Black Ops (Presidential Agent Series #5)

Black Ops (Presidential Agent Series #5)

by W. E. B. Griffin

Overview

W.E.B. Griffin always hits the target-right at the top of the bestseller lists...

W.E.B. Griffin's explosive Presidential Agent novels have gained worldwide acclaim for "leaving satisfied thriller readers hankering for more."

Now, in Griffin's latest #1 New York Times bestseller, the Russian bear is stirring after many years of hibernation-and it is hungry.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780515147391
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/29/2009
Series: Presidential Agent Series , #5
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 800
Sales rank: 161,679
Product dimensions: 4.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 1.70(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

W. E. B. Griffin is the author of seven bestselling series: The Corps, Brotherhood of War, Badge of Honor, Men at War, Honor Bound, Presidential Agent, and now Clandestine Operations. He lives in Fairhope, Alabama, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

Hometown:

Coppell, Texas

Date of Birth:

November 10, 1929

Place of Birth:

Newark, New Jersey

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Black Ops (Presidential Agent Series #5) 4 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 185 reviews.
actionthrillerfanman More than 1 year ago
Purchased and read this book based on the rating of 4 stars. Not worth 1 star. Alot of characters with foreign names and all over the map, literally. The review said lots of action, forget it, hardly any, even when there was suppose to be the mission, hardly anything was said. I was very disappointed since I wanted an action pack adventure. Want a good one, read Ice Station. Non stop action and easy to keep up with who is who.
Anonymous More than 1 year ago
After reading everything by Vince Flynn, Lee Child, Tom Clancy etc. I thought I would try a W. E. B. Griffin book, having seen his name on the shelves for many years. Black Ops was the most boring, slow, go nowhere book I have ever read. If this is representative of Griffin's writing, then I don't understand what the fuss is all about.
Technothriller_Fan More than 1 year ago
I am a long time fan of W.E.B. Griffin, a master of writing a series where the characters become like relatives or friends of his readers. My favorite series is ¿The Corps¿, which takes the reader through WWII and into the Korean Conflict. Griffin¿s new series, ¿Presidential Agent¿ is set in modern times with modern conflicts with terrorists in a politically correct world. Personality and agency conflicts provide the tension, and USA LTC Carlos Castillo, the center character of the series, reminds me of USMC Major McCoy in ¿The Corps¿ series.

Agency infighting and egos once again block intelligence about a developing terrorist attack. The president has formed a special intelligence/operational group under his personal control, headed by LTC Castillo. Previous success by Castillo has earned him the enmity of the CIA, FBI, and the director of national intelligence¿The Ambassador.

Castillo faces many challenges, one of which is dealing with senior officers when he is in charge. However, he also has his ¿angels¿ who provide him as much protection as they can. The tipping point in the series comes when Castillo once again out foxes the alphabet agencies and wins the battle¿but will he loose the war? You must read the book to find out.

Black Ops is not a page turning action-adventure novel, but it is a page turning political-intelligence suspense novel, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I suggest that new readers begin at the beginning of the series, otherwise is it easy to become confused by the continuing stories from previous books, a Griffin hallmark.
Anonymous More than 1 year ago
I really ejoyed this whole series,unfortunatley it looks like this is the end of it.Ive read some of the other reviews that say the plot is the same asin other series,that's because war has been the same for centuries the only thing that's changed is the weaponry.War basicly is I want your land and if you don't give it to me I'm going to kill you and if you do give it to me I might kill you anyway,you simply can't change that.I'm also a firm beleiver in "if you don't follow history your bound to repeat it" which Mr Griffin has also refered to in this series.Looking forward to reading more of Mr.Griffin's books.
Avidreaderover65 More than 1 year ago
By far the worst of the series.
Anonymous More than 1 year ago
I've read every W.E.B. Griffin book. Shame on Penguin Group for publishing this pale shadow work from a formerly was a powerful and entertaining writer. I think Mr. Griffin now should enjoy a well deserved retirement.
Anonymous More than 1 year ago
I was disappointed in this book. I don't feel that this was one of W.E.B Griffin's better books. I felt it spent too much time on the main character having sex, than it did on the operation. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.
Anonymous More than 1 year ago
I was recommended W.E.B. Griffin by a former Marine. He said his stories were pretty accurate in terms how the action was and how the corps operated. I found Black Ops in a $1 bookstore and decided to pick it up. I just finished it a moments ago, and I must say, I was highly disappointed. The only action in this brick of a book was at the beginning, which only consisted of drive by shootings. The rest of the book is all diplomatic wrestling, diologue that tries to be pithy and fails, a love interest that develops from a wardrobe malfunction at the swimming pool, and the set up for action that never comes since it takes place away from the main characters. Maybe this book was the wrong one to start with, since it ends the series, but be that as it may, even his writing style didn't make me a fan. It's not horrible, but I wouldn't recommend it.
ROBUSN More than 1 year ago
Much slower than prior books in the series - a lot of character mixing and flying around, very little action. Poorly developed love interest.
JA_Story More than 1 year ago
The ending didnt hold up to the strength of thr rest of the series but as a single book it was a good read. I hear there is another book out now and i will buy it too!
Arlene70AL More than 1 year ago
This is an exciting and at times complicated "spy" novel. There are so many characters and many characters are called by more than one name that it can be confusing. Enjoyable reading during a snowy winter weekend. A bit hard to believe that spies have the kind of resources that the people in this book do and that the "mainstream" spy mechanisms in our country are so bad but for this book it certainly worked. Fun and exciting....if you can keep track of all the characters.
CDJJ More than 1 year ago
I found this to be the most confusing jumble of characters and plot(s) that I have listened to or read. If this had been a book I would have hoped it was a paperback and I didn't pay much for it. Instead it was a CD and I had to listen to the bitter end to get my money's worth. This book was like the guy who when speaking falls in love with the sound of his own voice and doesn't know when to shut up and sit down. This was not the crisp engrossing GRIFFIN style that I had become accustomed to. There was to many characters and too much plot. I can only hope that other GRIFFIN works do not turn out to be as disappointing as this one.
Anonymous More than 1 year ago
See above
rpetrick333 on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
The fifth installment in W.E.B. Griffin's Presidential series, it may be the best yet. I would recommend reading the series in the order they were written as the character development is enhanced if you do. While I have never been a fan of Griffin's other series particularly (military series set in past wars, etc.), this series is present day and eerily possible in the military scenarios presented. Highly recommended.
readafew on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Black Ops is the 5th book in the Presidential Agent series. This time Charlie REALLY seems to be pissing off Ambassador Montvale, and other heads of the intelligence departments. The book starts out with 4 apparently unrelated murders/attempted murders but all have a common denominator, Charlie and gang. While looking into the people behind the Iraqi oil for food scandal and OOA stumbled across something else very big and dangerous to the US. Namely a reported biological weapons factory in a very bad part of a very dangerous area of Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since, no one wants to believe him and the CIA is extra mad at him, he has to find a way to get proof that will convince the President the threat is real.Once again I enjoyed the book, but this is another one where some decisions were made that made me scratch my head. Quite a few reactions I thought were over the top by several different people. Not bad though a couple plot points seemed to be used merely to help turn the story to a specific destination and seemed a little out of place and inconsistent. This book also like several of the others, where we get some kind of a resolution and then the set up for the next to keep up wanting more.
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I am hooked
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"Uh what?"
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Enjoy Griffin All of his characters