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Midnight Guardians (Max Freeman Novels)

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I am a big fan of Jonathon King and this is the first time he has disappointed me with a book, hopefully it will be the last, since he is definitely a great writer and I am confident that his future efforts will far surpass this one. The main area when this novel falls short is in the plot, the mystery / thriller portion of the story is pretty dull.

Towards the end, King speeds up the pace of the story a little, but by that point the damage is done, and the reader is left unsatisfied. The main redeeming quality I found in this novel is that there is quite a bit of time spent on the personal story of the main characters. Max and his girlfriend Sherry are dealing with the aftershock of the events that developed in the previous novel and that ended up with Sherry losing one of her legs. Of course, this situation allows for a complex emotional development of the story, and those that have been following the series will likely appreciate this.

Given the pros and cons of this book, I would say that those that are fans of the series, will probably be somewhat disappointed, but will also find some redeeming qualities in the work. However, those that have not read any of the books in the series should search elsewhere, perhaps in earlier books in the Max Freeman series.