Duplicity

A Novel

By: Michael Giorgione, Pete Earley

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

In Duplicity, the newest thriller from former speaker of the House and best-selling author Newt Gingrich, such an invisible hand overseeing havoc worldwide plays a major role. Gingrich has teamed with former Washington Post reporter and best-selling author Pete Earley to create a highly plausible mix of domestic and global action in this ripped-from-the-headlines thriller.

And, of course, it's set during an American presidential election.

When President Sally Allworth decides to reestablish America's Mogadishu embassy in Somalia weeks before Election Day, her challenger says she is playing politics with American lives. That turns out to be true when the embassy is attacked and hostages are taken. Embassy station chief Gunter Conner and marine captain Brooke Grant end up the unlikely survivors of this Benghazi-style attack. Suddenly they are the only hope for saving their captured colleagues.

The firestorm of drama is compelling, set off by the intersection of Washington power and politics, a fragile third-world Islamic country, and Somali Americans here at home.

Only Newt Gingrich's unique, in-depth knowledge of the political realities of friend and foe could weave such a spellbinding tale of events and personalities, one that could actually happen...if America's leaders aren't wary of a world full of duplicity.

©2015 Newt Gingrich, Pete Earley (P)2015 Hachette Audio

Meet US Marine Captain Brooke Grant!

Duplicity is a really good political/military suspense thriller. It is Book 1 in the three novel Brooke Grant series. Brooke's parents died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001 when she was in her mid-teens. She was then taken in by her dad's brother and his wife. Her uncle, who is very protective of her despite her objections, is US Army General Frank Grant who serves in the US government as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The novel occurs during a US presidential election with incumbent president Sally Allworth being challenged by the very wealthy governor of Florida. In a political decision President Allworth opens a US embassy in war torn Somalia. The decision has rather dire consequences for the US and especially for Captain Brooke Grant and the US diplomatic mission members, The antagonist of the entire series is an a Islamic militant leader known only as The Falcon.

Robert Fass narrates the first two novels in this series and Eric Martin narrates the third. Both a quite good, but Martin is better.

Good

I thought the main character, the woman, a bit too headstrong at inappropriate times. Mist of the Tim I liked her, but sometimes she really grated on me.
The story was entertaining and kept me interested. If a sequel was written I would get it.

Good story reminds me of Mitch Rapp or Gabriel A.

I enjoyed this book very much. I have not read Newt Gingrich lately. I'm going to buy the next one in the series.

An Engaging Thiller With Historic Context

Excellently developed characters set in a present day novel about terrorism and the politics of Washington D.C. The authors add enough historic background to make the book even more realistic. The reader, Robert Fass, does wonderful work in adding distinct voices to portray each charter. Thanks to his reading, I was never confused as to which character was speaking. All in all a very satisfying ``read.''

Duplisity

Great story line. One of the best stories I have ever encounterd, bit remorseful when it ended.

Really Terrific!

I really enjoyed this book. The story and characters were believable and I thought the narrator did a great job. This is my first Newt Gingrich book and I'm going to download his first one. This was really fun to read right after the 2016 presidential election; I felt like I got a bit of insight into the nastiness and deceptions that go on in Washington daily. This story takes place just days before a presidential election (and do the campaign coordinators get dirty!).

Just for the record, I never want to be president, Director is the CIA, FBI, NSA or any other governmental agency--yuck!

This is a good read and you'll go away with more insight into Jihadist thinking (and how scary that is) as well as what a threat to non-radical Islam nations they are.

Great current events story.

This is the first novel I've listened to or read by Newt Gingrich. His mastery of history, politics and current events shows through in the story. A well-written, entertaining novel.

Political (non-partisan) Terrorist Thriller

I enjoyed this book and the characters. I learned a lot about the decision making process that goes into dealing with the all too familiar threats in the world today. Some may shy away from a book written by a very partisan personality, but the book took great effort to remain a non partisan book. I didn't know much about the Somalian threat regarding terror, but since reading this book, I have heard it mentioned in the news several times. I guess that my main point in this book is that it is like a Tim Clancy novel except it has 400 pages instead of a thousand. Take that anyway you want to......

Surprisingly Good

I have to be honest, I wasn't expecting much from a book written by Newt Gingrich. I was pleasantly surprised. The authors did a masterful job portraying how backroom deals and compromises keep our government running. While not always pretty, these negotiations are a part of any government and have been around since courtiers jockeyed for positions in the court of kings. The story was also extremely timely given our recent election, although the book was written several years ago. My only true complaint focuses on the female lead. She came across as very immature. She took advantage of her relationship with the Head of the Joint Chiefs by disregarding orders, talking back to superiors and other actions that would have gotten most officers thrown in the brig. She also was disrespectful of other cultures, even when members of that culture were risking their lives to protect her. Yet she felt morally superior and took it upon herself to lecture her hosts in their own home. Pretty immature and classless. If she continues in future books, I hope she grows up and is less annoying. Otherwise, a very enjoyable read (listen.)

Great Job Mr. Speaker!

Newt’s book on terror and the subtleties of political power make for a fun, suspenseful read! One really feels like they are rubbing elbows with powerful politicians, who though they sometimes are not completely honest on face value, are honestly trying to keep America free. The good and patriotic politicians anyway.

I am going to read Treason, the sequel to Duplicity, now!