A review by gengelcox
Terror Squad by Richard Sapir, Warren Murphy

dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

The return of Nuihc, the Sinaju nemesis for our heroes. This book starts fairly dark in its depiction of a terrorist takeover of a flight including both rape and a baby killing. In pulp books of this type, you get accustomed to a lot of killing, but most of its done to the perceived “bad guys.” It’s obvious that the authors chose this beginning because of their opinion of terrorism and used their platform to try and make it as visceral as they could. Unfortunately, the remaining plot doesn’t delve into any kind of nuance regarding terrorism because of its focus on Nuihc’s return, and the ending tries to wrap up what they did in the beginning but, because of being disconnected from the main thrust of the book, fails pretty miserably. The other head-scratching part of this book is why Smith, the head of CURE, acts so strangely. Not recommended.
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