Sirocco
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4.8 • 6 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
A serial bomber is wreaking havoc throughout Europe. Former New York City cop Michael Finnigan and former Spanish assassin Katalin Fiero—the brains behind St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking, a covert bounty-hunting operation based in Cyprus—may be the only ones who can stop the carnage. The partners have a reputation for tracking down the worst of the worst in international crime, all while staying firmly under the radar. But as they draw ever closer to the bombers, and as the terrorism sweeps up Katalin’s own family, Finnigan and Fiero have to decide if they can continue to operate in the shadows.
As the partners learn who they can—and can’t—trust, they come face-to-face with shocking secrets at the highest echelons of the world’s intelligence communities. Nonstop action and whip-smart dialogue power this compelling thriller to its final, heart-stopping conclusion.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Haynes's high-octane sequel to 2019's St. Nicolas Salvage & Wrecking, Michael Finnegan and Katalin Fiero, partners in the deceptively named St. Nicolas Salvage & Wreckage on Cyprus, pursue the mysterious leader of a terrorist group that has been setting off bombs throughout Europe to protest Western support of the government of the North African country of Alsharq. Finnigan, a former New York City detective, and Fiero, an ex-Spanish spy and assassin, wend their way through Europe in a serpentine plot that mixes explosive action with prolonged stretches of artful spycraft. In the end, the duo use their wiles to bring the villain to an adrenaline-fueled, bloody face-off in an abandoned Spanish castle. While Haynes skillfully manipulates the various thriller elements, he does so at the cost of his leads. Finnigan and Fiero have a nuanced, asexual relationship that serves the interests of their business partnership, but some readers will regret there's nothing more to them as characters than that. Haynes delivers an enjoyable blend of high drama and foreign intrigue.
Customer Reviews
This is an extraordinary book!
A couple of high tankers, one from CIA other from Spanish intelligence meet and arrange for a couple of bounty hunters to find a terrorist - so that no one can be blamed for however it works out.
These two bounty hunters have worked with others, mercenaries, hackers, etc so they’re not actually alone, but, yeah mostly!
It’s a rollicking, roller coaster ride - well no, it’s not a coaster ride, there are only high points throughout, no low spots, no draw out pace. Characters that were minor players in the beginning turn out to be part of the spy network no one wants to be blamed for.
The story plays out in various locations around the world, each fleshed out without overdoing it. And the characters are faultless, backstory builds, all of them - yeah it’s a long story; Goodreads says 300 pages, my iPad says 451, but every sentence counts.
Sirocco by Dana Haynes
I’m giving this an usually outstanding rating of 5/5
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Key: bad 1/5, ok 2/5, good 3/5, great 4/5, unusually outstanding 5/5