Independence Day, Ben Coes
Independence Day, Ben Coes
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Independence Day
A Dewey Andreas Novel

Author: Ben Coes

Narrator: Peter Hermann

Unabridged: 14 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/26/2015


Synopsis

Dewey Andreas, former Delta and newly recruited intelligence agent, is sidelined after screwing up his last two operations. Still drowning in grief after the tragic murder of his fiancé, Dewey has seemingly lost his focus, his edge, and the confidence of his superiors.

A high level Russian hacker, known only as Cloud, is believed to be routing large amounts of money to various Al Qaeda terror cells, and the mission is to capture and render harmless Cloud. At the same time, a back-up team is sent after the only known associate of Cloud, a ballerina believed to be his girlfriend. Unwilling to sit out the mission as ordered, Dewey defies his superiors, and goes rogue, surreptitiously following and tracking the two teams. What should be a pair of simple snatch and grab operations, goes horribly wrong—both teams are ambushed and wiped out. Only through the unexpected intervention of Dewey does the ballerina survive.

On the run, with no back-up, Cloud's girlfriend reveals a shocking secret—a plot so audacious and deadly that their masterminds behind it would risk anything and kill anybody to prevent its exposure. It's a plot that, in less than three days, will completely remake the world's political landscape and put at risk every single person in the Western world. With only three days left, Dewey Andreas must unravel and stop this plot or see everything destroyed. A plot that goes live on July 4th—Independence Day.

About Ben Coes

BEN COES is the author of the critically acclaimed Power Down and Coup d’Etat. He is a former speechwriter for the George H .W. Bush White House, worked for Boone Pickens, was a fellow at the JFK School of Government at Harvard, a campaign manager for Mitt Romney’s run for governor in 2002, and is currently a partner in a private equity company out of Boston. He lives in Wellesley, Mass.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Benjamin on May 26, 2015

I’ve read enough action hero/CIA/anti-terrorism novels now to fill a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf and frankly, it’s getting hard for me to work up much enthusiasm for them anymore. After all how many times can one person consistently be the guy or gal in the right place at the right time to save milli......more

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on August 05, 2016

Not a bad book. It is however the weakest (in my opinion) in this series. I have so far liked the Dewey Andreas series. That said, this one was a little, disappointing for a while. See, Dewey has been through some hard time and great pain...and loss. He hasn't dealt with it as well as he might have.......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on June 21, 2015

While other countries and terrorists have become the focal point of thriller novels in the last few years, Russia, the Cold War and the fear of nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands will never go out of favor as a focal point for the powerful impact. Pocket nukes, small highly transportable b......more

Goodreads review by L.A. on July 21, 2016

Dewey Andreas in superhero mode. This is a fascinating read, especially for the Action/Adventure Aficionados and Orion groups. After the loss of his wife, Coes' protagonist eventually returns to no-fear, no-doubt mode, but not before blowing one test situation in Mexico and then beginning his redemp......more

Goodreads review by John of Canada on December 14, 2021

OMG! I mean WTF is with all the acronyms? LOL ! Lots of moments where I was shaking my head: Really? Is that even possible? It is escapist fiction, and I am definitely going to read the next book(s). There was a dizzying amount of computer jargon which just made me feel even more illiterate than I al......more