The Complete Vengeance Man Series

by John MacRae

A rogue soldier on a personal crusade. His former masters desperate to bring him in. The hunt is on . . .

At 34, an SAS soldier’s days of active service are over.

But they’re usually kept on a short leash within Whitehall — having done the establishment’s dirty work, they could bring down the government with the truth.

When one soldier’s covert mission supporting Kurdish rebels in Iran goes disastrously wrong, his Whitehall masters decide to put him out to pasture.

Condemned to a desk job on civvy street, his eyes are opened to the injustices suffered by ordinary citizens. The very people the government claims to protect.

Now the Vengeance Man has a new enemy. And this time his crusade is personal.

Whitehall realise their former asset is out of control.

To stop their lethal maverick, they order their most devious operatives to turn him back into their Vengeance Man. The hunt is on . . .

In this six-book box set:

BOOK 1: THE VENGEANCE MAN
BOOK 2: SECOND SHOT
BOOK 3: THE UNIT
BOOK 4: THE HIT LIST
BOOK 5: PRIME TARGET
BOOK 6: END GAME

1741 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 30, 2024

About the author

John MacRae is the cover name of a former senior Intelligence Officer with a Special Forces background. He has written extensively on intelligence and military history, and has worked for BBC television and other TV companies as an advisor on military and intelligence subjects.

He saw active service in the Falkland Islands, Cyprus, Arabia, and Northern Ireland as well taking part in several bloody bureaucratic battles in the political jungles of Whitehall, NATO and Brussels.

Reviews

[Andy Gooden · Rating 1 out of 5]

The first book in the series seemed quite promising. Nothing to rave about but readable. The ending was a bit weird but I thought there might be more explanation in the next few books.

As I read the next couple of books I noticed an odd feeling of deja-vu and a lot of the passages seemed to be copied from the previous books. OK, I thought, maybe the books are written to be read as stand alone works and a little background info was needed to bring those readers up to speed.

The more I read on though, the more irritating I found this. Almost like the author is insulting my intelligence by assuming I won't notice. Other things were really starting to annoy me about these books by then too... all the careless typos, the sloppy writing style and heaps more copying and pasting were really spoiling my enjoyment.

The final nail in the coffin for me was when I realised the last dozen or so chapters in the last book were lifted word for word from the end of the first book! To say I felt cheated is the understatement of the century.

Needless to say I will never be picking up another John Macrae book for as long as I live!

[Ted A Faucher · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series is not recommended. The author keeps the plot moving, the discourse is more than adequate, his character development is interesting. What is not interesting from this reader's perspective: the author relies upon "cut and paste" technology for large parts of his series. I know I read some chapters 3 and possibly 4 times. The author, perhaps, was short on delivery time but I seemed to recall the same descriptions for several chapters at a time. His last novel was the longest at estimated roughly 500 pages, of which I suspect at least 100 of those pages are transferred from his earlier 6 novels, word for word, not even described from a different perspective or a new word choice.
As a result I was bored and irritated, hoping for an early end to the novel.
Please understand, there are interesting events, one may even learn about crises facing the intelligence agencies from the top perspective. On the other hand, the author's disposal of his protagonist is unforgivable. I don't know his reason or whether he was pressured to end his novel in the way it was described. It left a bad taste and a firm resolve not to read another work by this author.

[Richard Nourse · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story line but edited to be confusing and not contiguous

Our hero has an unfortunate habit of hitting people too hard on the head! As I worked my way through the 6 books, I came across while chunks of previous chapters repeated verbatim. This spoiled the flow of the story right up to the rather weak ending. Absolutely no need for that, it turned what could have been a great story into one that I will soon forget.

[Steve Lloyd · Rating 1 out of 5]

Muddled timelines.

Although this series of books has well-written and gripping story lines, there are many cases of several pages being copied and pasted in places that confuse the timelines. For instance the final chapter appeared quite early on as part of an earlier book too. That and the constant repeats of ‘the story so far’ and background info, quite spoilt my enjoyment of the series.

[Thomas J Novitsky · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good stories but poor ending. Seems like first book in the series was meant to be a lead in to a follow-up book but next books just filled in sections that were omitted in the first. I was hooked into reading the rest of the series to find and ending to what was left hanging from the first only to find an almost word for word repetition of the first book. Good stories but turned out to be disappointing and a waste of time.

[Mr Leslie Whatling · Rating 1 out of 5]

paste and copying

I’ve read hundreds of books but this is the first compilation that is so predictable in the use of “ copy and paste “ that you spend most of your time reading the same accounts. It would be good if you only read one book or read another several months apart. I certainly wouldn’t advise reading, or binging, reading the whole series

[Raymond Hirst · Rating 4 out of 5]

Were such an individual out there

Somebody has to do the dirty work. An assassin with his own moral compass. The stories are strong and believable only issue was some of the books completely rehashing specific incidents from previous books. Leaves you considering if there is a place for vigilante justice.

[John Packer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mixed feelings about this series. Ploughed through the lot of them. There were some interesting story lines but also long winded tedious bits. Fritz isn't a very likeable character. He is obviously very efficient at his job but doesn't show much remorse even for the people he accidently killed. Didn't have much sympathy for him at the end and the predicament he found himself in.

[Mr Barry Myers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed all 6 books . I could not put them down . recommened to all who like thrillers andassure them they will not be disssapointed .
Hope that John Mcrae writes a sequel to the last one as i feel sure it has so way to go .Cant wait .
Many thaks John for such a good read .
Mr B Myers Wickford Essex UK

[james leavy · Rating 4 out of 5]

B4 seeking vengeance,,dig two graves

Kept reading in the evening until so tired had to sleep, smiled at all the brutal attacks handed to the bad rogues sexualpredators and dodgy business men , the bombers to take care of ,awaiting their comeuppance ....but then the shady bosses, hiding their secrets ...well worth the time and effort ....

[Helen Townsend · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read

An excellent read. I had to read the whole six books, back to back. Plenty of action, twists and turns. Leave yourself plenty of time, because, when you start, you won't want to put them down. Will there's more of these?

[Mr Paul Marvin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thrilling read if a little difficult to follow now and again and also being slightly disjointed. The only annoying thing was the spelling and grammatical errors within the kindle translation (not had this before)……. Or maybe it’s just ocd🙄

[Quintin/Marta Brazier · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great adventure series.

An excellent series of books, although sometimes a chapter you have read previously appears in totality again leaving a very real feeling of Deja vue. The last chapter is just such an example. Somehow you feel it could all be true.

[Robert T LaPaglia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

I really enjoyed the vengeance man books. I just wish I knew the British slang throughout the books. I think they would make a great movie. 5 star and thanks for the entertainment.
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[gwyneth jacobs · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've never being as confused reading books before,#1 is exactly the same #6.
Absolute rubbish and no finish to either.!!!!!

[ue Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series has a lot of editing errors and repetition in text. Was annoying especially as it was word for word the same in many chapters

[alan cupitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

Great series of books the vengeance man series are great to read for any one into tales of the wrong type of hero that is eventually wronged

[Roger · Rating 2 out of 5]

finally got all read

[George H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

frightingly believable. well written, fast pace.

Read all 6 books as 1. The story has a beginning, middle and end if you do. Fritz, the protagonist, comes to life.

[Elizabeth McGovern · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

Absolutely brilliant book couldn't put it down. Will watch out for more books by John Macrae I highly rate it

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great action packed read


A great action packed read, whether true or not , I enjoyed the tale..
I read it twice, thank you , John MacRae.

[Chris Howland · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this series at all. Lazy 'cut and paste' for a fair number of passages.

[Mrs Linda A Barber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

These stories are quite believable and could really be true. I enjoyed all of them though a mistake putting the ending in the middle spoilt it a bit.

[Craig A. Sanborn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Repetitive and wordy

This book could have had the epilogue in book 4. Whole chapters were repeated in the following books. Would not recommend it.

[Andy Daray · Rating 5 out of 5]

worth the time! great read!

Very well written! Great character, arcs, and the action sequences are very well laid out. After reading the series you’ll be begging for more.

[Billie G Ramey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shocking

Read book one. Skip two through six. Some new scenes have been added, but they are mostly a rehash of book one.

[Michael Francis · Rating 5 out of 5]

good read!

This one was a real page turner. It was one you haited to put down. MacRae has me wanting another one of his books!

[stephen bradshaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last book was poor

The last book ended just like book one . With the press ,the last thought chapters was the exact same.