All in audiobook format, this review references the first 3 books in the Jericho Quinn series. Two, National Security and Act of Terror, are narrated by Tom Weiner, State of Emergency by Luke Daniels. All are between 10-11 hours of listening, so in total, these three represent approximately 30 hours of the Jericho Quinn adventures.Jericho Quinn is a Mitch Rapp (Vince Flynn), Jason Bourne (Robert Ludlum), Jack Ryan (Tom Clancy) … well, you get the idea. He’s the self deprecating good-guy-tough-guy, who loves motorcycles, that the world turns to in the event of an apocalyptic threat. Jericho and a few secondary heroes/heroine are the go-to characters for the Director of National Intelligence. Quinn’s code name is the ‘hammer’ … which should give you an idea regarding collective mission objectives.The bad guys are middle eastern, the weapons that of mass destruction. Think bio weapons, nuclear warheads, dirty bombs, and the feverous attempts to quell what initially seems inevitable.The Jericho Quinn stories are complex and a myriad of unrelated events are intermingled into a satisfactory conclusion. Each novel can stand-alone, but characters move through each book to the next. Pay attention, moments are sometimes hard to follow without re-wind. Although these stories usually bring together seemingly disparate events, Cameron goes overboard a bit, in my opinion. There are many scenes that seem to add little, if anything, to the plots, and could easily have been removed. But, that’s just me, and you may come to a different conclusion. Basically, in my opinion, the books are good, but could have been shorter and less confusing.Narration is fine. I take no issue with either reader. Luke Daniels has a unique take on the bad guy’s voice, however … a bit grating. But, he’s the bad guy, you’re not supposed to like him :-). You’ll have no trouble discerning who-says-what-to-who with either narrator.Many of the well known authors of this genre, like those previously mentioned, are dead, and with them their wonderful characters. In my humble opinion, with this series Marc Cameron is making a credible effort to fill the void with Jericho Quinn.If you like the genre, you’ll like these stories … and Jericho Quinn. Enjoy!
Cameron presents a great second novel, with as much interest and intrigue as the first. He permits the reader to delve more into the flow of the plot and leaves the personal lives of those key to the book's advancement on the back burner, save for where plot and character background intertwine out of necessity. Using multiple plot lines and characters that, eventually, do meld together, Cameron has the reader ready to guess what is set to happen on the following pages.At times a little predictable, Cameron weaves a story that may have parallels with many others, but is told in such a way that the reader is kept interested about the path from A to B. He does not shy away from the dramatic, gory, violent, or sinister. This adds a degree of realism to the story and to the dialogue within. While some may find it too much, it does inject a sense of 'this could happen just like this' into it.Well done Mr. Cameron. I am hooked and look forward to more tales from your imagination.
What do You think about Act Of Terror (2012)?
Racing action.This is the first book by this author that I have read. It had an abundance of twists and turns, and a fair amount of wondering how each and every situation will resolve itself. Don't assume it will all be good. This author has no problem adding to the high body count. The writing was good, as was the development of the characters. Would recommend this book if you enjoy the genre, and are not opposed to some of the ugliness of terrorism and war. Compare to Gregg Olsens Jonathan Grave series, Andrew Petersons Nathan McBride series to name a few.
—Valerie Downs
I was fortunate enough to win this book from goodreads. I read Cameron's first book, National Security and I enjoyed it. Act of Terror was also enjoyable bur at times a little too much over the top. At certain points the timing was impossible in real life. Don't get me wrong I recommend this book to fans of the political thriller genre and I will be reading future novels from the author. With that said I wouldn't recommend this novel to introduce someone to the genre. for that you need to give someone a Vince Flynn novel. Cameron is an author to keep an eye on.
—Dave Schultz
