REVIEW: Hunt the Scorpion by Don Mann and Ralph Puzzullo

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Hunt the Scorpion by Don Mann and Ralph Puzzullo
Publishing Information: Kindle
Publisher: Mulholland Books; 29 Oct 2013
ISBN: 978-0316209625
Series: SEAL Team Six Book 2
Copy: Provided by Publisher
Reviewer: Tyson

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Synopsis: "Thomas Crocker and SEAL Team Six are back for another adrenaline packed adventure from former SEAL commando Don Mann.

When a nuclear device goes missing, and surfaces in the clutches of known terrorists, the United States calls on its most prized anti-terrorism force: Navy SEAL Team Six . Thomas Crocker and his squad from HUNT THE WOLF are called into action, protecting the world from terrorist threats.

With the same real life insight and pulse pounding action he brought to INSIDE SEAL TEAM SIX and HUNT THE WOLF, Don Mann takes readers inside the most elite combat unit on the planet and on an action-packed ride that is sure to appeal to fans of Vince Flynn and Brad Thor."

I love a good military action book and Mann and Puzzullo do a decent job of capturing the current mission of many of the elite teams of the US are undergoing.

One of the biggest issues I have with the technothriller/military books is that as you get deeper and deeper into the series the action gets bigger and the stakes get higher, while the character grows very little. They are still great reads but as a reader you want something to change in the character as he learns from his previous missions and they become a different as you read. In Hunt the Scorpion, we get a little bit of that change coming out. Not a lot but there are some cracks in the armor that is appreciated.

As the war comes to Crocker's doorstep, we see this change in his character. As his wife and neighbors are under siege from a group of terrorists with the SEALs playing catch up. While there are a few new characters added to the roster, the main group is still firing on all cylinders. However, there are a few issues; sometimes the dialogue is over the top, not too say that SEALs don't talk like that but there are times when the expletives are ridiculous. Another issue I had was beginning of the book where they are training. While I completely understand Special Operations Operators do desert marathons and other insane events to train and push themselves to be better, it just seemed far outside the box. With that said, it is still a great book and a perfect read for escapism. I still have two more books in the series to get to and plan to do so in the near future, I wasn't able to pick up the 5th book in the series for review, which honestly disappoints me but with the oversized backlog of books to review already, that may be a blessing in disguise.

Overall 7/10

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