The sixth entry in this series follows Victor as he tries to infiltrate the gang of a former Serbian military commander who is wanted for war crimes. Tom Wood clearly has a formula for these books, and this book follows the formula pretty closely:
- An exciting opening that throws you right into the action and lets you see Victor do something badass.
- Victor meets with his handler to get a new mission. The handler swears. Victor doesn’t like it.
- He doesn’t trust the people he works for, so he’s snarky, is reluctant to do the mission, and threatens to kill the handler.
- Victor eventually goes on the mission and meets his target and his cronies.
- The cronies don’t like Victor and try to take him out. It does not go well for them.
- Along the way, another badass assassin tries to take out Victor too. It does not go well for him.
- Also along the way, Victor meets a woman that he wants to protect. It does not go well for her.
I can’t really deny it: it’s an effective formula. Victor continues to be a fun character, and this book offers plenty of great action and competence porn. On to the next one!
