This is the book that finally broke me of spending my money on w. Their newest book is the attack and was released on august, 27th 2019. Hazardous duty presidential agent, book 8 by william e butterworth iv and w e b griffin book cover, description, publication history. Fictiondb is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. Web griffin should be ashamed that this travesty of a book was sold as part of the presidential agent series without warning his fans that this was in fact intended to be a joke. Where was the hazardous duty at there was none they traveled to and from places with no intrigue or anything in the form of excitement. He also published under 11 other pseudonyms and three versions of his real name w.
Griffin, 9780515154535, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He is 86 years old and has started cowriting military thrillers using the griffin pen name with his son william e. Yes, the characters were there but even the old friends seemed to be shallow. This series went form best selling to making a joke of a very well written series would you recommend hazardous duty to your friends. Griffin is the author of six bestselling seriesand now clandestine operations. The presidential agent adventures return, in the most surprising novel yet in the. Adventure, fiction, military fiction, thriller, war. Hazardous duty presidential agent, book 8 by william e. Presidential agent series, book 8 presidential agent. The president is fed up and has what he thinks is a pretty bright ideato get hold of colonel charley castillo and his merry band and put them on the case.
Book v, black ops read an excerpt book vi, the outlaws read an excerpt book vii, covert warriors read an excerpt book viii, hazardous duty. Hardcovermass market paperbackaudiobookebook genres. Since he has taken on cowriters the quality has diminished greatly. Hazardous duty quite unexpected from a serious spook such as w e b griffin. Web griffin presidential agent series epub download books.
Butterworth iv comes the first clandestine operations novelfeaturing a new kind of threat and a different breed of warrior. Griffin, born william edmund butterworth iii in 1929, has written more than fifty bestselling novels published under his griffin pen name as well as dozens of other books under additional pseudonyms. The use of understated satire is very well written. But in portraying the spooks as nonchalant and devil may care you only succeeded in portraying the majority correctly. Castillo left the service after new president joshua ezekiel clendennen made a bad decision. Butterworth iv has worked closely with his father for more than a decade, and is the coauthor with him of many books, most recently hazardous duty and top secret. Buy hazardous duty by w e b griffin online at alibris. He was born on november 10, 1929 and was raised in the cities of new york and philadelphia. B griffin books i have several complete series of his and reread them often i am glad i did not read this one first or i would not have read any of his other. Michael of the army aviation association of america, and is a life member of the u. Griffin was the author of seven bestselling series.
Griffin, was an american writer known for his military and detection novels. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. William edmund butterworth iii, more popularly known as w. Over the last 8 years amazon have been my saviour in. The phoenix gazett e griffin understands the psychology and motivations of military and clandestine service officers.
Discover the latest and greatest in ebooks and audiobooks. Rightclick to download from this link clandestine operations. Book iii, curtain of death read an excerpt book iv, death at nuremberg read an excerpt book v, the enemy of my enemy read an excerpt the presidential agent. I saw the image of most of our politicians in the words of mr. It was the poorest excuse for a book and were i web griffin, i. Yes i love the presidential agent series but hazardous duty was to much like mash. The president is fed up and has what he thinks is a pretty bright ideato get hold of colonel charley.
After completing active duty military service, he attended philippsuniversitat marburg but left college when he was called back to serve in the korean war. Hazardous duty a presidential agent novel book 8 ebook. It is the newest book in the badge of honor series. The story is very strange, with a lot of background information that adds nothing to the plot and for the most part, is a rehash of similar information in earlier. Putnams sons and has a total of 464 pages in the book. Hazardous duty book hillsborough county public library.
The corps, brotherhood of war, badge of honor, men at war, honor bound, and presidential agent. It was the poorest excuse for a book and were i web griffin, i wouldnt want my name associated with it. Hazardous duty ebook published december 31st 20 by penguin group usa, inc. The corps, brotherhood of war, badge of honor, men at war, honor bound, presidential agent, and clandestine operations. Jim cronley, chief of directorate of central intelligence europe, finds that fighting both exnazis and the soviet nkgb can lead to strange bedfellows, in the dramatic new clandestine operations novel about the birth of the cia and the cold war. Griffin is the author of more than fifty epic novels in seven series, with over fifty million copies in print in more than ten languages the newest series, clandestine operations, is a thrilling look into the deadly espionage of the cold war and the beginning of a top secret organization called the central intelligence agency. Discover other books like this, author exclusives, and more. If you have any issues with the site, please dont hesitate to contact us. Dec 30, 2014 the title of this book is hazardous duty a presidential agent novel and it was written by w.
The president is fed up and has what he thinks is a pretty bright idea. Griffin fan i was slightly disappointed by hazardous duty. The phoenix gazette griffin understands the psychology and motivations of military and clandestine service officers. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device.
Does not mean i will stop reading every book griffin puts out just this one seemed a weak. Butterworth iv has been an editor and writer for more than 25 years, and has worked closely with his father for over a decade on the editing and writing of. Book i, by order of the president read an excerpt book ii. My dad discovered griffin when on holiday in the us, some 18 years ago and since then we have purchased his books at least 2 a year or in bulk when we find them. Butterworth iv with respect to the presidential agent series, with the. The official home of penguin books usa, publishers of bestselling fiction, nonfiction, classics, and childrens books. William edmund butterworth iii november 10, 1929 february 12, 2019, better known by his pen name w. The president has had enoughhe needs to get hold of colonel charley castillo and his merry band of fighters and put them on the case. Griffin, was an american writer of military and detective fiction with 59 novels in seven series published under that name. Book i, top secret read an excerpt book ii, the assassination option. Does not mean i will stop reading every book griffin puts out just this one seemed a weak link. Hazardous duty book calgary public library bibliocommons. Dec 11, 2018 b ook v in the clandestine operations series by w. This last book, hazardous duty, was the last straw for me.
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