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Storm Warning (Call Sign: Wrecking Crew #1)

David McKoy,

Lynn Hallbrooks

Start date: January 8, 2011

Finish date: January 10, 2011

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Discussion leader: Travis

Why we're reading this: I mentioned this series in my introduction to everyone. This book is my first published work in conjuncti…more
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Apr 10, 2012 Jeff Dawson rated it liked it

US Government under Attack from within!

Three and-a-half stars

Today, a lot of books are being written as suspense thrillers surrounding our current President and the terrible path the country is being propelled with a potential chance of "no return." Some are good while others are best forgotten. This one falls right in the middle of the road.

The reader is whisked from a clandestine covert mission in Iran to the inhospitable ranges of southwest Texas. In between you are introduced to a highly pro US Government under Attack from within!

Three and-a-half stars

Today, a lot of books are being written as suspense thrillers surrounding our current President and the terrible path the country is being propelled with a potential chance of "no return." Some are good while others are best forgotten. This one falls right in the middle of the road.

The reader is whisked from a clandestine covert mission in Iran to the inhospitable ranges of southwest Texas. In between you are introduced to a highly professional group of men and women who take protecting their country (from enemies:foreign and domestic) very seriously no matter what office they hold. Yep, that includes the president.

The parts I found most intriguing were the well thought out plots and how they (in the end) tie together nicely. Imagine being part of an elite group carrying out the assigned mission and have it successfully sabotaged (this was a very good twist) while carrying it out and then all your contacts are recalled to Washington or fired while being in enemy territory. How's that for a starter? The group makes it back to friendly lines only to find themselves in the middle of thwarting an invasion by extremely hostile forces. The group consisting of Mac, Deb, JD, TK, Deano and a few other characters (along with a pick-up from the US Embassy) make their way back to Texas to work for their former (burned) boss of the CIA, Bill Winchester.

At times the story line is a bit hard to fathom with so much going on in a very short time frame. The characters never get a chance to breath and regroup. It does distract from the story a bit when it comes to believability.

This is the first government thriller by Lynn Hallbrooks and David McCoy. Not too bad for a first attempt. The plot is well thought out. The characters are believable but need more bite to them. They seldom have their own "sense of worth." They appear to be "cookie cutter" and require more depths of quality. At times the dialog is sweeping and captivating while at others, it drags a bit with too many inserts on whose talking. This can be easily remedied.

Will there be a possible sequel? Read the book for your own determinations. Oh, there appears to be a mole in the group, or is there? I will be getting the next one in the series to see if my convictions and suspicions are correct.

Good job David and Lynn. ...more

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Jul 01, 2011 Doug DePew rated it it was amazing

"Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Storm Warning)" is quite entertaining. There is a lot going on in this book! It has adventure, action, suspense, intrigue, and even romance! I enjoyed reading it thoroughly. It's a quick moving book that held my interest from prologue to epilogue. It strikes me as an alternate future much like the alternate histories that have been written. The style is much like the writings of Dick Marcinko (who is acknowledged as an influence). I think it does justice to that type o ...more

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