The Giveaway

By Tod Goldberg

Book Overview

BASED ON THE HIT USA NETWORK TV SERIES Ex-covert op Michael Weston owes favors to Barry, the local money launderer. Now Barry wants to call those favors in. Barry has a friend, Bruce, who is an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451229797
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 0.8" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Pitch Perfect Tie In

It's never a good thing when Michael's "friend" Barry calls him asking for a favor. Barry is an expert money launderer, and Michael owes him a favor or twenty. So it is with some reluctance that Michael takes on the case of Bruce Grossman. Bruce is a bank robber who did his time. He's reverted to his old ways in an effort to raise the cash to take care of a mother who is dying of cancer. But he's robbed the wrong people, specifically the Ghouls, a motorcycle gang. And the Ghouls are hunting Bruce down to kill him. Can Michael and his friends find a way to save Bruce? I completely enjoyed this book. The series characters are spot on. I had no trouble hearing the actors saying the lines. And that's extra impressive when you realize that the book is written mostly first person from Michael's point of view. Much of the narration sounds like a voiceover from the show. The plot is the best one in the novels yet, and completely enjoyable. If you like the TV show, don't pass up this book. You'll enjoy every minute of it.

Entertaining story - but please drop the politics

I love Burn Notice, and have enjoyed the previous two books written by Goldberg as tie-ins. However, I'm still not finished with the book (about 25 pages to go) and there are at least three references to the Obamas already. Since the references really have no place in the story, it seems like the author purposely included these. Must we make everything political? I was sick of the Bush references in other media, and now here we start with Obama (although these are positive - which is a twist). The TV show has no political affiliation, so why introduce it in the books? I don't care what party the book is talking about - I follow politics but would prefer my entertainment to be just that...entertainment. Obviously Mr. Goldberg is an Obama supporter, but it had no place in this book.