When Military Intelligence team Army Ranger Sergeant Steve Wolf with a Private Military Company known as the Vipers, he subsequently finds himself blamed for the deaths of some Iraqi civilians after a botched raid in Baghdad.
Upon his release from prison four years later Wolf’s friend and mentor, former Green Beret Jim McNamara, invites him into the bounty hunting business. Wolf reluctantly agrees and the pair cross paths with some undesirable characters as they head down south of the border to apprehend a wanted fugitive. Unbeknownst to Wolf, his old enemies from Iraq, the Vipers, are also in Mexico on the trail of the same fugitive, who is in possession of a priceless stolen artifact being sought by a very rich and unscrupulous man. The trail leads them all to El Meco, the abandoned Mayan ruins, where Wolf finds himself suddenly battling alone against a small army of vicious foes.
Ex-military Ranger Steve Wolf finds himself in the unenviable position of a recent incarceration with nothing to his name. Having barely made it out of prison he finds a friend from years ago (or should I say, an old friend don't him) who's willing to give him a hand up. This association is rife with pitfalls and deception and involves going into Mexico to bring back a bail skipper. That alone is enough to assure some problems that Wolf doesn't want or need. The thrills and twists abound.
This is a fast-paced novel with some pretty rough characters. When Steve Wolf, a former Army Ranger, crosses paths with a private military group in Baghdad and innocent civilians die, he goes to jail. When he gets out, an old friend asks him to try working with him as a bounty hunter. One case takes them to Mexico, where a lot of things feel very wrong to Steve; they are very wrong. The end will leave the reader reaching to order the next book in the series!
This is an extremely well written book. The author writes a compelling story that rings with truth. His action sequences are believable and not over the top. The characters are developed as the story unfolds and done so with a very readable style. I enjoyed this book and am off to start book II.
So this book was only okay. I’ve read many stories about ex operators turned bounty hunters and I cannot recall one being so unsure of himself such as Wolf. Not sure if I’ll read the next book in the series.
Good story if you could get past the poor editing including extra words and just poor language skills. Mexico is no place for American bounty hunters and this story definitely proves that.