Mike Kennedy's Reviews > First Strike

I went back and forth between rating this book a 3 or 4 star. I ended up going with a 4 because when Dewey Andreas is in the book, it is really good. The problem is he is barely in it in the first half of the book. It reminds me a lot of Coup d'Etat, number two in the series, because Dewey isn't in the first half of that book either. I know Mr. Coes is trying to build the story, but you need to have your star in the book. It's like having Wayne Gretzky on your team, but only playing him in the third period. As I did mention, when Dewey is in the book, the story is interesting and moves. Luckily, Dewey is involved heavily in the second half of the book to save it. The book centers around ISIS, it origins, and their attempts to get weapons. I don't want to give too much away, so I won't share much more. I will say the storyline is very unique and interesting. Mr. Coes really knows his stuff, and I really enjoy his writing style. Overall, this was still a pretty good book, just not quite up to the standard set by the rest of the series. The Dewey Andreas series is quickly becoming one of my favs, I suggest you pick one of the books up and find out what you are missing.