The Midnight Caller is the seventh book in Scott Blade’s Jack Widow series and it is action packed. It was quite enjoyable and I found that it was a really quick read.
Out in the Arctic Ocean, way north of Greenwich, England, a top-secret Russian Dolgorukiy-class (aka Borei-class) nuclear submarine equipped with a nuclear payload seems to drop off the face of the Earth.
On the other side of the globe, Jack Widow finds himself in New York City taking in the sites and sounds of the Big Apple for his birthday. He eventually finds himself in a nice luxury suite at The Plaza Hotel courtesy of his former boss. So far, this is turning out to be one great birthday. But you know that is not going to last for long…
Sometime around midnight, the phone in Widow’s room rings, waking him from a dead sleep. On the other end of the phone, a woman with a Russian accent pleads for help saying she is being held by a group of dangerous men in the same hotel.
Why did she call him? Who is this person?
Well, Widow being Widow, he sets out to track her down and get to the bottom of it. What ensues, is Widow being dragged into the search for the missing nuclear submarine… and the woman who called him is just one of the pieces to the puzzle.
OK, so… this books has plenty of action and like the other Jack Widow books, he gets himself into trouble and needs to use all his former training to get himself out of it alive. There are some rather blatant face-palm moments where reality has to be suspended… but for the most part, this is just a good fun read.
If you enjoyed any of the previous books in the series, I am sure you will also enjoy this one. I look forward to reading more from this series in the near future.