Eye of the Fire

Two of the SOBs sit out this mission, and a brother of a dead member plays a role in this adventure. An odd plot for this book, but the action and the storytelling are excellent from cover to cover. I had no idea how good this series was, with this eighth volume in the series, the quality so far has maintained a high level, I have enjoyed every one of them and plan to continue reading more. The Tampa area, and the coast of Cuba are the settings for this book, with more action on the waters in between. The assault on the prison in Cuba was great reading, and as usual, the storytelling leading up to this was interesting and entertaining right from the beginning. The SOBs have a rough time of it, with almost all of them getting wounded, this is one of the most brutal experiences yet for this group. The mysterious man in league with the Senator makes another appearance, adding another overall plot thread in the background, I guess this will play out more in future titles. I was pleased to see the return of Billy Two in this story, and he is even more of an interesting character than ever before after his experience with the Spetsnaz messed with his brain. Again a highly recommended book here.

Another pretty good read in the series where this time around the SOB's are given the task of infiltrating a Cuban prison where a former CIA operative Colonel D is being held and return him to safety. All is not as it seems however as the entire mission is a con job merely to lure the SOB's into Cuba where they will be eliminated once and for all by the devious Senator whose hatred of them is bubbling. Barrabas of course realises the problems with the offered job and sees through the con but still agrees to attempt the rescue. Lots of good action scenes here on the water and especially the prison where the SOB's infiltrate to rescue the infamous Colonel D who is basically nothing more than a Turkey Doctor. The younger brother of the dead SOB Emilio Lopez features prominently in this title with a few other very good characters introduced especially some of the X Command members and Billy 2 is back with a vengeance. Most of the team take injuries in this one which requires a few months recuperation before the next title takes place. Recommended reading again in this series.

Decent entry that, if I remember correctly focused some on Nanos and Billy's little parties. A worthwhile read, with the brother of a dead SOB showing up, but not on par with some of the others.