Review: Another good read from Bob Mayer
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 25, 2011
This book is titled Black Ops so you might be inclined to think it is part of the Black Ops Cellar series, but it is a completely different cast of characters and a different universe.As others have mentioned there are some editing errors.The characters are well developed and there is a good amount of suspense in the story which centers around the idea that a small group of military academy grads have developed more influence than they probably should and engaged in all kinds of inappropriate conduct including murder to influence US politics.Its more or less plausible, but like virtually all these kind of conspiracy thrillers, its not really believable so much as enjoyable. Its a roller coaster ride of thrills and chills.You probably won't be surprised to find that the special forces side of the military is cast as more or less the good guys while some military academy grads (mostly West Pointers it seems) are cast as the heavies. The author sort of misses a major ethical/moral point in the whole story. There really are no good guys in the mess he portrays. If the guys portrayed as the "good" guys were really good, they would have exposed the plots long ago instead of having some kind of simmering war over them with another part of the military for 40 years.Forgetting the minor quibbles I mentioned above, it is an enjoyable read, and at $2.99 for the Kindle edition, its an inexpensive read as well.