The Kill Zone

by David Hagberg

Book Overview

Capping a 25 year career with the Central Intelligence Agency, Kirk McGarvey has been named the Agency's interim director by the President of the United States. But what should be the culmination of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812577795
• ISBN13: 9780812577792
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.4" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Another epic thriller by David Hagberg!

The Kill Zone by David Hagberg held me glued to my seat during the better part of reading this book. In my opinion, this is the best book in this series. Once you start it BEWARE it is hard to put down...it is that thrilling!

Thrilling Read!

After 25 years of service to the CIA Kirk McGarvey had been nominated to be the Director of the spy service.His nomination triggers a plot to assassinate that was put into place by his old arch enemy General Baranov.Baranov is reaching from hi grave to gain vengance.The assassin was brainwashed by Baranov to kill McGarvey should he ever be nominated for the Director of the CIA.Attempts are made on the life of McGarvey.his wife Katy and their daughter Elizabeth.The identity of the assassin is a shocker. This is another good book by David Hagberg.Be sure to read it.

Amazing. He did it again!

Hagberg, in another epic thriller, left me at the edge of my seat. You won't put it down until you finish it. McGarvey has someone gunning for him trying to prevent him from becoming Director of Central Intelligence. This assassination plot was created by an old Russian rival of McGarvey who is coming back from his grave to haunt him. The assassin can only be someone very close to McGarvey, making him question his own hard to come by trusts.Although it becomes clear who the assassin his towards the end, Hagberg still throws in twists and turns to make you question. His character development is incredible, making the reader, like McGarvey, question everyone. Unlike previous McGarvey stories, this takes place primarily in Washington, only occasionally going to Moscow and Paris.If you have not yet read any McGarvey stories, I would recommend reading them before reading this one. It will answer many questions that will arise. Take my word for it, this is a must read. Hagberg has proven himself again by developing a deep and rich plot making you become personally attached to the characters.

great espionage thriller

After spending a quarter of the century spying in various hot spots, Kirk "Mac" McGarvey looks forward to spending the rest of his life in the arms of his wife and child. However, the President nominated Mac to replace recently retired CIA Director Roland Murphy, the dream culmination of a dedicated career man. Still Mac wonders if he wants the aggravation as teaching Voltaire seems more appropriate right now. Still Mac accepts the offer and his senate confirmation hearings will convene shortly, but in the interim he is the acting director.The nomination triggers a brainwashed assassin to rise from sleep with the object to kill Mac. As someone stalks Mac and his family, the acting director begins his own inquiry. He concludes that an inner circle associate is obsessed with his death, but whom? Unbeknownst to Mac is that his deadliest Cold War foe General Baranov has left behind a legacy from his grave, an executioner who silently awaited the trigger to kill Mac.When it comes to exciting Cold War and Post Cold War dramas, no one provides a more exhilarating and horrifying fiction than David Hagberg renders. His latest espionage thriller has been used before (Manchurian Candidate), but rarely at the level of gripping suspense as THE KILL ZONE contains. The story line is fast-paced while seizing the full attention of the audience because Mac, his wife and their daughter are a warm family that no one wants harmed except for an awakening sleeper agent and a dead Russian. This is a triumph for the Cold War espionage crowd.Harriet Klausner

A not to be missed spy thriller.

From the best selling author of Joshua's Hammer ( also known as Sean Flannery)comes a modern thriller of Washington and the CIA. Someone is trying to kill the CIA Director designate and his family. Old enemies from the cold war with Russia along with personal friends and intimate relatives are just some of the suspects. From a past that seemed buried, arises an assassin, a sleeper agent waiting to be awakened. Who will pull the trigger? Will he succeed? This suspenseful novel moves quickly step by step through this intriguing puzzle. You won't want to put it down.