Review: Stand Up & Say "All Right"!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2011
I am not a beta reader, I plunked down my own money for this thriller.  At about the 36% mark, there is a moment in the book where I stopped reading and smiled and thought: "Oh yeah, this is SOOOO good!"  The way Gary wrote that particular scene made me want to stand up and cheer: Right On!  Get that sucker!  All Right!  I won't spoil anything but the scene deals with cousin Tommy and Nick's wife (to me a key point in the story).I just checked out the reviews onA Touch of Deceit (Nick Bracco Series #1)and noticed there are 57 four & five  star reviews (mine included).  Well folks, if you even cared a little about A Touch of Deceit, you will LOVE A Touch of Revenge.  It may be an old cliche, but I would really enjoy seeing both of Gary's books be made into movies.Excellent writing, what I think are well developed characters, and plenty of action.  Gary pulls you into the world of Nick, Matt, and Tommy.  I think if played by the right person, whoever gets lucky enough to get the Tommy role might have a shot at a best supporting actor nod.  Future thinking.A Touch of Revenge is on pace to tie or beat my favorite thriller of 2011:Runby Blake Crouch.Gary's books deal with a pair of FBI agents, Nick & Matt, as they take on a terrorist cell that is causing all sorts of harm in America. Nick is the leading character, but Matt gets his fair share of time to shine. The added touch is that Nick has relatives in the mob, and has need of their help from time to time, and thus enters his cousin Tommy. I really like the touches that Tommy brings to the story. I was hoping for more Tommy in the story, but the more I think about it, that would spoil things. Tommy is a very good supporting character, and Gary features Tommy in just enough of the book to make him interesting without him taking over the story.Both of Gary's books are well written action thrillers. If you like David Morrell or Zack Hamric (for the more recent Kindle readers) then you will like these books. A Touch of Revenge jumped to the TOP of my To Be Read list ahead of a couple of other thrillers. I just could not wait.