Faster, Grittier, Darker, Deadlier... Chris Ryan Extreme When an old friend makes a desperate call for help, former SAS Warrant Officer Joe Gardner is thrust back into the line of fire. His journey leads him into the deadliest favela in Brazil, where violent gangs, crazed hitmen and trigger-happy paramilitaries lurk. Gardner’s only hope of staying alive is through his supreme survival skills and warrior’s instinct.
Review
I loved this book. So much so that I read it in one afternoon. Admittedly it's not a very long book at around 100 pages but still - I'm known to whizz through the first few chapters of a book only to get bored and slow it right down, sometimes never finishing.
I really liked the main character, Joe Gardner, although I did feel there was a lot more to him than we saw. Whether this was due to the book being a short read or not, or whether it's down to the fact that this is part of a series I'm not sure. Maybe the character will develop in books 2 and 3 and we will possibly get to find out some back information about him.
This had all the elements of a top class mystery/thriller. The short chapters (which I love) added to the pace of the book and I literally couldn't put it down. It had lots of action scenes, was intense, had suspense, and had lots of violence. The only fault was the ending which was a bit abrupt and a bit of a let down. I'm not sure what I expected but something a bit more gritty would've been a more deserved ending for an otherwise exceptional book.
If you like a book filled with action then this is the one for you. The violence scenes are, however, not for the faint hearted.
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