Cold Frame, P. T. Deutermann
Cold Frame, P. T. Deutermann
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Cold Frame

Author: P. T. Deutermann

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 12 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/22/2015

Synopsis

The downtown area of today’s Washington, DC, has become an armed camp. Men with assault rifles crouch on top of monuments and buildings. Antimissile sites bristle on the White House roof. Meter maids carry Glocks and tactical radios, all in the name of federal CT: counterterrorism.In Cold Frame, the dramatic new thriller by P. T. Deutermann, a secret committee of government and civilian officials maintains a list known as the Kill List, which targets overseas threats to America for termination. When a senior bureaucrat who is part of the Kill List process dies in Washington under mysterious circumstances that include a beautiful woman, a glass of wine, and a bouquet of flowers, Metro detective Av Smith is tasked to investigate. Smith and his fellow detectives soon find themselves besieged by a hornet’s nest of intrigue and deception. With the aid of an FBI agent and a reclusive scientist who nurtures unusual interests, Av digs deeper into the mystery—only to become the target of a plan that reaches into the highest levels of the federal government and far exceeds the mission of the Kill List itself.Set in contemporary Washington, DC, amid the Byzantine counterterrorism bureaucracy, Cold Frame is a compelling thriller by a masterful novelist whose insider knowledge of how the military, federal, and local intelligence agencies work—or don’t—illuminates the dark world of Washington’s war on terror.

About P. T. Deutermann

P. T. Deutermann is the author of many previous novels including Pacific Glory, which won the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. He spent twenty-six years in military and government service, as a captain in the Navy and in the Joint Chiefs of Staff as an arms-control specialist. He lives with his wife in North Carolina.

About Dick Hill

Dick Hill was one of the most awarded narrators in the business. We was named by AudioFile magazine as a Golden Voice and also as a Voice of the Century. He earned several of the prestigious annua Audie Awards for Best Narration and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he both acted in and wrote for the theater. He passed away in 2022.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ron on August 07, 2019

Another exciting thriller by one of my favorite authors, P.T. Deutermann. Now a sea story but a police detective story and how the executive power of the US could go to extremes. A committee that makes out a "Kill List" of US enemies that is approved by the President, defends its self by killing off......more

Goodreads review by Harry on November 22, 2015

OK, this book is scary on two levels. One, the story itself is suspenseful and fast paced with the possibility and actuality of mayhem on every other page. The plot is wickedly devious, and it's hard to tell the good guys from the bad; in fact I'm still not sure about some of them. One the second le......more

Goodreads review by Nan on October 21, 2015

It was a real page turner and also a real eye opener as to how our government has evolved since 9-11. The situations in the book were not all that unbelievable, but the mechanics of the situations were implausible. Lots and lots and LOTS of coincidences. The plot was very tight (as all of Deutermann's......more

Goodreads review by Dan on December 30, 2022

An American government official dies suddenly in a Washington restaurant, but the coroner cannot determine a cause of death. When a second bureaucrat dies, Metro detective Av Smith discovers that both were members of a committee known only as DMX. DMX operates in total secrecy, and its mission is to......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on August 21, 2021

This is a really wild satire of the war against terror and Washington, DC bureaucracy. The characters are all a bit extreme and the plot over the top. It involves killer plants, a DC Metro Police unit known as the "Briar Patch" staffed with misfits and the head of a secret anti-terror bureau gone ro......more

Quotes

“Deutermann has again assembled a smartly written, smoothly paced drama that never rings false.” Publishers Weekly

“Fascinating…A compellingly realistic view of counterterrorism.” Booklist

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