Friday, July 02, 2010

“Corpse in Armor” - Buy It, Read It, Understand It

I’ve read Martin McPhillips’ book Corpse in Armor, and reviewed it here.  If my take on McPhillips’ book does not pique your interest in purchasing Corpse in Armor, read Billy Beck’s review for another viewpoint.  Here’s a taste of Billy’s take on the book.

There is an elemental thesis to this book, which is that world socialism was happy to have Islamist terrorism as an ally against America. I heartily agree. This is the largest context of the book: the fact that all kinds of devils will league happily against us precisely because this country is the best thing the world ever saw. Within that context, the action runs fast and hard, but one can always find time for spots of philosophy, even during interrogation.

If the above two reviews do not impel you to consider McPhillips’ book for your Summer Reading, read Mike Soja’s review, of which here is snippet.

Corpse brings the themes laid down by the likes of John Le Carré, Ken Follet, and Robert Ludlum into the twenty first century, with a fresh look at the dangers facing the United States from old adversaries and new, featuring the concomitant upgrades in modern technological capabilities on both sides of the war.  Corpse is all about the latest in instant communications, sophisticated network infrastructures, high-tech weaponry and deployment, drugs, and psychological techniques, and, most importantly, human individual endeavor.  People have to do what is right.

My copy of Corpse in Armor has gone through my hands, to my sons’ hands, and from there into my neighbor’s hands (sorry I didn’t make them purchase it, Martin), and I’ll continue to recommend it, not simply for the pleasure of the read, but for the ideas presented in a thriller novel form.  Buy the book.

Posted by John Venlet on 07/02 at 10:19 AM
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