Rise Of The Enemy by Rob Sinclair

Rise of the Enemy by Rob Sinclair
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Time taken to read - 1 day

Publisher - Clink Street Publishing

Pages - 272

Blurb from the Cover

Agent Carl Logan is back in Rise of the Enemy

Everyone has a breaking pint. Carl Logan might just have found his.

The Joint Intelligence Agency sends agent Carl Logan on a routine mission to Russia. It should have been simple. But when Logan's cover is blown, he's transported into a world of hell he thought he would never see again.

Something is different this time, though, and before long doubts begin to surface in Logan's mind as to why the assignment went so wrong.

Logan has never been short of enemies. And sometimes the enemy is closer to home than you think.

Could his own people really have set him up?


My Review

Firstly, I would advise reading the first book in this series before picking up this one, the first is The Enemy. I think you will get more out of this book by knowing the background story of Logan and some of the other names that crop up. Carl Logan has been part of the JIA (Joint Intelligence Agency) for nineteen years, giving his all to the cause. After being on leave and a personal set back, he is on the job and ready to go. This job take him to Russia, behind enemy lines, it should be a straight forward mission but Logan's cover is busted, what follows causes Carl to question everything he thought he knew!

The prologue had me gasping out loud, what the bloody hell happened for Logan to be thinking what he was thinking which saw me racing to chapter one. We are among the action relatively quickly, Logan in Russia, the mission and what happens, the timeline splits to three months later, present day and flips between then and now. The chapters that followed after his cover was blown, the past, is in italics so it is easy to follow the story and differentiate between the timelines. Until we catch up to present day, we follow what Logan endured to bring him to the unthinkable actions he is considering in the prologue.

The book covers torture, this isn't new to Logan however for the reader you get much more of a front seat passenger in his journey of horror. Some of the scenes are so well portrayed I felt quite claustrophobic reading them. We have a greater insight into Logan's psych, he is still recovering from PTSD from his last jaunt behind enemy lines when he faces possibly a greater challenge. This is my second time reading this author, I most assuredly will be getting the third in this series. Thanks so much to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, 4/5 for me. Had I not been working, I would have read this book in one sitting, the pace is fast, the scenes make you squirm but you can't help but reading on and wanting to know what happens next!

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Dance With The Enemy by Rob Sinclair

Dance with the Enemy by Rob Sinclair
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Time taken to read - < 3 days

Pages - 361

Publisher - Clink Street Publishing

Blurb from Goodreads

Carl Logan was the perfect agent. A loner, with no real friends or family, he was trained to deal with any situation with cold efficiency, devoid of emotion. But Logan isn't the man he used to be, or the asset he once was. Five months ago his life changed forever when he was captured, tortured and left for dead by Youssef Selim, one of the world's most violent terrorists. When Selim mysteriously reappears in Paris, linked to the kidnapping of America's Attorney General, Logan smells his chance for revenge. Pursuing his man relentlessly, oblivious to the growing trail of destruction that he leaves in his wake, Logan delves increasingly deep into the web of lies and deceit surrounding the kidnapping. Finally, he comes to learn just what it means to Dance with the Enemy.


My Review

Carl Logan is our main character, a loner who works with efficiency, no hesitation and to order. However, after being at the hands of a terrorist when an op when wrong, Logan hasn't quite recovered yet. Pulled back for the job of uncovering who is behind the kidnap of an American attorney general and tasked to get him back Logan is back. Along the way he meets an unlikely partner but Logan doesn't work with people bar the boss, is this the exception and will they help or hinder.

Ooh this is my first dance with this author and had work not got in the way, I could have read it in one sitting. Carl Logan echos Jack Reacher but has an emotional and vulnerable side that we don't get from Reacher. A good guy who is a hired gun, acts on his own and often going over the boundaries of the law to get the job done. He isn't without his flaws and I think that makes him more appealable to the reader as even in fiction, no one is really perfect.

The story is fairly fast paced, from the opening chapter to present day and the case that bring Logan back. Some of the book is a bit brutal in places, from fairly graphic torture scenes and some killings so if you like your books light on that side this may not be the book for you. Many themes are covered, relationships, teamwork, procedures, murder and there are some sex scenes too, just an fyi!

The character of Logan goes through a transition as he recovers, trying to do his job and deal with emotions that he isn't used to, due to his traumatic experience. A flawed character you can't help but root for, this is book one in the series, I will certainly be following up the next adventure. 4/5 for me, thanks to Netgalley for introducing me to a new author, a new series and a great character!

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