Review: A thrilling, scary international intrigue.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2014
When a riot breaks out in a Russian town and escalates in a matter of minutes, not only does the Russian government take notice but it peaks the interest of  Elizabeth Harker, Director  of a small, elite American task force called The Project.  Tasked by the President of the United States and answering only to him, The Project members fly under the radar, known to very few, they take on the missions that can’t be undertaken by any of the other government agencies.Director Harker’s team is led by ex-Marine Nick Carter, a big man whose talents are many, he also inherited a hint of his grandmother’s physic ability by way of an itchy ear.  The team consists of four other members, each as good as the next in what they do.  Ex-Navy Seal Lamont Cameron, known as “Shadow” by his old team mates, currently healing from a lung injury he sustained on their last mission he is as at home in the water as a fish.  Navajo native Ronnie Pete has a penchant for Hawaiian shirts and practices the ways of his ancestors.  The third member of the field team is Nick’s lover, Selena Connor, a specialist in ancient cultures; she is as lethal as she is beautiful.  The last member of the team is Director Harker’s Deputy, Stephanie Willitis, a computer guru with no match there isn’t anything she can’t get out one.Not only will the Project team have to figure out what is going on in Russia, they will have to do it while battling an unknown enemy out to take them down.  Will they be up for the task or will this be the one enemy they cannot defeat?Mr. Lukeman once again takes us into his world of intrigue and covert operations with his seventh book in The Project Series.  He takes us on an action packed, heart stopping, world travelling ride with a story telling style that is so realistic you will swear you can feel the bullets whizzing past your ears and feel the adrenaline of the battle.Nick and the gang are all present and accounted for; some a little more beat up than others, all up for whatever task gets thrown their way.  They are joined once again by an old friend/enemy from Russia Lt. Colonel Arkady Korov, a member of Spetsnaz, Russia’s elite Special Forces and Director Harker will walk the tightrope with Arkady’s boss, General Alexei Vystosky.  Nick and Selena’s relationship will take an important turn and Selena will discover something that will test her beliefs.  A different side of some of the team members is revealed and they are tested beyond what they thought themselves capable of.As with all the books in this series, Mr. Lukeman not only gives us an action packed thrilling story, but a travel guide as well.  We spend a little time in Russia, Alaska, London, the Caribbean and the sub-terrain world beneath the Denver airport.  There are just enough questions answered and more posed so that we are left wanting more.  While it’s not necessary to read the previous books in the series to enjoy this one, I dare you to read this one and not immediately go get them all.Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Dual Review Team