Triple Identity

by Haggai Carmon

Book Overview

Investigating attorney Dan Gordon is working for a unit of the U.S. Department of Justice that combats money launderers outside the United States. A routine mission develops into a complex... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 084396040X
• ISBN13: 9780843960402
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A Riveting Ride of a Novel - It's No Coincidence it's Called an 'Intelligence' Thriller

After finishing the fourth Dan Brown (Davinci Code author) book, I had gone to Barnes and Noble to find something of the same vane. Upon asking one of the employees, I was pointed to Triple Identity, or what he referred to as "a book as entertaining and thrilling as the Davinci code yet Carmon actually has both an IQ and something worthwhile to write about." Dan Gordon, the character Carmon has created, is more realistic and edgy than Bourne, Bauer, and Bond combined. Triple Identity is a triple threat of excitement, realism, and intelligence. If you want to read a book, buy this. If you want to read two books, buy this twice. The sequel, The Red Syndrome, should be arriving at my doorstep next week.

Terrific!

This book is terrific. Great characters,settings, and superb trade knowledge. I am eager to buy the first sequel.

Must Read

Absolutely loved this book! I read a lot of espionage/thriller books and this one was by far one of the best I've read. From the dialogue to the descriptions of locales and operations, the reader is led along a most interesting journey with characters that hold your attention. Finally, the book is very believable--no "Dan Brown suspensions of disbelief" in this one. Can hardly wait for more Dan Gordon novels!

Dan Brown can kiss this book's A**

Wow. The three letters above summarize the intensity and ferociousness with which this book leapt out at me, as I read it within 48 hours. I've read my fair share of Grisham, Cussler and Brown (but everyone's read Brown), and out of all of these, Triple Identity was by far the most enjoyable. Originally written in Hebrew, this Dirty Harry-esque chase through Europe follows Dan Gordon, an ex-Israeli intelligence (Mossad) operative working for the Justice Department, tracking money people owe to the American gov't. In Triple Identity, Gordon, a character partially based on author Haggai Carmon's own experiences, (sorry for all the commas) chases Raymond DeLouise, a banker with a bankrupt bank and 90 million dollars in debt, through DeLouise's shady past, a pursuit that eventually involves multiple countries, several intellegence agencies and at least one "big-breasted" secretary. The catch? DeLouise is dead on Page 1. Set to the background of the first Cold War and the collapse of Soviet Russia, Triple Identity is an experience worth going through. Lovers of spy novels, thrillers and casual readers alike will enjoy the complexity of Carmon's multiple-layered plots and the games his characters play. In short, buy this book. Right now.

Remarkable Thriller Grounded in Reality

In a thriller grounded in reality and simplicity, the plot revolves around a missing person who has apparently atleast three identities. Different groups of people, agencies are after this person for various reasons. Additional details of the plot is not provided in this review, for obvious reasons. The most remarkable component of the writing style and plot development is the narration of the plot through events and characters that are grounded in reality. Mixing fact and fiction throughout the novel amplifies that characteristic of the writing style. You will get all the thrill of a "Bourne"-type novel without losing touch with reality. A good read. This is author's first book and is a worthy effort. One will have to eagerly await his second book on bioterrorism.