Review of Operation D
Posted: 30 Jun 2022, 21:06
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Operation D" by Ray Pasquin.]
Several unsolved murders in the south of Florida draw the attention of the FBI. The federal agency first sends in Agent Jack Hanover to investigate. However, due to a lack of a breakthrough, Jack is promptly replaced by Special Agent Loretta Swanson, a strikingly beautiful and resourceful detective with a gift of the sixth sense. After a few weeks on the job, Swanson formulates a theory that may be significant in profiling the perpetrators behind the murders. In a strange twist of fate, even so, Loretta Swanson becomes the eighth victim of the serial murderer, also known as the New Ripper.
Operation D, Ray Pasquin’s absorbing psychological thriller, about a series of horrendous murders that defy logic, will keep you guessing until the very end. Pasquin raises the stakes early in the story when Agent Loretta Swanson, the only daughter of a certain sitting U.S. senator, is murdered. Her death introduces a whole new ball game in the narrative, as it swiftly attracts the president’s grave response and commands the entire country’s attention. However, with the FBI already embedded in the case, what more can the president do to stem the public’s growing anger over the perceived ineptness of the law enforcement agencies in combating the scourge?
With the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, still unforgotten, I liked how Pasquin’s novel brought to the fore the problem of hatred as a core ingredient of terrorism. In this regard, Pasquin’s ambitious novel has an ingenious plot that ties in a certain WWII character with a modern-era threat much bigger than 9-11. And just in case you are wondering, his storyline is quite credible because it explores, among others, the successes of a few well-funded scientific breakthroughs in modern medicine. Besides, it’s also common knowledge that, in the government’s endeavor to keep law and order, it often hides away a lot of sensitive information from the public eye, all in the name of national security. This latter point only increases the story’s intrigue and suspense.
Furthermore, I was impressed that the author, to significant effect, included a wide range of diverse characters in his novel. This aspect injected a dose of realism and universalism into the story’s theme and setup. Moreover, the novel’s few editing errors were not something worth writing home about. I, consequently, rated the novel four out of four stars, as I found nothing dislikeable with the story.
As I finish, any reader interested in a murder mystery that features a historical thread will find the novel unputdownable. And the other remarkable thing is that the novel has a great climax and resolution! At the same time, other than the action and a lot of blood and violence, the book features broadly the occult; hence, any sensitive reader may want to keep off reading the novel.
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Operation D
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Several unsolved murders in the south of Florida draw the attention of the FBI. The federal agency first sends in Agent Jack Hanover to investigate. However, due to a lack of a breakthrough, Jack is promptly replaced by Special Agent Loretta Swanson, a strikingly beautiful and resourceful detective with a gift of the sixth sense. After a few weeks on the job, Swanson formulates a theory that may be significant in profiling the perpetrators behind the murders. In a strange twist of fate, even so, Loretta Swanson becomes the eighth victim of the serial murderer, also known as the New Ripper.
Operation D, Ray Pasquin’s absorbing psychological thriller, about a series of horrendous murders that defy logic, will keep you guessing until the very end. Pasquin raises the stakes early in the story when Agent Loretta Swanson, the only daughter of a certain sitting U.S. senator, is murdered. Her death introduces a whole new ball game in the narrative, as it swiftly attracts the president’s grave response and commands the entire country’s attention. However, with the FBI already embedded in the case, what more can the president do to stem the public’s growing anger over the perceived ineptness of the law enforcement agencies in combating the scourge?
With the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, still unforgotten, I liked how Pasquin’s novel brought to the fore the problem of hatred as a core ingredient of terrorism. In this regard, Pasquin’s ambitious novel has an ingenious plot that ties in a certain WWII character with a modern-era threat much bigger than 9-11. And just in case you are wondering, his storyline is quite credible because it explores, among others, the successes of a few well-funded scientific breakthroughs in modern medicine. Besides, it’s also common knowledge that, in the government’s endeavor to keep law and order, it often hides away a lot of sensitive information from the public eye, all in the name of national security. This latter point only increases the story’s intrigue and suspense.
Furthermore, I was impressed that the author, to significant effect, included a wide range of diverse characters in his novel. This aspect injected a dose of realism and universalism into the story’s theme and setup. Moreover, the novel’s few editing errors were not something worth writing home about. I, consequently, rated the novel four out of four stars, as I found nothing dislikeable with the story.
As I finish, any reader interested in a murder mystery that features a historical thread will find the novel unputdownable. And the other remarkable thing is that the novel has a great climax and resolution! At the same time, other than the action and a lot of blood and violence, the book features broadly the occult; hence, any sensitive reader may want to keep off reading the novel.
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Operation D
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon