Flint

I blew through this book in a couple of hours. It was a quick read that was made fun by Mike Newton's characters.DEA agent Tom Carlisle was fantastic ! I could here him talking with his thick Southern/Bayou drawl. I would love to see him reappear in the future.I liked reading this as I was chuckling to myself about the Billy-Bob references. Author Mike Newton does a good job of getting us to use stereotypes to see his characters and them forming his vision of those characters out of them. Having been to the country of Haiti all too recently, he did a good job describing the graft and corruption of the country. While the same time making sure to show the opposite side of the coin in the Haitian Police Seargent who gives his life because he can't be bought. It was nice to get a quick overview of Voo-doo as well. Again Mr. Newton takes a general stereo-type we all know and then writes in the vision he wants us to see. This book had me chuckling at several occassions, it was a well done story that sure was a fun pulp fiction read. The real cherry on top is DEA Agent Tom Carlisle. I hope we see him again.

This is one of the best Executioner titles. Here is why: 1-Memorable characters- Previously thought dead former Russian Spetsnaz Captain Igor Baibakov is back ! I hulking bloody butcher; Chuck Rogers just builds him into evil personified with detailed descriptions about Baibakov's entrenching tool alone. A tough yet beautiful Russian Army Intelligence agent is teamed with Bolan to help eliminate Baibakov and thus remove a stain from the Soviet's image. 2-The title itself is perfect "Blood Circle". Baibakov is back with the Serbian terrorist group the RED Falcons. Between the color red, Baibakov's return, and all the blood he releases from others, there could be no better a title given to this book. 3-The book is paced well between action and down time as even the downtime reads quickly, and Rogers has you quickly turning the pages to see where Baibakov's blood lust will strike next. My two minor complaints are as follows: 1-The whole suitcase nuke toward the end of the book seemed a wee bit far fetched. If the Red Falcon's had had this devise why not use it as leverage to achieve their political goals ? Or at the very least why hadn't they used it previously before Baibokov's butchery had drawn heat upon them making it more dificult for them to use. 2-Baibokov is killed in the end. Such a masterfully crafted evil villain would have made a wonderfull reoccuring character for Bolan and the Russians to try to deal with in the future. Overall this book with the wonderfully described characters has you smelling blood and drinking vodka right along with them !