Code Name: GENTKILL:: A Novel of the FBI

Novels of the FBI #2

by Paul Lindsay

In the wake of a series of murders of FBI agents, rogue G-Man Mike Devlin seeks a connection between the killings while investigating a complex scheme at a hospital

Genres: Thriller, Fiction

287 pages, Hardcover

First published September 19, 1995

About the author

Librarian note:
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name

Aka Noah Boyd.

Paul Lindsay graduated from MacMurray College in 1968 and served a tour of duty in Vietnam as a Marine Corps infantry officer. He later joined the FBI and worked in the Detroit office for twenty years. He is the author of five other novels -- Freedom to Kill; Code Name: Gentkill; Witness to the Truth; The Fuehrer's Reserve; and Traps. He lives in Rye, New Hampshire.

Reviews

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

My last Lindsay novel to read ... I’ll miss reading his books. He does paint FBI management in a bad light, portray agents in deep grey areas (if not outright crossing legal lines), and sexualize women (why does he feel the need to include sex scenes with his wife, gross!!) -- BUT there is something comfortable and familiar in his novels. I was very Detroit-centric. I will miss that.

I enjoyed this book a bit more than Witness to Kill, which I read just prior. I read it easily over two days. It didn’t seem to drag on as much as WtK. Also, the attacks on the FBI seemed targeted to specific characters, leaving rooms for more positive characters within the organization. I also liked how the novel showed the intertwining and balancing of his caseload, although it is improbably that one person would be assigned to two major cases at the same time. Finally, I also appreciated the organization-wide view of FBI families, support for each other’s families and the role of faith/religion in living the life of an FBI spouse.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

july 2008her/ anti-hero is mike devlin. i absolutely enjoyed this book.

11-1-2014 I found that I no longer thought of this book as 5 stars. I've returned it to 4 stars.
The first two thirds was so so but the ending third was gripping.

I guess I now expect more details on the locations in the book. He could have been much more descriptive about Detroit, not one of my more thought about destinations (to say the least.)

[Evelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A renegade FBI agent, assigned to meaningless tasks after being blamed for a bureau prank, secretly works on a case involving the serial killing of fellow agents.
�For readers who like hard-boiled police procedurals--protagonist Devlin is a Bruce Willis clone. Fast-paced & Very realistic. Lindsay is former agent in Detroit .�

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

I guess since this is the fourth of his books, I am getting tired of his poor relationships with management. He needs a supervisor, even if it is not his own, to get along with. But I liked the story.

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Real good. Liked the story. Had a bit of the "Beverly Hills Cop" one man smart, rest dumb to it, but it was handled well. The AIC made the others do non productive things

[Toesnorth's mom]

good!

[Brenda Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome! All the twists and turns make you really think hard to guess who dun it in this who dun it. Excellent read