The Traitor, by Stephen Coonts

March 17, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: book review, espionage, Jake Grafton, military fiction, Steven Coonts, Thriller 

(Published as Traitor in the UK.) Here Tommy Carmellini gets a shot at the big time when he’s asked to drop his routine work and help find out why the director of French intelligence is making large, secret investments in the Bank of Palestine. The Traitor, by Stephen Coonts Tommy, of course, wonders if he’s the right man for the job; his own espionage experience in France is limited to being “assistant passport officer at the embassy.”

When his controller tells him that the new head of European Ops asked for Tommy by name, it turns out to be the unretired Jake Grafton, described by Carmellini as “the toughest son of a bitch wearing shoe leather.”

With support from Grafton, Sarah Houston, and a nifty little electronic weapon (a wireless Taser) Tommy zeroes in on the high-level traitor who could do him and the world a lot of damage.

As it turns out, Al-Queda is attempting to blow up the government leaders attending a G-8 summit in Paris. Grafton’s and Carmellini’s foe is no other than Abu Qasim, a very ruthless, sinister, and cunning Al Qaeda leader!

The Traitor is packed with action and fast moving. It is a great thriller, and a good read.

Order the books in the Carmellini-series by Stephen Coonts from amazon UK: Liars & Thieves, Traitor, or The Assassin.

See also, the the same author, Flight of the Intruder (Jake Grafton Novels), The Minotaur, and The Red Horseman.

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