"Excellently written action thriller."
In most people's jobs, a small error of judgment or timing
can be altered or forgiven. For snipers Myles Rawlings and
Lon Grainger, the smallest factor can cost lives. After a
mission goes awry, they start having a harder and harder
time getting work. In fact, it looks like the government
has put them out to pasture without so much as a gold watch
for their efforts. However, when they receive a plea for
help that lands them in the middle of nowhere, it appears
they may be back on duty again, no matter what the
government, or the drug runner who plays his own version
of "the most dangerous game," has to say about it. THE DEVIL'S FINGER is excellently written, drawing in fans
of the action genre and occasional readers alike. Filled
not only with terse military jargon but also poetic
metaphor, the novel lends itself to one intense read. Be
warned: this would be a book best read in the light of day,
otherwise you might have to interrupt your reading to check
that your locks are all secure.
Reviewed by Vicky Gilpin
Posted September 20, 2004
SummaryMyles Rawlings and Lon Grainger are hunters of men. Trained
snipers, they have demonstrated their mastery of the one-
shot kill on every corner of the globe. But their new
contract takes them to the remote hell of Zapata, Texas--
where a vicious drug lord terrorizes and kills all who
oppose him.
But what begins as just another job becomes a personal
mission of redemption and vengeance as Rawlings and
Grainger fight to catch the drug kingpin in their
crosshairs--while they themselves are being hunted by the
bloody demons of their past.
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