Deadeye by Mark Greaney ( The Gray Man #4)

Dead Eye by Mark Greaney
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I discovered Mark Greaney years ago when I saw an intriguing paperback titled, "The Gray Man. I read the back of the book and thought that this might be something worth reading. It turned out it was and I have been a Greaney fan ever since. I knew he had talent to tell a great story, but I guess that the late Tom Clancy thought so as well when he picked Greaney to help with the continuing story of Jack Ryan and the Campus, which has gone on to do quite well, including catapulting Greaney to #1 New York Bestseller status.

All of which left little time for Court Gentry or The Gray Man and his story. I just finished the 4th entry in the Court Gentry saga and I have to admit, it was a barnburner! Writing with Clancy has only strengthened Greaney as a writer and has moved Mr. Greaney into the forefront of the new breed of thriller writers that are a cut above the rest. Along with Ben Coes, Matthew Dunn, and others the genre is in good hands.

In Deadeye, Court is still on the run from his former handlers the CIA, really still not understanding why, but only knowing that he must stay one step ahead or else he will be killed. Deciding to wrap up a loose end and take a former patron off the board, Court is marked by the new technology that has been developed to catch bad guys. Unbeknownst to Court, he is being watched and tracked by the Townsend Group, an off the books contractor to the US government tasked with bringing the Gray Man down. Enter, Russell Whitlock aka Deadeye. For Court it is like looking in the mirror, here is a man just as deadly as he is, because he was trained by the same group and the kicker. He wants to help.

Court has lived as long as he has by not trusting anyone, but the near constant hyper vigilance has taken its toll and he wants to believe that he can trust Deadeye. Unfortunately, Deadeye has other agendas. Throw into the mix a brilliant Israeli tracker and her team and you have the makings of a great story reminiscent of The English Assassin by Daniel Silva.

Give Greaney a try.. Just a caution, he is a little rough with language, but can sure tell a story and keep the pages turning.


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