Leopards Kill - Jim DeFelice torrent

Category: Thriller
Language: EnglishKeywords: Jim DeFelice Kill Leopards

Jim DeFelice
Read by William Dufris

Conrad’s Heart of Darkness has been recast a few times, and while it’s debatable whether another reimagining is necessary, DeFelice’s version is a ripping good read. Jack Pilgrim, a former Special Forces operative, now runs a security firm that handles “special” assignments for the U.S. government. When his partner, Merc Conrad, vanishes into Afghanistan with a couple million dollars belonging to the government, money that was supposed to finance a mysterious project called Leopard, the CIA presses Jack into service: find Conrad, they say, or we’ll turn your life upside down. Jack’s journey takes him deep into Afghanistan’s uncharted territory and leads to a confrontation with Merc, who has a few secrets to reveal. DeFelice makes no secret of his debt to Heart of Darkness, but the novel works with or without the Conrad parallel: the writing is snappy, the characters well drawn, and the story well told on its own terms, which include some shrewd commentary on the Bush administration’s war on terror.