The Fourth Order
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Stephen Frey
Michael Rose, the hero of “The Fourth Order”, is the CFO of a company seeking to acquire a large IT firm. The IT firm is a front organization for a secret government agency and the agency’s directors don’t want it to be acquired. In the course of the novel Rose finds out who he’s really working for and discovers that most of the things and people in his life – including his wife – are not what or who they seem to be. The plot of this fast-paced thriller probably wouldn’t stand up to logical analysis and the characters aren’t all that fascinating, but despite its flaws it’s a fun light read.
