Genre: Thriller
Description:
“Haunted by a past riddled with violence, former Army Ranger Jacob
Stearne finds himself navigating the treacherous world of corporate espionage
for the enigmatic billionaire, Pia Sabel.
When a renowned professor is found murdered, the prime suspect is a
powerful Chinese executive, and the motive is a stolen equation capable of
shifting global power: the Chaac Equation. The equation can produce batteries
storing ten thousand times the kilowatt hours, powering airplanes, cars, and
homes at a fraction of today’s cost. Tasked with recovering the equation,
Stearne embarks on a deadly game of cat-and-mouse across continents, matching
wits with the formidable Jackie Maura, a ruthless operative from the shadowy
Remmo Nidal Corporation.
In this high-stakes game of covert operations—where ethical lines look
like sine waves and loyalty is thinner than fog—the President denies Jacob’s
existence while his boss pushes him to his limits. Forced to confront the
physical and psychological toll of his profession, Stearne must confront his
own demons and make choices that will determine the fate of nations and his own
redemption.
As the mission’s demands grow, his girlfriend dumps him, his comrades
lose faith, and assassins get him in their sights.”
Author:
To say Seeley James has led an interesting life would be an
understatement. Give the biography on the About page on his website a read and
you’ll discover an interesting life that includes adopting a three-year old
girl as a single father at only 19. (Be sure to click the link to dig into the
details involved there.)
Appraisal:
While this is the fourteenth book in Seeley James’ Jacob Stearne
Thriller series, it is only the second that I’ve read, but based on the first I
read, this seems to fit the same pattern. The premise of the book is an
interesting one that pulls a reader in. There are lots of characters, some
obviously the good guys, some obviously not, and some it isn’t clear which
category they fit. The odds of someone getting moved from one of those
categories to another is always a possibility as well. How things are going to
turn out, who is going to survive (or not) and how the story is eventually
going to reach a resolution of some kind is never clear. Just when you think
you see a resolution coming, things get shaken up. It makes for an intense
story that kept me going, trying to put the pieces together, but never being
certain of where the story was going to take me next.
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FYI:
Some adult language.
Although part of a series, each book stands alone.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 120-125,000 words
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