Smoke Review
Posted by
Clifford Powell
on 2/02/2012
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Labels:
1970s,
action adventure,
action thriller,
florida,
marines,
miami,
mystery,
suspense,
vietnam era,
witness protection program
Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)An old friend recommended this book to me. I didn't want to hurt his feelings, so I agreed to borrow it. However,after a few pages, I really got in to it. The characters were interesting and unique. The story is a mixed bag of big business, international intrigue, espionage, not to mention love interests. It seems the author must have had first-hand knowledge of much of the story line (I'm guessing that a lot of the book is autobiographical). I really enjoyed SMOKE, and anxiously await the sequel. This will also make a great action-adventure movie. (Think Harrison Ford as SMOKE).
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Set in Miami and Central America during the 70s, Smoke is the story of a journey that begins when Jim Smyth, a young Marine returning from combat in Viet Nam, is brilliantly manipulated by an anonymous adversary with ties to the highest levels of U.S. government. Chosen for his unique skills, Smyth is forced into kidnapping the president of a large, well connected security company.Two intriguing women become tangled in the kidnapping plot. One, like Smyth, is in the Witness Protection Program. The other is the sworn enemy of the kidnap victim and a major shareholder of the company. Smyth, code named Smoke by the Department of Justice, must rely on his military training and survival instincts to ensure they live through the bizarre plot and bring down their enemy. The lies and abuse of power by senior members of the U.S. government in Smoke parallel those in today's society. Jim Smyth must prove he is up to the challenge against an adversary of unsurpassed evil and intelligence; in this competition, losers die.
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