Gunter’s Book Review
The Fury, by Shane Gericke
Best Selling author Shane Gericke has created another
explosive thriller for his legion of fans. The Fury, scheduled for release in
September, is set in real-time Chicago ,
Nogales , Arizona ,
Washington , D.C.
and Mexico , and
historically in World War II-era Germany ,
Japan and Manchuria .
It is ambitious in scope and relentless in its hang-on-to your-armchair
quality.
Sue “Superstition” Davis, a vice-squad undercover officer
with the Chicago P.D., heads down to Nogales , Arizona
to bring her own brand of high-kicking justice to Mexican drug cartel leader
Jimmy Garcia for killing her husband, undercover special ops agent Derek Davis,
in a desert shoot out.
Far from being a vanilla Mexican drug kingpin, the
ever-vigilant and opportunistic Garcia has a secret concerning a rocket that
had gone awry during World War II and has been sitting ever since in a hidden
cove in Mexico’s Gulf coast. It is old and rusty, dead in the water, yet still
carries a payload capable of inflicting unthinkable suffering and death to
millions. It is now in the hands of Garcia, and with it, he possesses the
ability to avenge the death of his family by the gringos from the north many
times over. Having received permission from U.S.
authorities to assume a key role in apprehending and killing Garcia, her trip
to Mexico
becomes a race to reach the narco at his mountain hideout before it’s too late.
In The Fury, Gericke brings an assertive style to plot
development, as he rapidly shifts scenes and points of view. He head-hops among
his protagonists and antagonists with impunity, tugging the reader along on a
wild ride. With uncanny ease, he then manages to slow the frenetic pace to a
crawl, allowing his readers a few moments to breathe as he delves into the
mindsets of his characters, sharing their thoughts, and injecting a certain
sardonic wit with clever expressions that lighten a story otherwise pockmarked
with a number of dark and grizzly scenes.
Shane excels in the plot line’s necessary flashbacks,
showcasing his acquired knowledge of the details surrounding particular
persons, places, and events of World War II. He has clearly done his research.
The Fury is not for the squeamish, nor is it for those who deny
the atrocities committed against humankind by callous and immoral leaders. Broad
in scope and memorable in its style, Gericke’s book is a great read for anyone
who loves to be thrilled on every page. It humanizes the tough-minded and
resilient Superstition, an enigma in her own right, a woman thrust into immense
danger and yet somehow able to remain true to herself and her ideals. She follows her own path, keeping us firmly
planted on the edge of our seats to the very end. Then and only then, do we sit
back and try to imagine “what if”?
This review is
protected by U.S. Copyright law and, except for brief excerpts, may not be
reproduced in any manner without the express written permission of Gunter
Kaesdorf, the author.
Copyright, Gunter K. Kaesdorf, 2015
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