This is the fifth installment in the Gideon series by Eric Jerome
Dickey and I’m still in awe of the assassin with a heart. In this novel, EJD
picks up the story right after the battle between the Scamz Organization and the
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Buenos Aires. This was also where Gideon went
head-to-head in battle with Medianoche, a man whom his lying mother told him
was his father.
With betrayal and distrust at the heels of all the parties involved,
Gideon must recover while on the run with his crew and while Medianoche is
gathering up more Horsemen. Readers were introduced to some cold bloodied
killers like the Preacher and the Shark. The scenes were action packed and I
love the location descriptions and the history provided. The rollercoaster ride
from start to finish takes readers all over the globe with Gideon eventually
besting his enemies and circling back with lovers (Mrs. Jones, Lola Mack, etc.)
from EJD’s earlier novels (Sleeping with Strangers and Waking with Enemies).
As always, EJD delivers an epic tale tethered by lies, betrayal,
comeuppance mixed in with tender moments between bad men and the women who love
them. I really enjoyed learning the backstory between the Beast and Medianoche
and the long and complicated history they both had with Thelma aka Catherine,
Gideon’s mother. The twists, turns and secrets kept me turning the pages until
the answers came to light. All of which are the perfect set up for the sixth
installment. To this I say, bring it on EJD! I can’t wait to see what Gideon gets
into next.
Two thumbs up! Great read!
Rating: 5 stars
Some of my favorite lines:
Some of my favorite lines:
She coughed.
“Why didn’t you kill Medianoche then? Everything after is your fault.
“That
wasn’t my mission. I was hired to get the second briefcase. Not kill
Medianoche.”
“Bullshit.
You had him. You let him live. You’re weak. You’re soft. You punked out.”
I rocked,
was being strangled, renditioned by my truth. “Because he’s…”
“He’s what?”
“He… He’s
my father. I could fight him. I fought him. It was my best fight, and it
wasn’t easy, but I beat him. I suffered a beating, but I beat a legend. I beat
the monster that lived inside my head. He tried to kill me, and he failed. But
I couldn’t kill him, no matter what he had done.”
“You’re
afraid of him. You saw him and became the little boy who is afraid of his
father.”
“He’s Mr.
Midnight. In my mind, Midnight has always been larger than life.’
“You idolized
him.”
“The way people
idolize the devil. He was my goddamn boogeyman.”
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