Reviewed by -- Maegan
Schaefer
Note - by a former
blog reviewer - the team has been retired, but still have reviews of theirs to
share.
Book Review of --
The Devil's Due (The
Blackwell Files Book 5) by Steven F. Freeman
Overall star rating
--- 4.5
About the book:
While on their
honeymoon, cryptologist Alton Blackwell and FBI Agent Mallory Wilson receive a
frantic plea for help. Resourceful Afghani teenager Mastana Meer, once
instrumental in rescuing a mutual friend from Afghanistan terrorists, finds
herself coerced into a nefarious plot by her Al-Qaeda uncle.
Having escaped the
clutches of her terrorist uncle, the teen is days away from leaving Kabul for a
better life when Alton and Mallory lose all contact with her.
As the former soldiers
race to Afghanistan to search for Mastana, they battle Al-Qaeda terrorists, a
resurgent cult of evil, and a web of political intrigue in which the label of
friend and foe is not easily assigned. The duo must summon all their investigatory
powers and combat skills in a desperate bid to track down their young friend
and rescue her before her captors’ malevolent designs can be set in motion.
Book creation ratings
Overall total, out of
30 -- 30
-- Story &
characters -- 10
-- Cover & title
-- 10
-- Editing &
formatting --10
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
This book is the 5th
in the series. I have not read the others, so jumping into the middle of the
series makes it a bit intimidating. But upon finishing the book, I had nothing
to worry about. I didn't need to read the first 4 books to understand what was
going on. This book takes place mostly in Afghanistan. The characters are
civilians now trying to find a friend who has gone missing. When they receive
little help from local authorities and the military personal from the base,
they take matters into their own hands to find her. This book starts off
intense and never slows down, which made for a quick read for me. I just
couldn't put it down, not knowing what was going to happen next.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- Suspense and
mystery
Age recommendations --
16 due to violence
Sex content rating -- Mild
Violence rating -- Moderate
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