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A review by constantreader471
The Deserter by Alex DeMille, Nelson DeMille
4.0
Captain Kyle Mercer deserts his unit in Afghanistan. He's captured and tortured by the Taliban. Then he escapes, sending a video of him with dead captors to U.S. Government. Then he is sighted in Venezuela. The Army sends 2 CID investigators to capture him and bring him back for court martial. Scott Brodie has a reputation for breaking the rules and succeeding in his assignments. He is paired with a new partner, Maggie Taylor. But there is more to Kyle's desertion and Scott and Maggie are almost killed numerous times. Venezuela is vividly portrayed as a failed lawless state.
This is a moderately long book at 449 pages, but it moves along at a brisk pace as Scott and Maggie follow clues to Kyle's whereabouts and why he deserted. This is a co-author book with Nelson and son Alex.
Thanks to the authors and Simon&Schuster for sending me this book through NetGalley. I read this book in 2 days.
One quote: "Venezuela wasn't yet a police state like Cuba, or a chaotic failed state like Somalia. But it was a country on the edge, economically desperate, with weak and corrupt institutions and a government openly hostile to American interests."
Thanks to Simon & Schuster for sending me this eARC through NetGalley.
This is a moderately long book at 449 pages, but it moves along at a brisk pace as Scott and Maggie follow clues to Kyle's whereabouts and why he deserted. This is a co-author book with Nelson and son Alex.
Thanks to the authors and Simon&Schuster for sending me this book through NetGalley. I read this book in 2 days.
One quote: "Venezuela wasn't yet a police state like Cuba, or a chaotic failed state like Somalia. But it was a country on the edge, economically desperate, with weak and corrupt institutions and a government openly hostile to American interests."
Thanks to Simon & Schuster for sending me this eARC through NetGalley.