Ballistic (Gray Man, #3) in SSG: Spy/Spec-Ops Group

Feb 24, 2012 Mike (the Paladin) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: action

Okay here we go. This is the third outing for Court Gentry and it's just (about) as good and enthralling as the first two. There were for me a few instances of what I might call...balking but not much There's not enough of a problem to mention. It's just that the first two were so good it set the bar a bit high and I'd have to say if I had to rate them against each other this one would be just a tiny bit behind the others.

That being said it's still a 5 star action read that will leave you wiping Okay here we go. This is the third outing for Court Gentry and it's just (about) as good and enthralling as the first two. There were for me a few instances of what I might call...balking but not much There's not enough of a problem to mention. It's just that the first two were so good it set the bar a bit high and I'd have to say if I had to rate them against each other this one would be just a tiny bit behind the others.

That being said it's still a 5 star action read that will leave you wiping the blood spatter from your walls and airing the cordite smell out of your house. Highly recommended "actioner".

Here things start out with a bang as a man hunter is zeroing in on Court. This runs on at a break neck pace and we see the story heading off in the direction of Court hunting down the one responsible for this hunter almost running him down. BUT then the story swings off in a totally new direction with our hero in a new type of adventure we haven't seen him in up to this point (all I'll say as I don't want to spoil it for you.) In the process here we'll learn a little more bout Gentry, he'll learn a little more about himself and there is (for all you who've longed for it) just a touch of romance.

I liked this one very much so don't misconstrue my opening remarks to be truly negative, they're just saying all these books are highly recommended though of necessity some will appeal to each of us more than others...it just may not be the same book on the top of the list for each of us, LOL.

Not only do we get a new type of adventure here, the fact that Gentry veered off to something unexpected means that he apparently still needs to take care of what he'd set out to handle at the opening of the book...That says sequel to me! So Mr. Greaney's work is still on my "snap up as soon as it comes out" list. Looking forward to your next book Mr. Greaney...good work.

Highly recommended for lovers of espionage, combat, thriller, black ops, adventure and action reads of any stripe. As I said, enjoy. ...more

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Sep 19, 2020 Ben Denison rated it it was amazing

I like the first two in the Grey Man series, but this third one hooked me.

Great plot, good characters, and I like the way he describes the action. Grey Man is a great protagonist as he is good deep down but will do all bad things to accomplish his goals. Fun read.

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Oct 09, 2011 Richard rated it it was amazing

My favorite Gray Man to date! I really liked this book, the character development, the individual story lines etc. made this a joy to read. If you have never read Mark Greaney give him a shot, you will not be disappointed. This book is a solid 4 1/2 stars if your a fan of the genre. I'm not going to bore you with what the book is about ( I don't understand why people write reviews and copy the synopsis of the book from the back cover... Silly I think.) understand if your a Flynn, mills, Hagberg, ...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Mark rated it liked it

Shelves: spy-thriller, political-thriller, military, police-pi-mystery, tech-thriller

The 3rd in the "Gray Man" series...The Gray Man/Court Gentry, the man most of the world wants dead, picks up Mexican Narcos to add to that list...pulled into efforts to protect a family of the man who saved his life in SE Asia from revenge killings by a Narco gang...decent read! ...more

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