Time of Attack by Marc Cameron (Jericho Quinn #4)

Time of Attack by Marc Cameron


Marc Cameron is one of the new breed of thriller author that has emerged in the last several years along with Ben Coes, Matthew Dunn and others that give us the impression that the thriller genre is in good hands for years to come.
Cameron is very distinctive also in that you will never see an F bomb or foul language in his books or extreme sexual situations. This is very refreshing. His books are still awesome and his bad guys are still just as despicable.
In this fourth entry in the Jericho Quinn series, all of our favorites are back and needed like never before. The book starts with a bang, literally, with an assassination attempt on Quinn's little girl which actually strikes his ex-wife. Needless to say, revenge is on Quinn's mind. But, bigger things are at play. A deep cover Muslim extremist that happens to be the Governor of Oregon and a deadly plague of biblical proportions strikes our troops and communities with no end in sight. But, they are all connected unknown to Quinn.
I don't like spoliers, so if this sounds like your cup of tea, and if you haven't started this series, pick up National Security and get going. This book ends with a bit of a cliff hanger so on to book 5!!!
Also, as a side note, Marc is great at connecting with his readers. Become his friend and email him to let him know how he is doing. He is a great guy.

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Kill Switch by Jonathon Maberry (Joe Ledger #8)

Kill Switch by Jonathan Maberry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What can I say. Jonathan Maberry is really, really good. This is the eighth entry in the Joe Ledger series and it is a no holds barred romp towards what could be Armageddon, if Echo Team can't find a way to stop it.

The thing about Maberry is that even when he writes about some pretty fantastical things, zombies, vampires, etc.. It is as real as our next breath. In Kill Switch, he pulls out all the stops and has a bad guy that literally wants to destroy America in a very bad way. Picture this, what if our power grids all went down or just a few? Or if someone had the means to effectively turn off all power for a period of time and then turn it back on, just for kicks. We are talking all power, planes , cars, anything that runs on power. What would happen? It would be something that would bring us to our knees, how do we respond to a threat with no power or if someone can turn the power off ? Diabolical yes?

Now couple that with a technology that would allow the bad guys to take over your body and make you do things that you wouldn't normally do? Like turn on your fellow soldiers or your family.

These premises and more are on full display in Kill Switch, Joe Ledger's most dangerous mission yet. The whole cast is back including a few new characters that I hope stick around. We also lose some old friends to this madness. But the best part, we finally get to see another side of Mr. Church and boy is it something.

Do yourself a favor, pick up Patient Zero today and immerse yourself with the Department of Military Sciences and Joe Ledger. You will not be disappointed and just might curse me for all the sleepless nights to come.

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