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American Praetorians #4
The Devil You Don't Know
He is called “El Duque.”
No one knows his real name. Only vague descriptions and fuzzy photos of him exist. What is known about him is that he is the up-and-coming power in the converging underworlds of guerrilla warfare, spies, terrorists, and organized crime. He is known to have ties with Islamist extremists, Communist guerrillas, drug cartels, gun runners…if it is involved in global chaos, he has a hand in it.
Now Praetorian Security has been contracted to hunt him down. Jeff Stone and his team pick up the scent in northern Mexico. But the closer they get, the more elusive El Duque seems to become.
Jeff and his compatriots have long since learned that in the shadowy world of modern conflict, little is ever exactly what it seems. But as the manhunt leads them into some of the darkest, most lawless corners of the Western Hemisphere, they come upon an explosive revelation that changes everything.
No one is coming out the other side of this mission the same.
The Special Operations contractors of Praetorian Security go to the darkest corners of the world, to face the worst that the underworld of modern conflict has to offer.
No one knows his real name. Only vague descriptions and fuzzy photos of him exist. What is known about him is that he is the up-and-coming power in the converging underworlds of guerrilla warfare, spies, terrorists, and organized crime. He is known to have ties with Islamist extremists, Communist guerrillas, drug cartels, gun runners…if it is involved in global chaos, he has a hand in it.
Now Praetorian Security has been contracted to hunt him down. Jeff Stone and his team pick up the scent in northern Mexico. But the closer they get, the more elusive El Duque seems to become.
Jeff and his compatriots have long since learned that in the shadowy world of modern conflict, little is ever exactly what it seems. But as the manhunt leads them into some of the darkest, most lawless corners of the Western Hemisphere, they come upon an explosive revelation that changes everything.
No one is coming out the other side of this mission the same.
The Special Operations contractors of Praetorian Security go to the darkest corners of the world, to face the worst that the underworld of modern conflict has to offer.
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72 books106 followersPeter Nealen is a former Recon Marine, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, and something of an aspiring renaissance man (emphasis on aspiring). He has long been a reader of history, philosophy, folklore, science fiction, and fantasy, and is the author of the American Praetorians series of paramilitary thrillers as well as the Jed Horn series of supernatural thrillers.
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February 10, 2017
DANCE WITH A DEVIL
“Per Mare, Per Terram”- Royal Marine Commando motto (and where they shall blow you away from).
"I don't know what the Queensbury rules are, but the Oscar Wilde rule is to shoot on sight."- Oscar Wilde.
“There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin”- Field Marshall Bill Slim.
A recent trend that I have seen and enjoyed in spy/military fiction is infusing a contemporary thriller with elements taken from a traditional dystopia novel like 1984 or “It Can’t Happen Here”. Such a story keeps all the contemporary 21st century technology intact but allows for the fictional universe to be darkly twisted in unique and creative ways, while remaining relevant and recognizable. These hybrid novels can be seen in mainstream publishing like “Rotten Gods”, but are more of the preserve of indie published authors. My favourite series which takes a military thriller and combines it with dystopian elements are the American Praetorian novels by Peter Nealen.
Mr Nealen is a veteran USMC Force Recon Marine. His books are what happens when you take characters that would belong in a normal military thriller, and kick them into a fictional universe where every single security/social/political issue that you can think of has exploded. The economy? Crashed. Islamic terrorists? Won the war on terror. And that’s just for starters. Everything that could go wrong in a stock post 9/11 novel has gone wrong in Mr Nealen’s books. This is a world where all the Scott Harvaths are dead and buried.
What’s left are the guns for hire, men who don’t have much of a country left to fight for or to call home. The only things shooters like Jeff Stone do have, in the cruel world Mr Nealen created, are their businesses, their pay checks and most importantly, each other. And in “The Devil You Don’t Know”, each of these things come under threat from an insidious campaign that seeks to annihilate the Praetorian Company at the worst possible moment. Now to the review. What happens when you trick some guns for sale?
The story open with a terrific bang. Jeff Stone and his team are in a motorcade cruising down a Texan highway. Escorting two transport trucks owned by a trading and investment company, they notice hostile pursuers bearing down upon them. Seconds later, the hostiles execute a large scale drive by shooting. In what can only be described as a heart stopping shootout, Jeff and his comrades mount a meticulous counter-attack, utilizing their limited firepower strategically. The barrage leaves them alive and the ambushers in a pile of crashed automobile and bullet riddled flesh.
Regrouping, Stone finds that their cargo is a large sum of money. As the convoy heads towards Mexico, we learn that the Praetorians have been contracted to hunt and kill a man. His name is El Durque, a non-state actor who appears to have constructed an alliance of South America’s criminals, with a few terrorist organizations and spy agencies thrown in for good measure. Upon reaching Mexico and their destination, an estate owned by a drug cartel, things go to hell.
The recipient of the money abandons Jeff’s team seconds before cartel gunmen attempt to lay waste to Stone’s men. Fighting their way out of the ambush, Jeff finds himself stuck in a hostile environment, hunted by an enemy he can’t see or anticipate and left with no choice but to try find a true international man of mystery who plans to take a world that is going to hell, over the edge of madness.
In terms of plot, “The Devil You Don’t Know”, shows an author who has reached his apex. Mr Nealen has written a novel that is a cut above many of its mainstream published peers in post 9/11 thriller fiction. A serious, blood drenched portrait of the worst that could possibly happen in the times we live in, the author’s skilful use of dystopian fiction elements to twist current events in engrossing ways, give this book (and the previous 3), a unique, fresh feel compared to many of their bigger, mainstream competitors. For this book, Nealen applies the same treatment to the Mexican Drug War. In this story, Latin America’s drug cartels have successfully annexed the Southwestern USA, liquidated all domestic law enforcement opposition and turned the region into a medieval fiefdom of sorts, with them as the lords of the manor with the power of life and death over whoever opposes them.
This universe opens up a range of possibilities and the author doesn’t miss a beat in utilizing it to the fullest. In Jeff Stone’s journey from Texas to Nicaragua, a few critical yet overlooked real world issues and concerns are touched upon. All of them however are surprising and will make you look at the geopolitical situation in a new light. He garnishes all this with one of the best fictional conspiracies I’ve seen in a thriller, a plot that is devilishly complex but clever in what it intends to accomplish.
Now for the action and settings. There are only two mainstream thriller writers who are equal to Mr Nealen in these departments. As for Nealen himself, being a veteran of USMC Force Recon he brings to life some of the best constructed fictional gunfights ever put to pen. Brutal, non-holds barred and grander than what many mainstream published authors dream up, the action of “The Devil You Don’t Know”, has the pace of a 7.62mm NATO round and will leave you breathless as Jeff Stone blasts his way down south through the Western Hemisphere’s most dangerous criminals on some very gritty backdrops.
From the shocking opening on a Texan highway, to an attack on a grand Cartel hacienda, a stealthy frogman raid on arms smuggling ships and finishing with a destructive assault on a Nicaraguan container storage facility, Mr Nealen has the gift of bringing to life the dark, paranoid atmosphere and environment the Praetorians operate in, making you feel every bullet sent Jeff’s way.
Research? Top marks as usual. Nealen knowns his kit and tactics like the back of his hand. While I’ve never thought he goes overboard with the product placement like other authors do, I’ve noticed a few reviews that beg to differ. In this book, I think he’s struck the perfect balance, with just the right amount of detail to satisfy the gear heads and readers who just want an exciting thriller. The thing about Nealen’s work however, is that the tactics have taken precedent over the toys. This story is no different. From the best ways to overcome numerically superior opposition and the right approach to conduct covert naval sabotage operations, it’s not the guns, but the skillset of the Praetorians that win the day.
As for the issues that were seamlessly integrated into the narrative, I’ll focus on one, which is at the heart of the novel, yet hidden in a cautionary tale of sorts. During the course of this book, Nealen attacks the ‘decapitation’ strategy of paramilitary work, namely the tactic of killing the leader of whatever non-state actor that is being hunted and calling it a day. And perhaps unintentionally, he’s also deconstructed the timeless fiction trope of ‘killing one man to stop the madness”, common in works like James Bond.
As his fictional mercenaries learn to their cost, killing one man doesn’t produce good results in real life, even if it is satisfying like in the case of Usama Bin Laden, who has left a legacy of corpses which endures. The author points out a simple truth. Results aren’t about killing the head of the pack, instead, it’s about shooting as many members of the pack you can which makes the difference.
Now, characters. I’ve been mostly satisfied with the level of characterization Nealen gives the cast of his book, but ultimately, the thoughts and feelings of his heroes and villains are secondary. These men are consummate professionals. Considering the world they live in, they have no time for maudlin self-pity, guilt, doubt and moral dilemmas like a conventional post 9/11 hero. That’s not to say they’re like the T-1000, far from it. For all their skill, they’re not immortal and even consummate professionals can have can have terrible, awful and catastrophic bad days. Like Jeff Stone, badass mercenary. In this book, he’s tested to breaking point, with paranoia, an intense workload and sheer exhaustion hounding him over the course of the book. Mr Nealen also pulled the smart move of compounding the hectic events with a dilemma/subplot of sorts. Namely, whether it’s time to cut and run.
On one hand, Jeff realizes that he’s on the road to being burned out. On the other hand, the peaceful life in a country that’s fallen into disrepair would kill him as certainly as a bullet. Despite this, Stone is a savvy soldier who engages in the sort of hijinks that would kill the Mitch Rapp Knock-offs that still populate contemporary military fiction.
He’s cynical, miles from being a chest thumping jingoist and yet possesses enough humanity in him to try do the right thing whenever practical. There are two scenes in chapter 20, some of the best writing Nealen’s done, which made me smile, and prove that despite living in a world gone to hell, Jeff hasn’t fallen into the abyss just yet. Also, we have a two minor characters which caught my attention. One is a former CIA officer who is brought in by the Praetorians to apply her surveillance skills. The other is a James Spader/Raymond Reddington like fixer who stole the show when he popped up. Both these characters have potential and I would be happy if they turn up again.
Now for the constructive criticism. Not much to be honest, except for the pace. This book is a bit slower than the last ones. But considering the setting, this is to be expected. Unlike the previous books which were set in the war torn Middle East and involved Jeff’s team having the cover to conduct multiple killings, this one involves Stone hunting for one man, and lacking the support net he had in the past, forcing him to approach things a little more covertly than usual. Nonetheless, this is still a well written, military thriller.
So, my verdict is this. Tired of the mundane ‘race against time’ counter-terrorist thriller? Looking for something fresh in the most saturated sub-genre of thriller fiction? Peter Nealen’s “The Devil You Don’t Know”, is the book for you. With a fiendishly clever plot that skilfully mixes dystopian fiction with military thriller elements, action scenes that will stop your heart, a paranoid atmosphere that not even Robert Ludlum could match at his best and characters who don’t screw around and will find, fix and finish whatever problem gets in their way, this is the work of a writer whose abilities have matured with experience. Nealen is a talented author who writes some of the best indie thriller fiction on the market today and wherever he decides to bring his Praetorians to, may it be a happy ending or glorious death in battle, I’m sure Jeff Stone will not go quietly into the good night.
TOTALLY RECOMMENDED.
“Per Mare, Per Terram”- Royal Marine Commando motto (and where they shall blow you away from).
"I don't know what the Queensbury rules are, but the Oscar Wilde rule is to shoot on sight."- Oscar Wilde.
“There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin”- Field Marshall Bill Slim.
A recent trend that I have seen and enjoyed in spy/military fiction is infusing a contemporary thriller with elements taken from a traditional dystopia novel like 1984 or “It Can’t Happen Here”. Such a story keeps all the contemporary 21st century technology intact but allows for the fictional universe to be darkly twisted in unique and creative ways, while remaining relevant and recognizable. These hybrid novels can be seen in mainstream publishing like “Rotten Gods”, but are more of the preserve of indie published authors. My favourite series which takes a military thriller and combines it with dystopian elements are the American Praetorian novels by Peter Nealen.
Mr Nealen is a veteran USMC Force Recon Marine. His books are what happens when you take characters that would belong in a normal military thriller, and kick them into a fictional universe where every single security/social/political issue that you can think of has exploded. The economy? Crashed. Islamic terrorists? Won the war on terror. And that’s just for starters. Everything that could go wrong in a stock post 9/11 novel has gone wrong in Mr Nealen’s books. This is a world where all the Scott Harvaths are dead and buried.
What’s left are the guns for hire, men who don’t have much of a country left to fight for or to call home. The only things shooters like Jeff Stone do have, in the cruel world Mr Nealen created, are their businesses, their pay checks and most importantly, each other. And in “The Devil You Don’t Know”, each of these things come under threat from an insidious campaign that seeks to annihilate the Praetorian Company at the worst possible moment. Now to the review. What happens when you trick some guns for sale?
The story open with a terrific bang. Jeff Stone and his team are in a motorcade cruising down a Texan highway. Escorting two transport trucks owned by a trading and investment company, they notice hostile pursuers bearing down upon them. Seconds later, the hostiles execute a large scale drive by shooting. In what can only be described as a heart stopping shootout, Jeff and his comrades mount a meticulous counter-attack, utilizing their limited firepower strategically. The barrage leaves them alive and the ambushers in a pile of crashed automobile and bullet riddled flesh.
Regrouping, Stone finds that their cargo is a large sum of money. As the convoy heads towards Mexico, we learn that the Praetorians have been contracted to hunt and kill a man. His name is El Durque, a non-state actor who appears to have constructed an alliance of South America’s criminals, with a few terrorist organizations and spy agencies thrown in for good measure. Upon reaching Mexico and their destination, an estate owned by a drug cartel, things go to hell.
The recipient of the money abandons Jeff’s team seconds before cartel gunmen attempt to lay waste to Stone’s men. Fighting their way out of the ambush, Jeff finds himself stuck in a hostile environment, hunted by an enemy he can’t see or anticipate and left with no choice but to try find a true international man of mystery who plans to take a world that is going to hell, over the edge of madness.
In terms of plot, “The Devil You Don’t Know”, shows an author who has reached his apex. Mr Nealen has written a novel that is a cut above many of its mainstream published peers in post 9/11 thriller fiction. A serious, blood drenched portrait of the worst that could possibly happen in the times we live in, the author’s skilful use of dystopian fiction elements to twist current events in engrossing ways, give this book (and the previous 3), a unique, fresh feel compared to many of their bigger, mainstream competitors. For this book, Nealen applies the same treatment to the Mexican Drug War. In this story, Latin America’s drug cartels have successfully annexed the Southwestern USA, liquidated all domestic law enforcement opposition and turned the region into a medieval fiefdom of sorts, with them as the lords of the manor with the power of life and death over whoever opposes them.
This universe opens up a range of possibilities and the author doesn’t miss a beat in utilizing it to the fullest. In Jeff Stone’s journey from Texas to Nicaragua, a few critical yet overlooked real world issues and concerns are touched upon. All of them however are surprising and will make you look at the geopolitical situation in a new light. He garnishes all this with one of the best fictional conspiracies I’ve seen in a thriller, a plot that is devilishly complex but clever in what it intends to accomplish.
Now for the action and settings. There are only two mainstream thriller writers who are equal to Mr Nealen in these departments. As for Nealen himself, being a veteran of USMC Force Recon he brings to life some of the best constructed fictional gunfights ever put to pen. Brutal, non-holds barred and grander than what many mainstream published authors dream up, the action of “The Devil You Don’t Know”, has the pace of a 7.62mm NATO round and will leave you breathless as Jeff Stone blasts his way down south through the Western Hemisphere’s most dangerous criminals on some very gritty backdrops.
From the shocking opening on a Texan highway, to an attack on a grand Cartel hacienda, a stealthy frogman raid on arms smuggling ships and finishing with a destructive assault on a Nicaraguan container storage facility, Mr Nealen has the gift of bringing to life the dark, paranoid atmosphere and environment the Praetorians operate in, making you feel every bullet sent Jeff’s way.
Research? Top marks as usual. Nealen knowns his kit and tactics like the back of his hand. While I’ve never thought he goes overboard with the product placement like other authors do, I’ve noticed a few reviews that beg to differ. In this book, I think he’s struck the perfect balance, with just the right amount of detail to satisfy the gear heads and readers who just want an exciting thriller. The thing about Nealen’s work however, is that the tactics have taken precedent over the toys. This story is no different. From the best ways to overcome numerically superior opposition and the right approach to conduct covert naval sabotage operations, it’s not the guns, but the skillset of the Praetorians that win the day.
As for the issues that were seamlessly integrated into the narrative, I’ll focus on one, which is at the heart of the novel, yet hidden in a cautionary tale of sorts. During the course of this book, Nealen attacks the ‘decapitation’ strategy of paramilitary work, namely the tactic of killing the leader of whatever non-state actor that is being hunted and calling it a day. And perhaps unintentionally, he’s also deconstructed the timeless fiction trope of ‘killing one man to stop the madness”, common in works like James Bond.
As his fictional mercenaries learn to their cost, killing one man doesn’t produce good results in real life, even if it is satisfying like in the case of Usama Bin Laden, who has left a legacy of corpses which endures. The author points out a simple truth. Results aren’t about killing the head of the pack, instead, it’s about shooting as many members of the pack you can which makes the difference.
Now, characters. I’ve been mostly satisfied with the level of characterization Nealen gives the cast of his book, but ultimately, the thoughts and feelings of his heroes and villains are secondary. These men are consummate professionals. Considering the world they live in, they have no time for maudlin self-pity, guilt, doubt and moral dilemmas like a conventional post 9/11 hero. That’s not to say they’re like the T-1000, far from it. For all their skill, they’re not immortal and even consummate professionals can have can have terrible, awful and catastrophic bad days. Like Jeff Stone, badass mercenary. In this book, he’s tested to breaking point, with paranoia, an intense workload and sheer exhaustion hounding him over the course of the book. Mr Nealen also pulled the smart move of compounding the hectic events with a dilemma/subplot of sorts. Namely, whether it’s time to cut and run.
On one hand, Jeff realizes that he’s on the road to being burned out. On the other hand, the peaceful life in a country that’s fallen into disrepair would kill him as certainly as a bullet. Despite this, Stone is a savvy soldier who engages in the sort of hijinks that would kill the Mitch Rapp Knock-offs that still populate contemporary military fiction.
He’s cynical, miles from being a chest thumping jingoist and yet possesses enough humanity in him to try do the right thing whenever practical. There are two scenes in chapter 20, some of the best writing Nealen’s done, which made me smile, and prove that despite living in a world gone to hell, Jeff hasn’t fallen into the abyss just yet. Also, we have a two minor characters which caught my attention. One is a former CIA officer who is brought in by the Praetorians to apply her surveillance skills. The other is a James Spader/Raymond Reddington like fixer who stole the show when he popped up. Both these characters have potential and I would be happy if they turn up again.
Now for the constructive criticism. Not much to be honest, except for the pace. This book is a bit slower than the last ones. But considering the setting, this is to be expected. Unlike the previous books which were set in the war torn Middle East and involved Jeff’s team having the cover to conduct multiple killings, this one involves Stone hunting for one man, and lacking the support net he had in the past, forcing him to approach things a little more covertly than usual. Nonetheless, this is still a well written, military thriller.
So, my verdict is this. Tired of the mundane ‘race against time’ counter-terrorist thriller? Looking for something fresh in the most saturated sub-genre of thriller fiction? Peter Nealen’s “The Devil You Don’t Know”, is the book for you. With a fiendishly clever plot that skilfully mixes dystopian fiction with military thriller elements, action scenes that will stop your heart, a paranoid atmosphere that not even Robert Ludlum could match at his best and characters who don’t screw around and will find, fix and finish whatever problem gets in their way, this is the work of a writer whose abilities have matured with experience. Nealen is a talented author who writes some of the best indie thriller fiction on the market today and wherever he decides to bring his Praetorians to, may it be a happy ending or glorious death in battle, I’m sure Jeff Stone will not go quietly into the good night.
TOTALLY RECOMMENDED.
September 22, 2021
Pound For Pound, One of The Best Thrillers On The Market
I've been a fan of the American Praetorian series for a few years now. Penned by former Reconnaissance Marine Peter Nealen, they follow Jeff Stone, himself a former Recon Marine and currently a contractor for Praetorian Security.
The first book, Task Force Desperate, followed Stone as he and his contractors killed their way through the Horn of Africa in search of American hostages.
The second and third novels, Hunting in the Shadows and Alone and Unafraid, took Stone to a post-exit Iraq and showed the dangerous, constantly shifting power plays between Iran, the Iraqi government, ISIS, and American power brokers.
Each one has been bleak, with Stone suffering great personal loss en route to pyrrhic victories in a dystopian near-future.
The Devil You Don't Know takes a break from fighting jihadists to focus on an oft-ignored theater: Latin America's drug war.
From the onset, you can tell Nealen's typical attention to detail is present in the depiction of the various cartels, anecdotes about cartel atrocities, and the usual weapons and techniques. Hours upon hours of research were put into DYDK, and it shows on every page.
Much like Alone and Unafraid, DYDK also delves more into Stone, the man. We see more of his friendships, see the human cost of constant warfare and realize the paradox of this line of work eating away at him, and yet, this kind of work being the thing he does best, his calling in life.
We also get to see more about the Praetorian shooters, more tidbits about them to make them seem human as opposed to robotic contractors with guns. This is an area in which Nealen improves with every book.
The biggest change from formula has been the addition of Mia, a female contractor with an intelligence background. Nealen uses Mia as a commentary on females in combat arms, giving his brutally honest assessment which will certainly anger social justice types (to his amusement and pleasure) and differentiating from the standard female shooter tropes.
Without giving away the ending, on the surface, DYDK is less bleak than its predecessors, but the foreboding ending leaves the potential for bleakness, agony, and death unlike the likes of which Stone and the Praetorians have ever seen.
Bottom line, if you want a realistic, brutal, and entertaining take on the drug war and geopolitics, read The Devil You Don't Know. It is, pound for pound, one of the best thrillers on the market.
I've been a fan of the American Praetorian series for a few years now. Penned by former Reconnaissance Marine Peter Nealen, they follow Jeff Stone, himself a former Recon Marine and currently a contractor for Praetorian Security.
The first book, Task Force Desperate, followed Stone as he and his contractors killed their way through the Horn of Africa in search of American hostages.
The second and third novels, Hunting in the Shadows and Alone and Unafraid, took Stone to a post-exit Iraq and showed the dangerous, constantly shifting power plays between Iran, the Iraqi government, ISIS, and American power brokers.
Each one has been bleak, with Stone suffering great personal loss en route to pyrrhic victories in a dystopian near-future.
The Devil You Don't Know takes a break from fighting jihadists to focus on an oft-ignored theater: Latin America's drug war.
From the onset, you can tell Nealen's typical attention to detail is present in the depiction of the various cartels, anecdotes about cartel atrocities, and the usual weapons and techniques. Hours upon hours of research were put into DYDK, and it shows on every page.
Much like Alone and Unafraid, DYDK also delves more into Stone, the man. We see more of his friendships, see the human cost of constant warfare and realize the paradox of this line of work eating away at him, and yet, this kind of work being the thing he does best, his calling in life.
We also get to see more about the Praetorian shooters, more tidbits about them to make them seem human as opposed to robotic contractors with guns. This is an area in which Nealen improves with every book.
The biggest change from formula has been the addition of Mia, a female contractor with an intelligence background. Nealen uses Mia as a commentary on females in combat arms, giving his brutally honest assessment which will certainly anger social justice types (to his amusement and pleasure) and differentiating from the standard female shooter tropes.
Without giving away the ending, on the surface, DYDK is less bleak than its predecessors, but the foreboding ending leaves the potential for bleakness, agony, and death unlike the likes of which Stone and the Praetorians have ever seen.
Bottom line, if you want a realistic, brutal, and entertaining take on the drug war and geopolitics, read The Devil You Don't Know. It is, pound for pound, one of the best thrillers on the market.
March 6, 2022
Yet another excellent book by Peter Nealen. This time the focus has moved from Iraq to Mexico, and the threat of drug cartels. As usual, the Praetorians kick ass with their usual gusto, and again suffer losses along the way.
The Praetorians are a mercenary group of contractors, and yet there isn't much mention of them taking on replacements for the losses they seem to take. You would think that there would be a constant flow of replacements. Even when they capture another group of hired contractors, you would think they'd offer them a chance to get hired, but instead they just let them all go.
As this is the last book in the series currently, I hope that Peter eventually gets back to it, as it finishes up rather abruptly, and needs a resolution.
The Praetorians are a mercenary group of contractors, and yet there isn't much mention of them taking on replacements for the losses they seem to take. You would think that there would be a constant flow of replacements. Even when they capture another group of hired contractors, you would think they'd offer them a chance to get hired, but instead they just let them all go.
As this is the last book in the series currently, I hope that Peter eventually gets back to it, as it finishes up rather abruptly, and needs a resolution.
July 12, 2017
Another great book by peter !
With every book in this series, it just keeps getting better and better. From the story line to the characters this book along with the others in this series, grabs you and doesn't let go. At times I feel as though I'm there sweeping rooms, gun up and eyes scanning slightly over my sights. Adrenaline flowing through my veins.
This series is a must read. I definitely recommend to all, who like action packed books filled with mystery and suspense.
With every book in this series, it just keeps getting better and better. From the story line to the characters this book along with the others in this series, grabs you and doesn't let go. At times I feel as though I'm there sweeping rooms, gun up and eyes scanning slightly over my sights. Adrenaline flowing through my veins.
This series is a must read. I definitely recommend to all, who like action packed books filled with mystery and suspense.
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