Against All Enemies

by Richard Herman

Book Overview

As the nation teeters on the brink of violent chaos after a series of crises, a courageous lawyer attempts to uncover the roots of an insidious corruption that is secretly weaving its way into the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380787873
• ISBN13: 9780380787876
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Avon
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 1.3" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Against All Enemies

This is my first time to read this author. I enjoyed the book very much. It is very interesting and although it was difficult to keep some of the characters straight, because of the many sub-plots, I never wanted to put it down. His characters are likeable and his plots intriguing. I'm looking forward to reading more of his books.

He gets better with each book

Started reading and just couldn't put it down. The second book away from his earlier cast of characters. Though some keep reappearing they are not the main stay. Am eagerly awaiting his next and one after that.

Great Thriller - Clancy Fans Will Love Herman

It's a novel with a fascinating cast of characters and a complex web of betrayal, violence, and corruption. At the heart of the novel, we find attorney Hank Sutherland prosecuting an Air Force court martial case against an African American captain. The appears to be a slam dunk, but Sutherland starts to dig deep into the case in his efforts to rule out counter-arguments from the defense. Ironically, in his pursuit to create a strong case for the prosectuion, Sutherland comes across evidence of a dangerous conspiracy. The drama that unfolds from there is chilling and pure pulse-pounding suspense.And the backdrop to the legal drama includes heart-racing scenes from the Sudan, where two American fighter pilots are captured, and the Delta Force rescue operation headed by the fascinating and mega-rich Nelson Durant. Throughout the novel, we also become acquainted with power-hungry Jonathan Meredith, head of the fanatical First Brigade, and his volunteer army, and a character that readers won't soon forget.The most common comparison one conjurs up is that between Herman and Clancy. It's a deserved comparison, and with Against All Enemies, Herman proves (not that he needed to, after the success of Power Curve) that he can hold his own in this genre. Indeed, he breathes new light and energy into it. Fans of the military and political thriller sub-genre are in for a treat.

Just like real life.

This book reads just like today's headlines. Invaluable....! A great vacation read.

Leaner & less pompous than Clancy.

Since Clancy's the 500-lb. gorilla of this genre, everyone must work in his shadow. I suppose that several decades hence, if the genre survives, technothriller writers will invariably be compared to Tom in much the same way that today's private eye novelists must forever be held to the standards of Raymond Chandler and John MacDonald. Anyway, Herman delivers solid suspense and some furious action scenes in a volume that can't double as a bank vault doorstop. (hello, Tom?) The courtroom scenes are as good as anything Grisham has done. (Another annoying comparison) Sorry to be picky, but where are the proofreaders/editors at Avon. It can really break the spell (pun) to see the popular Japanese roadster called a "Miyata" (3 times) And O.K. the civilian defence attorney might naturally use the term "court martials" rather than the proper "courts-martial" (martial is an adjective referring to military/war matters), but to have the veteran military lawyer Maj. Blasedale say it incorrectly, come on! Lastly, a little too much reliance on extreme coincidence and a so-so ending.