Amok
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Summary
When the government offers a twenty-four-year-old former Marine a five-figure payday， there’s only one question: Who does he have to kill？
1990。 A restless young man called Dox is back home in Texas。 His friends have missed him， and his mother and sisters need him。 But after four years as a Marine and another as a CIA contractor fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghan mujahedeen， small-town life in Abilene is a suffocating dead end。
Another secret war， this one in Southeast Asia， offers a big payday and the solution to his family’s troubles。 But secret wars are never what they’re billed to be， and Dox is about to get the education of his young life。 Among the lessons—the only thing more dangerous than war is falling in love with your enemy。
1990。 A restless young man called Dox is back home in Texas。 His friends have missed him， and his mother and sisters need him。 But after four years as a Marine and another as a CIA contractor fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghan mujahedeen， small-town life in Abilene is a suffocating dead end。
Another secret war， this one in Southeast Asia， offers a big payday and the solution to his family’s troubles。 But secret wars are never what they’re billed to be， and Dox is about to get the education of his young life。 Among the lessons—the only thing more dangerous than war is falling in love with your enemy。
Reviews
Brian Lyke
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Although I found Barry Eisler's books through John Rain （and will always love those）， Dox has become my favorite character。 Although I found Barry Eisler's books through John Rain （and will always love those）， Dox has become my favorite character。 。。。more
D F
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I look forward to the next Barry Eisler book， no matter who the protagonist（s）。His writing is always most enjoyable。
Freeda
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Amok by Barry Eisler Thank you for the back ground on Dox。 I truly enjoyed this book。 You do a wonderful job of describing the sights， sounds， the total environment so much so it feels like you are there。 I hope you continue to write about John， Dox， Deliliah， and Livia。 By the way I love that you do your books in audible。
Jonathan Bennett
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Got to love DoxI have recently discovered Barry Eisler， and with the help of a useful flowchart of reading order read all of his books … I was then delighted to find this Dox origin story had just come out and have read it over the last couple of days。 Very， very good 。。 with excellent character development。 The Dox at the start is a long way from the Dox we know from the Rain books， this story develops him towards that but hopefully there might be another story of his journey。
Nancie
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DoxI loved reading Dox's backstory。 He is my favorite character in the John Rain universe。 I hope there are more stories to follow。 DoxI loved reading Dox's backstory。 He is my favorite character in the John Rain universe。 I hope there are more stories to follow。 。。。more
Jkane
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What an absolutely fabulous prequel to our friend Dox。 My expectations are always high for a new thriller by Barry Eisler， and as Dox is one of the greatest characters ever created， they were equally up in the air for this one。 I had thought we were going to learn about Dox as a marine， or as an early CIA contractor， but I didn't think we'd get to learn about his upbringing in Texas， as well。 By putting Dox back in his home town through part of this book， we all get some much appreciated insight What an absolutely fabulous prequel to our friend Dox。 My expectations are always high for a new thriller by Barry Eisler， and as Dox is one of the greatest characters ever created， they were equally up in the air for this one。 I had thought we were going to learn about Dox as a marine， or as an early CIA contractor， but I didn't think we'd get to learn about his upbringing in Texas， as well。 By putting Dox back in his home town through part of this book， we all get some much appreciated insight into the man， the myth， and the legend。Dox has already worked in Afghanistan and met John Rain， and this book takes place thereafter， when the CIA hires him to go into East Timor， Indonesia。 Eisler uses true events as the backdrop， so we learn about the occupation， the pacification， and America's interest in the region back in 1991。 As we've come to expect from the master， Eisler chooses his plot and locale only after deft research。 Our protagonist， Dox， will just happen to be in East Timor during the Santa Cruz Massacre that occurred in this region on 11-12-91。 With a strong moral compass， Dox will have to decide who is right in this conflict and who is wrong， and regardless of what he was hired to do， we all knew that Dox would wind up on the right side of events。 Without spelling it out， but by expertly showing us the events of this time， we learn the genesis of Dox's chivalry， and the lightning rod that it will always be for him。 。。。more
Danawoliver
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I loved this back story on Dox！ It was fun to read and captivating。 Barry Eisler is my favorite author and this book didn't disappoint！ I would highly recommend it！ I loved this back story on Dox！ It was fun to read and captivating。 Barry Eisler is my favorite author and this book didn't disappoint！ I would highly recommend it！ 。。。more
Diane Saul
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Dox takes a job in Asia， partly for the money and partly because he is conflicted by a family situation。 The book is fast paced with lots of action。 The book was well researched。 Some of the characters were sympathetic and others were just plain unlikable， as they were supposed to be for the story。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。
Debra
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I discovered Barry Eisler's books years ago。 My introduction was Killing Rain which is now titled Redemption Games。 I loved the John Rain series and although， I enjoyed John Rain， Dox stole the show and quickly became my favorite character。 I loved his "aww shucks" attitude paired with his killer sniping skills。 I always wanted more of him in the Rain books and hoped that one day， Dox would get his own book。 Dox （Carl） has also appeared in the Livia Lone series as well。 In Amok， Eisler takes rea I discovered Barry Eisler's books years ago。 My introduction was Killing Rain which is now titled Redemption Games。 I loved the John Rain series and although， I enjoyed John Rain， Dox stole the show and quickly became my favorite character。 I loved his "aww shucks" attitude paired with his killer sniping skills。 I always wanted more of him in the Rain books and hoped that one day， Dox would get his own book。 Dox （Carl） has also appeared in the Livia Lone series as well。 In Amok， Eisler takes readers back to Dox's early days。1990Dox， a marine and CIA contractor has returned to Texas to help his mother and sisters。 His father is up for parole。 But there is a secret war going on in Southeast Asia， and Dox is about to learn a few lessons。 Some eye-opening lessons。 He has been asked to 'handle' Isobel， a young doctor who is hiding information that those in power do not want out。 Like all Eisler books， there is a bad guy who is thrown in to make things interesting， tense， and exciting。 Eisler also knows how to write great fighting and action scenes。 He keeps me on my toes and turning the pages。Eisler has always impressed me with his research and writing skills。 He blends facts/history with his books to make them more believable and tense。 Going back to the beginning gives readers a glimpse into where Dox began and who he became the Dox readers grew to love in the John Rain books。 Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All the thoughts and opinions are my own。Read more of my reviews at www。openbookposts。com 。。。more
Damo
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Reader’s of Eisler’s John Rain and Livia Lone series will recognise Dox as the overly chatty Texan sniper who proved to be a super-efficient shooter with an intriguing， yet largely mysterious background。 Pleasingly， Amok is the first book featuring Dox， and it has proven to live up to all of my expectations。When he’s at home in Tuscola， Texas he’s Carl Williams， a gregarious good ole boy prone to getting into barroom scraps and looking to scrape together a living。 It’s 1991 and Carl is home afte Reader’s of Eisler’s John Rain and Livia Lone series will recognise Dox as the overly chatty Texan sniper who proved to be a super-efficient shooter with an intriguing， yet largely mysterious background。 Pleasingly， Amok is the first book featuring Dox， and it has proven to live up to all of my expectations。When he’s at home in Tuscola， Texas he’s Carl Williams， a gregarious good ole boy prone to getting into barroom scraps and looking to scrape together a living。 It’s 1991 and Carl is home after his time in the Marine Corps in Afghanistan where he earned the nickname Dox - short for unorthodox。 He’s faced with the likelihood that his father will win parole from prison。 The man is pure evil and shows no remorse for the abuse he inflicted on his wife and 2 kids that put him there in the first place。Then the CIA offers Carl a job that will see him shipped off to East Timor。 As well as promising to be a lucrative payday， he is also promised that if he accepts the assignment his father’s parole will be denied。His job is to work as a spy to gather information about Isobel， a young doctor who is jeopardising American military work being done in support of Indonesia’s occupation of East Timor。Upon arrival in Dili he becomes painfully aware of two things: his contact is a brutal psychopath and the beautiful doctor has captivated him。 What follows is a burgeoning love story set in the chaos of an oppressed nation pushing strongly for its independence。There is a strange juxtaposition taking place within the story with， on the one hand， some moments of out and out brutality taking place （after all， it’s set in the midst of a tense conflict） while on the other are moments of powerful connection between Dox and Isobel。Add to all of that is the vivid recounting of the desperate fight of the people of East Timor as they attempt to resist the Indonesian forces。 Clearly， Eisler has done a lot of research with a bonus at the end of the book providing us with references for further reading plus links to sites for more information about scenes and people who are clearly based on fact。 It provides some much appreciated context to many of the story’s scenes。Amok is a full-on action thriller that moves at a terrifying pace。 The heartfelt emotional interactions between the main characters drew me in， ensuring that I cared about the outcome。 There needs to be more Dox in my life。 。。。more
Andy
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I genuinely love the stories of Barry Eisler。 I love the characters （some more than others）， I love their stories and their conflicts and resolutions and all of it。 He is one of the best suspense/thriller authors I've read and Amok was no different。 In fact， Amok gives its readers a whole new viewpoint of one of the best Eisler characters: Dox。 This is a back story of Dox。 He tells his story of when he got out of the Marines and went private。 This story tells about Dox as a young， carefree， some I genuinely love the stories of Barry Eisler。 I love the characters （some more than others）， I love their stories and their conflicts and resolutions and all of it。 He is one of the best suspense/thriller authors I've read and Amok was no different。 In fact， Amok gives its readers a whole new viewpoint of one of the best Eisler characters: Dox。 This is a back story of Dox。 He tells his story of when he got out of the Marines and went private。 This story tells about Dox as a young， carefree， somewhat happy， albeit， fearful （of his father） man。 Dox tries to help his dad who is in prison and there are some deep connections that are revealed between his father and what he did to rise to the ranks of the big bad in prison， and out。 Dox is conflicted because his mother and sister and even his mother's new husband and their family are at risk of Dox's father's ire。 Anyway， Dox finds a gig where he can maybe help himself， and his family， and keep his father away。 When Dox goes to Timor everything that was planned happens， but in the wrong way （I don't want to venture too deep into spoilers， but let's just say that Dox falls for a gal， has a great time figuring things out for himself and Isobel， and then the poop hits the fan， and Dox becomes the Dox we know）。 When Dox comes back he is changed。 And that is that。 This was a moving， insightful read and I know now why Dox is so taken with Livia （Long Live Livia + Dox！）。 I loved this book and how we find out more and more about Dox。 I'm so intrigued to see what happens next with all these characters， and I will say， if you're an Eisler fan， this is must read and you'll love it。 。。。more
Leonie
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Barry Eisler managed to grow into one of those authors who induce an “I need to get my hands on this – yesterday！！” urge in me as soon as I see another new publication of his and that is a status he deservedly continues to hold。 His literary universe is one I grew very fond of and meeting his characters again， even in a prequel while I’m not a fan of going back in timelines， is a prospect that always elicits excitement in me。 The exact same reaction had the future publication of “AMOK” on me whi Barry Eisler managed to grow into one of those authors who induce an “I need to get my hands on this – yesterday！！” urge in me as soon as I see another new publication of his and that is a status he deservedly continues to hold。 His literary universe is one I grew very fond of and meeting his characters again， even in a prequel while I’m not a fan of going back in timelines， is a prospect that always elicits excitement in me。 The exact same reaction had the future publication of “AMOK” on me which is why I was over the moon to receive an ARC for this – thank you Netgalley and Mr Eisler。 With Amok we join a young Dox in a prequel to his later appearances in the different series of Eisler （Dox appears in a few of the John Rain books， as well as the Livia Lone series and those where all those threads come together）。 While already showing his trademark charm， the unmistakeable humour， and his massive empathy， we truly get a glimpse in the life “before” a big change happens to Dox。 Him being my favourite character of the bunch made me fall back into routine quickly with his jokes， the easy way he charms everyone just by being himself and showing a solid range of emotion not often portrayed in novels with espionage， mercenaries and hired guns as key topics。 I enjoyed the way the reader gets to glimpse a truly younger， less experienced， and not as developed version of Dox， as the “same old， same old” would probably have left a lot of questions unanswered。 Joining a favourite character on his journey to growth， facing struggles， careerwise as well as in the shape of family discordance， and finding unlikely allies guarantees a good time and that was the case here， too。 As usual， the massive library on two legs that is Barry Eisler eases the reader into knowledge that is important for the progression of the story and the way he does it is so incredibly effortless that you get to take away a lot of new information while still reading for entertainment only。 As a reader， I never had the feeling of an author not knowing what he is talking about， which is especially noteworthy considering the setting of the novel in Southeast Asia。 That being said， this installment， or rather this prequel， had a bit of a rushed feeling for me。 At some points I would have wished for more time with the characters to be able to develop them a little further， sculpt them with more details and fall even more in love with them than I already had – or grow wearier of or develop more angst and fear of some。 A tad less adrenaline in exchange for more soft and slow moments， while still feeling the rush of the action-packed chapters would have reached a reading experience close to perfection for me。 I have to admit I truly missed Dox and that is massive praise in itself because it needs an exceptionally remarkable character shaped in previous publications to accomplish this for me。 He is， and will stay， one of my favourites and I cannot wait to join him on more current adventures， while being thankful for this glance in his past and how he grew to be the character I so desperately crave in more books。 One last comment I would like to make on the placing in a possible reading order for Dox’ part in Eisler’s series: I would probably advise to get to know the more grown-up version of Dox first to be able to truly appreciate this glimpse in his past and his growth。 I would possibly recommend it to reader’s either just starting out on the journey that is reading all of Mr Eisler’s series or those who have finished at least a few books containing appearances of Dox。 In general， people who enjoy espionage， covert missions and likeable characters with human traits as well as full ranges of emotion shown in those characters will probably enjoy AMOK， too。 A very good 4 star read and a great way to start a new series！ 。。。more
Loy
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I have readI have listened and read most of Barry Eisler’s books。 This one is about Dox。 He is featured in many of his books。 It was time to find out about his history- see how he has grown into the man his is today。 I did enjoy this book – The writing style was good and the story just what I wanted。 I did not immerse myself in the characters like I usually do。 This was a story about Dox -- telling his story。 Usually， I am so immersed in the story I feel like I am in the story。 It was well worth I have readI have listened and read most of Barry Eisler’s books。 This one is about Dox。 He is featured in many of his books。 It was time to find out about his history- see how he has grown into the man his is today。 I did enjoy this book – The writing style was good and the story just what I wanted。 I did not immerse myself in the characters like I usually do。 This was a story about Dox -- telling his story。 Usually， I am so immersed in the story I feel like I am in the story。 It was well worth a read。 I plan to get the audio book- it may help me enjoy the story even more and listtened to most of Barry Eisler 。。。more
Joan Huston
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This was a great back story on Dox！ I enjoyed it immensely！ I did cry。 This was very exciting， hard to put down， leaves one mad and sad and more understanding of where Dox came from and much more forgiving of what he is now。 Love all of Barry Eisler's books， and this one ranks way up there on the scale！ Loved it， highly recommend it。 This was a great back story on Dox！ I enjoyed it immensely！ I did cry。 This was very exciting， hard to put down， leaves one mad and sad and more understanding of where Dox came from and much more forgiving of what he is now。 Love all of Barry Eisler's books， and this one ranks way up there on the scale！ Loved it， highly recommend it。 。。。more
Laurie Tell
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Barry Eisler？ Yes！ The backstory of Dox - my favorite character？ - Yes！ But。。。 I really really wanted to love it， but I didn't。。 I tried really hard to love it。 But it felt too technical and jumbled。 I also didn't get all the feels for the characters like I usually do in a Barry Eisler novel。 I felt like Barry was telling the story， but not immersing us。 It was a good， solid enjoyable book。 Should you read it？ yes， if you like this series。 But maybe get it from the library？ i want to thank the a Barry Eisler？ Yes！ The backstory of Dox - my favorite character？ - Yes！ But。。。 I really really wanted to love it， but I didn't。。 I tried really hard to love it。 But it felt too technical and jumbled。 I also didn't get all the feels for the characters like I usually do in a Barry Eisler novel。 I felt like Barry was telling the story， but not immersing us。 It was a good， solid enjoyable book。 Should you read it？ yes， if you like this series。 But maybe get it from the library？ i want to thank the author， the publisher and #netgallery for the ARC which did not impact my review。 A solid 3 stars。 。。。more
The Cats’ Mother
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Amok is a prequel origin story about Carl Williams， known as Dox， who until now has been a supporting character in both the John Rain and Livia Lone series， and featured more prominently in the most recent books， The Killer Collective and The Chaos Kind。 He’s my favourite character in the Eislerverse （I adore Livia， but she is scary， while Dox is an irresistible combination of charming， cheeky， resolute and loyal） so the prospect of exploring his backstory was very appealing。 This is set in 1991 Amok is a prequel origin story about Carl Williams， known as Dox， who until now has been a supporting character in both the John Rain and Livia Lone series， and featured more prominently in the most recent books， The Killer Collective and The Chaos Kind。 He’s my favourite character in the Eislerverse （I adore Livia， but she is scary， while Dox is an irresistible combination of charming， cheeky， resolute and loyal） so the prospect of exploring his backstory was very appealing。 This is set in 1991 when he’s only 26， and takes us through the events which will shape the rest of his life and career。Dox - short for unorthodox， because of his unconventional military escapades in Afghanistan， is a former US Marine who has returned home to Abilene， Texas， to face his father Roy， who was imprisoned fifteen years earlier for domestic abuse， but is now up for parole。 Dox’s mother and sister are terrified that Roy will get out and seek revenge， but Carl still hopes his father has changed。 The offer of a short-term contract with a big payday for the CIA in East Timor seems like a chance to solve his dilemma， but when he learns that the target is a beautiful young doctor intent on saving lives in a Dili clinic， Dox starts to wonder if he’s joined the wrong side…I have only read the first two Rain books - although intend to catch up with the rest eventually， so don’t know how much of Dox’s history has already been revealed， but this book would work perfectly as a stand-alone or introduction to the later series。 This was a fantastic recent-historical thriller that focuses on Timor-Leste’s struggle for independence after the Indonesian invasion - not something I knew very much about。 Both Dox and Isobel are highly likeable characters， and I loved the way their relationship developed， even if it was all very fast。 Bad guy Joko was a scarily sinister antagonist and while obviously you know Dox is going to survive， this still had plenty of tension。 At the end the author lists all his references including some interesting web links which indicate which aspects of the story are based on fact - much more of it than I had realised， as it turns out。 I thoroughly enjoyed this and hope we’ll get more Dox adventures。 4。5 rounded up。Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC。 I am posting this honest review voluntarily。 Amok is published on December 6th。 。。。more
Ken Karcher
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This novel by Barry Eisler is an excellent example of what a great writer can do with excellent characters， Dox has been a favorite of mine since his introduction in Rain Storm and it's great to fill in the back story on our Marine sniper， for a guy that won't shut up he's pretty tight lipped about the past that makes him the man we've come to know and love。 Finding out about his childhood and his relationships with his parents and sisters gives him a humanity that shows when he's dealing with L This novel by Barry Eisler is an excellent example of what a great writer can do with excellent characters， Dox has been a favorite of mine since his introduction in Rain Storm and it's great to fill in the back story on our Marine sniper， for a guy that won't shut up he's pretty tight lipped about the past that makes him the man we've come to know and love。 Finding out about his childhood and his relationships with his parents and sisters gives him a humanity that shows when he's dealing with Livia Lone and even John Rain。 I'm a sucker for those authors who have been in the shit and it shows in the stories they tell， and Eisler is one of the best。 When an author can keep you on the edge of your seat and bring you to both roaring laughter and tremendous grief culminating in crying over fictional characters， that author is the real deal and I can't wait to find out what he has in store for our merry band of misfit killers。 I'm all in until Dox gives up his sniper rifle to become a Broadway dancer。 。。。more
Manfred
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This was only the second book by Barry Eisler that I've read and it was a blast。 Cade Williams， nickname Dox， returns home to Texas after spending years in the military and on special missions for the CIA as a sniper。 His abusive father is about to be released from prison and he has difficulties figuring out what to do。 Then the CIA offers him a job in East Timor， spying on a doctor， Isobel Amaral， who i supposed to be working with the rebels there。 When he arrives there and is met by his handle This was only the second book by Barry Eisler that I've read and it was a blast。 Cade Williams， nickname Dox， returns home to Texas after spending years in the military and on special missions for the CIA as a sniper。 His abusive father is about to be released from prison and he has difficulties figuring out what to do。 Then the CIA offers him a job in East Timor， spying on a doctor， Isobel Amaral， who i supposed to be working with the rebels there。 When he arrives there and is met by his handler， Joko， nothing is as he was told。 He finally gets the doctor to trust him and because of that， he realizes that he has been lied to。 And Dox helps Isobel and takes on the oppressors。 Lots of action in the second half of the novel culminating in a scene on a cemetery during which I first cheered and then cried。 What an awesome character driven novel that was。 I'm glad Netgalley provided me with a copy and I for sure will try to catch up on Barry Eisler's books。 。。。more
Edwin Howard
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In AMOK， by Barry Eisler， a young man with the nickname Dox has just returned home to Texas from serving in the Marines along with a few years doing special missions for the CIA。 His home life is complicated， to say the least， and when a job offer comes that takes him to Southeast Asia， Dox figures the large payout and the chance to escape his new reality of living in Texas， at least for a little while， is enticing。 As the job and the reality of the political landscape unfolds， Dox realizes not In AMOK， by Barry Eisler， a young man with the nickname Dox has just returned home to Texas from serving in the Marines along with a few years doing special missions for the CIA。 His home life is complicated， to say the least， and when a job offer comes that takes him to Southeast Asia， Dox figures the large payout and the chance to escape his new reality of living in Texas， at least for a little while， is enticing。 As the job and the reality of the political landscape unfolds， Dox realizes not only is this job not what it was presented to be， but the world he has been dropped into is dangerous and unpredictable in a way he wasn't expecting。 Can Dox figure out who to believe and what is really going on before he is found expendable？ Eisler has created a fascinatingly unique character in Dox。 He is compassionate yet cold and serious yet amicable。 The underlying layers of Dox are slowly and pleasantly revealed throughout the book。 Once the operation begins， the reader is only given the slightest of hints as to what is going on ahead of Dox finding out。 Measuring out the discovery leaves the reader yearning for more and knowing info just ahead of Dox naturally forces the reader to predict the outcome and then is wonderfully surprised at what ends up transpiring。 As the plot progresses， Dox is constantly weighing his choices and who he should trust。 In the action-packed ending， the reader is rewarded with justice in Southeast Asia and Dox finds peace back in Texas。 AMOK leaves the reader to think about how does love， loyalty， and the morally correct choices intertwine in our lives and what is the best way to navigate all of the that。 AMOK also has some thought-provoking political ideas that the reader has to consider。 A book I'm still thinking about and won't soon forget。 Thank you to Thomas & Mercer， Barry Eisler， and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Todd Simpson
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Brilliant， I loved it。 I’m so glad Barry Eisler has taken us back to the very early days of Dox， and what he dealt with growing up。 Now a 26-year-old he’s become an elite sniper， with so many different experiences under his belt。 He’s going to need everyone of these experiences， with not only his dad due to get out of prison， but the latest operation he is being asked to complete in East Timor。 So many wonderful hours of entertainment in this fabulous book。 Barry Eisler is one of the Authors tha Brilliant， I loved it。 I’m so glad Barry Eisler has taken us back to the very early days of Dox， and what he dealt with growing up。 Now a 26-year-old he’s become an elite sniper， with so many different experiences under his belt。 He’s going to need everyone of these experiences， with not only his dad due to get out of prison， but the latest operation he is being asked to complete in East Timor。 So many wonderful hours of entertainment in this fabulous book。 Barry Eisler is one of the Authors that I keep an eye out for， as every book I’ve read of his is amazing。 He knows how to build the intensity and take the reader on an incredible journey。 Hands down this is a book worth reading。 5/5 Star Rating。Thank you to Thomas & Mercer for the opportunity to review this book for an honest review 。。。more
Abibliofob
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This is actually the first book I have ever read by Barry Eisler！ It will not be the last， now I need to figure out the order of the adventures containing Dox。 Then I have to get them。 Maybe I should try some of his other series as well since I saw that his characters meet up in various books？ I really liked AMOK and the story in Timor a place and conflict not many write about。 I also enjoyed the character Dox and will focus on him in my continued reading。 I instantly got the feeling that the au This is actually the first book I have ever read by Barry Eisler！ It will not be the last， now I need to figure out the order of the adventures containing Dox。 Then I have to get them。 Maybe I should try some of his other series as well since I saw that his characters meet up in various books？ I really liked AMOK and the story in Timor a place and conflict not many write about。 I also enjoyed the character Dox and will focus on him in my continued reading。 I instantly got the feeling that the author had done his research and was familiar with the conflict and the various agencies involved also that he knows something about what it means working for the CIA。。 The book was fast paced and easy to read。 You got connected to the characters and the events and it was really hard to put down for sleep。 I highly recommend this for others out there that likes suspense。 I also need to thank Thomas & Mercer and Netgalley for providing me this advance copy。 。。。more
Andrew Tucker
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Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas Mercer publishing for providing a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。Finally we get a full novel on Dox's backstory seeing how his youth shaped him into the man all of Eisler's readers have loved since he was introduced in 2004。 This book was everything that I expected and more and it was great to read about a 26yo Dox tackling both family issues and a crazy overseas contract that is not what it seems。 The action was great， plot moved quickly Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas Mercer publishing for providing a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。Finally we get a full novel on Dox's backstory seeing how his youth shaped him into the man all of Eisler's readers have loved since he was introduced in 2004。 This book was everything that I expected and more and it was great to read about a 26yo Dox tackling both family issues and a crazy overseas contract that is not what it seems。 The action was great， plot moved quickly and the characters were all well developed as usual。For fans of Eisler this is a welcome addition and for new fans， I think this would be a pretty good intro to Dox and would leave craving more to dive into this literary world。 。。。more
Meredith
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Barry Eisler takes a deep dive into the backstory of one of his most enigmatic characters， Dox （Carl Williams） in AMOK。The Texas homeboy we all know as a wisecracking， annoyingly talkative， yet wiley sniper， is still a young man when we meet him， freshly returned from Afghanistan， with a disastrous family situation brewing around the imminent release of his father from prison。Torn with how to make the best decisions for his family， there are no easy choices to be made here， Dox accepts an odd as Barry Eisler takes a deep dive into the backstory of one of his most enigmatic characters， Dox （Carl Williams） in AMOK。The Texas homeboy we all know as a wisecracking， annoyingly talkative， yet wiley sniper， is still a young man when we meet him， freshly returned from Afghanistan， with a disastrous family situation brewing around the imminent release of his father from prison。Torn with how to make the best decisions for his family， there are no easy choices to be made here， Dox accepts an odd assignment to become a spy in East Timor， during that country's struggle for independence from Indonesian in the early 90s。 The ensuring story weaves real life characters with narrative fiction to deliver a tension filled thriller that culminates at the November 12， 1991， procession to what became the Santa Cruz cemetery massacre at Dili in Timor Leste。 This event changed works affairs at the time and to this day， presents more questions than answers。His target， a female doctor， challenges his beliefs: about his assignment， his family and her mission。Like it's namesake， AMOK is a dramatically different and somewhat "unorthodoxDox"novel from Eisler。 It's the first he's written "remotely，" so where it lacks some of his signature rich detailing of the sights， smells， sounds， tastes， twists and turns of a personally experienced environment， it makes up for that in spades with punchy， stunnng dialogue and richly developed characters， who leave the reader wanting more， more more。Eisler had created yet another great read with AMOK。。I just can't wait until we can see all his characters come to life on the big screen！ 。。。more
Thomas Walker
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I've read books by Barry Eisler previously and have found them well written and interesting stories。 This was not an exception。The story takes place in Southeast Asia and was clearly well researched， to the point of having references in the back of the book for those interested in following up on a topic of interest。 I appreciate that， it gave more gravity to some of the items noted in the story knowing the factual basis of the story elements。The book was fast paced， well written， and interestin I've read books by Barry Eisler previously and have found them well written and interesting stories。 This was not an exception。The story takes place in Southeast Asia and was clearly well researched， to the point of having references in the back of the book for those interested in following up on a topic of interest。 I appreciate that， it gave more gravity to some of the items noted in the story knowing the factual basis of the story elements。The book was fast paced， well written， and interesting。 I cared about most of the characters and the ones I didn't were characters that were not intended to be likeable。 Recommended for fans of Barry Eisler's earlier work and those who like action/adventure stories like those from Lee Child and Vince Flynn。 。。。more
Doug Yonce
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Unlike many of the books by this author， character development take giant steps forward。 The protagonist， who has appeared in previous novels， jumps to the forefront as his personality is fleshed out for the reader。 Add in the usual high octane thrills and you get an entertaining read。 I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher and voluntarily provided an honest review。
Phillip
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I've read most of Barry Eisler's titles， going way back to Rain Fall （now called A Clean Kill in Tokyo） and truly believe the first 5 or 6 books in the John Rain series are some of the best thrillers ever written。 The last few releases are a little like Stallone's Expendables film series， a fun blast with all the cast but not really anything wonderful。 Hi new title， Amok， is if not back to Eisler's finest certainly very close to it。 No sign of Rain in this book， Amok is about Dox's first adventu I've read most of Barry Eisler's titles， going way back to Rain Fall （now called A Clean Kill in Tokyo） and truly believe the first 5 or 6 books in the John Rain series are some of the best thrillers ever written。 The last few releases are a little like Stallone's Expendables film series， a fun blast with all the cast but not really anything wonderful。 Hi new title， Amok， is if not back to Eisler's finest certainly very close to it。 No sign of Rain in this book， Amok is about Dox's first adventures， Dox being a supporting character in the earlier books that has been portrayed as a bit of a cliche， but not here the author gives Dox to be fully fleshed out。 This title has made me excited again to to see the next book from Barry Eisler 。。。more
Michael Hicks
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Although not quite a Dox origin story， Barry Eisler does take us back to 1991 for an early look at one highly formative adventure in the unorthodox sniper's life。 Torn over how to best protect his mother and sister as his abusive father's release hearing date approaches， Dox is approached with an offer that could make all their lives much easier。 He's tasked with handling a doctor， Isobel， who is hiding potentially crucial information that could devastate American military involvement in Indones Although not quite a Dox origin story， Barry Eisler does take us back to 1991 for an early look at one highly formative adventure in the unorthodox sniper's life。 Torn over how to best protect his mother and sister as his abusive father's release hearing date approaches， Dox is approached with an offer that could make all their lives much easier。 He's tasked with handling a doctor， Isobel， who is hiding potentially crucial information that could devastate American military involvement in Indonesia's occupation of East Timor， only to find himself caught between a psychopathic soldier hunting for the doctor and his burgeoning emotions for her。 As is typical of Eisler， Amok is impeccably researched， well-paced， and positively kinetic thanks to its sharp characters and excellent action scenes。 For long-time readers curious about what Dox may have gotten up to in between assisting Eisler's beloved assassin， John Rain， Amok helps fill in at least one of those early gaps， and gives readers hope that there's plenty more Dox prequel novels to come。 。。。more
Parth Shiralkar
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let's goooooooooooooooo let's goooooooooooooooo 。。。more
Reference
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