Extraordinary Retribution

Extraordinary Retribution
Paperback and hardback covers
Author Erec Stebbins[1]
Country United States
Language English
Series Intel 1
Genre Thriller, Political thriller, Conspiracy fiction, Spy fiction
Publisher Twice Pi Press
Publication date
 2013
Media type Print (Hardcover, Paperback), ebook(Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook)
Pages 424 pp (First ed. hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-98900048-2
Followed by The Anonymous Signal

Extraordinary Retribution is a 2013 thriller novel by biomedical scientist Erec Stebbins,[1] and the second in the Intel 1 Series of thrillers.[2] The novel is about a former special agent who works with the brother of a slain colleague to unravel a series of mysterious assassinations in the CIA.[3] Together, they discover a government coverup of unauthorized extraordinary rendition, torture, and targeted killing while becoming pursued themselves by a killer seeking vengeance to the highest levels of the intelligence community.[4]

Characters

  • Sara Houston - Rogue CIA agent investigating killings in her former division.
  • Francisco Lopez - Catholic priest working with Sara Houston to bring the killers of his brother to justice.
  • The Wraith - A mysterious assassin murdering government agents.
  • Fred Simon - Former CIA director and friend of Sara Houston.
  • John Savas - An FBI Special Agent in Charge of Intel 1.
  • Rebecca Cohen - Lead information specialist at FBI special division Intel 1.

Reviews

Extraordinary Retribution has received mixed reviews. It was called "a whirlwind tour of world politics, interactions, and undercover schemes" by the Midwest Book Review[5] and "an addictive page turner and heart pounding thrill ride" by the Internet Review of Books.[6] Critics labeled it an "amateurish spy revenge thriller" with "clunky prose."[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Extraordinary Retribution". Google Books. December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Intel 1 series". Twice Pi Press. December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Extraordinary Retribution". San Francisco Book Review. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Evarts, Lynn (22 November 2013). "Extraordinary Retribution". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Donovan, Diane (November 2013). "Extraordinary Retribution". Midwest Book Review. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Petersen, Eric (8 December 2013). "Extraordinary Retribution". Internet Review of Books. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Extraordinary Retribution". Publishers Weekly. December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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