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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

The Ninth Man

If you've read Steve Berry's popular Cotton Malone thriller series, you'll be familiar with Luke Daniels, a spin-off character from those books in The Ninth Man (#1,211).  Berry has co-authored this book with Grant Blackwood, but they've done a seamless job blending their writing into an interesting plot with several unexpected twists.

Luke Daniels, former Army Ranger and nephew of a former US president, is relaxing in London after completing his latest assignment for the Magellan Billet when he receives an urgent text from a former colleague.  When Luke arrives at the Belgian home of Jillian Stein's grandfather, he finds himself in the middle of a fire storm.  Her grandfather has been murdered, and those responsible will not stop until they retrieve a rifle hidden away by Benji Stein.  Who is after it, and now them, and for what purpose?  The stakes are life and death in this cat and mouse game involving a controversial day in American history.

Okay, I did not see the end of this one coming!  Tense thriller, with a promise of at least two more to come from this writing team.  Can't wait.

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