Winterlong:
A Carter Blake Thriller – Mason Cross – (Pegasus Books)
Carter Blake had a pact with his former employer,
borrowing a piece straight out to the Cold War and forming a bit of mutual
assured destruction. Blake had the goods on them, in the form of electronic
black book and to keep them secreted away, all they had to do was leave him
alone.
Unfortunately for Blake the man he struck a deal with
is no more and there is a new sheriff in town and the hunt/race is on. Winterlong the latest installment in
Mason Cross’ Carter Blake series is one hellacious ride that tests every single
one of Blake’s very particular set of skills.
The amazing thing is that while Blake has spent the
last five years since departing the employ of Winterlong, basically off the
grid, behind a new alias, but really in plain sight. He uses his skills as a
tracker and a hunter to full effect as he races across country, dragging along
his latest skip trace and trying hard not to get the guy he captured or himself
killed in the process.
Working his wits to the end and making things up on the
fly, Blake manages to find his way back to the “black book” a jump drive just
chock full of secrets and dismantle more than a handful of his former
co-corkers along the way. While I hate to make comparisons, Blake is a fine mix
of Jack Reacher, the Equalizer, and Taken’s Bryan Mills. Cross continues to
rachet things up to a new level with each outing.
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