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Super stuff—think Bond, James Bond. Russians, chemical warfare, egos the size of
a large country, psychotic maniacs, and a CIA agent who gives as good as he
gets (and then some) are just part of what makes this a great thriller.
Ridley Fox is the CIA agent—raw and vengeful after the
murder of his fiancée by an outfit which has managed to get hold of a powerful
and devastating microbe—who finds himself in a race to get hold of it before it
gets into the hands of crazed and delusional madmen/women. No one is who they appear to be, and those
most obsessed to gain possession of the deadly microbe are intent to either
gain financially or powerfully—or both. The chase takes Ridley from Russia to Tokyo, where he finally meets up
with a former female colleague, Nita Parris.
Despite her rancour at being stood up by him a few years previously
(with very disturbing consequences), together they do their best to prevent power-crazed
individuals from wiping out the human race.
Brooks is a good storyteller. This is the second book I’ve read by him—I
enjoyed Chill Run very much. He sets it
well, he tells it well—his action scenes translate into brilliant imagery. In fact the whole book played as a movie in
my mind. It focussed on action and the
thrill in ‘thriller’, and I was glad it didn’t concentrate too much on the
obviously electric attraction between Ridley and Parris. What wasn’t said spoke volumes.
I’m certainly a fan and look forward to this author's next novel.
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