Infamy by Tom Milton Nepperhan Press
book review by Nancy Livingstone
"By the time he was fifteen Fenly was a member of a local gang that performed a role in drug distribution, extorted money from store owners, mugged strangers, and ruthlessly defended in territory from rival gangs."
Infamy is a post 9/11 novel by Tom Milton, a former venture capitalist and international banker. Milton, the author of three other novels, wrote this controversial story. It takes place in New York City's boroughs and Madrid, Spain and has roots in reaction to both the Twin Towers devastations and the attack of the Madrid commuter train. The protagonists, Dominican American security agent Fenly Aquino and Spanish born counterterrorism Raquel Lopez have just days to stop another terrorist attack. The intriguing plot involves money laundering to purchase weapons of mass destruction for further terrorism, but you don't have to be a world class expert on intelligence to appreciate that a new New York target is at stake and Fenly and company must stop it. Our heroes set out on their quest, tracking the masterminds of global mayhem and of course they are beaten to a bloody pulp, repeatedly shot at along the way.
Reading much like an old fashion detective novel, Infamy deals with the criminal underworld of money runners and easy women. It shows how the good guys cross into hostile territory undetected. Several methods of subterfuge, mastering disguises and how to withstand interrogations are vividly illustrated. Milton also writes a few fairly graphic sex scenes in this novel. Aside from that, Infamy has rich dialogue, colorful characters, and exotic locales. Though hypothetical speculation on international terrorist's plots may not be for everyone, Milton has definitely crafted a gripping thriller.