Review: Justin Hall is back in Nigeria
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2014
I was fortunate to receive an ARC of the Diplomat in the hopes that I would post an honest review.  I have read everything that the author has published so I was happy to get a jump on this novella.Ethan Jones writes special operations novels starring Justin Hall of the Canadian Intelligence Series.  His novels are well crafted  with the depth necessary for the adventure/thriller genre.  I was a bit concerned when he announced that he was writing a Justin Hall novella.  Ethan ran several risks in writing a novella.  Would the story seem rushed?  Would it be a bit trite for the genre?  Would he be able to establish the pace of the longer books?  Would a reader new to the series be able to associate with the characters?Fortunately for readers, especially his fans, Ethan was successful on all points.  The one thought that I had while reading this story, was that Ethan is clearly showing his journeyman status as an author.  One of my all time favorite authors is Daniel Silva who writes a similar genre of books that have the Mossad as the intelligence service.  I have read all his books and froth at the mouth when Mr. Silva publishes a new novel.  I bring up Daniel Silva because Ethan Jones matches up well with him.  I enjoy them both almost equally as well.I know that I gave no background of the storyline.  That was by design as I am sure other reviewers will do that.  I felt it was more important to address the quality of the writing to aid new and existing readers in deciding to shell out a few dollars for this worthwhile novella.  Highly recommended.