Working as a bounty hunter for Trackdown, Inc. ex-con and former Army Ranger Steve Wolf has been trying to get his life back on track. Convicted of a war crime that he didn’t commit, he hopes to one day clear his name, but to do this Wolf must fit together the missing pieces of a complex puzzle, made more indecipherable by eight missing minutes from his memory that may hold the answers.
What Wolf doesn’t know is that he inadvertently stands in the way of a very rich and extremely ruthless man who will stop at nothing to continue his bloody treasure hunt for a priceless artifact and cover up the array of bodies that already lay in its wake. As Wolf tries to fit the pieces of this developing puzzle together, he suddenly finds himself in the crosshairs of a highly professional and extremely deadly squad of mercenaries who give no quarter. Dodging more bullets than he did in a combat zone, Wolf must overcome the stacked odds against him.
An outstanding book from a first time writer for me. I loved this character from the beginning. Ex Marine Steve is trying to fix his life after being wrongly accused. Right now he has more things to worry about. Definitely gripping all the way.
Steve Wolf and Mac McFarland are two guys you don't want to run afoul of if you've been arrested and bailed out. If you skip and you get a couple of bounty hunters on your tail like them just turn in yourself! Even without all of the details concerning a botched op in the "Sandbox", Wolf still cannot remember the missing eight minutes of his life that cost him four years in lockup. The details are in his mind but won't come together enough for him to discover what could possibly redeem him from his incarceration and give him a clean record. So, for now he will just have to bide his time and keep working with Mac. There were fewer surprises in this sequel than in book one but still enough to keep the story moving and my interest piqued. Well worth the $$ and time.
As a follow-up to Devil's Dance (Book 1), this was equally entertaining. Wolf has seemingly found his feet as a bounty hunter but is still piecing together what happened to him in Iraq and why he continues to encounter characters he knew from that period as well as some from his last foray into Mexico. This time they're coming to him at home, but he is better prepared. And he has a better feel for what they're after, although he has yet to figure out why.
Yes it’s a very good read, but I had Steve and Kasey getting together in the middle of book one. Sorry about Rod but he was just a speed bump and filler that led to an attempt on Steve’s life before his release from prison. Looking forward to what comes next like the chase for Jack before he is erased by VD.
Just when Black is getting you into the action, stupid typos (non-words and wrong words) jump out at you -- spoiling the mood. Take a few hours, hire a high school student, and the end product review will be 5 star, not 4.
At home in Phoenix Mac and Wolf pick up some bond jumpers to earn some money. Meanwhile in New York Von Dein puts together another team to acquire the statue he desires.