Cleveland Pipeline

Really liked this book alot. Really liked the Introduction of Susan Laundry. She's a good match for Mack. And I like how he explains his war to her. This is very good writing. All in all I give this book 8 stars .

After a bit of a break, my first Bolan read in quite a while and it was a good one. Clearly a solid "8" rating as we see quite a bit of depth to Bolan's character and a solid overall story. The Executioner arrives in Cleveland to find some political clout pulling off an attempt to manipulate natural gas resources. However, its more than just a shoot-em-up style as Bolan meets up with Susan Landry. Bolan's relationship with Landry, and the abusive exploits of Tony Morello on the young both provide an emotional stir not necessarily contained in all books. I really enjoyed the antagonist Morello, and the passion that Bolan tracks him down at the end. There are a few scenes with Bolan not too frequently seen. From the misty eye in the rear-view mirror to the soul-searching done over some of his tactics, the inclusion of Landry really opens up Bolan to the reader. I enjoyed seeing Bolan thinking these things through. Cleveland Pipeline has good action scenes with gun battles and covert take downs, and a range of villainous characters setting the stage for a solid ending.

Very different type of title here where the Big Guy comes across a blackmail scheme of executives of some of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies relating to the control of Natural gas similar to the Texas Storm title where the goal of the Bad Guys was oil. Big difference here where he actually finds himself falling in love with a naive but a lovely young woman with a mind of her own and the courage of her convictions. Sort of allowing her to be captured by the Bad Guys he is questioning a lot of his tactics not only here but in his war everlasting with the stunning result that when he looks into the mirror he finds his eyes are wet (which further goes to show that he is not some mindless killing machine but a deeply thinking human being totally aware of what he is doing and the consequences of his actions). Huge title here when he contacts Leo to advise him of what he is going to do and Leo says "Hey, uh, this is beginning to sound like a post mortem memo" "Yeah, isn't it," Bolan replies "Let it go," Turrin urged. "Kill the play. Save it. Bring it back another day" "Can't do that," Bolan told him. "That wild card is a warm one. The wild man stole it. I have to steal it back." Major stuff I cannot recall the Big Guy being this emotional except when he was on the warpath looking for Val and Johnnie in Boston Blitz and he has only known this lady for a short time? (Maybe DP is starting to give a little insight into what the Big Guy is going to accept shortly regarding his agreement with the Federal Government and the last mile which is only 3 titles away)?. Further after the conversation with Leo he fires off a "last" file to Brognola as he prepares for the assault on the ship Christina where the lady has been taken and the hundred guns waiting for him there. Then the finale and a final cleanup where obviously the Big Guy survives for the next instalment of the series. Pretty good read here with a good ending certainly worth a ride.

Off-beat Bolan. And another team up with a lovely lady. What I liked about this one was that the woman stayed mysterious for a good portion of the book and this was offset by Mack's attraction for the girl. This worked really well and it was great to see how the plot tied into their relationship. Mack falls for this one, which of course sets up a terrible choice. This personal, emotional element helped the story along. The plot was intelligent but somewhat low in the action department. The insight into Mack's character made up for this and the book, overall, was pretty darn good.

A good entry in the series, it had some good moments, but it doesn't stack up to the earlier books in the series. Well worth reading though.

An excellent entry in the Mafia War series. Plenty of action and a familiarity with the locale, something often overlooked by Bolan fans. It really adds to the book. Bad Tony is one of the most memorable corpses left in Bolan's gory wake.

Mack Bolan is staking out the Cleveland mob when things turn hot. After he rescues a couple of intended victims he tackles the mafia in several good action scenes. Lots of gunplay in this one. Bolan encounters a girl who isn't exactly what she claims to be and has motives he can only guess at. She complicates his mission and his thinking. Her opposition causes him to try to explain his private war and its bloody conduct. Some good Bolan thinking here. The plot seems kind of weak but then, it's all about the action and the man so that isn't much of a problem and there is enough plot to move things along from one fight to another with reasonable plausibility. I felt this one gave a good 8 stars worth of enjoyment.

A good story with an enemy other than the Mafia. Susan Landry's first appearance, and it is a shame that she doesn't appear more often.

I've read this book and it really is good

Good episode in the Mafia Wars. Morello was an ultra cool, ultra sadistic baddie. Loved his execution of Sorenson. A real cold-hearted ending.

I LIKED THIS ONE BECAUSE IT INTRODUCED SUSAN LANDY FOR THE FIRST TIME.