. The pace was pretty good too. This was my first time reading this author and now I'm a fan. I like the way he writes. And he keeps it interesting.

After reading all three of R.J. Kaiser's novels, I feel that "Payback" is the least best novel. I enjoyed Stephanie and Jack Kidwell a whole lot. I thought that they were really fun characters. After Stephanie's husband is killed, she discovers that she has inherited millions. Stephanie feels that she did not really know her husband as good as she thought. Stephie decides to go on a vacation to the Caribbean and discovers that she is being followed. Later she finds out that her husband was stealing money from a powerful group of people. Stephie has to run Jack Kidwell, her only new friend on the island, who I feel is kind of a slime. She has to find a way to appease these dangerous people before she is bait for the fishes.

The tropical setting, the action and dialogue all add up to an extremely entertaining read. It's fun and fast paced. I think this book may have missed bigger notoriety because of its title. Too many Payback titles and it's not the Mel Gibson movie. This book would have made a tremendous Mel Gibson vehicle.

While investigating her husband to obtain a divorce, Stephanie is shocked by her discovery. Not only is Jean Claude dealing with crooked investors, but he's also having an affair with her sister. When Stephanie goes to confront the two on their secret rendevous she witnesses their murder. Now she is the one with the password to obtain thirty million dollars and she's on the run.

Jack doesn't care about anything but where he can get his next drink. After his fiance died he feels life isn't worth living. So when Stephanie comes to him for help to get her away from St. Thomas on his boat, he doesn't ask any questions, doesn't even care about the danger. Jack and Stephanie are in for the ride of their lives.

Payback is past paced and exciting. Not a minute goes by that you're not on the edge of your seat. Set in the beautiful Virgin Islands R.J. Kaiser you feel like you can feel the breeze. Jack and Stephanie begin to care for eachother and romance does blossom, but this isn't a book for romance readers alone! This is an action suspense novel that keep you turning the pages late into the night.

Sun Ra has remained one of the most misunderstood musicians of our time. And in the case of many music geniuses, Sun Ra would keep the critics and fans at arm's length, but welcome musicians into his world of philosophy and art.

Author John F. Szwed does an almost impossible task of peeling of the layers of myth and disinformation to present the real life, struggles and triumphs of Sun Ra. Szwed brilliantly weaves through the situations which shaped his life while growing up in Birmingham, Ala., the highs and exteme lows in the jazz world of Chicago and New York City & how persistence finally yielded an understanding - on various levels - from fans who also wanted to challenge the barriers erected in the music industry.

The philosophy of Sun Ra is explained and Szwed shows how it influenced every facet of his life on and off stage. I strongly believe Szwed ends any debate on how Sun Ra lived his life and what he demanded from those around him.

This must have been a very difficult undertaking for Szwed, but his outstanding research and balanced reporting yields a fantastic biography on a person we can continue to learn from.

Great book.
If you have an interest in who Sun Ra was you ought to read this. Not a lot of musical analysis, but an extrordinary explanation of the ideas and philosophies behind it. Good job on the life as well.
I wish the highly-praised Lewis Porter Coltrane biography was a quarter as good as this.

The book is well-written and does what it sets out to do - explain who Sun Ra was and what he was doing. This is no mean feat. Sun Ra was a man of many interests and beliefs, of whom many misconceptions exist. Even most of his fans (I've been listening to Ra's music for about 10 years now) will probably learn much and gain tremendous perspective on him from this book (I certainly did).

The book's story is one of a man with artistic genius within him, who probably could have been a millionaire and musical "star" - who chose to do other things instead. Here is the unusual story of what he did and why he did it.

There is room for another book in the world on Ra's discography, that traces the patterns, forms, and themes of his vast catalogue of recorded music. There is room in the world for a book that tells the stories of the members of Ra's Arkestra. But this is not those books, this is the first logical step in studies : an explanation of Sun Ra himself. It's a difficult job very well done.

Frankly, Sun Ra seemed to go out of his way to make a biography pretty much impossible. Professor Szwed is to be commended for his effort, though I think at times the professor takes Ra and himself too seriously. It is a hip jazz disease that Ra played off of brilliantly and would have been amused by.

What is of value is you get some idea of the depth of this fellow, the complexity, the seriousness and simultaneous playfull nature. In being too deep or altogether dismissive of him, we missed the amazing creations.

The book confirmed my evaluation of Ra's heart and motivation. A few years prior to reading this book, I went with my family to an assembly of jazz musicians who processed, played outrageous free jazz, and did this while listening to an old woman recite Sun Ra's poetry while "dancing" and "singing" in Wichita. My young daughter was squealing with delight and loving the wild affair. The adults were being so "into it", solemn, and so serious. This book confirmed to me she was likely the only one Sun Ra would have concluded got it. He probably would have commenced to direct the band to improvise off of her squeals.

He from above probably was smiling and particularly happy that a little white girl "understood the vibrations" and would have been encouraged for the future of the earth which he was convinced would take all the races working in harmony to rescue.

This is, simply put, the greatest jazz biography I have ever read. Sun Ra is a complex and fascinating character, and Szwed's narrative more than lives up to the challenge. The most impressive thing about this book is that Szwed places Ra's, shall we say, bizarre beliefs in a context that makes him seem brilliant, lonely, compassionate, and vulnerable--in a word, human. Interwoven with the facts of Ra's life, his childhood, his musical development, his status as 60s cult icon, Szwed goes into long, fascinating digressions on the roots of Ra's beliefs--from ancient Egyptian mythology to the Bible. After reading this book, it was as if a whole world had been opened to me, and I now enjoy and appreciate Ra's art so much more. I wish I could convey how much this book moved me...it is more than the best jazz biography I have ever read, it is one of the best biographies I have ever read, period. If you are at all interested in Sun Ra, experimental jazz, or modern mythmaking, then DO NOT hesitate to pick this book up.

A recent magazine article about Nelson's success sparked my interest in his methods. I acquired the The Incredible Payback to learn more of Nelson's purchasing and supplier development experiences and ideas. In this book, he details how these functions can improve the financial health of a business. His presentation is clear and comprehensive, covering many practices that have led both him and others to success. He shares cost reductions resulting from the implementation of these practices. He explains the critical role of software relative to his purchasing and supply chain management vision. I'm eager to apply the ideas that Nelson has presented.

The most comprehensive book with all the best practices, especially with the new one they have added with this book. Covers all the crucial factors that I have personally seen in practice and know that they work. A must have for any company striving to be "the best!".

Nelson, et. al., provide extraordinary vision to help firms set supply strategy that delivers a sustainable, competitive advantage. This book is not only a must-read for purchasing and supply management professionals but for the CEO. The single largest area for improving a companies profitability comes from enlightened supply management. This book is filled with in-depth examples of how firms can dramatically increase earnings and reduce costs in ways that strengthen not inhibit their supply base.

This book highlights a key aspect of how companies can leverage global purchasing for direct and indirect goods and services. My experience suggest that companies undervalue what goes on in the purchasing function and the potential impact of the function on the bottom line. However, most companies must use purchasing information from diverse sources to better exploit their cost saving opportunities in addition to managing suppliers smarter. This book makes a business case for targeting this opportunity.

The Incredible Payback provides guidelines, advice, and insights from the experiences of people who have established strategic sourcing programs, and seen them through to completion. Maturing your supply management program can drive significant benefit in the form of lower costs, improved product quality, and improved supply chain responsiveness, and this book shows you how. A must have for supply chain executives on their bookshelf!

The idea behind Cederick W. Tardy II's The Big Payback came while he was sitting in a court room building. He was in trouble and praying for a way out. He begin to write a letter to his mother, letting her know what he wished she'd done better when raising him. He began to realize what was wrong in his life wasn't all her fault. He flipped the paper over and started writing everything he wished he'd known back then that would have kept him out of trouble.

From those letters and notes, The Connection Series was born. "The Big Payback" is the first in this series, followed by "A Head Start". Next in this series will be "What Father's Should Be Telling Their Daughters!"

"The Big Payback" is targeting single African-American mothers, but offers sound parenting advice for all mothers. After Mr. Tardy's introduction, it's his mother who opens her heart unambiguously to readers.

Self-help buffs will find many useful points including goal setting, cultural influences, communicating and understanding your child. The book tackles issues such as juggling work and your child, priorities, how words can uplift as well as destroy, suicide, and other real life issues children face today from a Christian viewpoint.

Having read the Dr. Phil series as well as many of Dr. James Dobson's books, "The Big Payback" clearly stands out. Each of the twenty six chapters is filled with personal experience from a mother and her son.

It is my belief if you don't plan to succeed, then by not doing anything, what you've done is planned to fail. In other words, success isn't a fluke. It's a result of direct action. "The Big Payback" lays out a plan of positive action. Mr. Tardy sums this up best in book's conclusion:

"Everyone in this world has challenges. We have to decide whether to overcome those challenges or succumb to them. Aim high at all times! But aim with precision."

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Review by Tavares S. Carney - "the Christian Page Turner"

In The Big Payback, author, Cederick Tardy draws upon his personal life experiences and advises from his own perspective, and probably many more young males, single mothers on what it is he thinks are the methods and strategies to raise a successful young man. Having had to deal with childhood emotions he so candidly shares in this work, he gives mothers who may not have an open line of communication with their son insight into what may be going through the minds of their young man. He turns the looking glass to all mothers, making us painfully examine what it is we could actually be doing better to rear our sons and areas whereby we can use a little or a lot of improvement. He gives pointers regarding the signs and symbols mothers should look for in order that they are conscious of other forms of communication from their son's besides verbal communication. The difference in what some are calling this "parenting manual" and a typical parenting manual from a seasoned psychologist, social worker or family counselor, is that it is advised from a youth perspective. While Cederick is quite appreciative of everything his mother thought she was doing right in providing for him, this work affords readers the true essence of what a son longs for from his mother, her time and attention, her ears and her heart. He teaches us all that material things come and go, but love and understanding surpasses all. A nurturing mother, with God's assistance, is the best cultivator of a successful, well-rooted young man. Cederick is proof positive that any situation can be made positive when a firm foundation is laid and communication is honest and open. Those of us that are mothers, single or not, will close the final page of this book having gained at least one thing we can take with us and apply it to our daily lives. Plain and simple, he discusses real topics and suggests real solutions.

Book Description

Cederick Tardy shows you how to build trust, develop courage to overcome, interpret actions and body language, improve communication skills, understand your son's thought processes, plan your son's future, understand his father's significance, win arguments without ruing relationships and much more. The Big Payback will open your eyes as a single mother and give you greater insight into what you should or shouldn't be doing as a parent to garner your son's success.

Let me start with the bottom line: Every single mother faced with the daunting task of raising a male child from boy to man should read this book. Cederick Tardy, writing from his own personal experiences as a son who brought a world of grief to his over-matched, though well intentioned mother, delivers an intimate, yet objective and authoritative, book of advice aimed at helping other women and their sons to anticipate and avoid negative outcomes in their relationships. Tardy is brutally honest about just how far out of hand he got, including self-destructive forays into substance abuse, drug dealing and violence (including a suicide attempt), even as his mother took steps after her divorce from Tardy's father aimed at improving their quality of life. Thankfully, by the grace of God, Tardy survived to tell the tale--but too many young men don't, winding up emotionally, spiritually and even physically destroyed. I, too, was raised by a divorced single mother, and while I never engaged in the delinquent behavior Tardy did, both my mother and I (and my brother) would have benefited greatly had she had access to the advice provided in "The Big Payback." If you are a single mother, buy and read this book. And if you know a single mother trying to raise a male child (or male children), you couldn't bless her (and her children) with a greater gift.

"Learn what you can from whoever is willing and capable to teach you" is a motto by which Cederick W. Tardy II lives. And though THE BIG PAYBACK is a subtitled 'guide on raising a young man as a single mother' this fine little book is as sound and valuable a tool for family counseling as any to come around in a long time! Tardy is obviously a very intelligent 23 year old lad whose life experiences and innate and learned intelligence make his an old soul despite his youth - a factor which makes this 'self improvement' resource all the more powerful in that it comes from the direct experience of a troubled youth from a broken home, a lad who 'clammed up' only to release his energies under the influence of drugs, crime, alcohol, and military misadventures.

Tardy addresses this informative, smart, very well written book to single mothers - a factor he freely emphasizes is a major problem especially in the African American community. And his ability to address symptoms and signs of character disintegration and isolation and how to intervene and correct them as a mother such as his own was able to sustain makes his story one of pertinent importance. No classroom lesson in this format, but instead Tardy warmly takes parents by the hand and from the immediacy of his own experience provides insights and danger flags and confrontational healing processes that are sound, immensely well-illustrated and analyzed, and open a window of light to parents (both single and coupled) who are attempting to cope with 'problem kids'.

This is not another 'reformed sinner confessional' but instead a manual with practical exercises that addresses real problems and offers viable solutions. If there is a recurring word in Tardy's message then that word is 'communication': the wonder of this little book is how powerful and trustworthy is the advice from this young lad's mind. This book belongs in the hands of all parents, a welcome addition to the role of achieving a successful family life. Grady Harp, November 07

i have read the book in find it to be correct, i also meet the author of the book when i was in elementary school. i also come from the place that the book was written about. also one of the characters in the book i know personal. so i must say that book is a very good book.

If you are a fan of Donald Goines or Iceberg Slim you will enjoy this book.

I married into the Grant family. "Bolo", "Shakdown", "Geronimo", "Strike" and "Izzy". Quite a collection real life characters. I tell my children if they want first hand knowledge about their father's family, they should read this book and in fact all but one has. I truly enjoy it and Nathan "Boobie" Heard was a very prolific and intelligent author. He passed away about 3 years ago, but Howard Street is an urban classic.

I read this book years ago. My son was employed at a library and
he would bring books home. at the time he was 18 years of age.
the book reminded me of the area we had resided in at one time. I had my children read the book, and believe it or not, his book
helped keep them into falling into the pitfalls of the wicked
streets, as a matter of fact I have read almost all of the books
written by black authors, chester himes, ralph ellison, to name
a few, at one time i had all the books, but i have passed them
on to my grandchildren they are collector of items, because they
treasure those books.

Payback is the first book I have ever read cover to cover where I haven't wanted to miss a word! Each page left me needing to know wich direction Todd Black's gripping life was going to turn next. Payback is a strongly written tale of adversity and justice which left me wanting to pick it up for a second read. I highly recommend this fast pace novel for all.

Payback is the first book I have ever read cover to cover where I haven't wanted to miss a word! Each page left me needing to know wich direction Todd Black's gripping life was going to turn next. Payback is a strongly written tale of adversity and justice which left me wanting to pick it up for a second read. I highly recommend this fast pace novel for all.

This is most certainly one of the best books I have ever read in my entire life. The chilling detail used by the author entice the reader to forget their life, job, family, pet, everything, and keep reading and reading. I even found myself reading the book a second time, something I have never done before. If you are into realism and being shocked, buy this book, its incredible.

Payback comes accross as an easily read novel, that not only entises the reader to continue turning each page but draws you in to feeling for Mr. Todd Black, almost craving the sweet revenge for him and yourself. The incorporation of street lifestyles of the young Black and his peers compliments the novel and allows the reader to associate their own lifestyles (0r possibly they're past) and to see how the possible reality of this could eventuate, pulling you deeper into the phsyche of the infamous avenger. Payback is a novel that once you pick up - is hard to put back down, until all the wrath is dealt out! A novel that will entertain and captivate many a reader. This book kicks it in the zone!

"This book is fiction".

where is that derived from?

I could only presume the author had many true stories to retell for publication. One must presume, non-fiction.

This book is fiction, but the author actually lived through the events described. The descriptions of people buried alive in air raid shelters, trapped in burning buildings, dying in graveyards while tombstones, coffins, and corpses explode around them are not for those with weak stomachs. This book depicts the firestorms and carpet bombing of a German city (probably Dresden or Hamburg). The same thing happened in many cities on both sides in the second World War (e.g., Warsaw, London, Tokyo). It is a profoundly wrenching story, and gave me the beginning of an understanding of what this must have been like. It's important to me because one of my best friends, now deceased, lived through this and would never talk about it. I'd give this book ten stars for graphic realism and it should be read by those fortunate enough not to have lived in a war zone.

Payback Not since Johnny Got His Gun have I read a book about war that makes such a memorably distasteful statement about the stupidity and waste of military conflict. Like the aforementioned book, this novel focusses less on the actual battlefield and more on the suffering of the combatants, civilians and maimed survivors. This work is relentlessly grim and graphic, perhaps too much so; but the prose is clear and succinct and worth reading for anyone interested in the inanity of war.

whom angry heavens do make their minister, thrown in the frozen bosoms of our part hot coals of vengeance."

These words from Shakespeare's King Henry VI, Part II sum up with unfortunate precision the hell that descends from the angry heavens described in Gert Ledig's recently `rediscovered' story of a horrific WWII daylight bombing raid on Germany in his book "Payback". In fact the title of the book in German, "Vergeltung" translates into English as vengeance. There is no small amount of irony in the title when one considers that Hitler had promised that his "V" or "Vergeltung" rockets would pay back the English for their raids on Germany. The hot coals of vengeance unleashed in "Payback" however fell not on England but on a German city and the irony of the title does not seem at all accidental.

Ledig was born in Germany in 1921 and enlisted in the German army in 1939, at age 18. He was wounded seriously during the Battle of Leningrad and was sent back to Germany to work as an engineer. While back in Germany he lived through some of the horrifying air raids unleashed on Germany by the Allies. His experiences in Leningrad found their way into his first book "The Stalin Front". That book was very well received when in was first published din Germany in the 1950s. Ledig's experiences during the air raids informed his other major work "Payback". For various reasons, some of which may derive from the implication of the title, that the bombing campaign was payback and was either not entirely unjustified or at least expected, Payback was met with a great deal of criticism. Ledig never wrote another book.

Set within a small sector of an unnamed German city (perhaps Munich where Ledig was posted after his injury, Dresden or Hamburg) the events of the book take place in exactly 70 minutes during an Allied bombing run. The book consists of a series of vignettes about the experiences of various people in this air raid. It is horizontally structured so that these vignettes include an American flew crew unleashing bombs over the city, to a rag tag group of German soldiers manning anti-aircraft guns on roof tops, drunken soldiers and Russian workers wandering around at street level on down through residents in apartment buildings who make their way down and down as the bombing raid begins and continues. The raid in question was one of many in which the carpet bombing included an attack with incendiary bombs. Ledig describes the ensuing inferno with detached precision, from the `hot coals' of the bombs to the boiling tar of what were once city streets. As in the Stalin Front his descriptions of death and the manner of those death is even more horrifying for the matter of fact way in which they were described.

There is no plot to speak of as we follow the stories of the various participants in the book. We see an American pilot parachuting down into the inferno after his plane is shot down. Ledig's description of his descent is evocative of a journey into hell. An aging couple wishes to sit at their dining table so they can die with some shred of dignity in their own apartment. A very young girl, partially trapped in a subterranean pile of rubble is raped by a neighbor. When the girl cries, "but I'm your daughter's age" the simple response is "you're not my daughter".

As the book closes Ledig notes a slogan familiar to his fellow soldiers and citizens: "God is on our side". But he goes on to note with no small amount of bitter irony that "but he was on the others' side as well." Ledig closes by noting that "an hour was all it took for terror to triumph. . . . It was unstoppable. It just wasn't the Day of Judgment" and so the bombing resumed.

Payback is a chilling book on many levels. It is not for the faint hearted, the darkness of the scenes Ledig paints is described in an excellent introduction on Ledig and the book as reaching the point of irreducible finality. There is no light at the end of this tunnel. Nevertheless, Payback was as compelling as it was disturbing.

This is one of the best books I have read. Gil Scott-Heron uses his great vocabulary to convay the exact thing that he is thinking. Another way to enjoy the geinus of Gil Scott-Heron is to get the Cd's one that I recomend is "Midnight Band" also his work on the "Live" two fantastic albums but very differant the live one is wild and has jammed out stuff. Back to the book it has a great twist.

Gil Scott-Heron wrote one of the most underrated books ever written. I was personally moved by this story. Gil has a way of letting experience exactly what he is writing. He definitely proved that he is a writer to be reckond with.

Undoubtedly one of the most crude offerings regarding the state of American Universities during the 1970s. Revolving around a group of black students who decide that the way their campus is being run does not coincide with the way that they would like to see it run, developing into conferuntations not only with the 'man' but also within their ranks. A raw reflection of 'Race Politics' and the ideals behind the motivation that drove people to riot during this unstable political climate. This book not only examines university life but also the reasoning behind institutions and whether the 'University of Life' is not an altogether a better option.

Another great title from the master of action books keep them coming. If you like action read Soft Target by Conrad Jones its an absolute fire cracker of a story, it will rock your soul !!

A great book in full Mcnab style.
I have read most of his books but his way of
making quite internal military stuff mix with
splendid action is amazing as always.

Danny and Fergus are on the run again! This time they are trying to get Fergus's name cleared from the Secret Intelligent Service. He was framed when he was working with the SAS, and George Fincham wants to kill him now because he doesn't want anybody to know the real story. Danny is Fergus's grandson who helps the old SAS sergeant clear his name. Andy McNab and Robert Rigby made you feel like you were watching what was unraveling in the book. The action and all the moving around in the book keeps you hungry to keep reading.
This book always keeps you on the edge of your seat. Danny and his grandpa are usually one step ahead of the Secret Intelligent spies who are trying to kill them wherever they are. Marcie Deveraux, a woman who works for the Secret Intelligace Service, is constantly changing sides on who she wants to help. She can help Danny and gramps, or she can help the Secret Intelligence Service. She adds a constant twist to the book because she is always shooting at something or someone, so everyone better watch out for her. Fergus and Danny have to worry about her, and they have to worry about teenage suicide bombers that have been popping up everywhere. However, Danny's girlfriend is constantly helping these two escape from danger. What would you do if you were in all of this mass chaos that Danny and Fergus are in? I know I wouldn't know what to do. In addition to all of this intensity, Danny and Fergus were constantly moving around from place to place in this book. They had to travel on foot for most of this story, so Fergus had to think of many great places to hide when the Secret Intelligence Service was on their heels. Fergus camped down in a national forest with Danny after he, Fergus, had been shot in the leg. Fergus hid himself in some pine trees where no one could see him. These two convicts, who are on the run, also broke into highly guarded areas. Danny broke into an army facility that had guards with machine guns and ferocious guard dogs. He did this just to clear his grandfather's name from the Secret Intelligence Service.
This book was well written by the authors to the point where you could not stop reading it because there was always a critical turning point in the story. This book is interesting and keeps you wondering what's going to happen next. This book was a great sequel to Traitor because you are always biting your nails with all of the action happening.