Rogue Target

Yet another entertaining entry to this series by this author which you should enjoy if you give it a go. The Big Guy is off to Peru to try and track down and return to the US for trial a former CIA Section Chief who has gone rogue hopefully before teams from numerous other nations can manage to grab him first. During his mission he comes across and teams up with the beautiful blonde Russian agent Marynka Platinov who has featured previously in this series and is a welcome return. Managing to stay in front of most of the competing teams or surviving firefights with them the two finally manage to track down the rogue ex CIA chief but all is not as it seems and he divulges information regarding numerous backpack nukes which are being sold by the Russian Black Market to the Shining Path terrorist group which puts a whole new spin on the mission. Some excellent action scenes included during the title and a few good other characters introduced. Like other reviewers I thought the author missed out on the chance of a memorable knife fight between the Big Guy and the Gypsy but it failed to occur maybe space constraints ? That small criticism aside this is certainly a title to recommend for your reading in this series go for it.

Absolutely awesome book! I read it twice through in three days! It's a mixture of James Bond and John McClane in this one. I loved the ending, with Bolan trying to diffuse a nuclear bomb in the jungles in Brazil as the clock ticks.

The author did a bang-up job of cramming together so many storylines into an Executioner novel without getting bogged down with a lot of description. The action was heavy-duty, the chemistry between Bolan and his 'love interest' very believeable and steamy, and plenty of suspense to boot. Good dialogue, too. A fine effort.

A decent enough entry into the Bolan series by Van Cook. Although all the spy teams field from various nations to find Pollard seemed a bit much at times. The sexual tension between Bolan and the female Russian agent made for a nice subplot. I was dissapointed that Bolan and the Shining Path leader didn't have a more dramatic finale confrontation using their perspective blades which were showcased throughout the book.

Jerry VanCook always gives a solid performance as an Executioner author, and he's a credit to the series, Apache helicopter cockpits notwithstanding... ROBERT! :) First - we have a classic McGuffin chase that has Bolan in contention with Russians, North Koreans, Iraqis, and the Shining Path. Second - we have Bolan not only dealing with this, but having to avoid the police of two nations after getting in deep deep choo-choo with them. I love it when Bolan has to avoid the law, rather than having Hal Brognola call up and tell them to lay off. Third - If I read only Executioner novels, I'd almost have forgotten what sexual tension was by this time. Thank God that VanCook had Bolan put back together with a gorgeous babe. Granted, it's ANOTHER blonde... VanCook likes his blonde chicks. Me, I like my gals to have some color in their hair. :) Fourth - Jerry ALWAYS has some great hand-to-hand scenes. And with that hand-to-hand, Jerry often brings to the plate a cool as hell knife or seventeen. This outing, Bolan has the Keen-O Rad folding knife that goes from 3 inch potato peeler and dagger to 7 inch dismembering tool. What cost it a star though... there's a payoff you're expecting... it doesn't come. I won't spoil it, but I was let down when a certain clash of steel didn't arise. Ah well. Cool plot as well.

This was an average The Executioner book with many wists in it. I thought that the Rio PD could have searched Mack a bit more thouroughly but who am I to criticize. The ending was nerve Racking, I thought it all might be over for the executioner but once again Mack saves the day.