Review: Another great read from Happy.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
Just one solid well written book.This one starts with Katya Petrova. Petrova is an ex Russian agent. An agent who's done time in prison when the Govt she faithfully served threw her under the bus.She now fights on the streets and in alleys as a MMA fighter. She routinely gets beaten up but dish's out just as much as she takes. She's scarred, bitter and has no faith in anyone or anything.She's contacted by Brett Morgan and asked if she wants to join the Friends from Damascas. Brett has done this because he and the major  feel the team needs a second sniper. Another sniper to assist the team sniper, Joe Proffitt.The Friends of Damascas are a team who take out jihadists, gun dealers and anyone else the team designates as a bad guy.They answer to no one and are controlled by no one. Brett Morgan is their leader and he plans the missions. The team is on the hit list of every official agency out there.Profitt is a quiet guy who survived a horrific childhood. A childhood that taught him how to fight, hunt and survive.  He never says much but is loyal to Brett Morgan his only true friend. He's one hell of a sniper and a man who will do whatever it takes to protect his team.Proffitt is an ex marine. A marine who was court marshalled for taking out bad guys in Iraq.To Proffit it was very simple. The bad guys were killing marines. He killed them. The ROE didn't mean squat to him but did to the military court system.Brett Morgan, a US Navy SEAL and the holder of two silver stars, was the only one to step up and speak for Proffitt. A Proffitt he'd met and befriended.Proffitt served one year instead of twenty and became the sniper for the Friends from Damascas.Proffit is one hell of a sniper and a man to be counted on in any situation. A man Brett Morgan trusts with the lives of his team.When he and Katya meet they are both quiet, deadly and kindred spirits.So begins one pretty damned good read.This one has death, destruction, anthrax, training, a woman finding out that she's worth saving, friends, enemies, a fight in Africa and a team like no other.One super read. Five stars and then some.