Rick

I have not read a ton of Bolan, but out of what I have read this is the best. I absolutely could not put it down. The writer has good balance and flow with the plot development, uses the appropriate amount of humor to compliment the serious matter, and keeps the action coming. There are no dull points nor does it ever seem like you are reading "filler". All in all a great book.

One of the best books of the original series in my opinion! I really enjoyed this one, especially tying this story to one of my other favorites, Colorado Kill-Zone and getting the final showdown with Harrelson. Unfortunately, yet again, the two adversaries fail to meet face to face. This was not a mob story at all, this was a precursor to the Bolan/Phoenix stories and was very nicely done. Action packed and lots of supporting cast. Plus it's always nice having Grimaldi as a major player in a story as well. My favorite of the "Second Mile" books so far with just two days remaining.

After three very good books in a row comes a real letdown in Dixie Convoy. It starts out great with the hit on the warehouse and the introduction of the black ace Domino, but after that the story really fizzles fast. As mentioned, the CB talk is such a waste and I found myself skimming the last couple chapters trying to ignore all of it. I didn't really get the whole "Us vs Them" setup either. A very average offering here.

What a great read! This book had a nice twist to it and was an absolute pleasure to read. The only downside was that it seemed Harrelson abandoned his mission a little too easily at the end. As I was nearing the end of this I was almost expecting it to say "To be continued" with the struggle he was facing. Obviously time constraints caused that but I really think this could have been a two-parter with a big showdown between the two adversaries at the end.

I had read other comments about the "20's" being less than stellar reads. Up until this book I would have to agree with that. Fortunately this book had a little more life to it along with a pretty interesting story. In a change for Executioner books up to this point, I found myself laughing out loud several times during it and really enjoyed the larger role that Leo had here. The part where he first runs into Mack at the hotel is classic! I got through this in less than a day a it was definitely a nice surprise after chugging through the last few books that were very cookie-cutter in format.

I just started re-reading the entire series from the beginning and was chugging along just fine until I hit the wall known as "Sicilian Slaughter". Bad bad bad from beginning to end. This thing is so painful to read, but I didn't bother even finishing it last time so I purposely kept at it through to the end this time around. As mentioned by others, the guy in this book is NOT Mack Bolan. Not even close. If I had to venture a guess, I would say Jim Peterson read (or browsed) maybe a total of 4 prior Bolan books before writing this. Let's just say it's going to be a nice treat getting back into the flow of the series with Jersey Guns!