The Shooters (Presidential Agent Series #4)

Still keeping my interest

The series is good, fast paced and interesting. I question the 2 -3 pages dedicated to the girlfriend and hope that is remedied in the next book. I shall, for the time being, only purchase used books as the publishers have set on the path of greed with e-books priced higher that hardbacks. "Way to stick it to the loyal base!" We are not stupid and realize the cost of an ebook is no where near the cost of a hardback, or for that matter a paperback version. So hold off buying until you see e-books back in the $4 - $5 range. We can make a difference.

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Extremely Disappointed

I have read WEB Griffin for years. With each passing series the books are duller and duller. His orginal series were fantasic. I like the characters and their inter-action. But this book drags and drags.

It is not the writing that I first loved to get my hands on. If WEB is not doing the writing himself, he should be. Or he should be paying more attention to what his ghost writers are putting out.

If this is the best that the brand can come up with, then it is time to retire and never write again.

Alfredo

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Excellent book in the series

This was a great continuation to the series. I appreciate the way Griffin's books are able to stand alone without having to remember every detail of the previous ones. But reading the prior ones in the series do make for a richer read.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Four Books

In the last month I have read 4 of Mr. Griffin's books. When I saw The Shooters I was a bit relieved to see that it wasn't as thick as the others. But darn if it wasn't still filled with so much needless detail that I was able to skip over many pages. But there's a reason I read these books, and will probably read more. Griffin can tell a good story when he gets down to it, and when he gets into some of the poltical and military intrigue it can be pretty fascinating. But to set a scene I don't need to know, for example, where every person in the room was standing. The many tidbits of historical trivia just go on and on, and boy did I want to shoot that dog.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great Despite One Fault

Good as they come with one problem. There are so many characters, many with multiple names, that a list of characters is needed.

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No Significant Changes

I've read almost everything Griffin has published. Unfortunately, although he has been trying to make his work a bit more current in the Presidential Agent series, there is one consistent theme within his writing: the rich are apparently the ones who make the really important contributions in the effort to combat the enemy, whoever that may be. Even in his Corps series, McCoy has more than enough money to do whatever he desires without having to rely upon his pay. How about the rest of the military or police who aren't independently weaalthy? Is the implication that only the rich make significant contributions? As a military veteran of over 36 years, starting at the lowest enlisted rank and working my way up, I find his writing, while entertaining, skewed toward wealth as the manner in which things are accomplished. I never went into the military to get rich 'and didn't, though I'm quite satisfied with my lifestyle' and rather resent the implication that you have to be ridiculously wealthy in order to be successful as a patriot. Perhaps his next series will be more in line with real life.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Special Ops Vet

After spending 26 years in the military I have read and enjoyed all of Griffin's books. Each has been different, Some of the plot lines were predictible in the Phildelphia series. This new Presidential Agent series is in a more current venue. Some of the technology in Argentina is not as up to date as it is in today's Armed Forces. I would imagine that has an impact on his description of weapons used. Eah story does depict military life as it was in different eras imaginative plots mingled with accurate descriptions of the different military units and our foes in battle. Thanks for thirty plus years of great reading. In each series there were special themes of interest. I too was commissioned after bringing all the wounded back from a mission in Cambodia. blood and honor has a theme of righting the wrongs done in Argentina. I have also read all of Clancy and Cussler's books. Keep them coming.

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I recommend the entire series

After reading the entire series in hardcopy books, I decided to add them to an old favorites shelf on my Nook. I reread all of them periodically in sequence.k The development of the characters and ongoing legends of each is very injoyable.

This series parallels the similar series involving the Philadelphia police department officers and detectives. I highly recommend them, as well.

Intresting book

Enjoyed all of the detail, sometimes went over the top on details too many times. Explaining the action - to all of the characters - redundant - The only criticism was the ending - After building the plot and the characters for most of the book the conclusion happened with little or no detail in less then 6 pages. The conclusion was a let down. With that said I will read more of his books.

Sorry

I quit reading after about a quarter of the way thru. Too wordy...too much unimportant dialogue...found myself jumping ahead, and finally quit. Not up to his usual.

Don't waste Your Money

This was one of the worst books I've read in a while. WEB Griffin seems to have lost his touch. The book was formulaic and dull. It was pretty much a waste of time and money.

Good easy reading

Goes along with the series.Typical Griffin. Always look forward to the next in the series.

Another Comfortable Griffin Offering

Griffin provides us another chapter in his series that is enjoyable and addictive. The events and situations portrayed are so close to reality that they present the reader with readily acceptable stresses and possibilities. The locations are well done in their accuracy, and fascinating in their descriptions. The characters are well-developed and familiar. Colonel Castillo, as the lead character, is the person most guys would want to be, and most women would want to meet. He is also the type guy we all hope is out there "watching the back" of America......"intelligent, flawed somewhat, but relentless in his sense of duty."

The most boring book I have ever read

The cover states the book is thrilling, action packed. The only action in this book was when the dog jumped on people. If you want an instruction manual that details how to out-brag other military personnel with snappy dialogue, or how to verbally intimidate foreign country officials, or how to eat a steak and drink whiskey, or sneak a dog into a hospital, then maybe this book is for you. The DEA agent to be rescued was only actually in the book for the first 14 pages and on page 724, which makes it pretty hard to develop any sympathy for him. Furthermore, about 90% of the book is centered in the USA flying around between bases before the characters even get to South America for the rescue. And the shooters??? Barely there. This book could easily have been 200 pages long, and still have been dull. I think War and Peace is probably more exciting.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

GREAT READ!

On the cover it states "Great Read Guaranteed". That is absolutly TRUE. What the cover does'nt tell you is how far in the book you'll meet The Shooters! I did enjoy this book, and this is my first Griffin book. But boy did it go on and on. So many characters, so many memories of past missions and past relationships. I don't know if I'd read another Griffin book, however, I do have The Hunters on audio. (It was on sale) Maybe I'll stick with Sanford, Silva, Berry, Folsom, etc.

Love this book

I have just finished reading this book for the second time and it was as good the second time as the first. I can't wait to finished the next book.

Extremely disappointing.

This is the second Griffin book which I feel has duped the reader! He's into "repeating" previous books ad nauseum, with VERY little fresh, original action/ Example: This book is 737 pages long. I am at page 620, and NOTHING of any consequence has occurred.
Sad, really...he, at one time, was number one with me!

WEB Griffin delivers.

Griffin continues to provide excellent stories that are hard to put down and leave me wanting more. I look forward to his next book in this series.

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A reviewer

Again, more overt dramatic prose that leads to no-where. If you have kept up with this series it had a putrid first novel. Griffin tried to help the storyline along with the next 2 installations, but failed to get things really moving. People give Griffin way too much credit for painting 'realism' in his writing, as it is supposed to pertain to the MODERN fight on terrorism. Griffin credits himself, on the inner jackets of his book, in being a member of some US Special Forces Association. You would think that with that type of membership he could have tapped into some current 'intel' on weapons and SOP. His portrayal of clandestine SOP and OPSEC is laughable. The weapons that he talks about are completely antiquated - I mean he discusses the 'Madsen machine gun' as a primary weapon in use by everyone good guys and bad. This gun, just by ballistics, is considered a relic - its OVER-usage by everyone in this entire series is completely implausible! Planes, helicopters, and overall technology listed in the story all sound like they belong in an episode of the 'A-Team'. That is the technical gist of the series. Griffin writes his story with a great amount of effort placed on events and scenery. I will give him credit on the imagery that he concocts, through his vast knowledge of places like Argentina, Germany, and a few of the Eastern bloc countries. However, 'events' are referenced, re-referenced, and then cross referenced by the main characters, supporting characters, and even himself. It becomes a trivial sport of keeping up with data that you have just read, then re-read, and then were made to re-remember a few pages down the line. I honestly had hoped that Griffin would have cleaned this all up by now. But this advanced copy is just more of the same - it is his 'status quo' for the series, and he seems to relish in his presentation of this series. If you must, pick up the audio books and just cruise. Don't bother sitting with it and reading - any avid reader will end up realizing the predictability of the plot. That is if one has read his previous works on this series. If you haven't, do the audio books, and start with the 2nd novel first then go back to the first, then the third, finishing with this. But again, a warning to people looking for 'fun' the Tom Clancy, 'Jack Bauer', etc. characters/story bring to the table. This story, just like its predecessors, drops another WEB Griffin dummy-bomb!

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