Texas Storm

This is a good book. I enjoyed seeing Grimaldi in the story. Book had a good plot. It flowed pretty good for me. I especially like the scene with brognola. Good to see those 2 Bolan allies in the same book. I loved the cross state executions, then Mack calling the TV station and laying it down really good reading. 2 really good books in a row. 8 stars.

This title would be the hardest to date in the series to understand what is actually going on due to a very complicated plot alluding to lack of resources in the future and the closing of the Klingman oil wells in Texas where the title is set. Until reading the following which is from a conversation between the Big Guy and Hal I was struggling ... "They're going for the big one—a revival of the Republic of Texas, no less." Hell its big in everything—in mineral production, chemicals, agriculture, manufactured goods “They grab political control, by clout and by stacking both political parties with their own men. Then they lay all over everything and seize the economy. Forget federal courts and federal resources. There will be no federal resources on Texas soil—it will be Texas resources. Texas wealth for Texans, that will be the gig. We could be into gas rationing before long. The big worry on this guy's mind was Mafia exploitation of the problem—hijacks, black market rings, that sort of thing. But hell! Who would have thought that the boys would try to corner the whole damned market!" Okay now we know what is going on and the title goes into over drive where Jack Grimaldi who is in the title throughout purchases an ex air force fighter jet and ferries the Big Guy from one end of the state to the other where he executes three prominent citizens tied up with the plot. An interview with a radio station follows and the Big Guy lays it on the line for the conspirators. There is only one way the guilty can evade it. They have to get back into the system." "What does that mean?" "It means total surrender. Full disclosure of all illegal acts, confession." "Oh," the newsman replied, startled by a new understanding. "There is an out, then. They can purge themselves." "The outriders, yeah, the people who are riding along on the Mafia's coattails. Like Whitson, Spellman, Kilcannon. They can re-join the system and take their chances with legal justice. Or they can take their chances with me. Tonight." Several prominent citizens promptly requested police protection. A US district judge announced his resignation and retirement from the bench. Two members of the Texas legislature quickly followed suit and the governor's office announced that an "in-depth investigation" of the executive branch was "underway." Fast paced ending at the Klingman Wells location where the Mob are decimated and left to lick their wounds and pick up the pieces. So worth a read not as good as some of the other titles in the series and very hard to read start but finishes off nicely with some good action scenes.

Another great Pendleton story! As with the early books (1-4), Pendleton hit his stride with "Jersey Guns" and now "Texas Storm". This book had it all. It had a great plot ... the Mafioso striking out to gain possession of Texas oil, with MUCH larger plans that just that. It had great characters, Grimaldi was a significant character in the book, and Brognola made an important appearance -- his prounouncement (pg 133) of Bolan's true intent was a phenomenal revelation of things to come. It had great support characters, both Klingman and his daughter filled out the story very well. It had great villians. Tolucci and Lileo both presented a good nemesis to the Executioner, and there were multiple great scenes of interaction between them. Lastly, the battle scenes were done very well. They weren't dramatically over the top -- like many of the current stories -- but they were very believable and unique in comparison to the first 17 books. The oil scenario was masterfully interwoven into Bolan's war on the mafia.

An interesting book, especially with the way Bolan executes the three connections to the Mob and the coversation with the newscaster.

This is another solid action-packed story in the saga of Mack Bolan, the Executioner. Lots of action in this one and a return by Jack Grimaldi plus Leo and Hal make appearances. Bolan has sniffed out something in Texas and has come for a look. During the opening hit on an isolated mob location he makes a discovery that leads him to unraveling a twisted plan as big as Texas. His appearance draws a special crew of mafia Bolan hunters to the state but he makes his presence felt and blitzes the mob's plan to failure. The action in this one runs throughout the book with no lulls and it's classic Pendleton. The good, or the semi-good, folks Bolan encounters aren't quite as interesting as some in the past and we don't get too close to Bolan's inner man in this one. That keeps this book from getting more than 8 stars. But the action works very well here.

I found this one to be a bit disappointing. There was a lot of talk made of big things happening out in the desert, and very little made of it. If the Mafia operation was so big, then why was the ground force so weak?? This was one of amny things that didn't quite add up. Otherwise, the action was as great as ever.

Lot of action! A good read.

Great read. Another of the Bolan forays against an insidious tendril of the Mob inside one of the American institutions. This time its that of oil, and the money that can be made in it.

Another entertaining read. Action-packed and exciting.