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A 911 call which is hung up after only one word draws Brynn McKenzie, a county sheriff’s deputy out to a desolate Lake to check on the occupants of a lakeside house. What she finds insides causes her to flee for her life, and thus starting a frightening game of cat and mouse in the Milwaukee countryside.

The first two thirds of The Bodies Left Behind is very similar in style and content to books written by Chuck Logan. The location et al all seem to be very similar. Of course, this being a Jeffery Deaver book, the last third throws everything on its head in a big way. Very likable characters in McKenzie and Hart draws the reader in to the relationships that develop.

While I did feel the slight pull of disappointment at the end of the book due to one characters end, the book on the whole was very enjoyable, exceedingly well written and the first two thirds successfully lulled me into forgetting who was writing the book and therefore what was obviously going to occur!

A worthy addition to the collection and hopefully not the last we see of Brynn McKenzie!

Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma are forced to deal with two separate but deadly threats after an apparently homeless man is shot in front of him.  One threat looks to simply destry Sigma while the other looks to destroy  more of the world. Perhaps the only help available may be a boy who is  descended from the Greek Oracles of Delphi.

The Last Oracle builds on the previous four Sigma books. The action is  plenty and varied with sometimes three or four different plot lines and  tales being told at the same time. The action scenes are always something  the James Rollins does well and this book is no exception. There were  moments when the pace seemed to suddenly drop but mostly the book kept up  a high paced charge towards the end.

There are a couple of authors who now write similar books to James  Rollins, Matthew Reilly with his Jack West series of books being probably  the most similar with action piled on top of historical and mystical  events.

For a book that is so full of action, there is some emotionally stirring  scenes towards the end of the tale but never to the point of overload. It  is a very well balanced book, a fast read and a novel that I enjoyed a lot!

An al Qaeda leader is being hunted by a group of rich men and decides to  turn the tables on them while taking aim at the supreme leader of the United States. Standing in his way is Jake Grafton and his right hand man, Tommy Carmellini who must try to outwit their enemy before they outwits, and kills them.

Following on from The Traitor, Grafton and Carmellini continue to look for and kill Abu Qasim, perhaps the most deadly of foes. Jake Grafton has been in 13 (I may be wrong) books and so as a character is pretty well settled. He is a lot old than when he made his debut in Flight Of The Intruder but can still be as ruthless as before. Tommy Carmellini has only been in a few books and his character, told through the first person as compared to the rest of the books third person narrative, is still developing.

Stephen Coonts has a very smooth style of writing that doesn’t cause the reader to re-read a passage for clarification. While there are times, often called for by the plot, for violence, the majority of Coonts books are real plot with converstation that sets up the ending. There are no crazy scenarios with exploding volcanoes or underwater bases. It is realistic fiction, believable and incredibly enjoyable. The Assassin is no exception. A great book, fun and enjoyable!