Extraordinary Retribution
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Author | Erec Stebbins[1] |
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Language | English |
Series | Intel 1 |
Genre | Thriller, Political thriller, Conspiracy fiction, Spy fiction |
Publisher | Twice Pi Press |
Publication date | 2013 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback), ebook(Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook) |
Pages | 424 pp (First ed. hardcover) |
ISBN | 978-0-98900048-2 |
Followed by | The Anonymous Signal |
Extraordinary Retribution is a 2013 thriller novel by biomedical scientist Erec Stebbins,[1] and the second in the Intel 1 Series of thrillers.[2] The novel is about a former special agent who works with the brother of a slain colleague to unravel a series of mysterious assassinations in the CIA.[3] Together, they discover a government coverup of unauthorized extraordinary rendition, torture, and targeted killing while becoming pursued themselves by a killer seeking vengeance to the highest levels of the intelligence community.[4]
Characters
[edit]- Sara Houston - Rogue CIA agent investigating killings in her former division.
- Francisco Lopez - Catholic priest working with Sara Houston to bring the killers of his brother to justice.
- The Wraith - A mysterious assassin murdering government agents.
- Fred Simon - Former CIA director and friend of Sara Houston.
- John Savas - An FBI Special Agent in Charge of Intel 1.
- Rebecca Cohen - Lead information specialist at FBI special division Intel 1.
Reviews
[edit]Extraordinary Retribution has received mixed reviews. It was called "a whirlwind tour of world politics, interactions, and undercover schemes" by the Midwest Book Review[5] and "an addictive page turner and heart pounding thrill ride" by the Internet Review of Books.[6] Critics labeled it an "amateurish spy revenge thriller" with "clunky prose."[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Stebbins, Erec (December 2013). Extraordinary Retribution. ISBN 9780989000475. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Intel 1 series". Twice Pi Press. December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Extraordinary Retribution". San Francisco Book Review. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Evarts, Lynn (22 November 2013). "Extraordinary Retribution". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Donovan, Diane (November 2013). "Extraordinary Retribution". Midwest Book Review. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Petersen, Eric (8 December 2013). "Extraordinary Retribution". Internet Review of Books. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Extraordinary Retribution". Publishers Weekly. December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.