The Lion's Game

Detective John Corey, last seen in Plum Island, now faces his toughest assignment yet the pursuit and capture of the world s most dangerous terrorist a young Arab known as The Lion who has baffled a federal task force and shows no sign of stopping in his quest for revenge against the American pilots who bombed Libya and killed his family Filled with unrelenting suspense and surprising plot twists at every terrifying turn, THE LION S GAME is a heartstopping race against time and one of Nelson DeMille s most riveting thrillers. Best Read The Lion's Game [ author ] Nelson DeMille [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Abandoning this book I just don t have time in my life right now for this kind of detail I think this is the kind of book that can appeal to people who watch 12 episode miniseries on Elizabethan England, except it s nominally a thriller, so to be honest, I m not sure who the target population is People who are really, really good at waiting for a payoff, I suppose My mom enjoyed it, but she s recently retired and was having trouble filling her time, so that s another possible population w Abandoning this book I just don t have time in my life right now for this kind of detail I think this is the kind of book that can appeal to people who watch 12 episode miniseries on Elizabethan England, except it s nominally a thriller, so to be honest, I m not sure who the target population is People who are really, really good at waiting for a payoff, I suppose My mom enjoyed it, but she s recently retired and was having trouble filling her time, so that s another possible population we solved that by getting a 6 month old dog.It starts wonderfully snappy pace, ironic dialogue, intriguing plot and decent character creation John Corey, who was apparently a hundred timesoinky in Plum Island has toned down the sexism There s a paragraph aside discussing how he hasn t hit on anyone at his new job with the Feds, and how he s discovered life as a confidante for female co workers He still tries to provoke response with an assor...Having recently finished reading I am Pilgrim, the superb thriller by Terry Hayes, I was looking around for something in the same style Well, I already had this loaded on my Kindle and I m a long term fan of DeMille and his wisecracking hero, John Corey Job done.A few chapters in I was already laughing at the constant stream of brilliant one liners but I was also convinced I was re reading the aforementioned Hayes tale I mean, there were certainly differences but there were manysi Having recently finished reading I am Pilgrim, the superb thriller by Terry Hayes, I was looking around for something in the same style Well, I already had this loaded on my Kindle and I m a long term fan of DeMille and his wisecracking hero, John Corey Job done.A few chapters in I was already laughing at the constant stream of brilliant one liners but I w...I liked the book however, to be honest, I had high expectations from it which did not live up to it The book is about two FBI agents on the trail of a Libyan terrorist, who is on a plot to avenge the 1986 bombing of Libya, massacring Americans along the way The book is interesting at places where it plots the terrorist s movements and at places it becomes a drag However, the highlight of the narrative is the dry humour and the one liners the author uses liberally in this story.Strictly for De I liked the book however, to be honest, I had high expectations from it which did not live up to it The book is about two FBI agents on the trail of a Libyan terrorist, who is on a plot to avenge the 1986 bombing of Libya, massacring Americans along the way The book is interesting at places where it plots the terrorist s movements and at places it becomes a drag Howe...I enjoyed this book but I think I didn t take is as seriously as many others I enjoy the humor, but the story kept it interesting I don t know if I would have enjoyed it as much if it wasn t an audiobook, though As an audiobook, I listen while I m doing other things, so if it gets boring, it s not such a big deal as I m doing something else anyway, and I don t worry about missing anything.The terrorist in this story wasn t all bad He killed a lot of people, for revenge and his religion He w I enjoyed this book but I think I didn t take is as seriously as many others I enjoy the humor, but the story kept it interesting I don t know if I would have enjoyed it as much if it wasn t an audiobook, though As an audiobook, I listen while I m doing other things, so if it gets boring, it s not such a big deal as I m doing something else anyway, and I don t worry about missing anything.The terrorist in this story wasn t all bad He killed a lot of people, for revenge and his religion He was smart, but also ignorant in many ways I think he is typical of many of the fanatics that set off suicide bombs, etc They are ignorant, and are being used by others who take advantage of their beliefs He believes that killing the evil infidels will guarantee him a place in heaven.The story also shows how the need for revenge leads to never ending warfare in the Middle East, and every act has a reaction, which triggers a new reaction, on and on They n...No one isshocked at my rating of The Lion s Game than I am I ve had plenty of time to think about John Corey s second outing, and my final judgment is I enjoyed the fuck outta this book While the issues I had with the previous book in this series, Plum Island, popped up this go around as well, they were well balanced against the second narrative While Plum Island was a strict first person POV inside John Corey s cock oriented caveman mind, The Lion s Game offers many different third pe No one isshocked at my rating of The Lion s Game than I am I ve had plenty of time to think about John Corey s second outing, and my final judgment is I enjoyed the fuck outta this book While the issues I had with the previous book in this series, Plum Island, popped up this go around as well, they were well balanced against the second narrative While Plum Island was a strict first person POV inside John Corey s cock oriented caveman mind, The Lion s Game offers many different third person POVs in addition to Corey s strict first person DeMille deftly juggles all these threads to create one tight blanke...I m a little surprised at how much I like this book While the first in the Corey seriesPlum Island was good, it didn t inspire me to run right out and grab this one up I must say this one drew me inand held my interest.The book is of necessity a little dated as it was written before 9 11 and deals with Middle East Terrorists It s built partly around the 1986 bombing raid on Libya There are plots and counter plots there is the insistently New York cop John Corey who we met earlier. I m a little surprised at how much I like this book While the first in the Corey seriesPlum Island was good, it didn t inspire me to run right out and grab this one up I must say this one drew me inand held my interest.The book is of necessity a little dated as it was written before 9 11 and deals with Middle East Terrorists It s built partly around the 1986 bombing raid on Libya There are plots and count...Fantastic A great follow up to the first book Plum Island In this book, John Corey has joined at elite task force comprised of FBI, CIA, ex NYPD, current NYPD some lawyers, accountants, and whoever else they could think of to throw into the mix Their job, anti terrorism with a fixation on Mid Eastern issues John has his eyes set on the IRA division, and puts in a request to be moved because everyone knows that the IRA is inactive which will provide John with nothing to do However, his requ Fantastic A great follow up to the first book Plum Island In this book, John Corey has joined at elite task force comprised of FBI, CIA, ex NYPD, current NYPD some lawyers, accountants, and whoever else they could think of to throw into the mix Their job, anti terrorism with a fixation on Mid Eastern issues John has his eyes set on the IRA division, and puts in a request to be moved because everyone knows that the IRA is inactive which will provide John with nothing to do However, his request is being ignored So off he heads to JFK airport to a secret facility called the Conquistador Club There he and his team await the arrival of a ...4 stars Excellent suspense thriller I didn t want to stop reading.It s a long book I had a hard time putting it down Lots of suspense Many times I was saying come on, come on eager to find out what was going to happen next John Corey is a smartalecky, arrogant cop working for the FBI He has many entertaining one liners and jokes I liked his humor, but humor is subjective and some readers may not like it There were a few surprises along the way Some parts were a little slow, but the 4 stars Excellent suspense thriller I didn t want to stop reading.It s a long book I had a hard time putting it down Lots of suspense Many times I was saying come on, come on eager to find out what was going to happen next John Corey is a smartalecky, arrogant cop working for the FBI He has many entertaining one liners and jokes I liked his humor, but humor is subjective and some readers may not like it There were a few surprises along the way Some parts were a little slow, but the last half was the best The ending was good and complete enough for me, although the killer Asad was still alive and un caught The story continu...I have a special place in my heart for sarcastic characters and John Corey, the main character in The Lion s Game, an international thriller, is a one of those guys you just love to read about There s always a great one liner waiting on every page If I were to go back and highlight each time Mr Demille s writing made me laugh, the book would look like a freshmen year chemistry book.The Lion s Game is the squeal to Plumb Island, which was also a...What sorted out this thriller from others of its heft is the dedication of the author to assiduously make every sentence count Where I used to peg stuff as filler, I counted now as suspense The most unexpected part was the end The last chapter negated all the expectations I had regarding who would live and die I don t want to spoil, so let us say that such and such gal doesn t die even after the hero proposes something to her One thing I noticed was that when Arabic or Latin words were cit What sorted out this thriller from others of its heft is the dedication of the author to assiduously make every sentence count Where I used to peg stuff as filler, I counted now as suspense...

• English
• 17 May 2017
Nelson DeMille
• Paperback
• 720 pages
• 0446679097
• Nelson DeMille
• The Lion's Game