Twisted Path

Pretty good read here which has two parts. The first shorter part revolves around The Shining Path Terrorist group in Peru who all of a sudden have access to high tech weaponry pointing to an arms merchant who is supplying them. So the arms merchant is located and the latest shipment also located. Some good reading in this smaller section of the title especially when the arms merchant is taken out. On to the longer section where the Big Guy decides to travel to Peru and take out the Shining Path terrorists themselves. As has been mentioned the prison scenes are very well done as is the escape section. A third very readable title by this author and recommended.

Having read Sanson's Sudan Slaughter, I did not have high expectations when I sat down to read his debut in the series. "Slaughter" was slow and plodding. It was your typical run of the mill Bolan: enjoyable, but forgettable. Nothing to write home about. So imagine my surprise when I opened up Twisted Path and was immediately drawn into this very interesting Bolan adventure. It was definitely of a much higher quality than Sudan Slaughter which was pretty poorly paced with several sections that brought the book to a complete standstill. The characters in that work are also pretty cardboard. Twisted Path, however, was well written, had a strong story, and an interesting array of colorful characters. Plus, the pacing/flow of the story was good. About 100 pages into the novel, the book flips the story and Bolan finds himself framed for a murder and in prison. It's always nice when there is a twist in the story that you didn't see coming. Some writers make it so obvious you know it is going to happen several chapters well in advance what will happen. In this case, Sanson blindsided me and that grabbed my interest even more. The conclusion/finale battle of the novel was also well done. Overall, Twisted Path was a very enjoyable book by Sanson. I would highly recommend it and will definitely re-read it one day. I'll have to check out the other two books Sanson wrote for the series, hopefully they live up to the quality of Twisted Path.

An above average story from a new author. The action never lets up and provides an entertaining read.

The back jacket of this one talks about Bolan going to Peru to take on terrorists. Peru. What does Bolan have to do in Peru?!? As the novel plays out, though, there is a somewhat logical reason for him being there. It still comes out as somewhat awkward -- Bolan sometimes seems little more than Brognola's bitch, doing scut work that someone else should be taking care of -- but this time it flows, and the decision to enter Peru is strictly Bolan's. Writing is excellent, and the plot, while slow at some points, still packs plenty of punch. Bolan in a Peruvian prison is good, although the scene where he takes down 7+ gangsters in hand-to-hand combat seemed a stretch of reality. Also, Bolan NOT getting the girl was a good change of pace. All in all, this is a fine read, one of the tops in the series.

As mentioned above, this book came close to being a great story. What made this book such an enjoyable read is Kirk's colorful and concise abilty to describe characters, places, and events without slowing the story. The effort put into researching the story shows: Peruvian geography, politics, and The Shining Path come to life in detail as information is sprinkled throughout the pages in descriptions and conversations. Bolan makes a friend who helps out here and there in this one.

A good entry that was fairly decent and entertaining.

This one just missed on being a great one! I liked the prison scenes, and his infiltration of the Shining Path. Overall, it was pretty good.