Lethal Diversion

Mack Bolan the Executioner #405

by Russell Davis, Don Pendleton (Series Creator)

HIDE AND SEEK

Terrorists have hidden a massive bomb in Detroit, but the White House and local police have no idea when and where it's going to go off. One thing is certain, thousands will die in the explosion unless Mack Bolan can intercept the device before time runs out.

As each lead results in more dead bodies but surprisingly little intel, Bolan is convinced that this is a well-planned venture and that he and the police are mere pawns in the mastermind's scheme. But that's about to change. Tired of being led on a wild-goose chase and with the clock counting down, the Executioner is shifting the rules of the game—the hunter is about to become the hunted.

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Best-selling author and editor Russell Davis has written and sold numerous novels and short stories in virtually every genre of fiction, under at least a half-dozen pseudonyms. His writing has encompassed media tie-in work in the TRANSFORMERS universe to action adventure in THE EXECUTIONER series to original novels and short fiction in anthology titles like UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS, LAW OF THE GUN, and IN THE SHADOW OF EVIL. In addition to his work as a writer, he has worked as an editor and book packager, and created original anthology titles ranging from westerns like LOST TRAILS to fantasy like COURTS OF THE FEY. He is a regular speaker at conferences and schools, where he teaches on writing, editing and the fundamentals of the publishing industry. A past president of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Russell recently now writes and edits full time.

Pseudonyms:
Cliff Ryder
David Cian
R. Davis
D.L. Lawson
Jenna Solitaire
Christopher Tracy

Reviews

[Marianne · Rating 2 out of 5]

A fluffy action story, with explosions and bad guys.

This has religious terrorists, bent on getting revenge by blowing up things with nukes, like one might expect. It's a stereotype that I don't feel I need buttressed. It's also got a lady in charge who totally fails, which is lame, as she's the only one in the whole book.

Anyway, otherwise I suppose it's perfectly readable action fluff. Bad guys get caught in the nick of time. Good pacing.

[Dominick Cancilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read quite a few (as in, "probably way too many") of the books in this series, and I thought that this was a pretty good example of the genre. The villain was good, the "evil plot" was nicely conceived, and the good guys neither figured everything out prematurely nor blatantly ignored important clues in order to keep the plot moving.