“Corpse in Armor” in the Real World

Have you read Martin McPhillps’ counter-terrorism thriller Corpse in Armor?  I have, and most recently posted some thoughts on McPhillips’ book under the heading “Corpse in Armor” - Buy It, Read It, Understand It.

In a review just posted at the Western Rifle Shooters Association, you can read this.

A hell of a ride, placing the reader in almost the same position as the characters, as all try to anticipate the OpFors’ (no, that is not a possessive apostrophe fault) next moves, while at the same trying to determine just exactly what is going on.

In other words—a thriller, in the best sense of the genre.

And as such, a perfect stealth device to get people who should be thinking about bigger issues than beach novels to do so.

While in a recent review at RicketyClick you can read this.

The action is compelling, though, and the overall pattern is unmistakable to anyone who pays attention to news beyond the papers and cable TV; anyone who owns a gun for self-defense; anyone who refuses to believe that America is the worst nation ever to foul the planet. You find yourself nodding, time and again, but you wish you didn’t have to: the symptoms are dire, the diagnosis is clear, and the prognosis is not good.

This file presents a scenario that is perhaps somewhat outdated, even optimistic — for instance, the President is merely uninvolved, neither a serious suspect nor appallingly incompetent. Nevertheless, this is the war we’re in. You understand that in essence, the enemies of America are portrayed accurately; some aspects have played out in the news since this was compiled. (bold by ed.)

Pay particular attention to the words in bold, above, as you read the following, which is taken from a Washington Post piece titled TOP SECRET AMERICA - A hidden world, growing beyond control.

The top-secret world the government created in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, how many programs exist within it or exactly how many agencies do the same work.

These are some of the findings of a two-year investigation by The Washington Post that discovered what amounts to an alternative geography of the United States, a Top Secret America hidden from public view and lacking in thorough oversight. After nine years of unprecedented spending and growth, the result is that the system put in place to keep the United States safe is so massive that its effectiveness is impossible to determine.

McPhillips book, Corpse in Armor, captures the essence of this “top secret America, hidden from public view,” and the unknown individuals moving sliently within.  The WAPO piece moans over this “alternative geography” within America and those traveling within, McPhillips’ book maps the geography, and brings the individuals hidden from view to life.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 07/19 at 11:37 AM

Name:

Email:

Location:

URL:

Smileys

Remember my personal information

Notify me of follow-up comments?

Submit the word you see below:


Next entry: While Proof of Terrestrial Stupidity Daily Confounds Me

Previous entry: A History "Discovery" While Off Grid

<< Back to main