Harry Finn is leading a double life. By day he is a mild-mannered suburban dad who dotes on his wife Mandy and his three kids. But by night he is on a quest of vengeance, taking out the squad of CIA killers who murdered his father and made it look like a suicide when he was still a kid. He’s been driven to this desperate quest for vengeance by his elderly mother Lesya, who appears to be suffering from dementia, but is actually in hiding in her nursing home as we learn when we witness her speaking perfectly coherent Russian to her son. Lesya is a former Soviet sleeper agent who was embedded in the US but then fell in love with Finn’s father. They married and she became a double agent, but his spymaster, Gray, never quite believed that she was trustworthy. To punish him for the relationship, Gray sent the Triple Six team to kill him and make it look like a suicide. Finn has grown up hearing stories about this injustice all his life, and finally found himself in a position to do something about it.

First, Link's rejection of the (likely left-leaning) investigative journalist who is, in fact, out there to help him and raise awarenessof youth homelessness. This rejection is comparable with Link's earlier - and rightful - eschewing of 'solcredulists', otherwise known as people who swallow everything given to them by The Sun newspaper and, as a result, ignore homeless kids. In a cruel twist of irony, Link ends up conflating the two differing publications and, instead of seeking solace and raising awareness, continue his miserable life on the streets. It's a neat representation of the self-destructive downward spiral symbolising homelessness. Alternatively, Link's rejection of Gail/Louise can be seen as the character feeling such a degree of betrayal that he brazenly pushes aside help in a rash act of naive and youth-driven emotion over brains. Either way you want to read it, it's a powerful moment. I liked that the story didn't have a happy ending. While I would have liked that, it wouldn't have been realistic at all, and therefore would have undermined the issue it was trying to represent.In addition to being a prolific writer, David is a devoted philanthropist, and his greatest efforts are dedicated to his family’s Wish You Well Foundation®. Established by David and his wife, Michelle, the Wish You Well Foundation supports family and adult literacy programs in the United States.

From the blurb: Oliver Stone, the leader of the mysterious group that calls itself the Camel Club, is both feared and respected by those who've crossed his path. Keeping a vigilant watch over our leaders in Washington, D.C., the Camel Club has won over some allies, but it has also earned formidable enemies-including those in power who will do anything to prevent Stone and his friends from uncovering the hidden, secret work of the government. The sequel to The Collectors and book 3 in the Camel Club series, offers once again two seperate storylines that this time do not merge at all. They take place side by side. First of the Annabelle part of the story gets its conclusion when Jerry Bagger gets his chance to apprehend the girl he could have loved but conned him out of 40 million dollars. And we all know a man has gotta do what a mans gotta do. The ending of this story was unavoidable but decent enough. Stone Cold is the first in a series of nine television films based on Parker's Jesse Stone novels. The film first aired on the CBS television network February 20, 2005. Even though it was broadcast first in the series of films, it actually takes place after the second film of the series, Jesse Stone: Night Passage, which aired a year after this.With the way Stone Cold ended, I had no choice but to listen to the first two chapters of the next book, Divine Justice. I liked the protagonist and felt his story and motivations were explained in an interesting, understandable way. I enjoyed seeing the world through his eyes. Throughout, bland and occasionally awkward language (is "poncy-looking dude" really appropriate for a sixteen-year-old teen from 1993, Bradford?) distract and disinter the more mature reader, but there are a couple of stand out moments: Not long after, Annabelle learns that her cover has been blown and Jerry is coming for her. It's up to the Camel Club to help Annabelle survive. Annabelle will also get help from two other people, one her estranged father, Patty Conroy who she has not seen in years. The second person is Alex Ford, the secret service agent who was part of the first book.

I also felt sorry for Harry. He had no choice but to follow his mother's commands. He was raised by her with only one purpose in life. Yet, he was worried about his family and he was hoping to keep his two lives separate. I can't remember this much but i swear there was a murder thing going on but i will have to find out as my memory is so bad and I am not even joking on this matter.Trouble at home was the reason for Link to move away from home. Link felt betrayed by his family because no one was looking for him, there was no one who cared about if he was alive or dead.

The two different POVs added something extra to this book. Even if they hadn't been written in different font (nice touch), their voices were so different that you immediately knew they were from different characters. One was much more sinister and his story was slowly revealed throughout. I thought this was really well done.

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A multitude of things happened in Stone Cold. I felt sad for Oliver, he has lost everything except for his friends from the Camel Club. Gray was a great adversary. An evil man with his own personal agenda. After reading this book I feel very strongly about the rampant problem of broken families, which is perhaps the root cause of homeless people on streets. The message I get is that parents should be responsible for their family. If unfortunately one of the parents betrays his family then the other should sacrifice his or her life for the children. But selfish parents never think of it and then their children rot on the streets…this is what was the story of Link.