Blood Run

I must have bought this book 20 years ago, and finally I get around to read it. The pages have long since turned yellow but never mind. It wasn't a bad story, nor was it original. The old chase across the country thing has been done countless times in books and films, even Clint Eastwood did it in The Gauntlet. So here Mack Bolan gets put through it thanks to Mike Newton. And I would have liked it if it were not for two gaping plot holes. The first goes like this: Brognola: We have a witness and we want you to escort him across country along with your brother. Bolan: My brother is a civilian, I'll do it, but send Able Team to help. Brognola: No we want your brother. And you have to drive the whole way. Bolan: How about Phoenix Force as back up? And Jack can fly us to LA. Brognola: No, we want to risk the life of your civilian brother, and we want you to drive all the way. So that is the first plot hole, but it had to be done for the sake of the story line. The second plot hole is, however, huge, and the whole story just falls apart. So DEA agent Pratt arrests Aguire and uses him to bait Vos out of Columbia so that he can be arrested on US soil and Pratt becomes the big boy in the DEA. So far so good except.....Pratt is really working for Vos the whole time, and has loads of contacts inside the Mafia, the KKK and biker gangs. If Pratt was a bad guy why on earth did he go through the whole sting operation to get Vos on US soil? Why bother? This smakes no sense, and that is why this book gets only 5 stars.

Mike Newton does it again ! I must admit I am a Mike Newton fan but I thought this book was fantastic. Mack's brother Johnny and Leo are both brought back into the series although I must agree Leo's part in the book was a dubious inclusion it was still good to see him. The story is fast paced and the final shootout is excellent with the stooge/fink meeting a fitting surprising ending. Mike Newton follows the Bolan character in a tradition exactly as Don would hope for (if he is looking down) and this is another of Mike's books WELL worth a read. my two bobs worth..................

Leo Turrin and Johnny Bolan appear together in this book, the first time they met each other. This is basicly a chase story, with some ambushes here and there. The villain was kind of easy to figure out, but overall it was a pretty good book. A lot of editorial messups in the book, more than I've seen in a Newton book before. The shootout at the end of this novel is very well done, one of the better ones to end a book in a while, so overall I think this book is just good enough to rank in the 8 star range.

Good the see the Bolan brothers kickin' butt again!!!!

A very good Bolan brothers outing.

DEFINATELY NEWTON AT HIS BEST!

Definitely a good chase story from long-time contributor Mike Newton. One quibble: was pulling in Leo Turrin to make a in-the-field appearance necessary?

A good "chase" book from Mike Newton. The final shootout ranks up there with the best.