Review: Talented writer
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 18, 2013
"Buffalo Soldiers" by Nicholas Denmon is a complex Mafia story that follows his previous book "For Nothing". It is a remarkable and hugely enjoyable sequel that shows the author's versatility and undeniable talent by taking a very different direction.Assassin Rafael, one of only two main characters in the last instalment, is kidnapped from his hotel room moments before the police can catch him. His old enemy, undercover cop Alex Vaughn, is brought in to help track Rafael down. But instead of focusing on the two men in minute detail, the focus this time is on several other people. In separate narratives a Russian criminal named Ivan is being released from prison after 11 years, there is a team of policemen this time and then there is Kira, a student with an odd business sideline.Widening the cast opens the possibilities for this sequel and adds a lot of spice and unpredictability to the once again well written book. Denmon has not only upped the number of players in his story, he has written the characters with a lot of detail and interesting backgrounds. Although I loved "For Nothing" and was looking forward to a repetition this book has taken me pleasantly by surprise and dragged me into its exciting and cleverly structured plot. It will be very interesting to see what Denmon has in store for the next book. Very well done.