Kill Switch by Jonathan MaberryMy 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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