Review: Surprisingly good mystery!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2012
This was actually an interesting book, filled with all sorts of adventure, violence, and intrigue.  I wasn't sure in the very beginning if this would be a book I would like, so I was surprised when I got drawn in.  An American, Eric, gets himself in a jam in Mexico and is forced to get involved in drug smuggling.  He uses his wits to stay alive and to eventually double cross his captors.  There were certainly some areas where I had to suspend reality, but I was willing to do so.The main characters were surprisingly well developed and there was certainly a new surprise around every corner.  Since I am not that well informed about the drug cartels in Mexico, I had to accept the things that happened in the book as being probable.  Based on what I do know, I suspect this was not too far off.The psychological effects of the whole experience on Eric are interesting just on their own.  How would a person react to such a circumstance?  It seems believable that he would go nearly crazy, having to be surrounded by so much violence, much of it of his own doing.Surprisingly good book.  I received a free copy in exchange for doing a review.