Dead Eye by Mark Greaney
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First, I have to repeat part of my review of Greaney’s ‘Ballistic’: Wow! This is a rip roaring book. Greaney takes his characters far away from what might be expected. Where he takes them and the story that unfolds is terrific!

The Gray Man does have a bit too much of a super hero stance, but he fails so often that Greaney illustrates him as human. Absolutely love the two views of The Gray Man. One is from the main character himself, who lays out his deep insecurities and concerns of his future. The other view is from everyone else which view him as everything from a monster to a humanitarian – basically he’s viewed as an unknown mysterious character. Greaney’s ability to so well accomplish this feat is amazing, especially for the genre he typically writes in.

Despite this being an entirely different tale with far different setting, characters, motivation, etc., this book gets the same above praise.

Let me add that the Dead Eye character was superbly written. Not just as a character but as how he is used to reveal other interesting information. For some reason Jeremy Piven kept coming to mind as I read the book.

There are lots of other characters also excellently drawn by Greaney. The setting, which is complex at times, may have you shivering and claustrophobic. Excellent work.

I will add, as I did with ‘Ballistic”, that convenient characters are used more than they should be. A little too easy a devise to the point I was expecting it.

This is a long book. But so much happens and the book is so exciting that you will be propelled through very quickly.

Bootom Line: I recommend this book. 9 out of 10 points.

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