Dan Willis is a well paid
and well trained assassin for the United States government. At least that part
seems to be true as this complex thriller starts. He believes he is working for
a super secret part of the United States government, Homeland Protection, on
missions to take out insurgents living in this country. Sleeper style agents
working for the enemy and plotting horrendous acts against targets inside the
United States. Having done three tours with the army including being part of
things in the first Gulf War killing the enemy abroad as well as at home isn't
an issue.
Homeland Protection built
upon his skill set making sure that he could accomplish a variety of tasks as
well as making a hit look like a naturally caused death or suicide. Dan Willis
is very good at his job and his latest target, Brian Schoefield, is to be his
twenty-fourth kill.
Dan's only flaw, especially
from a supervisor stand point, is that he thinks too much. As he tracks his
latest target Dan slowly realizes that the target is not an insurgent in any
way, shape, or form. Not only does he not seem to be any threat at all he fits
a pattern of recent targets who seem to share the same profile in that they
were not really threats either. They
seem to be average fellow citizens who are not doing anything but going about
their innocent daily lives. That leads to questions and asking questions is not
part of the job description. A job that one does not walk away from and live to
tell about it.
Broken into three distinct
sections reflecting its previous publication status, The Interloper by Dave
Zeltserman is a thriller for the modern era when everyone at home and abroad is
a possible threat to national security as well as peace and stability. Using an
all too plausible premise where certain individuals within our government have
decided to have some of their fellow citizens eliminated, the author spins a
complex and fast moving tale of intrigue and deceit. Unlike many thrillers published
today, the characters involved here are fleshed out in detail. The primary
characters especially are fully formed human beings and not card board cutouts.
The tale itself is
complicated and multifaceted in both the primary and secondary story lines. A
mix of psychological nuance and guns blazing action, The Interloper is a very
good read that also makes you think as well while Dan Willis tries to stay
alive thanks to a job you can't just walk away from and live.
The Interloper
Dave Zeltserman
Top Suspense Group
April 2014
ASIN: B00JU4H93I
E-book (Print version available)
334 Pages
$5.99
Published e-book supplied by
the author in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2014
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if you liked The Equalizer, you will enjoy this
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