The Helios Accord was a secret treaty forged in the aftermath of the Cold War and signed by the world's superpowers to establish protocols for nuclear disarmament and prevent escalation of global conflicts. Its existence was so classified that even most intelligence agencies had no knowledge of it. But when the only copy of the Accord is stolen during a high-profile diplomatic summit in Vienna, the precarious balance of global stability is threatened.
Jack Copeland is sent on a high-stakes mission to recover the treaty before it's leaked or destroyed. As he uncovers the motives behind the theft, Copeland finds himself entangled in a web of geopolitical intrigue, facing a coalition of rogue states and private entities intent on rewriting the rules of global power.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Ethan Ross's The Helios Accord is another book in the Jack Copeland series.
The reader will find
themselves immersed once more in Ross's richly imagined world of international
espionage and derring-do. This time Jack
and his team must dismantle a shadowy coalition, known as The Helios Accord,
who are intent on deconstructing the world, to rebuild it according to their
new agenda.
The book opens with a
heist at Vienna's Federal Chancellery and gallops to the final confrontations
never losing the reader through the twisty mazes of its plot. The narrative
keeps the tension taut, delivering a riveting combination of mystery and action.
Ross is known for placing
his narratives in vivid settings. This
story spans locations like Santorini, Washington, D.C., Montevideo, Kyrgyzstan and Monaco, each described in lush detail. The reader is taken to grand
destinations and darkened, strange corridors, where danger and opulence share
the stage. These glamorous locations are more than backdrops-they amplify the
stakes and reflect the complexity and challenges of the characters' missions.
Jack Copeland and
Elisabeth Young, the central duo, form a dynamic partnership that drives much
of the story's emotional weight. Their chemistry is nuanced, balancing
professional ethics with moments of vulnerability. Elisabeth has a resolve and
quiet intelligence that complement Jack's determination, showing them to be a
dangerous team. It's also interesting and extremely rewarding to see Elisabeth
taking on a stronger lead in this tale - she is placed front and centre of a
critical part of the operation and risks her life to halt the spread of evil.
Ross is one of those
authors who also imparts depth to his antagonists, particularly the financier
of The Helios Accord, Lemaire, as well as Philippe Duvall, Volkov, Stavos Delarosa
and Senator Ashton, who together personify the power, range and threat of the
Helios Accord.
Ross's prose is cinematic
and sweeping yet his action sequences are sharp and arresting. They hurtle off
the page and yank the reader along for the ride.
The quieter moments have
traction too as the characters navigate a maze of shifting allegiances and
questions of ethics in a dangerous new world.
In The Helios
Accord, Ethan Ross unpacks the
varying themes related to loyalty, power, greed and danger, and underscores the
sacrifices demanded by those who believe in a world where justice must prevail.
The Helios Accord is a victory of the thriller genre,
blending complex characters, a tightly wound plot, and white-knuckle action. Fans of international espionage,
adventure and political intrigue will find themselves enthralled by Jack
Copeland's quest, and they will eagerly await the next chapter in his saga.
Colleen Figg
-Professional freelance editor and reviewer
Sprache
Verlagsort
Grendon Underwood
Großbritannien
Maße
Höhe: 203 mm
Breite: 127 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-917525-09-1 (9781917525091)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Ethan Ross has personal experience of security, espionage
and the secret service. Although
fictional, his books in the Jack Copeland series are derived from personal
knowledge and experience of real events, his vivid imagination and unique style.
