Bill Wetterman

"You can't just pout and decide you don't want to play anymore" quote from Point of no Return [the movie]

Book Description: International Thriller. A female agent named Peacock is sent on a mission to woo and win the heart of the world’s most powerful powerbroker. Her job is to learn his secrets and foil his plans. Instead, she falls in love. A story of the balance of world financial power, betrayal, and romance. Pour two ounces of the most powerful financier in the world. Mix in two ounces of America's most treacherous female spy. Stir in betrayal and love. Room 1515!

My take:

Power, greed, violence, international intrigue all fit into Room 1515. I found Room 1515 to be a very well written CIA, financial takeover, espionage type novel. In some ways it reminds me of the movie "Point of no Return" staring Bridget Fonda back in the 90's, as well as La Femme Nakita.

Peacock takes her job very seriously. She moves up the ranks in the CIA to become the "top notch" female spy. Start reading this one early or you'll find yourself up at the wee hours until you've reached that very last page.

I received this book free from the author and was asked to give my honest opinion. I did enjoy reading Room 1515 and would read other books by Bill Wetterman.… (meer)

Wetterman’s main character, Peacock, is a lonely, guilt-ridden survivor of a fiery highway crash that killed her entire family. She closes of emotionally, and a secret government agency turns her into a deadly professional assassin who is willing to do anything that her job requires. Peacock starts off as the perfect spy, willing to do whatever it takes to complete her assignments, She is untroubled by guilt or regret for her actions an agent, but memories from her past leak through her surgically numbed brain, and gradually she is into a full fledged troubled soul.

This book is a perfect illustration of just what greed can do, the damage and heartbreak it can cause. Peacock is assigned as a femme fatale to ferret out enemies of the U.S., but she falls for an international power broker who controls the purse strings of Europe and most of the world. One of their major goals is to assassinate the President of the United States who Peacock is sworn to protect.

As Room 1515 developed I began to hope that Peacock could escape the bonds that held her captive. I would like to tell readers that all turns out well for our heroine, but you will just have to pick up a copy to find out for yourselves. A quote from this spy thriller, “My God, my wife’s a bloody James Bond.”

I recommend this well written international spy thriller to those that enjoy this genre, and for those who think that big money is trying to take over the world. You will get a frightening look at the future when these multi-billionaires succeed in their bid to rule, and their plans for the rest of us.… (meer)