Sometimes you run across a novel that is everything it is hyped to be. This author has multiple best sellers and with this new release, I am predicting, he will be doing it again.
For those that love espionage and edge of your seat thrillers, this is one to grab! Flipping amazing and brilliantly executed. Read below for my full review.
The Island by Ben Coes
Series: DEWEY ANDREAS #9
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Pub Date: August 17, 2021
ISBN-13: 978-1250140821
OVERVIEW:
CIA operative Dewey Andreas is America’s last line of defense when terrorists take over Manhattan, targeting the U.N. and the President himself in The Island, the latest in this New York Times bestselling series by Ben Coes.
America is about to face the deadliest terrorist attack on it’s soil since 9/11. Iran has been planning a revenge attack for years, with three goals in mind. Bring America to its knees. Assassinate the popular U.S. President J. P. Dellenbaugh. And neutralize their most successful agent, Dewey Andreas.
The first pre-emptive attack against Dewey Andreas fails but it worries the head of the CIA enough that he sends Dewey out of town and off the grid. But as intelligence analysts work as fast as they can to unravel the chatter on terrorist networks, Muhammed el-Shakib, head of Iran’s military and intelligence agency, launches a bold strike. When the President arrives in New York to address the U.N., embedded terrorist assets blow up the bridges and tunnels that connect Manhattan to the mainland. Taking control of the island with it’s hidden forces, they race to the U.N. in search of Dellenbaugh and to launch an even deadlier attack that will wreak unimaginable destruction on the country itself.
While a shocked country struggles to mount a counter-attack, a hopeless, outmanned and outgunned Dewey Andreas sneaks onto the island of Manhattan to fight a seemingly impossible battle.
The Island by Ben Coes Review
I’m rather new to the Coes following and one of the first things I noticed about this book is that it is part of a series. However, that did not stop me. I am very familiar with reading espionage-based novels and I assumed I could get with the flow pretty quickly. I was not wrong and thrilled that I dived into the story.
The Island is epic!
Coes keeps us on the edge of our seat throughout most of this book. If you stop and think about it, it’s a bit scary in the reality of it all. This could possibly happen in our country, God forbid. But, as an all great thrillers, you have to have a fabulous ending.
This novel is fast-paced, bloody, gory, and brilliantly crafted. You get completely sucked into the plot as Coes grabs your attention and never lets it go.
I could go on and on about the virtues of The Island, the brilliant story telling, and imagination the author brings to us. But I’ll save you from all of that. For me, it was a gripping novel, with high tension and energy. I especially enjoyed the fact that it is mainly based on US soil so everything was very familiar. I need more!
Five Big Fat Stars
Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.
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