Reading
a first novel by a first time author is a crap-shoot. You get
those that are real stinkers but you keep plowing through because
hope springs eternal that something, anything will make the book more
than just a sleep-aid. Sleeper's Run by Henry Mosquera isn't
one of those. It will make you call in sick to work and keep
you riveted well into the wee hours because you can't wait to see
what is going to happen to the hero Eric Caine next!
Eric
is an Air Force Special Operations Command veteran, suffering from
PTSD. He's brilliant, a trained killer, multilingual, a technical
geek and handsome! When a casual meeting leads to international
catastrophe, Eric is off on a whirlwind race from the United States
to South America to Europe fraught with danger effort to clear his
name.
The
author has filled this book with fascinating covert forces
information as well as some truly intriguing computer hacker tricks.
I don't normally read espionage novels but I think Sleeper's Run has
changed that.
I
found Eric Caine to be a likeable and believable character. He's
tormented by villains that are equally unlikeable yet equally
believable. It seems to me that Mr. Mosquera has done extensive
research to make his characters seem real. His authors note says
that he also likes to get first-hand knowledge of some of his
characters skills. If Henry Mosquera continues to write books as
filled with computer geekery and martial arts, he'll be a force to be
reckoned with at the keyboard and away from it!
I was given a free copy of Sleeper's Run in exchange for an honest review.
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