Review: A wild ride
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2012
In my usual organized way I read "Plaza", the second book written by this author first and liked it so well I immediately started this, his first book. Didn't think I could possibly be as impressed by the author's first book as much as I was by Plaza, but expected it to be good.It was better than good, if anything even better than Plaza, and I was amazed by that. Plaza had elements (Mayan ruins in the jungle, archaeology) which I am particularly drawn to and sometimes the strictly military can be a little overdone for me. This was strictly military/terrorism and bio-warfare development labs with the usual collection of characters, terrorists, Marine strike force group, scientists and a time clock ticking down.The author handled the plotline very well, with enough solidly based science to allow the reader to submerse themselves in the story. The characters and the relationships between the characters were handled particularly well. Without resorting to the tough military type female, his female characters were presented as smart, intuitive and tough-minded individuals that operated admirably under extreme pressure.This author is now on my "auto=buy" list and I am anxiously awaiting his next offering.