Review: Dead on ....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2014
This is the third MacDonald book I've read.  And I have to say, my favorite thing about them is that there is no formula! I defy you, DEFY you, to predict who lives and who dies. It's so refreshing in a thriller in a sea of thrillers that are largely formulaic and the same, with a perfect hero etc etc.  That brings me to the other thing I love about Mcdonalds writing: You kind of have to grow to love the protagonist. Your fear for him, and your love for him grows in spite of his flaws so that by the time you are thick into the twists and turns, you are deeply invested in his HUMANITY.  McDonald's writing is a fresh, challenging change from the ho-hum line up of 'samey' thrillers that tend to bob along on grocery store book shelves. You actually have to think, and you actually learn something! How 'novel' !