Customer Reviews

Well paced, well written plot - By: normngrey, 15 Nov 2008
I've read all of Coyle's books from the start. This one although continuing the Dixon thread is also writtenin way it works well as a standalone book for those who do not follow the series.

This one takes us to the Phillipines where Nathan Dixon is put on the spotin the manner which his new Commanding Officer arrivesin post & the characters spark due to the C.O.'s militatry ambition & Nathan's family background.

The strategy & tactics of the forces are well explainedin a well grounded manner for those not familiar with such.

The story is about a well trained political/religious terror group whose leader has ambition to bring together the muslim plans from their current fragmented state. This brings about a plan to destabilise the Phillipino government. The plot centres on the actionin the jungle & hence the title of Cat & Mouse.

The pace is tight & pulls the reader along extremely well. Toward the end when everything is starting to bubble there is an event which causes Nathan Dixon to rebel against his C.O. & start planning his tactics completelyin opposition to his C.O. but with some encouragement from the Operational Commander. The climax left me wondering who had achieved what. I am tempted to ask for a few more chapters but I suspect this ending leaves the next book with plenty of routes to follow.

A well written, clear & concise plot which is very realistic. Worth the moneyin my opinion.