Review: Lone Ranger Review
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2013
I seem to be the Lone Ranger on this review....All the other reviews are 4 or 5 stars.  I just don't feel that for this book.  I never got caught up in the storyline.I have been a Gary Ponzo fan sinceA Touch of Deceit (Nick Bracco Series #1)came out in 2010.  I have read and enjoyed each of the first 3 "A Touch of" books and given each of them 5-Star reviews.I didn't feel the chemistry between the characters in this one as I did in the others.  Might be because Nick & Matt were WAY OUT of their element in the jungles of Columbia, instead of fighting terrorists in the U.S.Maybe it was the wimpy way that Nick came across this time.  Instead of a tough as nails FBI Agent, he was constantly calling back and talking to his wife and making baby  talk to his kid, instead of thinking about the mission and the danger.  Focus Nick - Focus!The President did some very usual and very dumb things down in Columbia.  A big deal was made of the dangers of the Amazon jungle yet nothing ever really developed from that aspect.  Matt had a real secondary role, and did not do much.  Yes, Tommy was still there and I liked his part.  But Nick certainly did not carry the load in this one.In my last review I said Gary was 3 of 3 for action thrillers, but for me now, it is 3 out of 4.  Hope the 5th book rebounds and returns to its' action roots.