Review: Action-packed spy thriller
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2013
Justin Hall and Carrie O'Connor are Canadian Intelligence agents, tasked with preventing an assassination plot in Libya by radical factions of the Islamic Alliance. There is more than enough action - not a day goes by when gunfire doesn't erupt. There is so much action, actually, that I felt as if I was reading the script from a Steven Seagal or Dolph Lundgren action movie. If you're a fan of that type of flick, then you'll probably enjoy reading this book.There were quite a few typos which I found to be distracting in places, but I'm a writer, so I do tend to notice and be distracted by misspellings. The author would have done well to engage the services of a professional copy editor (or one with a keener eye!) Sentences like "A thin moustache line matched perfectly his hair color" and "The colonel's handshake was firm for a man of his built" are distracting to the reader - and easily prevented. Even worse was a scene involving a devout Muslim sipping "vintage Dom Perignon Rose," as well Justin having bacon for breakfast in Egypt.  I'm not saying that neither one is possible - just that it would be unlikely, so I had the sense that the author was perhaps lacking knowledge about the religion of the characters that he was writing about. Some scenes stretched the credibility index a bit, as well, but to say more would be a spoiler.Yes, there is a lot of action, fairly good character development and a somewhat coherent plot, so the book is worthy of a three-star rating. But given the negatives, it certainly doesn't rate as above average to my way of thinking.For those who give me a negative vote on my review please comment and let me know why. I'd like to improve my reviews so they can be helpful to those who read them.I was given a free copy of this book to read in exchange for agreeing to provide a fair an honest review.