A Wall Street Journal bestseller.A Border Patrol murder exposes a high-level conspiracy in USA Today bestselling author Steven Konkoly’s explosive thriller.After exposing and dismantling a deep-state conspiracy that nearly destroyed his life, Ryan Decker finds his covert skills have put him on the radar of influential Senator Steele. Now Steele needs his help. Two patrol agents were killed in a … his help. Two patrol agents were killed in a bizarre explosion near the US-Mexico border—and the evidence doesn’t line up with the official story.
Enlisted by Steele to run an undercover, off-the-books investigation, Decker and his partner, Harlow, head to the border town of Tecate. But when they’re caught in an ambush, Decker realizes they’ve stumbled onto something far more dangerous than any of them understood.
The cover-up is rooted deep in the Department of Defense itself. Fearful for their own lives and unable to trust anyone outside their small circle of skilled associates, Decker and Harlow set in motion a risky plan to stop a criminal conspiracy.
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Couldn’t sleep until I got up and finished the book! Non-stop action, intrigue, danger, and friends who share a special, rock-solid bond. Thanks, Steven Konkoly. I’m looking forward to Decker book number 3.
Political Thriller with a military twist that will keep you wondering what will happen next. The characters are like wayward, stubborn children that don’t listen. Somewhere along the way you decide you have to root for them in hopes all will turn out well.
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The Raid by Steven Konkoly is the second book in the Ryan Decker series. While this book worked as a standalone novel, I feel that it would have been better to have read the series in order. There are references back to events that occurred in the first book.
This action thriller is well-written. Senator Steele asks Ryan and the team to take on an “off-the-books” mission along the US-Mexican border that involves drug cartels and unscrupulous people in the US government.
The story takes us from California to the border with Mexico to Colorado to Washington D. C. but most of it takes place along the border. It is exactly what you would expect from an action thriller with lots of concern over who can be trusted as well as plenty of information on weapons and covert gear.
There are a few twists to the story, but nothing that was too hard to deduce. There is a little character development, but I did not get a significant sense of what the main characters would be like in their down time outside of missions. Nonetheless, it was so full of action and excitement that it kept me turning the pages to find out what was going to happen next. I was fully engaged in the mission becoming a success.
What is going on at the border? What are the cartels up to and why are some elements of the US government providing support to one or more of them? Who is masterminding the efforts? I recommend this book to those that like thrillers with a lot of action.
Thanks to Netgalley, Thomas & Mercer and Steven Konkoly for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Wow, what a story!
This was one great novel. Where else could you find, Ryan Decker, some members of the US military, US congressmen, and three Mexican cartels in Just one book?
A great sequel in the Decker series. Could be fairly realistic story line with today’s headlines. Our government working with the Cartels, isn’t too surprising to read about. There is also a human trafficking angle to follow up with, in the novel. Plus some very scary next gen weapons used in the book. Overall a fairly enjoyable read.
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First, I would like to thank Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer Publishing for providing me with a free Kindle ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Having read The Rescue, I felt that this book was much better. The prequel had left me with some nagging questions. The current text doesn’t have the same plot holes that I felt The Rescue had. My only complaint, really, is that there never is any resolution whatsoever to the presence of the five children in the desert who are found by the Border Patrol agents at the beginning of the book. Who were they? What happened to them? How did they have anything at all to do with the cartels, or the story in general? It felt as if their existence was created purely for shock and awe.
Action books are not my personal favorite, but this book kept the action level high and was full of comedic banter between characters, so the entertainment was definitely there. I could see this series being picked up by Hollywood with actors like Jason Statham and Liam Neeson.
Still hoping for a spin-off series centered around Harlow and her badass team! They are the real heroes in this series!
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