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3.0 out of 5 stars
"MERCENARIES TRADE LIVES FOR GUNS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS", June 25, 2010
This review is from: Deep Recon (Executioner) (Mass Market Paperback)
The Executioner....Mack Bolan....#379
The Executioner or Mack Bolan series of books has a new author: Keith R. A. DeCandido, an experienced author of many other books including but not limited to the Star Trek line of books. In my opinion Mr. DeCandido does a fairly good job capturing the big guy but not entirely 100%. One thing a reader seldom gets with Bolan are non-professional assistants that Mack cannot like or doesn't trust, Bolan gets many in this book. It seems he especially dislikes and disrespects Lola Maxwell throughout the story, but yet Lola is an earthy woman most readers will enjoy. Small point yet a valid one I feel, for me this undertone detracts from the overall flow of the book. Hence 3-stars rather than 4. Another point, if the DEA is known to have 'leak' threatening this mission why would Bolan place himself and others in a safe house known as such by a DEA agent? As readers will know this almost amounts to a mortal mistake for both Bolan and Maxwell.
The story is pretty commonplace, Bolan is sent to assist the BATF, much to their dislike, to shutdown an arms running operation, with DEA leak connection. Using undercover people such as Lola Maxwell to do so. Bolan has no liking whatever for Maxwell and her associates yet is forced to use and rely on them due to their knowledge of the Florida Keys where this operation takes place. And in the final scenes Lola actually saves the big guy's life. As true to most Mack Bolan books, the action and lead is fast and furious. Ex-marines, gunrunners, dope dealers, a spy in the DEA providing info to the bad guys, and people who like to blow things up, and you have fairly explosive book.
All's well that ends well, although along the way we have terrific body count, with a few friends down as well. Loved the locale of the Florda Keys, hopefully GOLD EAGLE will place more stories in that area. Another solid read in the Mack Bolan series. Hopefully Keith will get the Bolan character down a little better in future books, but this book remains a better than 'ok' read.
Live large......stay hard, as the big guy would say.
Semper Fi.
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