Review: One Of The Best Surprises In A Long Time
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2013
Somehow I had thought this was a paranormal tinged novel when I bought it (who knows why).  The fact that it was not might have made me decide NOT to finish it but there was a problem.  The author never gave you a place where you were not so involved in the story you could actually set it aside for more than a few minutes (and having to sleep just ruined my night since I had to wait a day to finish it).The book starts with a huge action scene and then throws you into the past so you spend about 50% of the book reading trying to find out how our hero and heroine got themselves into such a freaking mess.  I felt manipulated and felt the author had tricked me as I consumed each page of the book driven by the addiction the initial setup had intentionally left me to solve.Thomas Gunn is an ex-military Special Forces type that has money and skills ...... and he uses both in this thriller.  The emotional twists and action scenes are done skillfully and the story twists back on itself so many times it is dizzying but the author knew enough to rein it in and keep it from getting too confusing.  The character of Julie will surprise you a bit so be aware.This is an action book, a bit of James Bond thrown in but Thomas is a bit more human and nothing makes me smile more than a good bit of revenge which is a strong hook in this book.A true "Save the World" plot that Ian Fleming would be proud of is just part of this fast moving train so enjoy the ride.I cannot think anyone would not enjoy this novel since I seldom visit this genre and it only took a few pages to captivate me.  I gave this 4.5 Stars (rounded to 5 for Amazon) with the only minor complaints were some very small editing mistakes toward the end of the book (the editor got tired/lazy?)  Get this book, you will be glad you did as I was pleasantly surprised.