Review: The action is non-stop and you won't want to put this one down
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 1, 2013
You can count on a lot of action in any Shane Brown novel but this one takes the cake.  It's literally non-stop action from the beginning pages to the end which makes this story almost exhausting at times to read. And for action fans that's a good thing!  Terrorists and special forces fight it out in a biological research facility that's been compromised by a rogue scientist and failure to secure the complex will enable the terrorists to unleash a horror on the world.  As with most of Brown's novels, there is a lot of violence and the author comes up with (as usual) some inventive ways of killing off characters.  I think the biological monsters in this tale are his most terrifying creations yet.  The action reminded me somewhat of films like Die Hard and even Lethal Weapon because Brown develops a few characters who, in the midst of the carnage, still manage to bring a little macabre humor to their scenes.  The character development added to my enjoyment of the story.I have read all of this author's works and I am very impressed with his technical knowledge and his ability to grab the reader at the onset and not let go until the ending. I highly recommend this book for all fans of action novels. And if non-stop action just isn't your thing, I'd still recommend you check out Brown's other works.  I'd suggest in that case MELT which is more of a psychological thriller than a shoot-em-up action novel.  (And, no, I'm not compensated by the author to promote any of his novels. I've just quickly become a big fan of his work. My only complaint at this point is that I've read them all.  I can't wait until the next one!)