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    Independence Day: A Dewey Andreas Novel
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    Independence Day: A Dewey Andreas Novel

    Written by Ben Coes

    Narrated by Peter Hermann

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    Dewey Andreas, former Delta and newly recruited intelligence agent, is sidelined after screwing up his last two operations. Still drowning in grief after the tragic murder of his fiancé, Dewey has seemingly lost his focus, his edge, and the confidence of his superiors.

    A high level Russian hacker, known only as Cloud, is believed to be routing large amounts of money to various Al Qaeda terror cells, and the mission is to capture and render harmless Cloud. At the same time, a back-up team is sent after the only known associate of Cloud, a ballerina believed to be his girlfriend. Unwilling to sit out the mission as ordered, Dewey defies his superiors, and goes rogue, surreptitiously following and tracking the two teams. What should be a pair of simple snatch and grab operations, goes horribly wrong—both teams are ambushed and wiped out. Only through the unexpected intervention of Dewey does the ballerina survive.

    On the run, with no back-up, Cloud's girlfriend reveals a shocking secret—a plot so audacious and deadly that their masterminds behind it would risk anything and kill anybody to prevent its exposure. It's a plot that, in less than three days, will completely remake the world's political landscape and put at risk every single person in the Western world. With only three days left, Dewey Andreas must unravel and stop this plot or see everything destroyed. A plot that goes live on July 4th—Independence Day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateMay 26, 2015
    ISBN9781427239471
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    Independence Day: A Dewey Andreas Novel
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    Ben Coes

    Ben Coes is the author of critically acclaimed Power Down. He is a former speechwriter for the George H.W. Bush Whitehouse, worked for Boone Pickens, was a fellow at the JFK School of Government at Harvard, a campaign manager for Mitt Romney’s run for governor in 2002, and is currently a partner in a private equity company out of Boston. He lives in Wellsley, Mass.

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    • 5/5

      A nuclear bomb has been sold by the Russian mob to renegade hacker, Cloud, who is out to avenge his parents’ death at the hands of the CIA two generations ago.

      The bomb is spirited out of Russia on an old freighter and sets course for America to arrive on the Fourth of July to set off its own explosive light display on American soil, aiming to kill hundreds of thousands.

      With all seven American agents taken out in the field of combat on Russian soil by Cloud, who has infiltrated the CIA databanks giving him an inside track on every move the American government makes. It is left to washed-up Secret Agent Dewey Andreas to handle the task even though the agency wants him in a clinic in Sedona, Arizona to be treated for PTSD.

      Operating blind, in the field of play, with only three days left to discover the whereabouts of the missing bomb, Andreas sets in motion actions to locate Cloud by kidnapping his fiancé, the famous ballet dancer, Katya Basaeyev, and torturing her until Cloud confesses, if he can find him.

      Working hand-in-hand with the young and powerful head of the Russian mob, Alexi Malnikov, the two strange bedfellows flush out the terrorist and race to save America from a fate worse than was served up on 9/11.

      Coes keeps us guessing up until the last second as to whether or not they are
    • 5/5
      Computer hackers, CIA operatives, Russians, mobsters, terrorists, and apocalyptic possibilities join together to create non-stop action for Dewey Andreas, back for his fifth adventure. Still grieving the loss of his fiancée, he’s pulled into the hunt for a black market nuclear weapon scheduled to reach American shores in three short days courtesy of Cloud, an elusive computer hacker who has planned the detonation of the weapon as an Independence Day present for the nation he loathes.Filled with suspense, this top-notch thriller features strong characters and more than enough plot twists and turns to keep readers on the edge of their seats. As tensions mount, this impossible-to-set-aside story spins out to its expected but satisfying conclusion. Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      This is a powerful story about the hidden world of terrorism and government activities that we - mostly - never know about. The author clearly has a firm understanding of how government agencies operate. The hacking aspect of the plot is terrifying in its realism.The book starts out at a slower pace, gradually building until you can't turn pages fast enough. Once all the pieces start fitting together, the possibilities and the action can truly leave you breathless.So what kept this from being a 5 star read for me? At times, particularly throughout the first third of the book, it felt a little heavy on step-by-step narration. I felt like I was being led through dances steps, rather than being shown the dance. To be fair, this is a complicated plot requiring a lot of buildup and explanation.The other problem came with character development. There are a whole lot of characters here, and consequently it's difficult to get to know any of them. The main character got lost in the numbers. My favorite reads are character-driven fiction, and this is more plot-driven fiction, making this issue one of personal preference.Overall, this is a thought-provoking read that might leave you wanting to run away to some far out, deserted spot in the world.
    • 5/5
      I haven't read for a few months so was looking for something I knew would be good to get back into the habit of reading, as such I picked up an author I'd discovered last year, Ben Coes, and resumed where I was up to in the series.As it's been awhile I couldn't really remember where the story line was up to so it was a nice touch that this book is perfectly capable as a stand alone book Once I was into it though the events of prior books were refreshed in memory with little pointers/reminders throughout the run up of the story - enough that you wouldn't need to have read the prior books to enjoy the following events.Whilst the beginning of the book wasn't as gripping and paced as I remember the earlier books to be it was still an excellent story which I had difficultly peeling myself away from - I did like that the main character isn't some sort of superhuman super spy who comes out of events unscathed as is often seen in many books int his genre. The pace certainly picked up once the framework was laid out.The story itself was good in my opinion, not too far fetched as to be unbelievable. Enjoyed it and will be shortly digging through the bookshelf for the next in the series.
    • 5/5
      Two of my reviewer friends recommended this book highly and we've usually had the same opinion on mystery novels so I decided to read this. Thank you Tom and Bobbewig, you were both right on the mark.Dewey Andreas a former Delta working as an agent for the CIA is still not himself after the shooting death of his fiancee. Time doesn't stand still and he's needed for another mission, this one could save the lives of many Americans, perhaps more people would die from this nuclear weapon as did in Hiroshima.A deranged but brilliant hacker has gotten his hands on a nuclear weapon and he wants to have revenge on the United States from his parents murder. This was done by two U.S. agents right in front of the boy, Pytor Varagarian who is now a grown man and skilled hacker known as Cloud.Cloud has gotten this nuclear weapon from the leader of the Mafia in Moscow. Now Cloud sets up a plan to get the weapon to the United States and blow it on Independence Day at the Statute of Liberty.Dewey Andreas is one of the excellent action packed heroes. These days he's move in front of Jack Reacher in my list of great characters in suspense novels.The plot moves as swiftly as hot butter pouring out of a popcorn machine. First Dewey has to be convinced to go on the operation. Then we learn some of the obstacles he has to overcome. We also learn of his childhood and upbringing in Castine Maine where he was a local hero. As a runner, I really enjoyed Dewey's participation in a holiday fun run sponsored by his town. He ran along with a nephew and a teenage niece and their give and take was heart warming to read about.Codes must be broken, there is a corrupt politician who tries to smear Dewey. We learn more of what Dewey is currently going through but also the history of Cloud and why he turned out the way he did.There are gun battles, motorcycle chases, characters diving off helicopters onto high rise buildings, we also have the memory of Dewey's past romance. In fact, what separates Dewey from many of the other thriller heroes is his humanity mixed with his bravery.The secondary characters are well described and the setting is visual. A few times I turned to the back page to see if the book might be in the midst of being filmed.Highly recommended and thanks again to my reviewing friends.
    • 3/5
      To me, this was a rather pedestrian effort. I read "Eye for an Eye" a week ago and enjoyed it much more, save for the cliched way Dewey Andreas got involved. And maybe I would have enjoyed "Independence Day" better had I not just read Nelson DeMille's "Radiant Angel," which is also about a nuclear attack on US soil.Ben Coes' books are good, and Dewey Andreas is a decent protagonist. But he's gotten a little too one-dimensional and ridiculously invincible. This book centers around a Russian child progeny, nicknamed Cloud, who sees his parents murdered by Americans at a young age. This leads him on an effort to hit back at the US using his skills as a cyber terrorist. This book relied far too heavily on computers and seemingly ridiculous high-tech gadgetry. So much so that if often overtook the story a bit.