Dance with the Dragon (Kirk McGarvey Novels)
by David Hagberg
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Author: David HagbergEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-18
ISBN: 0765308347
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Forge Books
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Book Review: Hagberg only gets BETTER! Kirk McGarvey ROCKS.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have stated for quite some time that in a hand-to-hand combat, I'd pick Kirk McGarvey over James Bond, Jason Bourne, Jack Ryan and maybe even Jack Bauer...not only that, but Kirk is by FAR the most REAL of any reluctant action hero in print (or movies for that matter). Yes, I know he is a fictional character, but David Hagberg has crafted a character that is instantly more relatable because of his flaws and self-doubt. He suffers (boy has he suffered...) and has bouts of depression and yet he see's through it all to the big picture. He basically despises what he has become (with help from good old Uncle Sam) and yet denying who he truly IS has its price, too.
Throughout the Kirk McGarvey novels (ALL of which are AWESOME), we have seen him work, grow, quit, come back again and save the day--even when he was set up by his superiors and by all rights should have just allowed certain events to just HAPPEN--he eventually stayed true to himself and thought he put his horrible past behind him as he became Director of Central Intelligence for the United States. Before long, events steered him back to what he does best: hunt down and kill bad guys.
Dance With The Dragon was in part everything I have come to expect from my favorite Techno Thriller author, and yet was crafted in an almost entirely different manner than pretty much most of his previous novels. In the past we discover truths and secrets right along with Kirk...and yet here the more that Kirk uncovers, the more confusing things seem to become. Oh, but don't worry, David Hagberg knows what he's doing.
I have to echo that in the past, Hagberg has been frighteningly prophetic with the storylines of several novels of his...how does he do it? I am sure that is one secret that he'll keep to himself, but I must say that I hope & pray that this is yet another plot that does NOT come true. For those looking for a thriller that has ALL the elements of what made Tom Clancy REALLY good back prior to his novels becoming stale and downright boring, you really OWE it to yourself to get to know Kirk McGarvey. But don't stop there. I haven't ready anything he has produced that I did not really enjoy.
As another reviewer has mentioned, the ONLY gripe I have with this novel is the length of time I will end up waiting for the next one to hit the shelves. Highly Recommended.
Summary of Dance with the Dragon (Kirk McGarvey Novels)
The CIA is on edge. All signs indicate that something is coming at the United States. Perhaps another 9/11, maybe bigger.
The body of CIA agent Louis Updegraf ends up on the steps of the US Embassy in Mexico. His last operation was to tap into the communications of the Chinese Embassy, but there is no record of why. He appeared to be freelancing and the Agency must scramble to get a clue as to what he was after.
Kirk McGarvey, serving as a visiting professor at the University of Florida, is once again longing for the action of the field. So when his old friend Otto Rencke asks him to help figure out the connection between China and the murdered agent, it takes almost no effort to get McGarvey up and running.
The only informant they can find is an enigmatic Iranian belly dancer--the dark and lovely Shahrzad Shadmand. But her story changes with the wind, and her knowledge of McGarvey's past is uncanny. Kirk McGarvey must unravel her shattered mind to get to something that might resemble the truth.
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