xkay_readsx's review
4.0
My audio edition from Overdrive is missing three chapters. It appears to end at chapter 110, but in fact has chapters 110 through 120, plus an epilogue. However, it skips three chapters. If you're missing chapters 112, 115, and 119, see below under spoiler.
New York is under siege, and POTUS is trapped. Iran (Hezbollah) planned an attack on American soil physically and financially.
This is a fast-moving story with non-stop action from beginning to end. Dewey Andreas, a former Army Ranger is hunted then is ordered by his superior to lay low. He decides to spend time with his colleague, Jenna. A strike on NYC is planned when the POTUS will appear at the UN General Assembly. This is a sophisticated plan of attack that America isn't prepared for.
Dewey Andreas series is consistently good. This is a geopolitical action thriller. The Island is #9 in the series, it can be read as a standalone. Ben Coes did a wonderful job at recapping Dewey's background early in the book. I haven't read them all, but it's my goal to finish the whole catalog.
Overdrive (Libby) audiobook missing chapters; 112, 115 and 119. Summary of these chapters contain ⚠️SPOILERS.⚠️
Chap 112. 10:20 AM, Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, 168th Str, NYC
Dr. Hiroo Takayama is finishing a cardiac surgery when an OR speaker came on alerting that the POTUS is being airlifted to the hospital. He completed the surgery and ran to his office to grab a steel suitcase then to the roof. In the suitcase is a vial with yellow liquid, which is pure adrenaline that he purchased from a cattle farm in Matsuzaka, Japan. It's extracted from adrenal gland of bulls, the real thing, unlike the synthetic version, epinephrine. He fills a syringe and it's ready to be used. Nurses and a team with a rolling bed show up on the roof. Dr. Takayama looks at the sky and calls for a second team to be brought up.
Chap 115. 7 PM Tehran, 10:30 AM US EST, Presidential Palace
Ali Suleiman is dining alone in his apartment inside the palace when he heard yelling and footsteps. His chief of security, Marwan reports four incoming missiles - American Tomahawks launched from the Gulf of Oman. The missiles have evaded three Sevom Khordad TELAR units and are minutes from Tehran. Suleiman, Marwan, and some soldiers file into an elevator taking them 10 stories down to an underground bunker just as a missile struck the palace causing a massive explosion and vibration. Suleiman looks at his men and thanks them for saving his life just when the elevator cable snapped and the cab free fall and smashed into the concrete pad below. All were crushed into a pulp, body parts, and bones.
Chap 119. 11:04 PM, US Federal Reserve, 1135 Sixth Ave, NYC
It's been more than twelve hours that Tacoma's been waiting inside the govenors' room. Igor's voice came on his earbud with bad news that NSA, Langley, the company who built the iodine sheet field (Dassault) are working to get him out. The temperature inside the room is rising, Tacoma uses the restroom and decides to find a way out himself. He uses a ceramic lid of the toilet and begins to hammer the wall. Finally, he made a hole large enough to get through. He sees a water pipe inches from surrounding field sheets, grabs it, hugs it tightly, and slowly slide down with his eyes shut. He makes it to a lower level, finds an elevator shaft, pries it open, and sees he's on an abandoned floor. He found the fire stairs and descends to the lobby.
New York is under siege, and POTUS is trapped. Iran (Hezbollah) planned an attack on American soil physically and financially.
This is a fast-moving story with non-stop action from beginning to end. Dewey Andreas, a former Army Ranger is hunted then is ordered by his superior to lay low. He decides to spend time with his colleague, Jenna. A strike on NYC is planned when the POTUS will appear at the UN General Assembly. This is a sophisticated plan of attack that America isn't prepared for.
Dewey Andreas series is consistently good. This is a geopolitical action thriller. The Island is #9 in the series, it can be read as a standalone. Ben Coes did a wonderful job at recapping Dewey's background early in the book. I haven't read them all, but it's my goal to finish the whole catalog.
Overdrive (Libby) audiobook missing chapters; 112, 115 and 119. Summary of these chapters contain ⚠️SPOILERS.⚠️
Spoiler
Chap 112. 10:20 AM, Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, 168th Str, NYC
Dr. Hiroo Takayama is finishing a cardiac surgery when an OR speaker came on alerting that the POTUS is being airlifted to the hospital. He completed the surgery and ran to his office to grab a steel suitcase then to the roof. In the suitcase is a vial with yellow liquid, which is pure adrenaline that he purchased from a cattle farm in Matsuzaka, Japan. It's extracted from adrenal gland of bulls, the real thing, unlike the synthetic version, epinephrine. He fills a syringe and it's ready to be used. Nurses and a team with a rolling bed show up on the roof. Dr. Takayama looks at the sky and calls for a second team to be brought up.
Chap 115. 7 PM Tehran, 10:30 AM US EST, Presidential Palace
Ali Suleiman is dining alone in his apartment inside the palace when he heard yelling and footsteps. His chief of security, Marwan reports four incoming missiles - American Tomahawks launched from the Gulf of Oman. The missiles have evaded three Sevom Khordad TELAR units and are minutes from Tehran. Suleiman, Marwan, and some soldiers file into an elevator taking them 10 stories down to an underground bunker just as a missile struck the palace causing a massive explosion and vibration. Suleiman looks at his men and thanks them for saving his life just when the elevator cable snapped and the cab free fall and smashed into the concrete pad below. All were crushed into a pulp, body parts, and bones.
Chap 119. 11:04 PM, US Federal Reserve, 1135 Sixth Ave, NYC
It's been more than twelve hours that Tacoma's been waiting inside the govenors' room. Igor's voice came on his earbud with bad news that NSA, Langley, the company who built the iodine sheet field (Dassault) are working to get him out. The temperature inside the room is rising, Tacoma uses the restroom and decides to find a way out himself. He uses a ceramic lid of the toilet and begins to hammer the wall. Finally, he made a hole large enough to get through. He sees a water pipe inches from surrounding field sheets, grabs it, hugs it tightly, and slowly slide down with his eyes shut. He makes it to a lower level, finds an elevator shaft, pries it open, and sees he's on an abandoned floor. He found the fire stairs and descends to the lobby.
jpeers's review
5.0
The Island, the ninth Dewey Andreas book by Ben Coes, was absolutely worth the wait! It's been two-ish years since the last Andreas book and Coes gives fans of this series everything they wanted and more. Coes has surrounded Andreas with fantastic characters including Rob Tacoma, who may be a bigger badass than Andreas. The plot and "villains" in The Island are topnotch and the pacing is lightning fast. After the past few years, the last thing I want authors to do is push their politics on the reader, so I appreciate Coes leaving most of the politics out.
If you have never read a Dewey Andreas book before you can read this as a stand-alone. Coes uses an ingenious way to get the reader caught up on the previous exploits of Andreas. I can't stress enough how much of a fun read The Island was.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the privilege of reviewing The Island
If you have never read a Dewey Andreas book before you can read this as a stand-alone. Coes uses an ingenious way to get the reader caught up on the previous exploits of Andreas. I can't stress enough how much of a fun read The Island was.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the privilege of reviewing The Island
mattdjamieson's review
5.0
Best one in a long time. Fantastic pace, and action kept me on the edge of my seat. Well done Ben.
tpaulschulte's review
5.0
The Island rocks! A caution though.. DO NOT start this book unless you intend on finishing. Besides being a very good thriller, this book is a cautionary tale about those who would do us harm and just how easy it would be to cause total chaos in our country.
Coes has really done an amazing job of ratcheting the tension. The first third of the book take place at a pretty sedate pace, then wham! The last 2/3rd covers just a few hours on a morning in Manhattan as Hezbollah attacks in a massive way.
The President is giving a speech at the UN and it is the perfect opportunity to take him out, but first they need to cut off the island of Manhattan. Not only that, not content with just those plans, there is also an attack on the Fed which would cripple not only the US but the worlds financial markets. It's a very ingenious plan, except for one thing. Dewey Andreas and Rob Tacoma.
Sowing even more chaos are hundreds of embedded Iranians, who, when the sign is given, go from being your friendly Uber driver or neighbors, to killing everyone in sight.
The summer's must read.
Take a trip to the island. You'll never think of New York the same.
Coes has really done an amazing job of ratcheting the tension. The first third of the book take place at a pretty sedate pace, then wham! The last 2/3rd covers just a few hours on a morning in Manhattan as Hezbollah attacks in a massive way.
The President is giving a speech at the UN and it is the perfect opportunity to take him out, but first they need to cut off the island of Manhattan. Not only that, not content with just those plans, there is also an attack on the Fed which would cripple not only the US but the worlds financial markets. It's a very ingenious plan, except for one thing. Dewey Andreas and Rob Tacoma.
Sowing even more chaos are hundreds of embedded Iranians, who, when the sign is given, go from being your friendly Uber driver or neighbors, to killing everyone in sight.
The summer's must read.
Take a trip to the island. You'll never think of New York the same.
crystalbird's review
4.0
Super fast paced - A little over the top, but better to be a little over the top than boring. 4.5 stars!
drakedw's review
5.0
Wow! Enough said.
I have read a few, but not all of the Dewey Andreas series, and this is by far his best IMO.
In fact, this could be my favorite thriller of 2021.
Non stop action with a great plot. Edge of your seat thriller that keeps you reading. Ben Coes masterfully creates a believable and gut-wrenching terror plot that will leave you wanting more.
Dewey Andreas is at the top of the thriller verse in 2021 with The Island. Can't wait to catch up on the rest of the series in anticipation of the next Andreas thriller
I have read a few, but not all of the Dewey Andreas series, and this is by far his best IMO.
In fact, this could be my favorite thriller of 2021.
Non stop action with a great plot. Edge of your seat thriller that keeps you reading. Ben Coes masterfully creates a believable and gut-wrenching terror plot that will leave you wanting more.
Dewey Andreas is at the top of the thriller verse in 2021 with The Island. Can't wait to catch up on the rest of the series in anticipation of the next Andreas thriller
netsfrompdx's review
5.0
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Overflowing with total unadulterated carnage and unyielding hostilities, The Island is one of the bloodiest novels of all time and an instant classic!
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Overflowing with total unadulterated carnage and unyielding hostilities, The Island is one of the bloodiest novels of all time and an instant classic!
Make sure to check out the full review
jtoddwilkins's review
5.0
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The entire premise of a terrorist attack on NYC may seem a bit cliché, but Ben Coes absolutely blew me away with the scale, tactics, and believability of the attack on Manhattan and the UN. With a multi pronged attack, we are able to follow a trio of individual Tier One operators as they try to put a stop to the carnage in the streets.
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The entire premise of a terrorist attack on NYC may seem a bit cliché, but Ben Coes absolutely blew me away with the scale, tactics, and believability of the attack on Manhattan and the UN. With a multi pronged attack, we are able to follow a trio of individual Tier One operators as they try to put a stop to the carnage in the streets.
Make sure to check out the full review