The Rescue (Ryan Decker #1)

Posted on 23 March 2018 by Steven Konkoly

Former CIA operative turned mercenary for hire Ryan Decker s specialty is rescuing kidnap victims Hired by an influential US senator to liberate his daughter from a human trafficking ring, Decker never anticipated sabotage or that the assault could go so disastrously wrong The hostage is dead His team is wiped out, and so are their families, including Decker s own wife and son eliminated one by one by the Russian mafia And he s survived to take the fall.When he s inexplicably freed soon into a ten year sentence in federal prison, Decker suspects another setup And private investigator Harlow Mackenzie knows he s right She has evidence that a power greater than the Russian mob was behind the raid that ruined Decker s life.The next move in a nationwide cat and mouse game of high level sedition is up to them Fueled by revenge and an obsession to clear his name, Decker has only one mission to destroy a growing conspiracy before it s too late. Read The Rescue (Ryan Decker #1) – kino-fada.fr The hero, Decker is as much a pursued and not remindful of Mitch Rapp as some claim Always being the victim does not make for an interesting, exciting story 3 of 10 starsExciting Hostage Rescue Gone Wrong Finds High Placed People At FaultI thoroughly enjoyed this first in a series by author Steven Konkoly I used to read his books several years ago, before his apoplectic period, and this story brings me right back into the fold Ryan Decker is an honest, work for the right reason ex CIA Operator , when trying to save a senator s daughter his whole team is killed Decker is blamed for this and is put in jail, with a stern outlook due to the Senator s belief that Exciting Hostage Rescue Gone Wrong Finds High Placed People At FaultI thoroughly enjoyed this first in a series by author Steven Konkoly I used to read his books several years ago, before his apoplectic period, and this story brings me right back into the fold Ryan Decker is an hones...This is the first book by Steven Konkoly that I have read It is formulaic You have a hero and conspiracy that involves several groups David vs Goliath Good vs Evil Who will win You know who will win in the end It is just a matter of how we get there The story is not very realistic but it is entertaining It would make a good made for TV movie Think the A Team.Ryan Decker is a former CIA operative turned mercenary He is the head of World Rescue Group whose specialty is rescuing kidnappe This is the first book by Steven Konkoly that I have read It is formulaic You have a hero and conspiracy that involves several groups David vs Goliath Good vs Evil Who will win You know who will win in the end It is just a matter of how we get there The story is not very realistic but it is entertaining It would make a good made for TV movie Think the A Team.Ryan Decker is a former CIA operative turned mercenary He is the head of World Rescue Group whose specialty is rescuing kidnapped victims He and his team have been hired by a US senator to rescue her daughter from a human trafficking ring The Russians of course The story opens with Decker and his team about to rescue Meghan Steele and the other victims when things go horribly wrong The hostages are killed, Decker s team is wiped out, the families of World Rescue Group including...The Rescue was an awesome read.The Rescue has been getting a ton of early praise Unfortunately, I won t be joining that party train, so feel free to boo me if you must.This book and I were simply a bad match All the things I love in a book just aren t here.The biggest problem for me revolves around the absence of character development For me to invest in a story, I have to care about, or at least get to know, the characters That doesn t happen Instead, we have a ton of narrating characters, some who matter a lottha The Rescue has been getting a ton of early praise Unfortunately, I won t be joining that party train, so feel free to boo me if you must.This book and I were simply a bad match All the things I love in a book just aren t here.The biggest problem for me revolves around the absence of character development For me to invest in a story, I have to care about, or at least get to know, the characters That doesn t happen Instead, we have a ton of narrating characters, some who matter a lotthan others, and we don t learn much about any of them, aside from how well they shoot.The entire book is plot driven, relying on a lot of action, all the time And this brings me back to the lack of character development I didn t feel any balance between the characters as people and the constant action propelling things forward.And, finally,...This was a fast paced story with plenty of action and emotion I enjoy Jack Reacher movies, so I attempted to read a Lee Child Jack Reacher book once I put it down within the first chapter or so because it was laced with so much profanity This was a good, Reacher style story, and although it was not profanity free, it was very sparse I appreciated the fact that the author felt he could write this type of story...Charles van BurenTOP 1000 REVIEWER5.0 out of 5 starsA suspense filled rollercoaster of a bookMarch 3, 2019Format Kindle Edition Verified PurchaseReviewer Sam Vines, writing anreview, has pointed out something which I had vaguely noticed but to which I hadn t given much thought The Rescue is the only First Read option out of six this month that is not either an introspective emotional journey of trauma and drama or the saga of an underdog s empowerment henceforth angst based drivel o Charles van BurenTOP 1000 REVIEWER5.0 out of 5 starsA suspense filled rollercoaster of a bookMarch 3, 2019Format Kindle Edition Verified PurchaseReviewer Sam Vines, writing anreview, has pointed out something which I had vaguely noticed but to which I hadn t given much thought The Rescue is the only First Read option out of six this month that is not either an introspective emotional journey of trauma and drama or the saga of an underdog s empowerment henceforth angst based drivel or ABD For that, it earns 5 stars from me, plus it s a decent story Many months, First Read doesn t even offer one non ABD option He hit that nail squarely on t...Another fantastic book by Steven Konkoly What I like about all of Konkoly s series is they are all distinctly unique and original This book centers around the fallout of a rescue operation That fallout includes Bratva, FBI, a politically motivated paramilitary organization, a private investigation firm, and an elite rescue team If that s not enough for you throw in some political conspiracies and coverups, plenty of hair raising gun fights, and plot twists making you say Woah What s goi...Not the best I ve readThe characters were never fleshed out and the plot was confusing A couple of dialogue mistakes were encountered and the book did not flow The main character was a mystery and the book never covered his personal history An author like Grisham would be a good model for this a...Personal Response I think Steven Konkoly does a very good job showing emotion through word choice and his punctuation I think the name of this book, The Rescue, really is a perfect name for this book cover to cover This is proven because of how much he gives up to rescue others even his freedom and then how much others give up to give him his freedom back The author does an amazing job of showing his commitment to helping others in this book including rescue mission...

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23 March 2018

Steven Konkoly