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Sean Wyatt #9
The Cairo Vendetta
A SINISTER WARLORD RISES IN THE HEART OF AFRICABeyond the plains of the Serengeti, in the distant shadows of Kilimanjaro, a new new evil has risen.A warlord is building an army with child soldiers he abducted from Tanzanian towns. But the threat he poses isn't just to East Africa. Somehow this rebel has acquired powerful missiles armed with enough nerve gas to wipe out entire cities.Join the adventure in this exhilarating prequel to the series with Government Agent Sean Wyatt and his partner Emily Starks as they travel to Tanzania to foil a warlord's evil scheme and bring his reign of terror to an end, but what they find is that there is more to the mission than they first believed.Go back in time to the years just after the tragic events of 9/11. Follow Sean, Emily, and Tommy Schultz as they race against the clock to figure out who is pulling the strings behind a wicked plan that could bring the world to its knees.Grab this exhilarating thrill-ride now and see why readers are saying Ernest Dempsey is one of the best storytelling voices in the genre.Welcome to the IAA. The International Archaeological Agency operates out of Atlanta, Georgia, and is focused primarily on securing and transporting artifacts. Now and then, IAA agents are required to go beyond that mission statement and venture into dangerous, uncharted waters.The fact you're looking at this book says you're ready to join the adventure with the agents of the IAA, and enter a whole new world of discovery.Ernest Dempsey blends elements from political, pulp, historical, travel, action and adventure, and conspiracy thrillers into a ripping hot, up tempo action story that will keep you pinned to the pages until you have to turn just one more. Each book represents hundreds of hours of research into history, secret societies, ancient cultures, and legends.These stories read like Indiana Jones, the Goonies, and John Wick combined with Clive Cussler, James Rollins, Steve Berry, and Dan Brown.Welcome aboard. Enjoy the adventure.
246 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 27, 2016
About the author
Ernest Dempsey
69 books447 followersErnest Dempsey is a huge fan of action/adventure thrillers and science fiction.
He has been creating stories since he was in high school but never published a book until 2010, long after the days of high school were gone.
His action & adventure books come from a lineage similar to Clive Cussler, Dan Brown, Steve Berry, and James Rollins. While his science fiction novels are full of influence from Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, The Matrix movie, and Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott.
He is quickly becoming one of the hottest fiction authors in the book world.
He has been creating stories since he was in high school but never published a book until 2010, long after the days of high school were gone.
His action & adventure books come from a lineage similar to Clive Cussler, Dan Brown, Steve Berry, and James Rollins. While his science fiction novels are full of influence from Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, The Matrix movie, and Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott.
He is quickly becoming one of the hottest fiction authors in the book world.
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July 13, 2016
I received an advance copy from Ernest Dempsey, for my honest review and I also purchased a copy from amazon.com. Something I do for several of my favorite Indie Authors.
The Cairo Vendetta is a prequel to ‘Secret of the Stones", which is Book One in the Sean Wyatt Series. It's an earlier adventure with Sean Wyatt, Emily Starks, and Tommy Schultz, gives you a little back ground on three likable characters and Dempsey just brings them to life in this one.
I stumbled on Ernest Dempsey's via a free ebook. He writes my style of book, it's action-packed, themed with good verse evil, he puts you right their as your reading into the pages and like the historical settings to them.
Dempsey doesn't disappoint with 'The Cairo Vendetta', it's well written, researched, no distractions, he has you reading pedal to the metal, fast paced, full of twists and turns, even baits you into thinking you got it all figured out, only for him to add a new wrinkle, that keeps it suspenseful and it builds to a tension filled conclusion.
This one takes place after 9/11, takes place in the USA, Africa, Pakistan and Egypt and an espionage-terrorist thriller.
Probably what I like the most about Ernest Dempsey's writing style are his epic conclusion's, just like a good Western, good always prevails over evil and he never disappoints you.
It's just that they're playing with nerve gas missiles, glocks, other high caliber weapons and rather than a horse chase scene. You got a Ducati Motorcycle chasing a BMW, as this one builds to it's conclusion.
I highly recommend this author, he's a talent that everyone needs to read, one of my favorites and one I have no doubt will end up being your new favorite author. 'The Cairo Vendetta' a great starting point to read his Sean Wyatt Thrillers.
The Cairo Vendetta is a prequel to ‘Secret of the Stones", which is Book One in the Sean Wyatt Series. It's an earlier adventure with Sean Wyatt, Emily Starks, and Tommy Schultz, gives you a little back ground on three likable characters and Dempsey just brings them to life in this one.
I stumbled on Ernest Dempsey's via a free ebook. He writes my style of book, it's action-packed, themed with good verse evil, he puts you right their as your reading into the pages and like the historical settings to them.
Dempsey doesn't disappoint with 'The Cairo Vendetta', it's well written, researched, no distractions, he has you reading pedal to the metal, fast paced, full of twists and turns, even baits you into thinking you got it all figured out, only for him to add a new wrinkle, that keeps it suspenseful and it builds to a tension filled conclusion.
This one takes place after 9/11, takes place in the USA, Africa, Pakistan and Egypt and an espionage-terrorist thriller.
Probably what I like the most about Ernest Dempsey's writing style are his epic conclusion's, just like a good Western, good always prevails over evil and he never disappoints you.
It's just that they're playing with nerve gas missiles, glocks, other high caliber weapons and rather than a horse chase scene. You got a Ducati Motorcycle chasing a BMW, as this one builds to it's conclusion.
I highly recommend this author, he's a talent that everyone needs to read, one of my favorites and one I have no doubt will end up being your new favorite author. 'The Cairo Vendetta' a great starting point to read his Sean Wyatt Thrillers.
February 6, 2017
I quit reading this book at about the 30% mark. The plot held some promise, but the characters were flat and uninteresting and the dialogue was worse. It reads like a comic book with many trite phrases like "this will be hard but we have to do it". I really wanted to like this book, especially with so many five-star reviews on Goodreads, but it is just too weak to waste my time on. Normally, I like military action thrillers, but this one seems to have been written as a high school creative writing project.
November 17, 2016
Well written book. The action keeps moving forward. My issue with the book was that it pushed the envelope of plausibility a bit too far. Both in what a human is capable of and how the government would have reacted to the events in the book. It was a fun book to read and it kept me interested.
August 8, 2018
unrealistic plot, one dimensional characters, very disappointing read
February 22, 2019
The Cairo Vendetta (#9)
This prequel to the first three books in the series, (The Lost Chamber Trilogy) The Cairo Vendetta introduces Ernest Dempsey's outstanding hero, Sean Wyatt and details how he came to work for Axis, President Dawkins' personally supervised 'task force', specialising in super-covert operations other organisations can't hope to succeed in.
Sean meets and works with Emily Starks, Director of Axis in future books) in rescuing a captured US SEALS force, held to ransom by an African dictator, who's working hand in glove with a corrupt US Senator to obtain an ancient artefact that can also be used as a weapon of mass destruction in the wrong hands.
Worthy of a Clive Cussler or Dan Brown, Ernest Dempsey's first book in the Sean Wyatt Thriller series (and 9th in this Box Set), leads to a life-or-death scenario that will keep the reader on the edge of their seat and glued to the non-stop action in The Cairo Vendetta - it's a 5-star winner!
This prequel to the first three books in the series, (The Lost Chamber Trilogy) The Cairo Vendetta introduces Ernest Dempsey's outstanding hero, Sean Wyatt and details how he came to work for Axis, President Dawkins' personally supervised 'task force', specialising in super-covert operations other organisations can't hope to succeed in.
Sean meets and works with Emily Starks, Director of Axis in future books) in rescuing a captured US SEALS force, held to ransom by an African dictator, who's working hand in glove with a corrupt US Senator to obtain an ancient artefact that can also be used as a weapon of mass destruction in the wrong hands.
Worthy of a Clive Cussler or Dan Brown, Ernest Dempsey's first book in the Sean Wyatt Thriller series (and 9th in this Box Set), leads to a life-or-death scenario that will keep the reader on the edge of their seat and glued to the non-stop action in The Cairo Vendetta - it's a 5-star winner!
August 5, 2019
Yes, intriguing story and lots of action. Some foreshadowing of things to come.
HOWEVER, the author’s use of “the American” and “the Americans” detracted from the flow of this story as well as other books. I
n describing a fight Sea was involved in the author writes “the American struggled to his feet...”. Why not Sean struggled to his feet? Later on someone helps the injured American to his feet when it would flow better to say someone helped Fitzgerald to his feet. The author already told us Fitzgerald was injured...
Why doesn’t the author refer to the bad guys as the Egyptian, the Tanzanian, or the Pakistani, etc.?
Dear author, please use your characters named. We know Sean and company are Americans so why mix character names and “the Americans” in the same paragraph? Repeatedly stating the obvious is tedious and detracts from the story. This applies to other Sean Wyatt books as well.
HOWEVER, the author’s use of “the American” and “the Americans” detracted from the flow of this story as well as other books. I
n describing a fight Sea was involved in the author writes “the American struggled to his feet...”. Why not Sean struggled to his feet? Later on someone helps the injured American to his feet when it would flow better to say someone helped Fitzgerald to his feet. The author already told us Fitzgerald was injured...
Why doesn’t the author refer to the bad guys as the Egyptian, the Tanzanian, or the Pakistani, etc.?
Dear author, please use your characters named. We know Sean and company are Americans so why mix character names and “the Americans” in the same paragraph? Repeatedly stating the obvious is tedious and detracts from the story. This applies to other Sean Wyatt books as well.
May 5, 2017
It was an okay book. Not particularly creative from plot or character development point of view but it wasn't a total bomb either. It was let down a little in the plausibility department where three 'agents' are sent into a situation in a foreign country with no back up and it would seem very little in the way of a skills base. In fact the principal character, Sean, seems to take a back seat to his buddy Tommy in a lot of the action. And you keep asking yourself how did Tommy get into the story.
There are plenty of baddies, a few real villains and some missiles with a deadly biological payload. Pretty standard fare but okay if you're not expecting too much. There could have been some romance thrown in between Sean and the female agent but that seemed to go nowhere. In all, a bit of a boys own story.
There are plenty of baddies, a few real villains and some missiles with a deadly biological payload. Pretty standard fare but okay if you're not expecting too much. There could have been some romance thrown in between Sean and the female agent but that seemed to go nowhere. In all, a bit of a boys own story.
December 17, 2020
The Cairo Vendetta is a prequel to the first book in this series, The Secret of the Stones. We find Sean on his first real mission as an Axis agent, sent to Tanzania to rescue a Seal team that has been captured by a warlord.
This is a nice story, showing the growth of the author in his technical writing abilities and his plotting. The action sequences are solid and his pacing is good. Dialogue is still his weak spot, but it too is improving.
These are clean novels, family friendly other than the violence (which is not gory) that is typical for this genre.
This is a nice story, showing the growth of the author in his technical writing abilities and his plotting. The action sequences are solid and his pacing is good. Dialogue is still his weak spot, but it too is improving.
These are clean novels, family friendly other than the violence (which is not gory) that is typical for this genre.
April 8, 2019
An ED. SWAT. (SWAB - 9)/Trouble in Africa/Chapter 9 of World History
ED. has. penned a SWAB -9 novel that takes place on the Plains of the Serengeti and the Shadows of the Kilimanjaro. A tribal leader has grow an Army of Children and is ready to let the Leaders of other tribes know that he has acquired missiles and nerve has to seek revenge because of the way his leaders have failed his people. Leaders from the free world know when something has to be done to stop this maniac. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
ED. has. penned a SWAB -9 novel that takes place on the Plains of the Serengeti and the Shadows of the Kilimanjaro. A tribal leader has grow an Army of Children and is ready to let the Leaders of other tribes know that he has acquired missiles and nerve has to seek revenge because of the way his leaders have failed his people. Leaders from the free world know when something has to be done to stop this maniac. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
March 12, 2017
It was a nice ride. Axis, another American counter terrorism agency, sent a few folks to save some SEALs that got captured by a warlord. Instead they end up going all over the place trying to recover missiles with biowarfare warheads on em. For the most part, it was a good read. At times, it seemed to be trying too hard to be action packed and the constant switch between names and "the Americans" was annoying.
February 20, 2019
Exciting is too mild a word
Sean Wyatt is as adventurous as an Indiana Jones and as good at escaping the villains as a James Bond, although he doesn't depend on special gadgets created for super spies. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book (and many others by this author), not only for the adventurous plot and well-developed characters, but also for the excellent writing and editing. His books are a joy to read, and I look forward to many more to come.
Sean Wyatt is as adventurous as an Indiana Jones and as good at escaping the villains as a James Bond, although he doesn't depend on special gadgets created for super spies. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book (and many others by this author), not only for the adventurous plot and well-developed characters, but also for the excellent writing and editing. His books are a joy to read, and I look forward to many more to come.
March 9, 2017
Very intriguing book
While reading the story it's hard to imagine all the action that took place and that some of it still is happening today . There are many treasures to be found in this country and abroad . It takes special people to be able to deal with all of the challenges great storyline and keeps the reader very interested good job
While reading the story it's hard to imagine all the action that took place and that some of it still is happening today . There are many treasures to be found in this country and abroad . It takes special people to be able to deal with all of the challenges great storyline and keeps the reader very interested good job
October 21, 2017
Historical fiction oh my
I love how Mr Dempsey brings historical facts, or mysteries and put an amazing fictional spin. Both enlightening the mind but keeping me mezmoriesed. Enough detail to keep you turning the pages and wanting to open the nezt book.
This book is great to see Sean Wyatt in his early bad ass days
I love how Mr Dempsey brings historical facts, or mysteries and put an amazing fictional spin. Both enlightening the mind but keeping me mezmoriesed. Enough detail to keep you turning the pages and wanting to open the nezt book.
This book is great to see Sean Wyatt in his early bad ass days
June 21, 2019
Enjoyed the book, was everything I expected in the series. I have 1 problem with this book, it takes place before the previous 6. I feel that it should be the first in the seri. When I reread the series (which I definitely will) I will read the one out of order. That is the only reason I only gave 3 stars
July 29, 2019
Great writing, great story
I loved this action packed book. It was so good, I didn't put it down until I finished it. Can't wait to read more from this amazing author. Characters were believable, as were their abilities. Loved the writing and the fact that Sean and Agent Starks are super professional towards each other.
I loved this action packed book. It was so good, I didn't put it down until I finished it. Can't wait to read more from this amazing author. Characters were believable, as were their abilities. Loved the writing and the fact that Sean and Agent Starks are super professional towards each other.
February 9, 2022
Wild ride
From the first chapter on this is a non stop adventure ride. From warlords who use child soldiers, terrorists with missiles and a archaeology dig with a big gold statue, Sean and his friends run the gamut of incredible situations and save the day! Wonderful escapism story.
From the first chapter on this is a non stop adventure ride. From warlords who use child soldiers, terrorists with missiles and a archaeology dig with a big gold statue, Sean and his friends run the gamut of incredible situations and save the day! Wonderful escapism story.
July 28, 2022
So loving this series!
The adventures of Sean and Tommy are incredible. It's amazing how they are able to get out of seemingly impossible situations, but they do and the way Ernest gets them out of them is very believable. The book is a very easy read. Good book of you like history and by-the-seat-of-your-pants storytelling!
The adventures of Sean and Tommy are incredible. It's amazing how they are able to get out of seemingly impossible situations, but they do and the way Ernest gets them out of them is very believable. The book is a very easy read. Good book of you like history and by-the-seat-of-your-pants storytelling!
May 15, 2017
I liked this book, but the ending was a little anti-climactic. The author skimmed it over and wrapped it up neatly with a bow but I would have liked to hear more about it. I also didn't find the writing to be all that great, which for me personally is what's holding this back from four stars.
May 26, 2017
Nonstop Action!
Murder, political intrigue, terrorists, archaeological digs...this book has a lot of excitement. A crooked senator supplies missiles to a terrorist. The Navy Seals and CIA special ops break up a child soldier operation.
Murder, political intrigue, terrorists, archaeological digs...this book has a lot of excitement. A crooked senator supplies missiles to a terrorist. The Navy Seals and CIA special ops break up a child soldier operation.
May 27, 2017
Action packed...love Sean Wyatt!!! This series is addicting...but a good addiction
I recommend this series to all who love adventure and archeology...always wanted to be an archaeologist...plus Sean is from my hometown.
I recommend this series to all who love adventure and archeology...always wanted to be an archaeologist...plus Sean is from my hometown.
July 5, 2017
This is a sort of prequel to when Sean went to work with Tommy, and we learn more about his relationship with Emily.
This is more of a black ops tale than historical with an Evil tyrant acquiring enough powerful missiles and nerve gas to wipe out entire cities. A good fast paced story.
This is more of a black ops tale than historical with an Evil tyrant acquiring enough powerful missiles and nerve gas to wipe out entire cities. A good fast paced story.
November 3, 2017
Cairo vendetta
What can I say. Truly a great adventure as always. I have read most all of the Sean Wyatt stories, the author is gonna have to work hard because the stories keep getting better and better. Now on to the next book.
What can I say. Truly a great adventure as always. I have read most all of the Sean Wyatt stories, the author is gonna have to work hard because the stories keep getting better and better. Now on to the next book.
November 4, 2017
If you haven’t discovered Ernest Dempsey and his Sean Wyatt novels, you are missing out on a treat! The story line and action of these books are hard to put down. This was a prequel to his first book and it was a refreshing read that gave the characters more richness and depth. Love these books.
January 21, 2019
Great prequil!
I love prequel that really get in there and give the history and backstory to these exciting thrillers. I have really enjoyed all of the books that I have read so far!
I love prequel that really get in there and give the history and backstory to these exciting thrillers. I have really enjoyed all of the books that I have read so far!
August 17, 2019
Action galore with lots and lots of interesting and some really shady characters, experiencing all kinds of exciting adventures along the way. Just enough details to keep your mind alert and letting you fill in the blanks where you think they fit in.
September 8, 2019
Revenge of the Egyptian
Sean is called for his first government assignment after a group of SEALS fails to report after their attempt to kill a terrorist. Many twists to this thriller with Emily, Fits and Tommy all being in dangerous situations.
Sean is called for his first government assignment after a group of SEALS fails to report after their attempt to kill a terrorist. Many twists to this thriller with Emily, Fits and Tommy all being in dangerous situations.
May 4, 2020
Wish this had led off the series
Having read all the books in the series, in order, up to The Cairo Vendetta, I felt a bit strange about now having to go back in time. The plot was good. Overall, it was another good Dempsey story.
Having read all the books in the series, in order, up to The Cairo Vendetta, I felt a bit strange about now having to go back in time. The plot was good. Overall, it was another good Dempsey story.
December 15, 2020
Hang on to your hat!!
Quickly devops into a wild ride. Can't put it down. After all the non-stop action, the ending is almost abrupt. So I think I'll just have to read another of his books 😃🙃
Quickly devops into a wild ride. Can't put it down. After all the non-stop action, the ending is almost abrupt. So I think I'll just have to read another of his books 😃🙃
May 7, 2021
Formulaic. Predictable ending. Characters are caricatures. Dialogue stilted and often bombastic. I'm probably not going to bother with any more of this author. There are too many good books available.
July 20, 2021
Third world Thriller
Sean embarked on a risky assignment only knowing part of the risk. As the risks get bigger here is joined by his best friend who comes through in a big way. Fun read
Sean embarked on a risky assignment only knowing part of the risk. As the risks get bigger here is joined by his best friend who comes through in a big way. Fun read
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