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Echo of War (The Briggs Tanner Novels) Kindle Edition

by Grant Blackwood (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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CIA Agent Briggs Tanner is fighting bioterrorists in the Alps in this thriller by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Tom Clancy Duty and Honor.
 
Dinaric Alps, Bosnian region of Austrian Hungarian Empire, 1918. When four Allied soldiers discover a biological weapon that could devastate the world, they take a vow to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. Ever since, the deadly substance—code-named Kestrel—has been guarded by the descendants of those four brave men, each with the mission of keeping its existence a secret . . .
 
Chesapeake Bay, United States, 2003. The wife of former CIA director Jonathon Root has been kidnapped, and no one except Root himself knows who carried out the crime or why. His grandfather had been one of the soldiers responsible for stealing Kestrel, and now a group of Bosnian terrorists are trying to force Root to hand it over.
 
Enter Agent Briggs Tanner. His mission: follow a trail through the Alps, to the heart of where it all began. At risk: Millions of lives, starting with his own.
 
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“Fast-paced and filled with action. . . . Fans of international political, military, and espionage tales will want to read Grant Blackwood’s novel.” —Midwest Book Review for Wall of Night
 
“The action and intrigue keep accelerating without any attempt to brake.” —Clive Cussler, #1 New York Times–bestselling author for End of Enemies
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    May 26, 2014
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About the Author

Grant Blackwood caught the fiction-writing bug at the age of eighteen while reading Clive Cussler’s The Mediterranean Caper , and spent the next four years working in different styles of fiction before settling on novel-length work.

Mr. Blackwood is a U.S. Navy veteran, having spent three years active duty aboard the guided missile frigate USS Ford as an Operations Specialist and a Pilot Rescue Swimmer.

Two months after leaving the Navy in July 1987, Mr. Blackwood started the first draft of his first novel, which as he puts it, “wasn’t good enough to be published, but good enough to earn a spot in my sock drawer. It took me several more years of rewriting before I realized the publishers and agents who’d been saying ‘no’ were saying no for a good reason.”

Twelve years to the day after leaving the Navy, Mr. Blackwood received an offer from Penguin-Putnam/Berkley to buy his second novel, The End of Enemies, which hit the stands May 8th.

Mr. Blackwood is 36 years old and lives in Minnesota, where he is working on this next novel, the second in the Briggs Tanner series of thrillers, which is due out in Spring/Summer of 2002.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NDQQYHG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Diversion Books (May 26, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 26, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2575 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 436 pages
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The New York Times bestselling author of the Briggs Tanner series, (END OF ENEMIES, WALL OF NIGHT, and ECHO OF WAR) Grant Blackwood is also the co-author of the Fargo Adventure Series (SPARTAN GOLD, LOST EMPIRE, and THE KINGDOM) with Clive Cussler, as well as the co-author of the #1 NYT bestseller, DEAD OR ALIVE, with Tom Clancy, THE KILL SWITCH, with James Rollins.

A U. S. Navy veteran, Grant spent three years aboard a guided missile frigate as an Operations Specialist and a Pilot Rescue Swimmer.

Grant lives in Colorado, where he is working his own standalone series starring a new hero.

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Carl R. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent series. fast action
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2022
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Read the 3 book series in 6 days. Excellent characters. I hope there are more coming. Fast reads & lots of action.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2014
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this is a good fast paced novel. Lots of action and suspense. Good read.
This whole series of books was poorly edited and rife with misspelled or completely incorrect words. Needs a better editor. I do not blame the author.Grant Blackwood did a fantastic job with this story
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Ashley Johnson McCabe
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2015
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Last part of trilogy of well-written story of evil in the world and our ways of dealing with t them.
Based mostly over seas, shows the courageous and dedicated people who are in charge of keeping us safe. Loved the series and characters.
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Binghamton Bookworm
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read at the price point
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2015
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Other than the predictable number of typos in a book not at the top of of the bestseller list (less editorial investment), and a ridiculously incorrect depth reference for the Adriatic Sea, it's a pretty good read.
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Richard L. Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2016
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A fitting end to the series although I wish there were more books planned. I understand that Mr Blackwood probably has a lot of other things to do, I hope someday Tanner will be back.
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Gary
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read from Grant Blackwood
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2016
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The pacing and characters support a plot that is magnetic. I hope that the series continues. I have developed an interest in the author and his creations.
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Hen
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not as great as the first two books.
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2004
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I gave five stars on Blackwood's first two novels, because they were excellent. Great plot, great characters, great storyline. I was less than impressed with this book however. One of the reviewers stated that there was poor editing, which is true. Early in the book, Johnathan Root is described as a man in his early seventies that has been retired from the CIA since the eighties. Later in the book, Root is describing his involvement with Kestrel and says he found out about the virus "in 1978 when I was 30". Since this book takes place in 2003, that would make him 55, not early 70's, and a bit too young to be retired from the CIA for over 15 years. I saw a few other minor flaws in the book as well. This may seem like nit-picking, but when you're used to the quality of Blackwood's first two novels, it can be disappointing. All in all, the book could have been better researched and edited, but it was still a good read. Looking forward to the next one.
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Tim
4.0 out of 5 stars Great characters, storyline(s) and packed with adventure
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2014
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I have found each Briggs Tanner novel a true page Turner. Great characters, storyline(s) and packed with adventure. Really good reads.
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taylordee
5.0 out of 5 stars another non stop Thriller
Reviewed in Canada on April 3, 2024
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Can’t say enough about the organization of details in this series. Author has presented details of high tech gear as well as researched interesting places for the suspenseful plot. Thankyou for an interesting read
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing !###
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2019
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This story is as the comment says it is amazing the following is because I did not know how to add any thing to the comment,full of action and great characters you also find out what happens in the background to keep us safe,a travel guide around America and Europe the main good guys are in all 3 books of this trilogy.
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Guydd
4.0 out of 5 stars Sharp entertaining read
Reviewed in Australia on February 11, 2021
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Well researched, never dull, great read
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Robin
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Reading
Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2015
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Well written , good plot and believable characters made this a enjoyable reading experience. I will certainly read other novels by this author.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Echo of War
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2015
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Very good way of incorporating twists to the story. Mr Blackwood is an excellent story teller. Did not want to put my kindle down until I finished the book. I've read the trilogy of Briggs Tanner novels and enjoyed each one. Looking forward to more of the same.

Steve
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