National Security by Marc Cameron
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

‘National Security’ is a scary tale of extremely deadly chemicals making way to America by bad guys and about the folks who work to stop them. Unlike many tales about terrorism and America, this one is more involved, though only in subject.

The awkward part is the selection of the fellows to lead this fight. How they are assembled really is flaky and very unlikely. Others involved in the hunt of bad guys include scientists that speak more as regular store pharmacists, than learned members of a government agency. The ending is an odd cat and mouse game that includes a car chase that just doesn’t ring true. All of this points to some mighty shaky writing.

The story is solid. The chemical threat is very well written at every point. It’s the rest that needed some solid writing help. The characters are identified well and given typical backgrounds. Settings are mostly well written, especially those in the mid-east.

A Cover Issue: Here is another Pinnacle book with another lousy title and cover. Why on earth is an image of the White House included? Though there is a threat to “National Security”, it’s a wide encompassing title for such a narrow subject of the book.

Overall it’s a good story. Just weak as a first entry for a writer.

Bottom line: I recommend the book. 4 out of 10 points.

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