CIA agent Scott Stiletto is back in Brian Drake’s latest
novel THE FAIRMONT MANEUVER, and as usual, it’s a fast-paced espionage thriller
with plenty of action. In this one, Scott rescues a Swiss scientist who’s being
blackmailed by the Iranians into building triggers for nuclear bombs. That’s
just the beginning, though, as Scott then answers a call for help from an
ex-CIA colleague and former lover whose father has been murdered by mobsters
trying to pressure her into selling her fashion design business. Why would
mobsters want to take over a fashion design business, you ask? Well, in a
clever plot twist from Drake, the reason doesn’t turn out to be what you’d
expect.
I’m really enjoying this series for a couple of reasons. There’s a lot of all-out action, and Drake is very good at writing it in a style reminiscent of the classic men’s adventure novels. Also, Scott Stiletto is a very likable protagonist, human but not weighed down with angst or some cliched back-story. He’s one of the good guys and is very competent at what he does. Nor does Drake burden the tale he wants to tell with page after page of padding, as so many bloated contemporary thrillers do. THE FAIRMONT MANEUVER is lean and swift and very enjoyable.
I’m really enjoying this series for a couple of reasons. There’s a lot of all-out action, and Drake is very good at writing it in a style reminiscent of the classic men’s adventure novels. Also, Scott Stiletto is a very likable protagonist, human but not weighed down with angst or some cliched back-story. He’s one of the good guys and is very competent at what he does. Nor does Drake burden the tale he wants to tell with page after page of padding, as so many bloated contemporary thrillers do. THE FAIRMONT MANEUVER is lean and swift and very enjoyable.
2 comments:
Who's the model on the front cover? Yowza!
Thank you for the write-up, James!
For Anonymous...I wish I knew who the model was, but it's a stock photo and I don't have that information.
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