Review: Adrenaline-driven, rollicking adventure thriller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2012
I enjoyed reading J.D. Rhoades' previous novel, GOOD DAY IN HELL, and so I wanted to check out his new ebook, GALLOWS POLE. It's an adrenaline-driven, rollicking adventure thriller, remindful of Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt or Lee Child's Jack Reacher, only better written. Colonel Bishop and his Iron Horse special ops military squad use the latest warfare technology, including Lot Seventeen. Read their "A-Team" exploits to find out just what that secret stuff is, and how it works. How can you but not like the tough guys who've adopted Felix the Cat as their team mascot? FBI Special Agent Melissa Saxon is the kick-ass heroine, so the gentlemen don't keep the spotlight all to themselves. Much of the action occurs in the nearby Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, so I like the setting. There's a political edge behind the fireworks, and the main characters are multi-dimensional who keep it real. Great stuff enlivens your Kindle that sure did mine.