Review: #880
Title: Desert Pursuit
Series: Alpha Force – 3rd book
Author: Chris Ryan
Comments: The author makes an engaging tale set in the desert. This time, Alpha Force are in the Sahara Desert, doing a little bit of harmless assistance to local villages when they are tangled in a more sinister plot. They end up becoming involved with a notorious child-slavers and sets off in pursuit when one of their friends is kidnapped to be sold. As a trademark of the series, it merges survival into the story, and this is in a fun way. As we see how Alpha Force survives in the desert, as well as the dangers that it poses, it never feels melodramatic or exaggerated. Despair sets in at multiple points in the story as the situation gets worse and worse, especially when one character decides to do something and you know that it’s just going to go wrong. You can’t wait until the ending when the villains gets their just desserts but even then, you’re worried that the tables can be flipped around at a moment’s notice.
Rating: 6.5/10