Dead Eye (Gray Man, #4) in SSG: Spy/Spec-Ops Group

Aug 25, 2014 Mike (the Paladin) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, action, thriller

Okay first let me say the only thing wrong with this book is that it ends. The only disappointment I have is that there isn't another Court Gentry book in the foreseeable future.

I've read quite a few books and I've always been sure that the largest single genre was fantasy...but maybe that's changed and action/adventure/thriller is approaching the top of the pile.

Court Gentry is not at base a totally unique character. He's considered THE most deadly assassin in the world. He's known as the Gray ...more

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Jun 07, 2021 Ben Denison rated it liked it

This was a weird one for me. I like the Gray Man series, and I liked this plot, but for some reason I never got locked in where I was entranced with the story to just read and read and read. I never felt like I just HAD TO keep reading it.

I’ll definitely keep on this series.

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Dec 01, 2021 Mark rated it really liked it

Shelves: military, tech-thriller, political-thriller, spy-thriller

I'm WAaay out of order reading the Gray Man series, so I'm playing catch up here in this Greaney series...With the powers aligned against him, the Gray Man is forced to prevent an assassin from killing the PM of Israel...The "twist" is that the Assassin, code name "Dead Eye," is the mirror image of Court Gentry...Excellent as always! ...more

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Oct 31, 2014 Timothy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: thrillers

I discovered Mark Greaney years ago when I saw an intriguing paperback titled, "The Gray Man. I read the back of the book and thought that this might be something worth reading. It turned out it was and I have been a Greaney fan ever since. I knew he had talent to tell a great story, but I guess that the late Tom Clancy thought so as well when he picked Greaney to help with the continuing story of Jack Ryan and the Campus, which has gone on to do quite well, including catapulting Greaney to #1 N I discovered Mark Greaney years ago when I saw an intriguing paperback titled, "The Gray Man. I read the back of the book and thought that this might be something worth reading. It turned out it was and I have been a Greaney fan ever since. I knew he had talent to tell a great story, but I guess that the late Tom Clancy thought so as well when he picked Greaney to help with the continuing story of Jack Ryan and the Campus, which has gone on to do quite well, including catapulting Greaney to #1 New York Bestseller status.

All of which left little time for Court Gentry or The Gray Man and his story. I just finished the 4th entry in the Court Gentry saga and I have to admit, it was a barnburner! Writing with Clancy has only strengthened Greaney as a writer and has moved Mr. Greaney into the forefront of the new breed of thriller writers that are a cut above the rest. Along with Ben Coes, Matthew Dunn, and others the genre is in good hands.

In Deadeye, Court is still on the run from his former handlers the CIA, really still not understanding why, but only knowing that he must stay one step ahead or else he will be killed. Deciding to wrap up a loose end and take a former patron off the board, Court is marked by the new technology that has been developed to catch bad guys. Unbeknownst to Court, he is being watched and tracked by the Townsend Group, an off the books contractor to the US government tasked with bringing the Gray Man down. Enter, Russell Whitlock aka Deadeye. For Court it is like looking in the mirror, here is a man just as deadly as he is, because he was trained by the same group and the kicker. He wants to help.

Court has lived as long as he has by not trusting anyone, but the near constant hyper vigilance has taken its toll and he wants to believe that he can trust Deadeye. Unfortunately, Deadeye has other agendas. Throw into the mix a brilliant Israeli tracker and her team and you have the makings of a great story reminiscent of The English Assassin by Daniel Silva.

Give Greaney a try.. Just a caution, he is a little rough with language, but can sure tell a story and keep the pages turning.
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Jun 03, 2014 Richard added it · review of another edition

Superb!

the gray man strikes again! after about 7or 8 chapters in, I thought wow how convoluted, but then the story took off. This book is definitely not for the rookie reader, it takes a bit of thought and knowledge to keep track of all the characters and action. very well written, familiar characters from books past and the Gray Man a bad pass as usual. This installment is very reminiscent of a Vince Flynn thriller. if you are a fan of this genre, then this series is for you! Give Mark Greaney ...more

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