Banquos Ghosts, Keith Korman
Banquos Ghosts, Keith Korman
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Banquo's Ghosts
A Novel

Author: Keith Korman, Rich Lowry

Narrator: Mel Foster

Unabridged: 13 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/23/2009


Synopsis

After learning that an Iranian scientist is in the process of developing nuclear weapons on Iranian soil, all-but-forgotten spymaster Stewart Banquo initiates a rogue special operation. With the assistance of his most trusted agent, Robert Wallets, Banquo recruits Peter Johnson, a dissolute, morally bankrupt liberal news journalist, to travel to Iran. Johnson poses as a sympathetic reporter writing a piece on the country's nuclear facilities. His mission: to kill the scientist. Like many elaborate plans, Johnson's assassination attempt fails. The journalist falls into Iranian hands and is tortured to confess—a staggering security crisis for the United States. Aided by Wallets and the battle-hardened Marjorie Morningstar—the CIA operatives who trained him—Johnson escapes from Iran.

Now back in the United States, Johnson helps Banquo and his CIA cohorts lead a team of federal agents and New York City officials in tracking down a group of suspected Iranian terrorists in New York who are planning to commit nuclear terrorism by dispersing a highly radioactive material throughout the city streets and subways. When Johnson's only daughter is kidnapped by the Iranians, he and Banquo must race against time to save her...and the City of New York.

About Keith Korman

Keith Korman is a graduate of Friends' Seminary in New York City and Hobart College in Geneva, New York. A literary agent in his family's firm, Raines & Raines, he has represented a wide variety of authors in both fiction and nonfiction for the last thirty years. His previous works include Swan Dive, Archangel, and Secret Dreams. He lives in upstate New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

This book is an interesting political thriller espionage novel about a seemingly plausible scenario as to how a nation could use nuclear material to kill Americans. It has a couple of problems in that it seems to be about Peter Johnson at the beginning. Peter Johnson is a lush, a writer and a raving......more

Goodreads review by Mazi

Thrilled from start to finish! And as with any good book, i learnt and grabbed helluva info and new stuff!......more

Goodreads review by Brian

"Banquo's Ghosts" is decent escapist writing and a well paced thriller. However, the story is banal as are some of the plot points. Even for a thriller there were some moments where I could not make the leap the authors intended. The novel receives kudos for its unflinching portrayal of Islamic extre......more

‘Now the only truth: you never know.’ A rogue special operation is initiated by CIA spymaster Stewart Banquo after he learns that an Iranian scientist is in the process of developing nuclear weapons on Iranian soil. Peter Johnson, a dissolute liberal news journalist is recruited as a most unlikely he......more

Goodreads review by Heather

I'm a big fan of Rich Lowry's. I love his political commentary and have read a book or two of his. I think he's smart and funny and dead on most of the time. I was so excited to read a work of fiction from him. Now I'm not so excited. This book is frighteningly real. It deals with real time issues an......more