Another cracking good adventure story (short, this time) from Rollins. I love these little snippets that give extra dimension to the (many!) characters in his Sigma Force novels. It makes that universe much more fleshed out and, well, real. And of course I love it because it's set in Paris in the catacombs. Rollins is really good about being accurate in his place/setting of the book (whereas some other authors rearrange cities according to their whim), so I appreciate the factualness (is that a word?) of this. At one point, the two leads run down the Rue Mouffetard, which is near where I worked, so I could picture them doing it. Very fun. Seichan goes solo.This is a well done precursor to The Devil Colony, one featuring no Sigma, no Gray, no Painter...Just Seichan and a small supporting cast. I have to admit that after the last several novels I found myself getting a bit burned out on the Sigma Force novels but this Seichan solo adventure is short and sweet and very entertaining.As usual Rollins mixes geographical and historical facts in with his high octane fiction. It's always interesting to see his footnotes as to what's real and what isn't and he doesn't leave that out in this short and sweet adventure.I read this AFTER reading the Devil Colony but even so it was fun to see Seichan on her own and see what exactly she got up to prior to the events that unfold in The Devil Colony. Kudos to Rollins for giving the fans a story revolving completely around this complex and intriguing character. Definitely leaves you wanting more Seichan!
What do You think about The Skeleton Key (2011)?
This could have just been a chapter in the next book...
—rasiha
