Vanessa Pierson Novel Blowback, Book 1, (Paperback)

from maneekuhi

I must admit to a bias against books "as told to" or generally as co-written as is the case here. But I must admit that "Blowback" is much better than I had expected. It has a very interesting plot dealing with the threat of a nuclear bomb being developed by the Iranians. As the story opens, ther...

from Randall.Hansen

I like, respect, and honor the service Valerie Plame did for our country, so I was inclined to like this first-effort novel, written with a well-seasoned mystery writer, Sarah Lovett. And I did like it; can't say I loved it, but the story got better as the book got into the mean of the espionage....

from Lettypearl

Covert CIA operative Vanessa Pierson is finally close to capturing a black market nuclear arms dealer, but all her informants are now the target of a Chechen assassin. Lots of intrigue, a little love interest that adds certain complications. Well written page turner - especially toward the end

from Brian55

I really enjoyed this for the most part, a quick read. The character interactions were very believable and not too overloaded with the interpersonal interactions and challenges. I just finished one where this was the case, and was would have liked more to the plot. Plame definitely adds the air o...

from superant

Can you believe I did not know this was a fictional story when I bought it? I thought Ms Plame had produced another bio. Well, I was presently surprised. I don't read many spy type fictions. Maybe one a decade. I enjoyed this, it was like a cross of Zero Dark Thirty and Homeland with with big dif...