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Title: Terrorist Dispatch
Series: The Executioner #448
Author: Don Pendleton alias
Rating: 3 of 5 Stars
Genre: Action/Adventure
Pages: 196
Format: Digital Edition
Series: The Executioner #448
Author: Don Pendleton alias
Rating: 3 of 5 Stars
Genre: Action/Adventure
Pages: 196
Format: Digital Edition
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Synopsis:
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A terrorist group
makes an attack at a memorial in Washington, DC and no one is sure if
it was Russian terrorists, Ukrainian terrorists or somebody
pretending to be the other. Mack Bolan doesn't care. With information
from the Stony Man intelligence farm, he goes after the local russian
and ukrainian mobsters and then heads to the Ukraine to do the same
to both their bosses.
Hitting both sides
equally, Bolan pits them against each other, thus allowing them to
wipe each other. Scratch two bad guys form the list of the world's
badguys.
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My
Thoughts:
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I read the original 30 some Executioner books by the real Don
Pendleton a couple of years ago. Vigilante Men's Action/Adventure
perfectly sums up these books. Mack Bolan was a driven man, capable,
rational and unafraid of blood and violence against those who
deserved it. Planning, action and guts were the characteristics of
his moves.
This book, written by a ghost writer mentioned in the end credits, is
produced by Gold Eagle, a division of Harlequin. What bodice ripping
romance books are for women, Mack Bolan books are for men. Sadly,
the character of Mack Bolan as depicted originally isn't the same guy
portrayed here. Some of the same “words” are used, but the man
portrayed in this book uses the word “whatever” a lot. The
Executioner doesn't use the word “whatever”, that implies a lack
of caring about planning and intel gathering. Considering he uses it
at least three times in this book, it makes Mack Bolan feel very
caricature'ish here.
I am glad that I read this but it has put to rest my curiosity about
how the franchise has proceeded. Simply put, it has been simplified
even more, to the point that I don't want to read more. Not
recommended unless you need a serious brain break for a day or two.
★★★☆☆
