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Got interested in Greaney from his Clancy/Ryan contributions. I figured I'd give his Court Gentry series a try. I really liked this first book. Good plot, good writing. I like the characters. I will definitely continue the series. Can't wait to read #2.
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What a ride.
First thing first, this story is as close as possible to John Wick as I could find. Even the physicality of the story is on the same level - our protagonist needs to go through such an ordeal that I could see stuntmen doing their magic. I haven't seen someone get beaten this much from Willie Garvin storming Gabriel's mansion to save Modesty, and of course John Wick fighting his way to the High Table.
Our hero, Sigma Six (Sigma Lean :D), aka Gray Man, is even on notoriety level of Joh ...more
First thing first, this story is as close as possible to John Wick as I could find. Even the physicality of the story is on the same level - our protagonist needs to go through such an ordeal that I could see stuntmen doing their magic. I haven't seen someone get beaten this much from Willie Garvin storming Gabriel's mansion to save Modesty, and of course John Wick fighting his way to the High Table.
Our hero, Sigma Six (Sigma Lean :D), aka Gray Man, is even on notoriety level of Joh ...more
There is not character development in the main protagonist, but a good fix for those who miss Scott Harvath & Mitch Rapp. I would like some more layers and a sub plot in future novels by Mark Greaney, Yes! I would definitely read more books by the same author.
Mysterious spy/assassin is very mysterious and very bad ass....bad guys don´t take this into account and try to kill the mysterious bad ass....not a bunch of bad guys are gonna die!
The above storyline description contains no spoilers because we all know what we want and expect from this sort of book and it's exactly this.
Greaney is good at describing action set pieces and the world of the lone bad ass assassin, his weak point is dialogue, especially the dialogue of the bad guys that can at some ...more
The above storyline description contains no spoilers because we all know what we want and expect from this sort of book and it's exactly this.
Greaney is good at describing action set pieces and the world of the lone bad ass assassin, his weak point is dialogue, especially the dialogue of the bad guys that can at some ...more
Aug 20, 2012
Jamie
marked it as to-read
Apr 03, 2013
Gary Beashore
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Jun 10, 2017
Alicia
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