The Last Refuge = Delicious, Raw, Evocative
Finally. The Heir to Clancy, DeMille and Le Carré emerges. After tolerating lesser novels and novelists for nearly a decade, a little literary magic returned to the bookshelf.
Due out on July 3, Ben Coes' latest novel, The Last Refuge, does not disappoint. The writing is exquisite. A former aide to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and speechwriter for the Secretary of Energy during the Gulf War, Coes' knowledge facilitates a thrilling story.
Quiet diplomacy between an Iranian official and an Israeli special forces commander is interrupted, a nuclear weapon the focus of their communiques. After the Israeli is kidnapped by Iranian intelligence operatives, Coes' hero Dewey Andreas steps into the breach. The story feels authentic. An intricate, delicious, raw and evocative tale with an all too plausible web of clandestine and special operations characters satisfies the appetite.
One lucky commenter here will receive a copy of The Last Refuge, courtesy of Mr. Coes.
Happy Summer.
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Feb '11
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How do we become eligible to win? Sounds like fun!
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Winner will be chosen at random from the comments on this piece :-). So you're all set, good luck! It's seriously the best book I've read in a decade. In love with it!
Jul '10
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Secretary of Energy?.... Has a speechwriter?
Good grief.
Apr '11
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If I don't win it I'll check it out on amazon. I'm always looking for a good read.
May '10
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Just saved it in my Amazon cart!
Feb '12
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I'm in love with Mitch Rapp and can't wait to read this novel. Could we have another Jack Bauer?
May '11
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Do you have to be in the U.S. to win the novel, or is he willing to send the prize to Australia?
Jan '11
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Non-fiction? I sure hope it's not entirely based on leaks from the Obama administration! :)
Mar '11
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Random? So . . . I have a shot? :-)
Nov '10
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The end of the cold war seemed for a while to have ended the spy thriller genre, but Daniel Silva stepped in, and now maybe Coes.
May '11
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I just put Coes's 2nd novel on my wishlist at Audible yesterday.
Aug '10
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If you say this author is the heir to the likes of Le Carre, I just cannot wait to read this book!
Mar '11
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Lesser novelists = Brad Thor? . . . Vince Flynn? Hmmmm. Mrs. ChristmasBeard will be interested in such a bold claim.
Apr '11
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I will look forward to getting this book as well. How nice it would be to be the random winner.
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I adore Brad Thor! He has a jacket quote on this book as well. "Imagine Clancy, Forsyth, and le Carré all writing in their prime...then kick in the boosters!" Hopefully that clears up how wonderful this book is. :)
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I will announce the winner on Tuesday, June 26th at Noon Eastern. :-)
Jan '11
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jeffp #9 - now I have two chances! (kidding)
Nov '11
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I understand the attraction of LeCarre, but I trust, given his background, that Coes does not have LeCarre's notion that the West and its enemies are morally equivalent.
Aug '11
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Thanks for bring Coes to my attention! I've enjoyed Flynn, but I just finished reading all of his works so far. I am currently reading Brad Thor and Charles McCarry. I am pleased to have another spy novelist to read!
May '12
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Hello!
I know I stand little chance of winning, being a loser and all, so I thought I would just hijack this thread to promote my first novel. I've only just begun, but here's the first sentence. (It's a first draft, and I think it's pretty good so far, but I would be open to criticism, possibly).