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A review by gbdill
The Panther by Nelson DeMille
4.0
It is apparent that the author is compensating for his manhood by living vicariously through the character, John Corey. If you can wade through the excessive misogynistic and xenophobic innuendos, along with the nationalistic/America-First propaganda there is actually a good story in this. I suppose I was expecting something more James Bond-like, but instead, I got Jason Bourne a la Donald Trump.
All fanciful machismo aside, it was still a good story. The premise of the story is that FBI Task Force agent John Corey and his wife have been called to Yemen to hunt down and find the lead architect of The USS Cole bombing in 2001, otherwise known as The Panther. Wading through government bureaucracy, political correctness, and dodging Al Quaeda ambushes, Corey and his government-assigned team go undercover with a mock kidnapping to lure The Panther to their trap. The question remains... will The Panther actually take the bait? You might be surprised.
A bit wordy, quite detailed, some of which is unnecessary, but very well written. Could have cut 200 pages from the novel and it would have likely been even more suspenseful. Nevertheless, a good story. I know I learned more about Yemen than any other book I've read on the subject. The historical, geographical, and cultural narratives were fantastic. It's obvious the author did his research about Yemen and its people.
So, if you can get past the obnoxious male chauvinism and xenophobia, you will actually enjoy the read. If not, don't even bother. Otherwise, it's a terrific story.
All fanciful machismo aside, it was still a good story. The premise of the story is that FBI Task Force agent John Corey and his wife have been called to Yemen to hunt down and find the lead architect of The USS Cole bombing in 2001, otherwise known as The Panther. Wading through government bureaucracy, political correctness, and dodging Al Quaeda ambushes, Corey and his government-assigned team go undercover with a mock kidnapping to lure The Panther to their trap. The question remains... will The Panther actually take the bait? You might be surprised.
A bit wordy, quite detailed, some of which is unnecessary, but very well written. Could have cut 200 pages from the novel and it would have likely been even more suspenseful. Nevertheless, a good story. I know I learned more about Yemen than any other book I've read on the subject. The historical, geographical, and cultural narratives were fantastic. It's obvious the author did his research about Yemen and its people.
So, if you can get past the obnoxious male chauvinism and xenophobia, you will actually enjoy the read. If not, don't even bother. Otherwise, it's a terrific story.