From Publishers Weekly
Hereditary Irish warrior Hugh Fitzduane, returning from Rules of the Hunt (1995), is in America, aiding a congressional task force on terrorism that's struggling with a breakaway Mexican state that has built a supergun capable of delivering a mega-death payload. Fitzduane is, as before, fearfully noble and caring: "The causes had been just... but still there was a voice inside him saying that he was wrong and there had to be a better way." So he resists direct involvement until he learns that fierce Japanese terrorist Reiko Oshima has her finger on the supergun's trigger. Maimed by Fitzduane in a previous encounter, Oshima is now out for revenge. Going on the attack, Fitzduane first leads a raid on Oshima's isolated Mexican camp to rescue his pregnant wife, whom Oshima has kidnapped, then leads another, larger crew to put the gun out of commission and to kill the terrorist. O'Reilly's cast of dozens all sound alike; and when Fitzduane's peace-loving wife tells him, "You kill, but you care," readers will identify this novel as the action comic it is?though one not without appeal, particularly to those who enjoy high-tech military gadgetry and international intrigue.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From Library Journal
It isn't necessary to have read O'Reilly's first two thrillers featuring Irish counterterrorism expert Hugo Fitzduane to enjoy his newest case. Fitzduane believes that he has disposed of his nemesis, terrorist Reiko Oshima, in Rules of the Hunt (Putnam, 1995). He learns, however, that she miraculously survived and has set up headquarters in a renegade Mexican state to carry on her agenda of destruction, which includes the kidnapping and torture of Kathleen, Fitzduane's pregnant wife. Tension builds inexorably as Fitzduane, along with a crack team of old colleagues and new friends, works frantically to destroy Oshima and her henchmen before their dastardly plans can be implemented. Opening at breakneck speed that doesn't let up until very close to the end, this page-turner is almost cinematic in its descriptions. The details about counterterrorism ring true, and the writing ranks with the best of Ludlum. A good buy for public libraries.
-?Nancy Pearl, Washington Ctr. for the Book, SeattleCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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