Death Gamble

Very good read here especially if you read these titles for action scenes there are bucket loads in this one which will keep you happy. A Russian arms dealer has stolen the plans for an ultra secret prototype jet fighter and after kidnapping the test pilot and holding his family as hostages plans to steal the fighter and sell it to the highest bidder. The arms dealer has an impressive array of bad guys on his side from ex CIA to ex special forces types and taking this mob down is not going to be a walk in the park for the Big Guy. His ally along for the ride is another female Russian who more than holds her own in the firefights and turns out to be quite a good character included. The final assault on the secret base where the prototype fighter is based is some fine reading indeed. Recommended reading in the series here folks for sure.

Very nicely done. I thought that the book had some good characters and Kursk was my all time favorite with Talisman in second place. The book felt like a superbolan but too short. Some the action was a bit forced in some places and when that happens, it is never a good thing. However, the book is all right in my opinion.

This was my first Tim Tresslar book, and to be honest, I feel slightly disappointed in it. Knowing that Tim Tresslar is an intelligent guy and knowing that he is a journalist probably didn't really help. But because of this knowledge I was expecting a story with a little more background depth to it. Bolan starts of in Sierra Leone, a country that is slowly emerging out of a barbarous civil war, yet only lip service is paid to this. The diamond mines are barely mentioned, the RUF are barely mentioned (only in reference to the fact that Talisman was a member) the civil war is barely mentioned. So I was a little disappointed in our resident journalist. The story was pretty much a standard affair (although in fairness it is pretty hard to be original after 500 odd books). The villain, Kursk, has stolen the plans and the scientist for a secret plane, and now he wants to steal the plane itself. The action starts in Freetown, moves to a generic island base, then on to Las Vegas and finally a secret research facility in the desert. The action was also standard, no better and certainly not worse than any other author curently writing for the Bolan series. I really dont not know what else to add to this review. It was not a bad book, I have certainly read much worse, but it didn't grab me the way I was expecting it to. Sorry Tim.

I enjoyed this Executioner a great deal and thought author, Tim Tresslar, did a nice job of boiling down a very large cast of bad guys into a punchy storyline. The basic premise was very interesting: Nikolai Kursk, an ex-KGB assassin and world-class weapons merchant, is planning to steal a highly secret airplane that will change the balance of power in favor of whoever owns it. There were several characters in this one that made an impression. First and foremost, of course, was Natasha Rytova, the disgraced Russian agent hot on Kursk’s tail in a mission of obsessive revenge. But for me, the most interesting and scary character, despite a brief and savage appearance, was the legendary CIA rogue, William Armstrong. He comes off as kind of a king spook, moving and crushing from the shadows, and this huge, pale killer really makes the blood chill. My only minor complaint is that the final wrap up felt a tad rushed. But then, with this many great characters, maybe it was wise to want us wanting more.

Pretty good entry has plenty of action and a rip-roaring finale assault. Had a good strong female companion for Bolan with some backstory. Although the nuke threat in the end seemed to come up all of a sudden. And I thought there were way too many American traitors. But, still a decent effort.

This is a very good Executioner story, even better than the author's first book #293 Death Merchants. Tresslar is without question one of the top talents in today's action-adventure genre. The action is fast and furious, the plot is interesting and the book is populated with well drawn characters and nonstop adventure. Much of the story takes place in Africa and in the state of Nevada. You won't find any cardboard villains in this novel. A big cast of badguys that are truly evil, all with their own personality, and as ruthless as any villains Bolan has faced before. Bolan has a great sidekick in this story, a russian woman Rytova, who is written very well, and a great warrior by Bolan's side. Great action scenes abound in this book, one of my favorites was the assault on Kursk's island home. Kursk is a great villain, and I liked the backstory behind him and his connection to Rytova. Tresslar has written an outstanding Bolan adventure, gripping, great dialogue, and an all around entertaining read. It seemed slightly disjointed in a few areas, but overall a nearly flawless novel. It would have made a better SuperBolan, but for a 220 page book you really get your moneys worth, a lot is packed between the covers. Tim really delivers the goods in this book, don't miss out on it!