The fourth book in the series and the best so far. A massive improvement on the previous one to which I gave a tepid three stars.

This hits a few high points with only one significant low point. Our sniper hero, Kyle Swanson, is betrayed by a former mentor (also a sniper, what were you expecting?) and left framed for an attack in Pakistan. Helped by his chums in the Trident black ops team, he escapes capture and takes the fight to his former mentor.

I enjoyed this, the balance of plot and action is a massive improvement on the previous two books, there are a few interesting characters (and no caricature Muslims or gung ho right wing US politics thank Goodness) and I liked the scenes and individuals from Trident. The sniper stuff is not too invasive (as it has been in previous books) and the blend and logic felt right most of the time. Swanson is not an absolute all action hero able to jump tall building with a single bound and it was nice to see him needing support.

The down side is an AWFUL love interest with a female CIA agent. She and Swanson fall for each-other at first sight, and it feels wrong and it feels clumsy and was totally unnecessary. Apart from that, it does what it says on the tin, and does it pretty well.