"Moscow" by Ty Patterson

Zeb Carter Thriller book #9

No doubts Ty Patterson writes action-packed thrillers. His Zeb Carter series always gives us a thrill ride with a bit of fear and a lot of bangs where we see the characters dart and dash bullets and face enemies at every corners. In book #9, Zeb and his team’s mission sends them to Moscow to rescue a well-known Russian journalist who had planned to publish the biggest scoop that not only will boost her career but would be a game changer.

Mr. Patterson integrates the current events with the invasion of Ukraine in his story and gives his characters no respite from the opening page till the conclusion. Along the way as a reader I was fast out of breath following the gang dodging the different Russia law enforcement personal that were after them. It seemed most were quite incompetent...Zeb team always got out with minor injuries but the “bad guys” got killed or badly injured. Yes of course, Zeb and his merry men and women save the day and got out of Dodge (Moscow) with the journalist and her editor just in time....awe.

Although I admit the action is well-done and the characters are well defined the story has the same old beat. You see things coming, little surprise here for this long-time fan. I guess after reading so many books I have become somewhat blazé. Time for Mr. Patterson to give us a twist in his next story one we don`t see coming.

“Moscow” is not my favourite story but in spite of this, I definitely will continue being a faithful fan.