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War Against the Mafia (The Executioner, #1)

Don Pendleton

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Nov 21, 2009 Mike (the Paladin) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Ok, we all have skeletons in our closets...maybe these are some of mine. Actually the ones of these written by Pendelton himself aren't bad adventure stories, if they happen to be the type you like. I didn't read nearly all the Pendelton books, but did recently pick up one of the later ones written by Harliquin who bought the rights to the series...I couldn't finish it and took it straight to my favorite used book store (which takes trades) to foist off on someone else.

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Mar 11, 2013 David Dalton rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: action, guns-gun-and-more-guns, favorites, violent

I first read this book back in March of 1973 as a young sailor in the Coast Guard. I went to a bookstore/newsstand and picked it up for about $1.25 or so. Loved it! And I got hooked on action thrillers from that point on.

Classic story that might seem outdated now, but it does reflect the times in which it was written (1969). I think the first 38 or so Mack Bolan books were written by Don Pendleton before he just became a co-writer or director of the series.

I still like this book. Picked up #1 fr ...more

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Oct 19, 2018 Zare rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: action, criminal, crime, adventure, thriller, thrillers, mack-bolan, don-pendleton

This was a very short read. It starts as a report on Mack Bolan, moves on to the events that defined the birth of The Executioner and ends with report conclusion on the Mack's actions after his attack on the mafia.

It is a fast paced story, lots of action, Mack Bolan being an army veteran who spent 12 years in Vietnam as an army sniper his decision are very practical and extremely deadly for his foes.

Only thing I was a little bit taken aback with was action of Mack's father - I mean to shoot enti ...more

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Apr 28, 2013 Patrick Baird rated it it was ok

Shelves: men-s-adventure, action

It's junk, probably pretty typical of the genre, filled with violence, sex and a ridiculous body count. Mack Bolan is a cardboard cutout of a human being, with the thinnest motivations for his crusade of retribution. I will admit it was a quick and entertaining read, but it was the literary equivalent of eating ballpark nachos - minus the zing of jalapenos. ...more

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