Rating: 1Star
I thought I was going to love, The Deserter by Nelson and Alex DeMille; however, after multiple tries, I called it quits at 165 pages in. The story never drew me in and the characters lacked the development I love. The writing is good, so no complaints there.
I have read other reviews and for the most part other readers enjoyed the story. I believe it boils down to the book not being my tastes. My advice is to read what others have to say and draw your own conclusions. Though I suspect if you are a DeMille fan you will enjoy this one.
I received a free copy, at BookExpo 2019, in exchange for my honest review. I will leave you with the blurb from the book (see below) since I did not read far enough to write my own synopsis.
When Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army’s elite Delta Force disappeared from his post in Afghanistan, a video released by his Taliban captors made international headlines. But circumstances were murky: Did Mercer desert before he was captured? Then a second video sent to Mercer’s Army commanders leaves no doubt: the trained assassin and keeper of classified Army intelligence has willfully disappeared.
When Mercer is spotted a year later in Caracas, Venezuela by an old army buddy, top military brass task Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor of the Criminal Investigation Division to fly to Venezuela and bring Mercer back to America—dead or alive. Brodie knows this is a difficult mission, made more difficult by his new partner’s inexperience and by his suspicion that Maggie Taylor is reporting to the CIA.