REVIEW
Congo Nightfall by Jason Kasper
Shadow Strike #8
Cats have nine lives and if this team were cats they would have blown through several cats’ lives of luck! Action packed thrill ride from beginning to end ~ Couldn’t put it down.
What I Liked:
* The team: five intrepid, highly skilled, lethal, dedicated, admirable, and intriguing men that worked together seamlessly * The bond between the team members, the synchronicity of their actions, the use of their skillsets and their uncanny way of reading one another as well as the situation
* Learning about two of the team who are considering a life beyond and the idea of family and what their future might hold had me wondering if the team might resign together or if some would stay no matter what – wouldn’t mind seeing them develop their own business together in the future
* Reading a bit about the Congo and being glad I was NOT on the run with the team
* Glimpses of the Op Cen back in the USA and how they scrambled on their end
* Thinking about what it would take to be a “local asset” in one’s country assisting a covert operations team ~ and the impact the local asset in this story had on the overall story
* The plot, pacing, setting and writing
* That the mission was successful though it left the door open for another one and a book to tell us what will happen next
* Thinking about what the team will do if and when they disband
* Knowing that there is at least one more book in this series to look forward to
What I didn’t like: * Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about how being on the “right side” doesn’t always mean your hands are clean
Did I like this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series/by this author? Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and Severn River Publishing for the ARC ~ This is my honest review.
4-5 Stars
BLURB
FROM FORMER GREEN BERET AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR JASON KASPER When elite CIA operative David Rivers and his paramilitary team are dispatched to the heart of Africa, their mission is eliminate the notorious terrorist warlord, Chijioke Mubenga, before he can unleash chaos upon the world. But fate has other plans. A streak of anti-aircraft fire lights up the night sky, turning a covert parachute jump into a nightmare descent. Stranded miles from their rendezvous point and deep within a hostile jungle, Rivers and his team are cut off, hunted, and desperate. In their quest for survival, they uncover a web of treachery that extends far beyond the Congo’s borders. As they close in on Mubenga, Rivers uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to reshape the very fabric of global security. In a land where trust is a luxury and every path holds potential danger, Rivers must navigate his team through a maze of betrayal, drawing on every ounce of his skill, leadership, and instinct to outwit an enemy that always seems two steps ahead. The hunt is on…but in the Congo, nothing is as it seems. And the cost of failure is unimaginable.