The Reluctant Warrior

Ty Patterson

2014 • 440 pages

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There are two ways to uncover a mole. One, investigate. Two, pray that the mole makes a mistake .There's a third way. Broker's way. Maverick intelligence analyst Broker and his black-ops team are recovering from the events of The Warrior, when the FBI comes seeking their help. The FBI has a mole buried deep in its organization, leaking sensitive information on its cases in New York, and all efforts to flush the mole out have failed. The FBI is counting on Broker's unorthodox methods to restore its integrity. What Broker hasn't counted on is coming up against an enemy with such incredible power and vast resources that no place in the city is safe from its reach, their every move is known. Only completing their mission could take them out of danger, but increasingly deadly attacks on the team prove that they've come up against a foe of a kind they've never come across before.As Broker digs deeper while on the run, he finds their past is inextricably linked to the mission and their mission turns personal. Hunted by their intended target and desperately trying to stay a step ahead, the last thing they need is more trouble. A mysterious assassin has other ideas and exploits their vulnerability to stalk them at a time when they can least afford to handle it, an assassin every bit as good as them. What was supposed to be a routine mission to prove their reputation could end up costing them their lives.

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A few months ago, I read the first volume in this trilogy and enjoyed it, while noting some real problems. The same thing could be said about this follow-up – the problems are still there, but they're not as bad. Patterson's improved – he's better at what he was good at, and his bad isn't quite as bad.

The character I liked most from The Warrior, Broker, moves to Center Stage for this one, hired by the FBI agent who made such a mess of things last time, Isakson. He's been trying to take down an increasingly powerful criminal organization in New York, a gang called the 5Clubs. The problem is, there seems to be a mole in the FBI or the NYPD, and he can't find it. Enter Broker and his impossibly good sources, software and assorted mercenaries – most notably, the Warriors.

Broker tries to improve upon the FBI's own investigation, but it doesn't work to well. So, he picks another strategy. He's going to ask the 5Clubs, who the mole is. Which includes the bonus feature of taking out a good deal of their operations along the way to give them a reason to actually answer.

Mayhem, destruction, and vigilante justice ensues in a quite entertaining fashion.

There are some weaknesses, which I really don't want to focus on – but these take me out of the action, take me out of the scene when I ran into them. If they didn't, I wouldn't talk about them. But when it stops me, I have to mention it. If you're curious, I've enumerated them over at my blog, The Irresponsible Reader.

The problems detract and distract, but don't ultimately ruin the experience of The Reluctant Warrior. It's a solid action story and a good improvement over the previous installment, and I'm curious to see where Patterson takes it next.
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Note: I was graciously provided a copy of this book by the author in exchange for a review. Hope he doesn't regret that.