Review: Another great book by Russell Blake
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2013
First off, let me disclose that this is a biased review.  I read every Russell Blake book within a week of it's release. By far, he is my favorite author.Blood of the Assassin is extremely well-written, with a story line that keeps you glued to the pages.  I read my Kindle primarily while I work out -- When I'm on a StairMaster or elliptical, reading is a great way to make the time pass.  Normally, I do between 50-60 minutes.  On the day I started reading Blood of the Assassin, I hit the continue button on the StairMaster, completely zoned out, and go so engrossed in the reading I didn't notice now much time had gone by until I had done over 100 minutes.  Thank you Russell, for the great workout (although showing up to work about an hour late wasn't the best).The character development in this book is great.  Cruz, as in all of the other Assassin books, is such a likable character, and very easy to connect with.  You can empathize with the trials involved in his decisions -- he's just a good guy, trying to do what is right for his country, willing to do whatever is necessary to save his wife.  El Rey is an amazingly well-developed character -- there is no way you should like this guy or feel sorry for him, but in every one of these books, particularly in "Blood," you find yourself liking a sociopath mass murderer.Great job of setting up the next one in the series, and thanks for keeping the anti-US government conspiracy theories muted for most of the book (not going to go further to avoid a spoiler).  The book contains some really great quotes, "you guys are as effective as homeopathy" may be the best quote ever.Hoping the next installment in this series is coming soon (how about shortly after Jet V?).  If you haven't experienced Russell Blake yet, do yourself a favor and grab any of them -- many are frequently free on Amazon, and ALL are great reads.