Daily Archives: May 20, 2015

I did not realize that “Independence Day” was part of a series when I decided to read the book. I was about a chapter in when there were enough references that I decided to check and I saw that it is a few books in on the Dewey Andreas series. I often will choose to read a book out of order in a series to see if it can be read as a stand-alone book. “Independence Day” certainly is a book that I enjoyed immensely regardless of not having read the prior books. I enjoyed it so much, I plan to read the early books in the series. While it is a great action thriller, I realized that by going out of order, some of the earlier plots may have a bit of a spoiler for me.

The story involves Russian computer hackers, mobsters, CIA agents, and even a ballerina. There is an attack brewing against the United States and it looks like it will dwarf 9/11 and cause mass casualties. It is up to the front line of our service men and women to try to discover the plot, uncover its details, and try to stop it before it happens.

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