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Review by Chrissi (260204) Rating (7/10) Review
by Chrissi The intertwined plots revolve around a deadly biological weapon code named Kestrel hidden during the first world war by a group of men who felt that no-one could be trusted with its assume power. They hid this weapon and swore to keep it safe away from anyone who might seek to use it. Unfortunately it would appear that either one of the ancestors of those brave men or someone outside their circle now has the secret of the resting place of the weapon and now seeks to find and use it. Ostensibly it is Bosnian terrorists trying to obtain the secret by kidnapping the wife of one of the descendents of the original group, but this man is the former CIA director Jonathan Root. The book is well written with an interesting plot and neat, tight writing. That it is Tanner’s third outing would indicate that the author is building a following that like his style and are buying his books. It is nice to read books with an established character, and I shall keep an eye out for the previous two books, The End of Enemies and The Wall of Night.
Like Alma, I quite enjoyed the book, it flows well, and although
the you will probably guess one of the plot lines, it won’t
spoil your reading as you wait to see if you were right or not. Review
by Alma The secret is handed safely from generation to generation for 80 years but now terrorists have kidnapped the wife of former CIA Director Jonathon Root (one of the descendents of the original group of four) to try to force him to release the secret of Kestrel. Briggs Tanner, a former Agent looking for his god-daughter becomes involved and must figure out who it is and how to stop them.
The story is very good with fast moving writing picking up speed
towards the twisting climax. The main characters, Tanner and Cahil
are reminiscent of Clive Cussler’s characters Dirk Pitt
and Al Giordino, inventive and able, they are not easily deterred
from their quest. I will certainly be looking out for Grant Blackwood’s
previous Briggs Tanner novels The End of Enemies and The Wall
of Night. |
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