Blacksuit

Another eco-terror thriller but well-handled, especially in terms of trying to tell the story from so many points of view. Usually when this happens it gets hard to keep track of things, but the writer did a good job of connecting the scenes in a way that kept the flow going and upheld my interest. I liked the hit man character the most of the non-regulars. Some good Mack stuff here, too. I'd recommend this one.

I had to double-check the copyright date on this one because it seemed so timely with what's going on in North Korea at the moment. It was great the way all of the subplots were threaded through and tied up at the end, with lots of top-notch action sequences coupled with great character and dialogue passages. I thought the whole idea of using Propaganda Village as a site for the misiles was far-fetched until I actually did some research and saw just how plausible it all could be, which shows that the writer really must have done his homework and not just thrown something out there because it seemed clever. Mack is in top form here, too, globe-trotting from California to Nevada and finally making it to North Korea. There's an entertaining sidekick character, too, named Jayne Bahn, who Mack really connects with without betraying his allegiance to Brenda Price. All in all, one of the best books in this series that I've read.

I liked the general premise of this book and the writing was top=notch for the most part, but there are points where things became just too far-fetched, like some of the plot points in a bad James Bond movie. I think if the tone of the first half would have been carried through this one would have been a definite nine or tenner.