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The Devil in Jalalabad: A Cat Ballentine Spy Thriller Kindle Edition

by S. M. Barton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

3.9 128 ratings

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A gripping, suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing till the end....When CIA officer Catherine Ballentine was taken captive in Afghanistan, she endured horrific treatment for months at the hands of an Islamic State terrorist, Walid, but she never gave up on the mission. When the Afghan women and children she was working with were massacred, Cat escaped and brought the answers back with her. There’s only one problem. She doesn’t realize just how dangerous those high-stakes secrets are!

Navy SEAL Lorenzo Rossi is angry about what happened to his buddies who risked their lives that night to save her. That mission quickly went wrong when the SEAL team suffered heavy losses. Renny is determined to find answers about the events that unfolded in Jalalabad, especially when he realizes someone is trying to push Cat Ballentine into his life. But the untrusting female spy is tight-lipped and terrified.

This wily pair of heroes is pushed to the edge as they follow the trail from Miami to Key West and from Key West to the Bahamas. By the time they get to the Virgin Islands, all hell has broken loose. It’s a conspiracy conceived by a devil, fueled by an unspeakable evil that puts CIA personnel in grave danger. The electrifying climax will leave you breathless.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08GB9M1XT
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 18, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2891 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1793950938

Best Sellers Rank: #1,407,679 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,377 in Historical Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #5,547 in Espionage Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #7,728 in Military Thrillers (Books)

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Sara Barton
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Sara M. Barton is the author of several popular cozy mystery series that often feature humor, romance, and pets, but no ghosts, witches, or psychics (It’s not that she thinks these are bad books; it’s that she’s more of a traditionalist when it comes to cozies.)
She’s the author of a new historical mystery called "The Pantomime Double-Cross", with a heroine who has lived a secret life for forty-five years, unbeknownst to family and friends.
Under the pen name of S. M. Barton, she’s written several espionage thrillers, including "The Mirrors: A Moscow Joe Cyberspy Thriller".
Once she wraps up the final chapter of her old life, Sara’s slated to begin her new life and tackle her overdue bucket list. When she’s not writing, she loves to get outside and enjoy nature, especially after hip replacement: “If my new hip were a man, I would marry him in a heartbeat for all the right reasons. He’s good to me, takes me wherever I want to go, and he’s fun to be around. Perfect qualities in a mate.”
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S. M. Barton writes historical thrillers that are inspired by real events from the Sixties through the Millennium, the Cold War era, when social engineering and psychological warfare experiments were pursued by researchers of all political persuasions searching for non-lethal ways to effect political and military outcomes. In fictional tales, the author examines the very complicated challenges that arose from covert government operations which involved enemies that stopped at nothing to gain the upper hand.
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What a twisted story

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2020

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So many times I thought the end was close only to fall into another tense nail biting situation. Again and again this pattern kept me anxious to find a resolution to the mysteries. Thanks for writing this amazing story.

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Jay

Interesting , fast moving

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2019

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Very well thought out, but on such a major op, would an agents handlers really leave so many decisions to just one operator ? I have read spy thrillers for many years and it seems like she is on her own and auful lot without a controller close by. Good reading

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MG

Okay Read

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2020

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This black ops storyline drags a bit. There are numerous twists and turns and just when you think the pace will pick up, there's a hitch. The characters are well defined but Cat Ballentine comes on as a bit too much

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Cruiser

Great Read and surprise ending

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2018

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I enjoyed this book very much, it is full of surprises with multiple twists and turns; perhaps just a tad too many, but that's what these adventure types are all about.

I am not a fan of too much gore and torture explicit descriptions, this was just right; you got the message without overstatement.

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carol lee

Serious, complicated, and enjoyable.

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2019

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A spy thriller with a twist of attitude. Cat Ballentine 's amazing ability to survive the horrors she endured in Afghanistan is only surpassed by her ability to loyally serve the CIA.

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Deborah Hughes

Who is who?

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2020

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A great spy action story with misdirection clear the story til the end. It was a great read with a strong female that could find solutions.

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