Coup d'Etat: Dewey Andreas, Book 2

My younger sister got me started on this series by Ben Coes, i.e. ‘The Dewey Andreas Novels” and I do want to thank her for it. I had not idea she even read this genre, much less liked it...learn something new everyday, huh! This is the second novel in this series and yes, some of the ‘bad guys’ from the first book, “Power Down” are featured in this one but we have an array of new wretched villains. Many of the good guy characters are present in this one along with some interesting new ones. A new President has been elected in Pakistan, a religious nut job, who immediately drops an atomic bomb on India in an attempt to ramp up his fight against the infidels. If India responds by obliterating Pakistan, which they are capable of doing, they in turn will be destroyed and China and the United states will be drawn into the fray...to the destruction of all. It is decided that the only way out of this mess is to ‘remove’ the president of Pakistan, i.e. kill him, and replace him with a more moderate leader. Who is to do this deed; this most dangerous need which must not fail? Our stone cold killer, former Ranger and DELTA, Dewey Andreas, now working hidden on a ranch in Australia is the only solution...this is one hard guy! Not only must Dewey deal with the assignation of a well guarded world leader, but he must also avoid being captured and tortured by an Arab billionaire and Jihadist who still holds a major grudge against Dewey for killing his son...yet another wretched dirt bag. The action in this one is almost non stop. Yes, as with all action thrillers the reader must put their credibility sensors on hold for a bit, but let’s face the fact that this is a fictional work meant to entertain and not a manual of how to take out a world leader without getting killed yourself. It is fiction; a story, a tall tale and it is well written and a lot of fun to read if you like this sort of thing. I found the body count to be pleasingly high.

An absolute page turner that I mostly enjoyed reading. Unfortunately, lack of attention to details sometimes lowers the enjoyment factor for me and that's why I only gave it 4 stars - would have done 4 1/2 if it was available. For example, when the protagonist is talking to people in English but they don't speak the language. Also, when an Israeli special forces guy get killed when a bullet hits him in the chest. What kind of special forces won't have some kind of protective vest on? But these are really nits. The story line is very up to date with current affairs. The plausibility of easily getting to various heads of state requires a lot of suspended disbelief, but who cares? The action is constant and Coes comes up with imaginative plot lines. Dewey Andreas is a fun character a la James Bond - one everyone wants to be like and one who seems to be able to escape virtually any situation. Plus he's American! Love this series.

The first Dewey Andreas thriller by Ben Coes was very good; "Coup" was even better. Kashmir, the perpetual flashpoint between India and Pakistan, is the site of an incident that quickly escalates into a full-blown conflict; it is all the worse that the two countries are nuclear armed. Pakistan has a new, democratically elected president who is a jihadist and the book title tells you what must happen in order to keep a nuclear catastrophe from spreading out of control. The clock is ticking. Dewey Andreas has removed himself to a ranch or "station" in Australia, mostly to keep National Security Advisor Jessica Tanzer from becoming collateral damage, but the father of Alexander Fortuna (see Book 1), will do anything to find and kill him. And Dewey seems to be the best choice to sort things out for Washington. The action is as fast and tense as anything you are liable to read this year, and there are a fair number of "how the heck is he going to get out of this one?" scenes. But like Mission Impossible's Ethan Hunt, Dewey always finds a way. And this is an action hero who is tougher than Jack Reacher, more ruthless than Jonathon Maberry's Joe Ledger, and altogether heroic. The choice of the sub-continent was a refreshing change of locale, and the political imperatives of Pakistan, India, and the US were plausible. The military escalation at the outset was very well done. I was not persuaded by the looming threat (to India) posed by China, which had the effect of severely limiting American options, but that was the only issue I had with what was otherwise an all too believable scenario. Late in the book the jihadist president of Pakistan is given the name "Khomeini", and one wonders how such a typo could have slipped by or whether it was intentional. I am now a Dewey Andreas fan and will be reading all of the books Mr. Coes cares to write.

pas pu le poser!!passionnant et tellement plausible!des personnages auxquels on peut s'identifier et plutot attachants.j'ai adore ce livre ,je recommande

The starting of the story was a little dull but as it proceeded further the things became lit .nice series by ben coes . definitely should read it .lots of adrenaline. Book quality is good , it reached on time so overall I loved this purchase

Love Dewey novels

This, the second book in the series, is a real scorcher! I really enjoyed it and look forward to reading the rest of the series. The storyline is a fast running account of some endearing characters in an explosive situation. A must read!

Following in the footsteps of giants like Tom Clancy and Vince Flynn, Ben Coes burst onto the publishing scene in 2010 with “Power Down,” which Flynn described as “One of the must-read thrillers of the year.” Coes and his brilliant book “Power Down” hero, Dewey Andreas, are back in fine form in Coes’ latest thriller, “Coup d’Etat.” When a fragile peace breaks down between Pakistan and India, the United States is forced to intervene. When a rapidly escalating war threatens to engulf the entire region, the president must find a way to shut it down immediately―or else face total destruction for the world at large. With the clock ticking and Pakistan in the hands of a religious radical willing to do anything and risk everything to achieve his deadly plan, there is only one man with the skills and experience to infiltrate the live war theatre and successfully execute a nearly impossible, unbelievably daring plan. His name: Dewey Andreas. His mission: to remove the Pakistani president from power. Now all the White House has to do is find him…before time runs out..... After the dramatic ending of “Power Down,” Andreas has left the United States, looking for some peace and quiet working on a ranch in rural Australia, far from the turmoil. But Fortuna’s father, Aswan, is seeking revenge for the death of his son and is using all his vast resources to track down and kill the man responsible for his son’s death – Andreas. And now, Hezbollah assassins hired by Aswan have found him, forcing Andreas to fight for his life against a well-armed and well-trained group of killers. After violently avoiding capture and dispatching most of the assassins, Andreas is ready to flee Australia...... Andreas is a wonderful action hero – strong, courageous, confident and trained in dozens of ways to kill a man. He embodies the best of what we want our soldiers and our heroes to be. It’s no surprise that Coes worked in the White House under Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Returning villains, returning heroes, an array of great characters, a lesson in history, a lack of sleep as I read and read to finish this fast paced, action packed rollercoaster of a action thriller. An epic of a story, as his first book was, Coes keeps the standard and story telling to an immaculate pace,With two great main characters in Dewey Andreas and Jessica Tanzer. Love these books. Five stars