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    The Network: A Novel
    The Network: A Novel
    The Network: A Novel
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Network: A Novel

    Written by L. C. Shaw

    Narrated by Charlie Thurston

    2.5/5

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    A pulse-pounding, page-turning thriller involving corruption, secrets, and lies at the very deepest levels of government and media.

    “A twisty, nonstop conspiracy thriller that only has one gear: high! The Network delivers.”-Andrew Gross, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

    “This is mandatory reading for any thriller aficionado.”—Steve Berry, New York Times Bestselling Author

    A shadowy group is manipulating society—and they’ve only just begun.

    Late one night, investigative journalist Jack Logan receives a surprise visit from U.S. Senator Malcolm Phillips at his New York apartment. Disheveled and in a panic, the senator swears that he’s about to be murdered and pleads with Jack to protect his wife Taylor, who happens to be the only woman Jack has ever truly loved.

    Days later, Phillips is found dead in a hotel room in Micronesia, the apparent victim of an allergy attack. While the nation mourns, Jack and Taylor race to find the one man who knows the truth. As they’re pursued by unknown assailants, their desperate hunt leads them to the Institute, an immense facility shrouded in mystery that has indoctrinated a generation of America’s political and media power players. Led by the enigmatic Damon Crosse, the Institute has its tentacles everywhere—but Taylor unknowingly holds the secret to the one thing that Crosse needs to carry out his plan.

    Taking listeners on a thrill ride from the back halls of Congress to the high-rise offices of Madison Avenue and a remote Greek island, The Network is a provocative, pulse-pounding novel that dares to ask the question: who’s really in charge? 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateDec 17, 2019
    ISBN9780062950918
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    L. C. Shaw

    L. C. Shaw is the pen name of internationally bestselling author Lynne Constantine who also writes psychological thrillers with her sister as Liv Constantine. Her husband wonders if she is actually a spy, and never knows which name to call her. She loves to procrastinate by spending time on social media and, when stuck on a plot twist, has been known to run ideas by her silver Labrador and golden retriever who wish she would stop typing and play ball with them. Lynne has a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and her work has been translated into twenty-seven foreign languages.

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    • 3/5
      Note: I won an Early Reviewers copy which was never sent. I happened to contact the author on another matter and when she found out the book wasn't sent had her publicist send me a copy My review is based on that copy. This well written and action filled thriller has a little bit of everything: investigating reporting, corrupt politicians, diabolical businessmen, separated childhood lovers, futuristic genetic based baby labs, and tons of twists and turns along the way. I never knew what each short chapter would bring but it left me wanting to move on to the next chapter. While many of the book’s characters exhibit predictable behavior; ie., billionaire bad guy who is totally immoral and unethical, good guy who is totally moral and ethical, and female companion who needs help; it never gets in way of the solid storytelling. If you enjoy Robin Cook, Michael Palmer, and David Baldacci you will enjoy The Network.
    • 2/5
      The death of Senator Malcolm Phillips comes shortly after his clandestine visit to the apartment of investigative journalist Jack Logan. The senator, certain he is about to be killed, exacts a promise from Jack that he will protect the senator’s wife, Taylor.Pursued by unknown assailants, Jack and Taylor follow the late senator’s cryptic directions. With portions of an incredible story revealed, they discover megalomaniac Damon Crosse’s mysterious Institute that’s indoctrinated a generation of powerful political and media leaders. But who is to be trusted? And what is the end game? An intriguing premise gets lost amid efforts to turn the narrative into Christian fiction with secret, centuries-old, must-find relics, à la Dan Brown. There’s nothing wrong with any of that except that, instead of seamlessly weaving these elements into the storyline so that they become a part of the whole, the author allows them to take over the telling of the tale so that the story drifts into something pedestrian and formulaic. As the narrative becomes more and more reactionary and conservative, Damon Crosse’s ability to manipulate everyone and everything becomes a bit hard to believe and even more difficult for readers to accept. Characters tend to feel a bit like caricatures: the good are GOOD and the bad are EVIL, setting up what is, to all intents and purposes, a good versus evil battle. Add in the thirty pieces of silver paid to Judas Iscariot for his betrayal of Jesus Christ, some occult magic, and a few former Nazi scientists for good measure and it’s . . . just too much. The story ends with a cliffhanger, but many readers are going to be far too disillusioned with this pseudo-thriller to continue the journey.
    • 2/5
      This book started out with great promise with strong character development and suspense. It was spoiled for me by reversion to biblical times. I found myself skimming over large sections so did not finish it but passed it on to a friend.