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“Woo Boy - What a ride this was!!”
Cynthia B wrote this review Monday, November 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Fast paced thriller, with a lot of detail”
Tk wrote this review Wednesday, August 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Fast paced thriller. Jonathan Quinn is a cleaner and is out on a job to see if a fire was arson or accidental. From there the book escalates to people trying to kill him. While on the run he looks up an old friend, Orlando, and asks for her help. This is a great book. I enjoyed the writing and didn't see who was behind trying to kill Quinn or ruin the agency he contracts for. I was surprised by the ending and can't wait to read the next book.”
i.should.b.reading wrote this review Thursday, July 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this was an interesting read I will read this author again .I liked the story it held my interest all through the story”
lakeylady wrote this review Friday, April 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A compelling, page-turning debut novel!
GinRobi wrote this review Saturday, November 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Jonathan Quinn, a professional ‘cleaner’ for a covert government known as ‘The Office’ is contracted to go to Colorado to ‘investigate’ the death of a man named Taggert. However, to Quinn, the whole thing smells fishy. With the help of his apprentice, they look for any clues that need to be ‘cleaned’. Discovering the body of another female ‘agent’, Quinn knows everything isn’t as it seems. He knows he should be minding his own business, that he’s hired to get rid of all evidence or report a lack thereof. He was taught not to dig, to just do the job and let it go.
This time, he can’t. He and Nate are attacked in Quinn’s own home. Now… it’s personal. Agents contracted by ‘The Office’ are being targetted, and Peter, ‘The Office’s top dog, is being very vague with any answers or information. Quinn’s not liking this at all.
Quinn and Nate disappear halfway around the world. He enlists the help of Orlando, another ‘agent’ and a friend from his past, who currently hates his guts. As a hacker, she can find information that would be otherwise lost to him.
Then Quinn’s boss asks him to go Berlin to investigate a lead that may tie-in to ‘The Office’s disruption. There, they find out more is at stake, for bioterrorism is thick, and Quinn will do anything to stop it. Nate has disappeared; dead or alive, Quinn doesn’t know. Orlando’s son is kidnapped in an attempt to force Quinn and Orlando to back off. If they don’t, Orlando would lose her son permanently.
Not if Quinn can help it. But there’s a twist that no one, characters and reader alike, sees coming…
**I was browsing through Fantastic Fiction, looking for something new to read, and stumbled upon The Cleaner by Brett Battles. The title and cover caught my attention, so I clicked to read the synopsis. Intrigued, I checked with my local bookstore, Coles. They had one in stock. I called and had them upt it aside for me to pick up on my usual Friday night trip. An excellent debut and I can’t wait for the MMP of The Deceived, Book #2, to come out next year.
Quinn is a no-nonsense, take-charge, take-no-prisoners, do-what-you-have-to sort of guy. He was taught to ‘clean’ up a scene; to make evidence and leads disappear. I thought that was an interesting switch. I mean, usually you read a mystery with both, the detective/investigator and the killer/villain’s point-of-view. This time, however, you’re getting middle ground where someone is twarting the investigators while the villain never becomes a suspect. That alone was intriguing enough.
But Quinn isn’t as cold as he seems; he cares for his apprentice, Nate. And his feelings for Orlando go very deep but were never acted upon. You feel for Quinn even as you’re cheering him on.
Although there are quite a few characters, it’s not that hard to keep track of who’s who. The writing is clear and precise, not overloaded with details, an intriguing mystery. Lots of great action of all kinds, whether in battle or surveillance. A few twists that keep you guessing, and the biggest one near the end has you yelling WTH!
A cross between Robert Ludlum’s ‘Bourne’ series and Ian Fleming’s ‘James Bond’, an excellent debut novel and I can’t wait to get my hands on the second. A definite recommendation for anyone who likes action/spy novels.”“Great cover-proves the addage can't judge a book by its' cover. Might have felt more authentic if told from the apprentice's point of view.”
jeannemarie1 wrote this review Friday, November 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Enjoyed it- fast pace and lots of detail.”
Carol B wrote this review Friday, October 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“decent enough airplane book”
anysnaders wrote this review Sunday, August 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Love the details of the job of the cleaner and the nonstop heart pounding action. Also has a heck of a twist which I didn't see coming. Proof that you can take me out of the teen library but can't take the teen library out of me--the whole time I'm reading this, I thinking how perfect it would be to give to high school or even middle school guys--violent, definitely, but only when necessary and not gross or explicit, and very little sex or language.”
Susan S wrote this review Wednesday, July 16 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
