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Government cover-ups and personal grudges about in The Rescue


Ryan Decker was a mercenary who specialized in retrieving high profile kidnapping victims and returning them to their wealthy and powerful families. But when a senator's daughter is kidnapped and her retrieval goes south, Decker finds himself locked away in prison, his family and the families of his entire team, murdered.

When Decker is suddenly released from prison without explanation, he's thrust violently back into the world he'd left behind. The Russians are after him. Law enforcement is after him. And someone in power is hellbent on making sure that at least one of the groups succeed in wiping him off the face of the planet.

The Rescue kept me riveted. While I normally take a few days to read even the best of books (because, sleep), I finished The Rescue within 24 hours of downloading it to my kindle. The action was fast. The conspiracies were believably complex. And most of all, I couldn't help but find myself rooting for Decker and the mysterious team of women who appeared to help him.

If you're looking for action and a "Let's figure this out, or die trying," story, then you're going to love Konkoly's writing style. With characters who aren't afraid to put themselves into the line of fire as they search for the truth, it's easy to get caught up in the story and leave the real world behind.

My only complaint about the book is when Decker meets up with the best friend who he's convinced set him up before he went to jail. Decker and his team make a daring plan to catch the former friend unaware and take him down, but when Decker arrives, a simple conversation changes Decker's mind about who's side the friend was on. While the rest of the book flowed well, this one section didn't sit right with me. Decker was too trusting, and too ready to forgive after all he'd been through. But aside from those few paragraphs where a little more conflict would have cemented their later reconciliation, the rest of the book was wonderfully written.

If you enjoy kidnappings, the unraveling of human trafficking, mobsters and renegades, look for The Rescue on Amazon.com.

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