Overkill

I think I've reviewed Pandemic already, so I'm kinda skipping past that (I've definitely read it more than once...). Anyway, like I said, I'm still way way behind with regard to what I read over the summer, so I'll move onto the next on my list. By the same author.

Overkill is the first Paul Richter book, and it's brilliant! Sometimes the earlier ones aren't as good, but this one was certainly exciting. Not only was there a lot of action, there was a lot of physical movement too, with Richter travelling in a Tornado across half the world... The descriptions are top, the plot's got a good chunk of conspiracy (though not perhaps as intriguing a conspiracy as that in Pandemic), I really enjoyed it in short. Definitely one of my favourite writers.

Timebomb

This is an absolutely absolutely fantastic book. I love this series!!! The rather dramatic cover reflects accurately the awesome story you'll find inside when you open it up. Paul Richter is in on a police attack upon a terrorists hideout near Geneva, which goes horribly wrong. Unexpectedly accused of murder, he flees the country while his boss works on persuading his opposing number that using Richter as a scapegoat is a stupid move. A second attack on a terrorist hideout, found with a mysterious tip off, goes wrong again. Hunting desperately for a pattern, Richter discovers an incredible plot.

Perhaps the best thing about the series is the realism of both plots, which feel like they could actually happen (I'm still mulling over the one in Pandemic...), action that is both tense and realistic, and character. I don't think there's really anything else to say. You should all read it and find out the plot for the largest ever non-nuclear explosion, and the result of its discovery... I don't want to spoil it for you.

Foxbat

Wow, this book was really good. Another one in the Paul Richter series, it has some fantastic flight scenes in, along with a decent conspiracy theory. Someone has been stealing Foxbat aircraft, and Richter is sent to find out who. And why. Nobody quite realises why the Foxbat was created, as it has no computer images. Until the stunning realisation that this is an aircraft that can survive the electro-magnetic pulse that accompanies a nuclear explosion. So what are the Koreans going to do with it?

Full of brilliant technical detail that doesn't disturb the flow of the story, this is a fantastic thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.