Review: It sure pays to have friends and connections worldwide...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2013
After enjoying Brett Battles' "Becoming Quinn" last year, the author had a bit of a "halo effect" going into my reading this book featuring a new hero.While a number of people have commented on the unbelievable attributes of Logan Harper, I saw no real difference between suspending belief in a novel and when I go to an action movie.Admittedly the plot was a little opaque at times, occasionally dragged and stretched credulity regarding the personal commitment many of these characters demonstrated for relative strangers, but I enjoyed the interplay and all-hell-breaking-loose last portion of the book.The text moved along nicely in developing thematic tension. Even more impressive was the fact that I only noticed one typo in the entire book (shinning for shining).MINOR GEOGRAPHICAL SPOILER: Since I have traveled to many of the SE Asian places where much of the story's action took place (not to mention having a Buddhist monk in the family), I probably could connect better than some readers with the Thai customs and settings. The monks and Burmese bit-players were terrific!I look forward to reading Mr. Battles' future endeavors.