Queen, The: A Patrick Bowers Thriller (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
Good Sunday morning! This week's read was entitled The Queen, by Steven James, #5 in the Patrick Bowers series. Like the ones before it, this one was fast-paced, educational, and also had some personal drama sprinkled in.Set in the frigid, but lovely, state of Minnesota, this caper finds Patrick trying to thwart terrorists who are planning to launch a nuclear weapon from a submarine by using an abandoned, underground governmental facility as their home base. (!) Technology is an amazing thing. Coupled with that crisis, Patrick is reunited with his brother and sister-in-law, a lady Patrick happened to have a "thing" for five years prior. (Enter the DRAMA). His stepdaughter, Tessa, and girlfriend, Lien-hua, make their usual contributions to the story, and there are a couple of great life-threatening scenes that Patrick escapes as well. It's nice to be the hero, right?To sum...it's good, just like the four books before it. And in many parts of the world, the weather is starting to make for some great "book time" so do yourself a favor on a Sunday and get snuggled up with a good story. 'Til next week, happy reading! :-) In the latest book of the Patrick Bowers series, the Queen, Steven James delivers a most ingenious multi-layered mystery that will have you guessing until the last page. This story is set in a northern Wisconsin town where Agent Bowers is sent to investigate a double murder. To his surprise, this murder is not as simple as it looks. While trying to unravel this mystery, he stumbles upon a much more sinister plot that includes terrorists, hackers, a world-renowned assassin, and a nuclear missile. This is a story that does not disappoint in any aspect of the plot or the characters involved. I was struck by the level of intense detail of every scene. I was thoroughly enraptured by the high level of attention that this author gives to every part of his story. He doesn’t strike me a person who arbitrarily makes up information to that which he is not able to investigate to his satisfaction. I can see through this story that he tirelessly works to perfect not just the details of his story but the level of his own personal satisfaction in his writing in general. The articulate nature of this story clearly displays the extremely high level of writing craftsmanship that he has developed over the years. I have never read any of Steven James books before this one, but he has most definitely captured my attention and my interest. I find myself entranced and anxious to read the other Patrick Bowers books as well any other books that he has written. To find this level of writing is like finding the lost treasure of Atlantis in your backyard. Reading this book has been such a wonderful experience, and I was sad to see it finally end. I impatiently and eagerly wait to see what Steven James puts out next.
What do You think about Queen, The: A Patrick Bowers Thriller (2011)?
Another great installment by Steven James. I *really* hope this series is going to continue!
—sammy
Not as compelling as his previous books, but still a good read.
—kitten75
Best volume of the series. Smarter than the rest.
—Justin
Surprising twist at the end, I really enjoyed it!
—mune
