Book Description
In this new thriller by the bestselling author of "Rising Phoenix," the Department of Homeland Security tries to recruit a retired agent who is bitterly angry at the government he believes abandoned him. Martin's Press.
A former Navy SEAL who speaks perfect Arabic, Salam al-Fayed (a.k.a. Fade) had been one of the deadliest weapons in America's arsenal--until a mission gone wrong put a bullet in his back, requiring risky surgery the government refused to pay for.
Embittered by a wound that could one day immobilize him, Fade isn't exactly cooperative when Homeland Security insists on putting him back on the payroll. But they're not taking no for an answer--and what is meant to be a foolproof deception turns into an explosive bloodbath.
It falls to an estranged friend of Fade's named Matt Egan to clean up the mess made by his superiors. But it isn't going to be easy--because Fade is gunning for the men who set him up. And Matt is at the top of the list...
Publisher Comments :
FIRST THEY ABANDONED HIM.A former Navy SEAL who speaks perfect Arabic, Salam al-Fayed (a.k.a. “Fade”) had been one of the deadliest weapons in America's arsenal—until a mission gone wrong put a bullet in his back, requiring risky surgery the government refused to pay for.
THEN THEY TRAPPED HIM.Embittered by a wound that could one day immobilize him, Fade isn’t exactly cooperative when Homeland Security insists on putting him back on the payroll. But they’re not taking “no” for an answer—and what is meant to be a foolproof deception turns into an explosive bloodbath.
NOW THEY’RE RUNNING FROM HIM.It falls to an estranged friend of Fade’s named Matt Egan to clean up the mess made by his superiors. But it isn’t going to be easy—because Fade is gunning for the men who set him up. And Matt is at the top of the list...
Amazon.com
The government turned its back on Salem Al Fayad after the first Gulf War, but now that Homeland Security needs "Fade's" particular skills, they attempt to recruit him again. He's not only not interested, but he's nursing a very big grudge, and the ham-fisted tactics they use to reel him back in don't help defuse his anger. There's a bullet lodged in Fade's spine that could have been removed years ago, but the feds wouldn't pay for it then and it's too late now, so Fade's got nothing to lose but his life, and that's not worth very much to him now. His old friend and teammate Matt Egan tried to help him then, but now he's charged with bringing Fade in, dead or alive. Both Fade and Egan are appealing characters--if there's a villain here, it's Egan's new boss, and Matt is torn between his loyalty to Fade, his duty to a superior officer he despises, and his fears for his own family's safety. Mills expertly ratchets up the tension page by page and chapter by chapter in a better than average thriller marked by fine charicaterizations, superior pacing, and a strong narrative in which the bonds of friendship are brilliantly delineated and the two men at the center of the action linger in the reader's mind after the expectable but still compelling denouement. Mills gets better and better, and Fade is timely enough to break him out of the midlist and win him a new legion of fans.
--Jane Adams
From Publishers Weekly
Since 9/11, even the best thriller writers have been constricted by stock heroes (mostly ex-military white Americans) and villains (mostly Arab terrorists) who make it hard to tell one book from another. Leave it to Mills (Smoke Screen) to solve that problem in an exciting, original way. His Salam al Fayed (aka Fade), an American agent of Arab ancestry and a former navy SEAL, is as tough and loyal as they come. But when his latest mission ends in failure and his government employers treat him badly, Fade becomes increasingly bitter. So when his former friend and colleague, Matt Egan, is ordered by the head of a secret agency of the Department of Homeland Security to persuade Fade to put aside his anger and join an undercover team in the Middle East, Fade has a one-word answer—in English as well as Arabic. Egan, who's almost as interesting a character as Fade, is full of guilt for what happened to his old friend, but he also knows that his boss is right: Fade is perfect for the new assignment. In fact, all the government people are fully credible within the boundaries of their responsibilities. Mills's prose is crisp and his action skills are top-notch. In Fade, he has created a true thriller hero for the present and the immediate future.
About Author
KYLE MILLS grew up in Oregon but, as the son of an FBI agent, he has lived all over the country and overseas. He is the author of six novels: Rising Phoenix, Storming Heaven, Free Fall, Burn Factor, Sphere of Influence, and Smoke Screen. An avid rock climber, he and his wife now live in Wyoming. Visit him on-line at www.kylemills.com.
Book Dimension:
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评分初次接触《Fade》,我便被其独特的文字风格所吸引。作者的语言如同涓涓细流,又如绵绵细雨,细腻而富有感染力。每一处景物的描绘,都恰到好处,让我仿佛身临其境,能够感受到空气中的湿润,听到微风拂过树叶的沙沙声。书中人物的刻画更是入木三分,他们不再是平面的符号,而是拥有丰富情感和复杂内心世界的个体。他们的喜怒哀乐,他们的挣扎与追求,都深深地打动了我。我能够理解他们每一次选择背后的原因,即使有些选择我可能并不能完全认同,我也能体会到他们身不由己的无奈。作者在情节的设计上也充满了智慧,那些看似不经意的细节,往往在后续的故事中起到了至关重要的作用,形成了一种精妙的呼应。这种层层递进的叙事方式,让我对作者的才华赞叹不已。它不仅仅是一部轻松的读物,更是一部能够引发我深入思考的作品。它让我对生活中的许多事情有了新的感悟,也让我对人性有了更深刻的理解。我常常在阅读过程中,会不自觉地停下来,回味某个句子,思考作者所传达的深意。
评分读完《Fade》,我感到一种前所未有的满足感,仿佛经历了一场酣畅淋漓的心灵洗礼。作者在营造氛围方面,有着独到的功力。无论是阴森的雨夜,还是阳光明媚的午后,都通过精准的语言,在我脑海中形成鲜活的画面。而人物的塑造更是让我印象深刻,他们不再是简单的故事推动者,而是拥有丰富情感和复杂内心世界的个体。我能够清晰地感受到他们内心的挣扎,他们面对困境时的选择,以及他们为实现目标所付出的努力。这种真实感,让我很容易产生共鸣,仿佛我就是其中某个角色,在亲身经历这一切。让我尤为欣赏的是,作者在叙事过程中,善于运用“留白”的艺术。那些没有完全挑明的细节,那些模棱两可的暗示,反而激发了我无穷的想象力,让我主动去填补那些空白,去构建属于自己的理解。这种互动式的阅读体验,是我在其他许多作品中很少获得的。它不是强行将某种观点灌输给我,而是引导我去思考,去探索,去发现隐藏在表象之下的深层含义。这本书的结构也十分精巧,情节的推进并非一成不变,而是充满了变化和惊喜,让我始终保持着高度的阅读热情。
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评分《Fade》这本书给予我的震撼,是那种潜移默化、深入骨髓的。初翻开它,我并没有预料到它会给我带来如此深刻的触动。作者在构建故事的背景时,那种对细节的执着,让我仿佛身临其境。无论是那被岁月侵蚀的古老建筑,还是那在微风中摇曳的植物,都栩栩如生,充满了生命力。而人物的刻画更是出神入化,他们不再是简单的角色,而是有着各自的过往、秘密和梦想。我能够清晰地感受到他们内心的挣扎,他们面对困境时的彷徨,以及他们为了心中的目标而付出的努力。这种真实感,让我产生了强烈的共鸣。最令我印象深刻的是,作者在叙事过程中,善于运用一种“留白”的艺术。那些没有被完全解释清楚的细节,那些含糊其辞的暗示,反而激发了我无穷的想象力,让我主动去填补空白,去构建属于自己的理解。这种互动式的阅读体验,是我在其他许多作品中很少获得的。它不像某些书籍那样,将一切都赤裸裸地摆在你面前,而是引导你去思考,去探索,去发现隐藏在表面之下的深层含义。这本书的结构也十分巧妙,情节的推进并非一蹴而就,而是层层递进,如同剥洋葱一般,每一次的揭示都伴随着新的疑问,让我欲罢不能。它让我重新认识了叙事的可能性,以及文字所能承载的巨大能量。
评分《Fade》这本书所带给我的体验,是那种仿佛置身于另一个时空,与书中人物共同经历他们的人生。作者在描绘场景时,所使用的语言如同画家手中的画笔,将每一个细节都刻画得栩栩如生。我能够感受到空气的温度,听到风吹过树叶的声音,甚至能够闻到泥土的芬芳。而人物的塑造更是立体而饱满。他们不再是单薄的符号,而是有着丰富内心世界的个体,他们的每一次喜悦、每一次悲伤,都如同真实发生在我的眼前,让我感同身受。我发现自己常常在阅读过程中,会不自觉地站在某个角色的立场去思考问题,去理解他们的处境。这种沉浸式的代入感,是这本书最成功的地方之一。它不是简单地讲述一个故事,而是邀请你参与其中,去感受,去体验,去思考。作者在情节的设计上也充满了智慧。那些看似不经意的细节,常常会在后续的章节中起到至关重要的作用,形成一种精妙的呼应。这种精巧的构思,让我对作者的才华赞叹不已。它不仅仅是一部消遣之作,更是一部能够引发我深入思考的作品,它让我对生活有了新的感悟,也让我对人性有了更深的理解。
评分读完《Fade》,我感到一种难以名状的满足感,仿佛经历了一场酣畅淋漓的心灵洗礼。这本书最让我惊叹的地方在于,它能够在我阅读时,营造出一种极其强烈的氛围感。无论是城市夜晚的霓虹闪烁,还是乡村清晨的薄雾弥漫,都通过作者精炼的文字,在我脑海中勾勒出清晰而生动的画面。而书中人物的塑造,更是让我印象深刻。他们不是完美的英雄,也不是绝对的反派,而是活生生的人,有着自己的优点和缺点,有着自己的矛盾和挣扎。我能够理解他们每一个选择背后的逻辑,即使有些选择我可能并不认同,我也能体会到他们身不由己的无奈。作者在处理人物关系时,也极其到位。他们之间的互动,既有温情脉脉的时刻,也有针锋相对的冲突,但这一切都充满了人性的真实。更让我欣赏的是,这本书的叙事节奏把握得恰到好处。它不会让你感到拖沓冗长,也不会让你觉得信息量过载,而是在一个不疾不徐的节奏中,缓缓展开一个宏大的故事。每一次的阅读,都能发现新的细节,新的线索,让我忍不住想要一遍又一遍地重温,去挖掘更深层次的意义。它让我思考了许多关于人生、关于选择、关于命运的问题,也让我对人性有了更深刻的理解。
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