Collision Course

Shocking give this one a very wide berth. I have actually enjoyed the last couple of titles I have read by this author in these combined series but not here. As has already been mentioned SO MANY instances where we are not reading about the Big Guy folks not sure who he is but out of character flaws flow over and over. The author had a big chance with the ending section with the deranged psychotic to really nail the title even with the flaws that have previously been written but fails miserably and when he is struck unconscious in the Presidents limousine it is laughable when he just manages to regain consciousness in time to take out the bad guy. Steer well clear of this one folks much better stuff to read in the series.

I wished the author would have decided which book he wanted to write, and then write it. The "main" plot was needlessly convoluted and ended up just being a "rescue the informant" mission anyway. Not good, not bad, just there. The Caine storyline was more interesting (despite the 5 page "how-to-build-a-bomb" section), but ultimately had no real connection to the rest of the book. I enjoyed the description of the attack from his point of view, but it ultimately made Mack look like a chump who wakes up just in time to finish him off. I guess I didn't hate this book as much as some people, but nor would I recommend it either.

A jumbled disappointing mess, that is about all I can say for this one. The secondary? plot, if you can call it that tries to delve into the characters motivation, but it still feels hollow and pointless. Bolan riding with the President? UH ! skip this one.

Two sub-par plots collide in the end and nobody is fooling anyone here. A one-page wrap up is one of the most memorable and eye-rolling of the series, perhaps. Characterization is king in this one. The rendering of a psychotic with issues was entertaining, but ultimately did not go anywhere. The overseas plot had little to do about nothing as well.

SPOILER SPOILER This was a terrible book. Turning mack Bolan into a gun runner? Having him provide rocket launchers to rebels? Then on top of that he bribes a professor to have his students riot? The author tries to make it ok by having Bolan tell the rebels to only hit "military targets" c'mon. So now Bolan is going to jeopardize all the students so he can have a distraction for the police while he gets away with the Russian ( who god only knows how he found anyway)and everyone knows that the police in Myanmar will certainly try to reason with the students before the ummm... open fire, bleeh. Bolan Kills a cop / government agency man. The author again tries to justify it by saying that Bolan looked at his "government" ID first and decided to just kill him in the rest room. (cause that wont draw any attention)I think unconscious and tied up in the stall would have done the trick. Then he gives a wad of money to a male prostitute (again cause they wont say anything about this big white guy giving money away) Now on to the Hotel where Bolan walks into a hotel room (the special agents inside don't even ask for id of some kind) and who are these two anyway. Why would he (bolan) trust them? They talk like they know all and say things like Ill get this to your people. Plus they have a dead body? Then Bolan thinks he should help them with the body? "Ill go shopping for some tape for you cause I have the free time" and by the way "I recognize this guy from givng him a bribe when he was a customs officer" He is trying to kidnap this Russian codebreaker who can help with stopping some global threat. (again how did they know where he was) Next why would the people who had him bring him to such a busy venue. And this woman who Bolan only noticed as a "Competent red head" goes off to bribe someone only to meet the officer (who knows all about her?) and kidnaps her. HUH? All during this Caine is planning his assault. We get a nice x-rated description of an act ( not that I am prude)but why? We get it if you hire a hooker for a week, we know whats going to happen. (on a side point)What is with the bomb making 101? So now to the end. This guy can manage to park not 1 but 2 vehicles close to the presidential route. Then he thinks he can fool the bomb sniffing dogs and 2 cell phones will get past the jammer signal that the secret service puts out. Bolan is unconscious for the entire time and wakes up just in time to shoot him? If you are going to have Bolan save the president maybe a little flash would be OK. The entire story is disjointed. There seems to be no common agenda some things get a detailed explanation and some don't. I kept reading thinking it would get better. It didn't. Bob