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Found this at my local used bookstore and figured I'd check out some old-school Able Team from way back in the day. I wasn't disappointed. This book had a slightly different feel from the current entries but not in a bad way, and I got what I felt was a fresh look at Ironman, Pol and Gadgets, who seem a little more unique in their own ways then they do sometimes in the newer books. And I echo was everybody else has said about this beating Die Hard to the punch in terms of using a skyscraper setting for a nail-biter thriller. I enjoyed this one a lot.

Maybe it was just because I'd finished reading a really mediocre Executioner (state of war), but this book was like a breath of fresh air. I was scratching my head at first by the focus of what are normally plot-convenient side characters, but they were so well-written and I got so much into their storylines that I weirdly found myself almost impatient when Bolan made his appearances, but then, of course, he quickly reclaimed front-and-center and carry me along nicely with one of his Big Mack Attacks. A lot of original scenes here and nice plot twists that kept me from just skimming through like I do with some books. Really good work.

Not much to say about this one other than the fact that I was disappointed, not only by the cardboard characters and wooden dialogue, but the whole lazy, cliched terrorist storyline. I kept expectling to read that the full name of this outfit was not just Al-Jabar but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Six stars is generous enough.

Mertz at his best here, spinning a taut yarn that reads as if it were prompted by the spate of child-snatchings last year, though of course it was written years ago. One of the better books in terms of showing Bolan's human side, and after reading so many terrorist-themed books it was refreshing to see Mack go up against his original foes, the Mafia. Highly recommended.

Loved the setting of this one, a film festival in Cannes that becomes the target of terrorists. Great plotting here and top-notch dialogue. A lot of attention was paid to fleshing out the characters, too, which is something that's missing in a lot of the books in this series. Bolan shines, of course, but gets some good support from Kissinger and Grimaldi. Even Brognola gets his hands a little dirty in this one. A must read for SuperBolan fans.

Gotta agree with the thumbs up reviews on this one more than the thumbs down ones. Great premise, great execution, and a good sense of suspense here, especially as the story builds towards its climax. A few more interesting twists would've made this a definite tenner.

Nice sense of place and a solid effort bring Bolan back to his mafia-fighting turf. Loved the cover, too: something I've felt the urge to do myself a few times. Of course, Bolan carries it out better. He's one bad mutha!