Shifting Target

I really enjoyed this book. No nukes of the week this time, no saving the planet from destruction, this is a low key story about organised crime, drug dealing and a certain wheeler dealer called Rosey Tosca. There is little action, Bolan isn't always at the forefront, but what there is is characterisation. The characters are painted in such a way that it is easy to visualise them and identify with them (even the villains). And there is a genuine thought out plot, not a 'made up as I go along' plot. Even more surprising, Bolan doesn't kill the bad guys this time around, they all (almost all) get arrested. Well written, well thought out, and easily recommended.

This book wasn't as good as the author's first Executioner (Double Action), nevertheless, I enjoyed Shifting Target. Here we have a novel strong on plot, with enough action to keep the pages turning. Bolan finds himself getting involved in more than meets the eye while on a mission to discover who is leaking secrets out of a chemical plant in Michigan. Soon a murder mystery, missing teenagers, an outlaw biker gang, an old asylum, a toxic waste facility, a wise-guy wanna-be, and Bolivian drug members are thrown into the mix to make an interesting and entertaining story. Grimaldi joins the action in the last portion of the book for a nice touch, and there were several scenes from the bad guys that were pretty good. Rosey Tosca was the main villain who had his nose in a variety of criminal activity, and I liked how everything went wrong for him in the end. The action at the end of the book is brief, but the loose ends in the story are tied up well. One thing that would have helped would have been to see Tosca meet a nastier fate, like somehow ending up in the quicklime, or some other permanent fate.

Excellent title in the series. Whilst this title has a little less action than I usually like I found that the plot and character development more than made up for it. If you read one of the titles in the series and you are constantly turning pages riveted within the story line being woven by the author well what more do you want in a book. Highly recommended reading. my two bobs worth........

Bolan is in Detroit when a stakeout goes bad. Tracking down the various leads takes the Executioner down an unexpected, but not unfamiliar, path. This is a very good story. The villain is believable and well described. While a smaller fish than Bolan usually goes after, he is much more believable and much more detailed than many of the Executioner's usual foes. Action was slightly sparse but well-written. Unfortunately, there was a rather lame under-developed plot about a mind control university. This was a little too SciFi for Bolan's world, and it subtracted from an otherwise excellent novel.

This book was a huge suprise since I though it would only be an average reading after checking out the back cover of the book but it turned out to be such a great and exciting one which kept me interested and entertained to the last page. There was always a new twist in the plot which changed constantly till the last chapter. From the desciption of the book Rosey Tosca seemed to be just yet another small time criminal hoping to score big time but he turned out to be a very sick and twisted one who´s into everything that meets his personal needs and goals. Bolan is even in a supporting role in the book which makes it an even more interesting and unique one. He never managed to get into a battle with Rosey Tosca so I wonder if he will appear again in a Mack Bolan book??????

This one was a surprise. I thought it would be the basic average read, but turned out to be an excellent book, that really held my interest. There wasn't as much action, which I missed, but the story made up for it. Bolan is more laid back, which was strange at first, but his personality fit the way the book is written. Rosey Tosca is one of the more interesting bad guys in the series. I would read this Executioner over again.

THIS ONE WAS UNCOMMON WHICH MADE IT COOL TO READ BUT TOSCA BEING A BIG PLAYER AS HE IS SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK AGAIN IN A FUTURE BOOK.