Synopsis: 'Night in the California desert: John Barron - the youngest cop on the LAPD's feared 5-2 squad - will get a baptism of blood and fire he will never forget.
Panic on the streets of LA: An international hit man no one can stop - not the governments he threatens, not the prisons that try to hold him, not LA's bloodiest rogue cops.
Rebecca Barron, John's ravishingly beautiful sister: A night of traumatic terror has left her tragically mute. Now, trapped in a web of global intrigue - and pursued by the same murderous hit man menacing institutions of power worldwide - she will find the shocking violence that robbed her of her speech was only the beginning of a far darker odyssey.
A world-famous baroness - as sensuous as she is singularly cruel - will stop at nothing to fulfill her own maniacal dream, one destined to topple governments and dethrone dynasties, catapulting her to the pinnacle of global power . . . while the world holds its breath and waits.' From the book jacket

Review: While the story is interesting, the fact that the main characters change their names in different parts of the book is rather confusing. The ending is disappointing. ( )

First edition as new

John Barron es un joven policía de Los Ángeles que entra a formar parte de la legendaria brigada 5-2, un cuerpo de élite con prestigio mundial. En su primera y arriesgada misión -en la que van persiguiendo a un psicópata pero topan por casualidad con Raymond, un asesino frío e inteligentísimo cuyos fines alcanzan proporciones globales- Barron se da cuenta de que las cosas no son como él imaginaba y que detrás de la fachada de hombres honorables y justos se esconden prácticas perversas y justicieras. Huyendo de la 5-2 tras la estela de Raymond, el joven Barron se instalará en Europa y cambiará de nombre, de trabajo y de identidad. Aquí se dará cuenta de que se enfrenta a una trama que tiene siglos de historia y pretende cambiar el mundo, acabar con los poderes establecidos y catapultar a una sola familia a la cúspide del poder.

This was an excellent gripping thriller that had me riveted to my seat for nearly all of its 702 pages.

It's divided into three parts, Los Angeles, Europe & Russia. The first part, Los Angeles centres around a mysteriously violent man who emerges from the midst of the take down of another criminal getting caught up as he is taken hostage, then murders police to escape resulting in a thrilling manhunt.

From here it moves to Europe, which I shan't describe for fear or ruining the exciting flow of the novel, then the story moves to Russia where all of the mysteries and motivations of people are full exposed in a captivating manner.

My description really does not do this justice, it was a great story and I think I shall be checking out some more Folsom soon. ( )

Die ersten 350 Seiten sind ein wilder Ritt, mit einem unglaublichem Tempo erzählt,
danach nimmt sich der Autor eine kleine Auszeit und das hemmt ein wenig den Lesefluss.
Am Schluß hätte weniger doch mehr bedeutet. ( )