Review: Great title, fast-paced, well-written book!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2012
John Purkiss is a rat catcher - retired from the British secret service and hired by a mysterious man named Vale to bring in rogue secret service agents who put their own interests ahead of service goals. Purkiss goes off to Estonia to bring in the man who killed his fiancee and finds himself in the middle of a plot to assassinate the Russian president. And then things start to get complicated...The plot moves well, the many anomalies become clear by the end and while Purkiss prevails, he is not exactly a happy camper and with good reason. I considered that to be a special plus.In fact, my only beef with this book concerns Purkiss' physical resilience. Frankly, I do not think any human could have survived the level of wear and tear he underwent in confrontations with the bad guys, but then, nobody's perfect. Enjoy!