The Traitor, Stephen Coonts
The Traitor, Stephen Coonts
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The Traitor
A Tommy Carmellini Novel

Author: Stephen Coonts

Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris

Abridged: 6 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/27/2006


Synopsis

When he is assigned to Paris, CIA officer Tommy Carmellini joins his old boss Jake Grafton on a bold mission: To locate a French intelligence agent who has secret investments in the Bank of Palestine. Together they work to unravel a tangle of espionage, deception, and murder…and develop an elaborate strategy to infiltrate the highest levels of Al Queda.

Meanwhile, the leaders of the G-8 industrialized nations will soon meet in Paris—an event that would make a tempting terrorist target. Throw into the mix the beautiful, clever daughter of the French ambassador to Washington and an Israeli spy or two, and the stage is set for a tour de force of deception and drama.

Soon Carmellini and Grafton unearth a horrifying plan to shake the West as never before. But can they stop the conspiracy without compromising the intelligence source that could bring down Al Queda once and for all? Find out in Stephen Coonts's The Traitor.

About Stephen Coonts

This biography could be entitled, West Virginia Boy Becomes a Very Successful Author....... but that would be too obvious. Author, Stephen Coonts was born and raised in Buchanan, West Virginia, a small town of 6,000. He led the typical life of any boy growing up in the 50's and 60's.

He was born in 1946, and ended his childhood by graduating from West Virginia University with a degree in political science. As happens with many poli-sci grads, he had a law degree in mind, but first he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy and began flight training in Pensacola, Florida.

Coonts received his wings after completion of fleet replacement training in the A-6 Intruder aircraft. After serving in the Vietnam War as an attack fighter, he served as a flight instructor, and did a tour of duty on the USS Nimitz. Upon leaving the Navy, he entered the University of Colorado School of Law. After receiving his law degree, he moved back to West Virginia to practice for a couple of years. But, his career took him back to Colorado where he specialized in oil and gas law.

Finally, in 1986, he published his first novel, Flight of the Intruder, which became a huge success, being on the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover. Later, a movie by the same title was produced based on his novel, and was released nationally in 1991. All of his books have been published in several different countries.

Currently, Coonts lives in Colorado with his third wife, Deborah, He continues to write novels from Colorado.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Sherman on 2012-03-13 08:24:04

This book was a disappointment very slow start. The artist that read this book was very dull. For onced it would have been betterr to read the book then listen to it because Stephen Coonts is a good author.

Goodreads review by Beth on July 12, 2007

I really like Tommy Carmellini... what more can I say?......more

Goodreads review by Michaelene on October 10, 2015

Never got into it! Disconnected story line and no action. Boring.......more

Goodreads review by Max on April 06, 2025

Functional and lethal laser gun in 2004 is crazy......more

Goodreads review by Matt on December 16, 2013

This book has literally been sitting in front of me for years. I moved it around with the intention of reading it someday. In the last couple months I started reading a fair amount each day, and finally thought, "well, I might as well read that, find out what it's like." I'll just say that I couldn'......more

Goodreads review by juice on January 31, 2010

I used to really like Stephen Coonts.......more


Quotes

“This book is vintage Coonts… plenty of action and intrigue, with the added benefit of a new lead character.” —The Dallas Morning News on Tommy Carmellini and Liars & Thieves

“Former Grafton sidekick Tommy Carmellini, ex-burglar and CIA operative, has been promoted to star in what's sure to be another excellent, long-lived series.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on Tommy Carmellini and Liars & Thieves