Rising Phoenix

Author - Kyle Mills ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Mass Market Paperback Book item from First Harper Paperbacks was reviewed on 12-Dec-2008.

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1) Mass Market Paperback Book Rising Phoenix by First Harper Paperbacks. Kyle Mills is a very gifted writer. Smooth pacing and entertaining scenes on almost every page. This one is outstanding for a debut novel. I think Fade still stands as my favorite by him though.¤

2) Mass Market Paperback Book Rising Phoenix by First Harper Paperbacks. Reality #1: over the past 20 years, there have been at least 3 outbreaks of poisonings related to contamination of street drugs. In none of the outbreaks could a "reason´ for the substitution or addition of one drug be determined. Additionally, the perpetrator or perpetrators have never been caught.
Reality #2: "unintentional" deaths from drug abuse outnumber deaths from homicides
Reality #3: drug abuse crossess all economic and demographic boundaries

Along comes Kyle Mills to put a new spin on reality with his gripping novel of intrigue and science. Could his fiction really be reality? When a rogue DEA agent and a frustrated, do good, clergyman join forces and poison the street drug stream, chaos is produced when dead drug abusers start piling up in hospitals throughout the world. Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat.¤

3) Mass Market Paperback Book Rising Phoenix by First Harper Paperbacks. Annually my Christmas gift to friends is the best book I have read during the previous year. Kyle Mills´ first published work was my choice during an earlier year, and I would encourage anyone who enjoys a thrilling almost real-life scenario to add Rising Phoenix to your list of books to read. However, I will give you the same warning I voice to whomever I share this book with: Do not begin reading if you have anything important which needs to be done, as I can assure you that once you complete the first chapter, whatever you deem important will have to wait.
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4) Mass Market Paperback Book Rising Phoenix by First Harper Paperbacks. Well..how to begin. I think that this book had an excellent and relatively innovative idea to wrap a story around. Poison the drug supply and what happense to the US and Columbia..neat concept! It´s in the execution of the story that things start to fall apart for me. As an example (and I freely admit that his editor should probably be flogged for this as well) the author described Houston as a desert. The rugged terrain, the exposed rock etc etc during a car chase that seemed to have no real connection to the story other than to show Mark´s character. While the character development was nice, it is a bit of a problem as Houston was built in a swamp. To find anything that resembles desert is a several HOURS drive to the west. All the scene needed was some tumbleweed rolling through to complete the illusion of the old west..well, some tumbleweed and the ability to move the location a few hundred miles west. It´s that sort of jarring detail that makes me question the remainder of the story and it was that scene that in fact started me down the road to losing interest....A nice if somewhat underperforming start to what I hope is a good career..¤

5) Mass Market Paperback Book Rising Phoenix by First Harper Paperbacks. I really enjoyed the concepts and ideas in this book. I´m not going to write a plot summary because Amazon and other reviewers have already did that. But the concept that someone could poison cocaine and heroin at the production stage to get people to quit using is interesting. I really enjoyed the character development. I´m looking forward to reading Storming Heaven next to see what Mark Beamon gets himself into next.¤

6) Mass Market Paperback Book Rising Phoenix by First Harper Paperbacks. Special Agent Mark Beamon is a maverick. His open disdain for the FBI´s rules--and Directors--has exiled him to a no-profile post in the boondocks. But when a shadowy right-wing group starts flooding America´s emergency rooms with dead and dying, Beamon is summoned back to Washington. Teamed with an icily efficient female field agent, he is given the thankless task of stopping the slaughter--even though millions of Americans secretly approve of it As the body count rises, Beamon realizes there is something eerily familiar about his adversary, reminding him of the coldest killer he ever encountered--not a criminal but a law enforcement colleague. And for the first time, he wonders why he was chosen for this assignment. Was it his expertise--or his expendability? "An explosive thriller that launches a new genius for taut, compulsive adventure writing...." - Tom Clancy "In the world of political thrillers, I have the feeling that young Kyle Mills will soon be a very big player." - Frederick Forsythe "A phenomenal concept....Fascinating....Good conspiracy theory, absolutely " - Rush Limbaugh "Absorbing..A fine thriller with memorable characters and enough twists to keep readers turning pages....Mills is definitely someone to watch." - "Publishers Weekly" "Writing in the Tom Clancy tradition, Kyle Mills has produced a power-packed drama about the men and women who battle the bad guys to protect us all." - William H. Webster, former director of the FBI and CIA " An] exceptionally accomplished debut thriller.A chillingly effective and suspenseful tale, complete with the moral ambiguities and guilty pleasures of such vigilante dreams as DeathWish." - "Kirkus Reviews" ""Rising Phoenix" is gripping, authentic, and as frightening as a gunshot in the night." - W.E.B. Griffin "A seductive action novel....Here´s one slick page turner that makes readers think." - "San Francisco Chronicle"¤

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