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Title details for Sting of the Drone by Richard A. Clarke - Available

Sting of the Drone

A Thriller

by Richard A. Clarke
Ari Fliakos
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In Washington, the Kill Committee gathers in the White House's Situation Room to pick the next targets for the United States drone program. At an airbase just outside Las Vegas, a team of pilots, military personnel and intelligence officers follow through on the committee's orders, finding the men who have been deemed a threat to national security and sentenced to death.
On the other side of the world, in the mountains where the drones hunt their prey, someone has decided to fight back. And not just against the unmanned planes that circle their skies, but against the Americans at home who control them.
Clarke not only remains an active and respected presence within the national security community but also appears regularly as an expert commentator for ABC and other media. His insider's expertise is on full display in Sting of the Drone, a breathtakingly realistic novel set within America's contentious drone program.

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  • Release date

    May 13, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781427245229
      • File size: 257877 KB
      • Duration: 08:57:14

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      November 1, 2014

      Ari Fliakos ably reads this work by former national security advisor Clarke (Cyberwar). The novel concerns the "Kill Committee," whose members meet in the White House to decide which individuals deemed to be a danger to national security will be terminated by drone half a world away. The committee then orders military personnel in Nevada to carry out the orders. However, some of those who are being hunted have decided to turn the tables. This political novel disguised as an action thriller uses extended dialog to present various arguments concerning the use of drones. Fialkos is clear and deliberate in delivering both dialog and narrative with a steady pace, and his reading helps to overcome the novel's somewhat flat characters. VERDICT This production should be considered by public, military, and academic library patrons.--Michael T. Fein, Central Virginia Community Coll., Lynchburg

      Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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