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Able Team #14
Into the Maze
When the Able Team takes on a huge new drug ring working in Mexico they face betrayal from both the U.S. and Mexican governments
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185 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1984
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January 12, 2018
Able Team plows Into The Maze of the largest city in the world, Mexico City. This book is a continuation from book #13. The Team comes out of The Sierra Madre Occidental to the densely populated urban sprawl of the city. They are hot on the trail of a new breed of fascists. Intrigue abounds as a turncoat drug cartel member, corrupt DEA agents, dishonest Mexican military units and an indigenous mountain warrior tribe all collide.
This book is just as action packed as the previous volume. They only draw back for me was almost half way through this, the author, G.H. Frost goes off track with a history lesson of the people of Mexico. Toltec to Aztec. This is all interesting, but it slows the book down. Everything said, this is a real ripper in the series.
This book is just as action packed as the previous volume. They only draw back for me was almost half way through this, the author, G.H. Frost goes off track with a history lesson of the people of Mexico. Toltec to Aztec. This is all interesting, but it slows the book down. Everything said, this is a real ripper in the series.
June 9, 2026
From the rugged deserts and forests of the Mexican highlands to the bullet pocked streets of Mexico City, Able brings their battle against The International and Unomundo to an explosive conclusion of this 2-parter.
Like a breath of fresh air, the original Able master GH Frost returns after a few book hiatus, and he’s a welcome return after the mediocre tales of the previous books. Frost brings all the gory madness, the insane gunplay, and non stop action in the second part of this tale, which also could have made a great SuperAble.
Lyons gets the most action, though Pol and Wizard shine as well as the boys battle their way to the city to try and strike at the leader of the International, the elusive General Mendez.
The only gripe I had was the two bad guys got away at the end, I’m assuming to set up future battles with Able, but it would have been nice to see Gunther or Mendez gunned down. The tentacles of their organization have a long reach, as members of the US government and the DEA are supplying the terrorist group with weapons and data, even though the group is working with the KGB!
Unomundo is proving to be a powerful organization, with their goal seeming to be to make a new Nazi regime in Central and South America. Able Team’s work is not done yet!
Like a breath of fresh air, the original Able master GH Frost returns after a few book hiatus, and he’s a welcome return after the mediocre tales of the previous books. Frost brings all the gory madness, the insane gunplay, and non stop action in the second part of this tale, which also could have made a great SuperAble.
Lyons gets the most action, though Pol and Wizard shine as well as the boys battle their way to the city to try and strike at the leader of the International, the elusive General Mendez.
The only gripe I had was the two bad guys got away at the end, I’m assuming to set up future battles with Able, but it would have been nice to see Gunther or Mendez gunned down. The tentacles of their organization have a long reach, as members of the US government and the DEA are supplying the terrorist group with weapons and data, even though the group is working with the KGB!
Unomundo is proving to be a powerful organization, with their goal seeming to be to make a new Nazi regime in Central and South America. Able Team’s work is not done yet!
March 11, 2024
This is a direct sequel to the previous novel in the series, with Able Team in Mexico investigating a vast Fascist conspiracy to take over Central America. The last novel ended with the Team and a ragtag group of Allies (A pilot who works for the DEA, a former drug cartel enforcer, and a trio of Yaqui Indians) capture a helicopter after wiping out a band of Fascist soldiers. Now they are on their way to Mexico City, hoping to find the leaders of the conspiracy and end things by cutting off its head.
When they get to the city (not without having bad guys shoot at them), they get involved in several car chases/running gun battles. The climax is a vicious gun fight that starts in a parking garage and ends up in the top floors of a sky scraper.
This is one of the finest Able Team novels, with villains we love to hate, strong supporting characters, plot twists involving apparent betrayals by friends, and brutal action scenes. It ends without resolution of the Fascist conspiracy story arc, which will be resolved in Able Team #19 & 21. Those are the two I'll be reading next.
When they get to the city (not without having bad guys shoot at them), they get involved in several car chases/running gun battles. The climax is a vicious gun fight that starts in a parking garage and ends up in the top floors of a sky scraper.
This is one of the finest Able Team novels, with villains we love to hate, strong supporting characters, plot twists involving apparent betrayals by friends, and brutal action scenes. It ends without resolution of the Fascist conspiracy story arc, which will be resolved in Able Team #19 & 21. Those are the two I'll be reading next.
June 3, 2020
Solid entry, plenty of action this is a direct sequel to book 13 and it looks like book 15 will be a part too since it was open ended. Well written for the genre though the plot is kind of a mess. However Able Team is a nice collection of characters and the other characters are written ok as well.
Recommended if you are already a fan of this era of Men's Adventures, this story arc is entertaining and typical of the mid range books of the genre.
Recommended if you are already a fan of this era of Men's Adventures, this story arc is entertaining and typical of the mid range books of the genre.
February 4, 2021
This one was a bit of a mess. Continuing the story from the previous book, this one is heavy on action but light on plot, which is a shame, because there is some side-flipping intrigue that could've injected some suspense, but sadly is lost in all the fighting and never given a chance to really develop. The cover art has some great composition, though.
January 25, 2016
A spin off series from his Executioner books. This series follows several secondary characters that band together. Recommended
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