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A review by emmasbookishself
The Deserter: A Novel by Alex DeMille, Nelson DeMille
4.0
This is my favourite Demille book so far!!
Scott Brodie, and Maggie Taylor are sent you Venezuela to find intel on an ex Army Delta Force officer, Kyle Mercer who deserted his post. Deserting is a highly punishable act. It’s Brodie and Taylor’s mission to find intel, and at best arrest and being Mercer back to American soil.
With help from a few locals, the pair are able to locate where Mercer was last seen. Brodie and Taylor soon learn that Mercer has a camp set up somewhere in the jungle. But first a shoot out occurs at the last known place Mercer was spotted, and the two are ordered to abort their mission and come home.
While Taylor and Brodie are working together, he has some suspicions about his partner and who she may really be working for. The truth about their “allies” in Venezuela are also revealed and the mission to capture Mercer isn’t just what it seems. One official, Worley, wants Mercer killed so he cannot reveal some buried truths that would put him in a compromising position.
Brodie and Taylor are disguised as Clark and Sarah Bowman, Canadian bird-watchers, as they enter Kavak the location they believe Mercer has his camp. Quickly, their cover is blown and they become the captured. Brodie is determined to escape because he knows a future for Taylor at that camp would be exploiting, and scarring. He plans their escape by taking out their guard, and heading for the river.
The pair successfully make it to the river when they spot Mercer. The believe they have a chance to take him captive, because they saw no weapons on him unlike his men, when they were being interrogated. Brodie approaches Mercer, and shots the man he was speaking with. He attempts to make Mercer surrender but it quickly turns into a rundown into the river. Luckily, Mercer didn’t see Taylor who Brodie gave the gun to, and she picked up their stat phone that was confiscated. Mercer did have a weapon, when Brodie caught up with him and Brodie only had a knife. However, because Mercer didn’t see Taylor, she and Brodie have the advantage and are able to make him surrender. They tie Mercer’s arms behind his back, and gag him and get him into the boat they were able to steal.
After speaking with two of their leaders they are headed to a deserted runway where they’ll be picked up and flown to an unknown location before going to the States. However because the truth about Worley was told, Brodie and Taylor are half-expecting the pickup to be a hoax. Sure enough it was.
With Mercer’s help, when the getaway plane arrives they have to injure Worley because he intended to kill all three of them.
The three await a different, and real getaway plane where they’ll be safe and out of the Venezuelan jungle.
Scott Brodie, and Maggie Taylor are sent you Venezuela to find intel on an ex Army Delta Force officer, Kyle Mercer who deserted his post. Deserting is a highly punishable act. It’s Brodie and Taylor’s mission to find intel, and at best arrest and being Mercer back to American soil.
With help from a few locals, the pair are able to locate where Mercer was last seen. Brodie and Taylor soon learn that Mercer has a camp set up somewhere in the jungle. But first a shoot out occurs at the last known place Mercer was spotted, and the two are ordered to abort their mission and come home.
While Taylor and Brodie are working together, he has some suspicions about his partner and who she may really be working for. The truth about their “allies” in Venezuela are also revealed and the mission to capture Mercer isn’t just what it seems. One official, Worley, wants Mercer killed so he cannot reveal some buried truths that would put him in a compromising position.
Brodie and Taylor are disguised as Clark and Sarah Bowman, Canadian bird-watchers, as they enter Kavak the location they believe Mercer has his camp. Quickly, their cover is blown and they become the captured. Brodie is determined to escape because he knows a future for Taylor at that camp would be exploiting, and scarring. He plans their escape by taking out their guard, and heading for the river.
The pair successfully make it to the river when they spot Mercer. The believe they have a chance to take him captive, because they saw no weapons on him unlike his men, when they were being interrogated. Brodie approaches Mercer, and shots the man he was speaking with. He attempts to make Mercer surrender but it quickly turns into a rundown into the river. Luckily, Mercer didn’t see Taylor who Brodie gave the gun to, and she picked up their stat phone that was confiscated. Mercer did have a weapon, when Brodie caught up with him and Brodie only had a knife. However, because Mercer didn’t see Taylor, she and Brodie have the advantage and are able to make him surrender. They tie Mercer’s arms behind his back, and gag him and get him into the boat they were able to steal.
After speaking with two of their leaders they are headed to a deserted runway where they’ll be picked up and flown to an unknown location before going to the States. However because the truth about Worley was told, Brodie and Taylor are half-expecting the pickup to be a hoax. Sure enough it was.
With Mercer’s help, when the getaway plane arrives they have to injure Worley because he intended to kill all three of them.
The three await a different, and real getaway plane where they’ll be safe and out of the Venezuelan jungle.