Review by EricL -- The Fugitive (The Border Series Book 5)
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Review by EricL -- The Fugitive (The Border Series Book 5)
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Fugitive (The Border Series Book 5)" by David Griffith.]
The Fugitive tome 5 of The Border Series by David Griffith, is a book about the retired hitman of some USA intelligence agencies whose goal is to fight the Cartels in Mexico. Living in their remote Blackwater Ranch, the Bowers family lived far away with rare contact with the world. The ex-hitman, Lonnie, thought his violent past would never cross 2 borders and come look for him in the middle of the wood. However, one paid a lot of money to get him killed and hired one of the best to do so. Miraculously, he survived but, so did the assassin! Looking to protect his reputation and his life with his family, the Indian now looks for a way to make the problem go away with the local authorities and he must also find out who wants him dead to make sure, he can safely restart his peaceful life with his wife and 3 kids.
To begin, I liked very much the tense ambiance in this book. Some dialogue words are written in Spanish but none of those words disrupt the flow of the text. These words contribute to make us understand that the main character lived a few years in Mexico. I also like the fact of how precise the author was when it came to the firearms. Always describing what type of guns and bullets were used, which explains to us a lot about the rancher’s life. Details like where the gun is being pointed contributed greatly to show how intense the fights were and contributed also to the great dynamic ambiance in the book.
Even without reading the four books in the series of The Fugitive, there was never a passage of the book I had a hard time understanding. Some knowledge of what is going on with the drug wars and cartels in Mexico and the rest of South America could be useful to better understand who the bad guys are in the story, but it is far from mandatory since the author made a clear picture of the situation.
To continue, this book was professionally edited since I found no mistake in the book. Some Spanish words are quite complex and could not figure them out by just looking at them, so I had to search them up. If stories with some violence and firearms does not interest you, then this is not a story for you. At the beginning, I had a little trouble grasping what is going on because of the flash back, however after the first 2 chapters, everything became clear to where the story is headed. Even with the little confusion, I easily give 4 out of 4 stars to this book since it only took me 4 days to read its 217 pages. Once you get into it, this book is more addicting than any drugs sold by those famous cartels but without any of the health hazard that come with them.
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The Fugitive (The Border Series Book 5)
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The Fugitive tome 5 of The Border Series by David Griffith, is a book about the retired hitman of some USA intelligence agencies whose goal is to fight the Cartels in Mexico. Living in their remote Blackwater Ranch, the Bowers family lived far away with rare contact with the world. The ex-hitman, Lonnie, thought his violent past would never cross 2 borders and come look for him in the middle of the wood. However, one paid a lot of money to get him killed and hired one of the best to do so. Miraculously, he survived but, so did the assassin! Looking to protect his reputation and his life with his family, the Indian now looks for a way to make the problem go away with the local authorities and he must also find out who wants him dead to make sure, he can safely restart his peaceful life with his wife and 3 kids.
To begin, I liked very much the tense ambiance in this book. Some dialogue words are written in Spanish but none of those words disrupt the flow of the text. These words contribute to make us understand that the main character lived a few years in Mexico. I also like the fact of how precise the author was when it came to the firearms. Always describing what type of guns and bullets were used, which explains to us a lot about the rancher’s life. Details like where the gun is being pointed contributed greatly to show how intense the fights were and contributed also to the great dynamic ambiance in the book.
Even without reading the four books in the series of The Fugitive, there was never a passage of the book I had a hard time understanding. Some knowledge of what is going on with the drug wars and cartels in Mexico and the rest of South America could be useful to better understand who the bad guys are in the story, but it is far from mandatory since the author made a clear picture of the situation.
To continue, this book was professionally edited since I found no mistake in the book. Some Spanish words are quite complex and could not figure them out by just looking at them, so I had to search them up. If stories with some violence and firearms does not interest you, then this is not a story for you. At the beginning, I had a little trouble grasping what is going on because of the flash back, however after the first 2 chapters, everything became clear to where the story is headed. Even with the little confusion, I easily give 4 out of 4 stars to this book since it only took me 4 days to read its 217 pages. Once you get into it, this book is more addicting than any drugs sold by those famous cartels but without any of the health hazard that come with them.
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