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    Triple Cross: A Novel
    Triple Cross: A Novel
    Triple Cross: A Novel
    Audiobook12 hours

    Triple Cross: A Novel

    Written by Mark T. Sullivan

    Narrated by Lloyd James

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    About this audiobook

    It's New Year's Eve at the Jefferson Club, a luxurious private ski resort in the mountains of southwestern Montana. Seven of the world's wealthiest men and a U.S. senator are among the guests gathered in the ballroom of the club's spectacular main lodge for a private party.

    Expensive champagne flows, and multibillion-dollar deals are getting done, when, at the stroke of midnight, a ruthless and well-armed militia attacks the club. Self-described antiglobalists, they intend to put the wealthy patrons of the club on trial for crimes against humanity, live on the Internet for all the world to see.

    As the first trial unfolds, it becomes a new-media sensation, with tens of millions of viewers who are allowed to vote as jury members. It seems harmless and funny, until one of the tycoons is convicted and put to death just as stock and bond trading opens for the new year. The markets are rocked by the execution and start to plummet as more of the billionaires are put on trial.

    The only people who can prevent an outright market crash, stop the madness, and uncover the true reasons behind the brutal attack are Mickey Hennessy, the club's director of security, his three fourteen-year-old children, and Cheyenne O'Neil, an FBI financial crimes specialist.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMay 18, 2009
    ISBN9781400182053
    Triple Cross: A Novel

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    • 5/5
      I loved this book. I picked it up the day I got it and didn't put it down until I was done. LOL I am not going to say more about the plot as others have already done so. It was full of action and the characters kept me engrossed. I will definitely be looking for more books by this author!
    • 4/5
      The Jefferson Club, a private resort for the uber-rich is taken over during a New Year's celebration. The members and invitees are a who's who of the Fortune Magazines richest people in the world. An supposedly anti-globalist group, led by General Anarchy, enter the grounds during a raging blizzard on New Year's Eve. They seem to have inside information. There is a gap of about two seconds following a power failure before back-up generators kick in. During this brief time the anti-globalist forces infiltrate the resort. The security chief of the resort eludes capture but his triplets do not. Several of the businessmen are put on trial. The "trial" is streamed live on the internet and people are invited to vote on the verdict. Three are sadistically executed. Who is the turncoat who has betrayed their fellow tycoons?
    • 4/5
      Triple Cross is like a cross between a David Baldacci and Robert Ludlum. It reads like an action movie.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed Triple Cross by Mark T. Sullivan. I started reading this fast-paced thriller and finished it the same day. Page after page it kept my attention through the action-packed events. If you want a dose of pure escapism, read this book!
    • 5/5
      I loved this book. I picked it up the day I got it and didn't put it down until I was done. LOL I am not going to say more about the plot as others have already done so. It was full of action and the characters kept me engrossed. I will definitely be looking for more books by this author!
    • 2/5
      Triple Cross by Mark T. Sullivan is a fast paced thriller – my kind of book. Although Sullivan has written six other books, this is the first I’ve read. I will not avoid his books in the future, but neither will I go out of my way to find more.Mickey Hennessey is head of security at the Jefferson Club, a private resort in Montana for super-rich and super-celebrity clients. Conveniently for the bad guys, the seven richest men in the world, as well as the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, have gathered at the Jefferson Club for a New Year’s Party. Hennessey’s three fourteen year old triplets (two boy and a girl) are also visiting while their mother is off on a honeymoon with a new husband.A paramilitary force of about 50, led by “General Anarchy” attacks the resort, killing all the guards except Hennessey. They call themselves the Third Position Army, opposed to extremes on both the left and right. They embrace the message of the “anti-globalists” who are opposed to large international corporations and their political supporters.In the early part of the book, I found myself thinking about a chapter from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. In that chapter, a group of terrorists wanted the secret codes that let the rich make more money than anyone else. When the hostage could not produce the codes, the terrorists got angry. Clancy’s point was that the situation was dangerous, because there are no such codes. But I found myself thinking that maybe Sullivan does believe in the secret codes for the rich.The bad guys proceed to put the Senator and super-rich on trial one at a time. “Judge New Truth” presided, “General Anarchy” served as prosecutor, and “Citizen’s Defender Emilia” provided entirely inadequate defense. The trials were broadcast over the web, with millions of viewers casting “Guilty” or “Not Guilty” votes. “General Anarchy” had incredibly detailed dirt on each defendant, although the explanation for how he got the information was not very satisfying. Needless to say, the defendants are not sympathetic characters.Beyond the initial attack, the action centers on the hostage rescue efforts. Hennessey is injured and watching helplessly with the FBI outside the compound, while his triplets are trapped inside. The triplets put their vast experience as teenage troublemakers to use causing problems for “General Anarchy” and his troops.Once the book got going, it became hard to put down. Many of the twists and turns were interesting, although some major twists were predictable. Hennessey, though flawed, and the triplets were likeable characters. The hostages and Third Position Army members were caricatures.On one level, Triple Cross is an enjoyable, mindless action story. On another, it appears to be a vehicle for espousing the anti-globalist perspective. All powerful and wealthy people are ruthless, greedy, and evil. Otherwise they would not be rich and powerful.I have to admit that I did enjoy Triple Cross once the action really started moving. But it left me with no feeling of substance. The characters and plot were shallow, and the message left a sour taste in my mouth. The cover of my review copy includes a glowing quote from Douglas Preston. Interestingly, my complaint about Triple Cross is very similar to my complaint about Preston’s Blasphemy.
    • 4/5
      I must admit I had never read Mark T. Sullivan before Triple Cross. As Mr. Sullivan takes you on a journey through his book it's hard to always know who the good guys are, who the bad guys are. But, the story was compelling, had that "magnetism" that I love in a book. I think we all wish for a book that draws you back again and again until the final page. I think most of the readers of Triple Cross will find their magnet.
    • 5/5
      This book will end up on the New York Times best seller list. It compares with any and all the thrillers I have written. I did have a hard time putting it down. Highly recommended to fiction readers.
    • 4/5
      I received an ARC of this book, and while I was intrigued by the publisher’s description of the book I had never read a book by Mark T. Sullivan and had no idea what to expect, but by the end of the second chapter I was hooked and not willing to put it down for too long. This book was fast-paced, with plenty of action, characters that I rooted for, a conspiracy that you could imagine unfolding on CNN in this day and age, and amazing acts of cruelty that brought out my morbid curiosity just waiting to see what the villains would come up with next. While this book captured my attention, I did have to employ my suspension of belief when it came to the hero’s injury and following acts of heroism. Also, I had some difficulty following discussions of the financial markets, but they were brief and in the end it didn’t really matter that I knew how it worked, just that I trusted that it did. And lastly, there was a little romance but not enough to muddy up the story too much. This book is the definition of the word: “Thriller”.
    • 5/5
      I received this through the Early Reviewers Group here on Library Thing and let me tell you - this book does not disappoint.I knew it sounded thrilling from the back cover lines and it lives up to it. Mickey Hennessey is a troubled hero - a former bodyguard to the Secretary of State he has seen his share of bad things and he has lived his life a little rough. Now it's New Year's and the biggest party of the year is taking place at the Jefferson Club where he is head of security, oh and also his children are visiting while his ex-wife is off on her honeymoon. The triplets - Bridger, Conner and Hailey were great characters in this also - clever teenagers who get tough when they need to. So on New Years with a large number of the wealthiest men in attendance the party is stopped and the Jefferson Club becomes a trial court for the atrocities of the wealthy to be aired by the "Third Position Justice" Army. What follows is a wild ride. I could not put this down. From wondering what atrocities the Third Position would pull next to what would happen to the triplets/Mickey and others, you keep hanging on. Never a dull moment and not even too much that you have to suspend total belief (I am one of those that reads fiction as it is - fiction, but sometimes it goes way out there and kind of loses me - this book does not).Action, suspense, and even a little bit of romance make this book a very enjoyable and quick read!