Review: Gritty, intense Matt Stark novel with a twist of the unexpected
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 1, 2013
This is the second Matt Stark Novel and sequel to "The Biker." While the first book is sort of Dirty Harry meets High Noon meets the Streets of San Francisco - this book has a very different feel to it. Hannigan made friends with Matt in the first book in the rarest of ways : Matt beat the living crap out him. Then, of course, because of "the code" they form a bond of brotherhood that transcends time and space. When Hannigan gets in trouble he turns to Matt for help with the solution. The solution being extreme and final.Nice adventure, definitely R rated for language and violence. It is the kind of gritty novel that takes one back to the days of sneaking the old man's paperbacks from his nightstand while playing sick from school (or so I've been told by some). This is one you can get lost in and wonder if there really are people like Matt, Striker, and Hannigan in the world. The villain is truly evil and real enough to evoke frightening nightmares of recent politicians. Some of Hobb's background is only inferred, leaving the reader to fill in the sick missing pieces. All the characters are bigger than life but so completely developed as to be entirely credible. An interesting blend of escapism and photo-realism which is impossible to put down. Like the previous book, be prepared for the unexpected twists. Even more of them in this one and you won't see them coming.