Sensor Sweep

Very good read here again by this author. Pretty good plot that branches out into a few setups which the Teams walk into and they know they are facing a formidable enemy which keeps both Teams busy with honours pretty much shared and you will be entertained by what you read here. Loved some of the close quarter stuff on the freighters where the Team members are actually fighting for their lives and the tension is sustained page to page. This title actually features an unusual event where "one" of the Teams fail in their mission ..... and ..... well .....Carl is not happy. But he makes up for it BIG TIME with the ensuing chase in speedboats and what happens with an outboard motor is well worth the cost of admission by itself add in the final tracking down of the two other terrorists in their hotel with ensuing action scenes and MOST especially what Carl does to the leader at the end and you are reading some very good stuff in this series folks. Highly recommended reading here.

Reasonably enjoyable book with the Stony Men concerning 4 ships carrying deadly cargo on their way to launch missiles against the West. The action scenes kept things moving along at a brisk pace, although it did seem like the ship scenes were all the same--attack one ship, find the next one, attack that one. But, each team got equal amounts of time. Lyons was at his crabbiest, ending with his dispatching of one of the head terrorists in enjoyable fashion.

Jon Guenther’s “Sensor Sweep” is an imaginative scenario that places both Stony Man teams to their limits. What began as a dry-as-dirt investigation, turns on a dime and becomes compelling during the second act. “Sensor Sweep” is a story about balancing duty with vengeance, and how sometimes they are like oil and water. Characters take surprising turns and development inside the framework of this novel. None of the changes are permanent, but fascinating to watch before they reset when you close this book for the final time. The qualms I have is that the boat-loads of terrorists are mostly unarmed. Phoenix Force blows away three coming this way. Able Team takes out two charging that way. A handful depicted do have a guns. A Phoenix Force member gets caught by surprise, forcibly disarmed and then the terrorist draws a knife to finish him off? The last chapter is also seemed a bit strange and off-beat for the novel, and the series. All in all, I would recommend this novel, especially fans of the author. I consider this a better entry than “Vanishing Point” another navy-centric entry of Guenther’s that was released only four months prior this one.

I enjoyed this StonyMan entry. The action was compelling and fast paced and the story held up. I liked that the mission was not a complete success on the part of one of the teams, which required a last minute save from the US Air Force. My only complaint were the apparantly pointless investigation Hal instigates into the NSA Director. It was only mentioned in passing and dropped immediately after finding nothing. It just seemed unnecessary. Also, the ending seemed a bit rushed and abrupt. All in all, a good entry from Jon Guenther. I liked his last StonyMan and I look forward to his next book.