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Devil's Plague: An Ian MacRae novel
A monstrous and mysterious disease, a missing girl, a beguiling doctor, and a conspiracy so far-reaching it threatens the lives of billions. Enter Ian MacRae, a tough guy with a soft heart for whom danger is a business, thrust back together with Marion Weatherill, a feisty and captivating exotic diseases specialist from his past. Sparks will fly as the bodies fall. From a massacre in an African village to gunfights in the streets of San Francisco, and crazed, scalpel-wielding scientists closer to home, this fearless security consultant must discover the truth - the hard way. MacRae must move quickly and think fast to save the planet from a ruthless, megalomaniac billionaire convinced he must be cruel to humanity to be kind to the planet. Can MacRae succeed - and save those he loves the most? Time and the odds are against him. So too his seemingly indestructible Russian nemesis, a clinical killing machine who appears more than a match for the maverick Tasmanian. Devil's Plague is the gripping, thoroughly original and unrelentingly dramatic second novel from Jon P Wells.
400 pages, Paperback
Published August 6, 2022
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May 11, 2023
This was an excellent book, a cross between a police procedural, Jason Bourne, and mystery thriller. It reminded of a pastiche of Tom Clancy’s attention to detail, mixed with another Australian author, Matthew Reilly’s description of action-pieces.
Pleasingly, it does not have the franticness you see in some of Reilly novels which whilst great, can lose some tension due to a lack of breathing space. Wells includes enough down time and quieter moments between his action pieces to ensure the tale is not overwhelmed by the action.
The action pieces, of which there are several, are energetic, tremendous mix of accurate brutish combat coupled with some raw emotion.
Like Jeffrey Archer, Well’s strength is as a story-teller and is the best thing about the novel, as well as his debut novel Devil’s Breath. A strong tale leads you through exotic locations and the more tranquil island of Tasmania, Australia, which is a nice change from the usual location tropes. I will not spoil it, but the story is especially relevant is a post-COVID world. Our protagonist McRae an ex Tasmanian police officer turned security consultant in the mould of Die Hard’s John McLean is a believable everyman which keeps him relatable. This is crucial when you consider that the stakes in this novel are so high and Well’s is not shy from bumping off some major characters to keep the suspense going. I knew it was good when at midnight, I kept telling myself several times ‘just one more chapter’.
Pleasingly, it does not have the franticness you see in some of Reilly novels which whilst great, can lose some tension due to a lack of breathing space. Wells includes enough down time and quieter moments between his action pieces to ensure the tale is not overwhelmed by the action.
The action pieces, of which there are several, are energetic, tremendous mix of accurate brutish combat coupled with some raw emotion.
Like Jeffrey Archer, Well’s strength is as a story-teller and is the best thing about the novel, as well as his debut novel Devil’s Breath. A strong tale leads you through exotic locations and the more tranquil island of Tasmania, Australia, which is a nice change from the usual location tropes. I will not spoil it, but the story is especially relevant is a post-COVID world. Our protagonist McRae an ex Tasmanian police officer turned security consultant in the mould of Die Hard’s John McLean is a believable everyman which keeps him relatable. This is crucial when you consider that the stakes in this novel are so high and Well’s is not shy from bumping off some major characters to keep the suspense going. I knew it was good when at midnight, I kept telling myself several times ‘just one more chapter’.
January 1, 2025
This was quite exciting, and zipped all over the world chasing a tyrant who was going to release a pathogen into the world!
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