Reviews for Wild Justice

The average rating for Wild Justice based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-02-24 00:00:00 Shari Napoleon Mr. Smith writes his actions scenes well, but this book is already seeming dated and sexist what with several mentions already of taut nipples, big breasts and round, firm buttocks - all of women, of course. And that ain't all ... - My 1980 passport was blue. The Americans in this late-70's tale have green passports. Just sayin' ... - The daddy-daughter thing is very Trump-Ivanka, i.e. stomach-churning. - "Most of the world's leading surgeons are on the 747." - Really???? That must be a super-sized 747! - lots of smokers smoking(though not our hero!) - A U. S. Navy base in Indonesia? Where? - This book was titled "The Delta Decision" in the USA - a better title than this British one. Part One is finished after some nasty, hair-raising action. Like Stephen King, Mr. Smith is best when it comes to action stuff. I already know about one event coming up because it's spoken of in the blurbs on the back cover. I HATE that! Anyway, the hunt for Mr.(Ms?) Big and Evil will commence soon I'm sure. - Evidently, being a nasty terrorist makes you horny. Let the panties drop and the groping begin - right in the middle of a hijacking! Really?????? - You know, as I was writing the above comment about the sexual urges of terrorists I had the vague feeling that I might have read this before, or something very like it. If so I've pretty much forgotten the whole thing. Getting old ... - I'm assuming that I know who the big traitor is, but it could be so obvious it's a red herring and I'll be mistaken. We'll see. - The author finally betrays his right-wing prejudices. I hope he'll keep that to a minimum. I wonder what he'd think of Trump and his Putin-love? Just as the story was beginning to sag from a romantic interlude ... boom, another excellent action sequence is inserted. And now the author has skillfully introduced some doubt(in my mind at least) about who the big baddie might be. I'm sticking with my first guess, but won't know for a couple of more nights. I wish I could read faster, but when I do I tend to miss stuff. more notes and quibbles ... - Shouldn't "skis and sticks" be "skis and poles"? I skied for many years and never heard anyone refer to ski poles as sticks. - The neverending references to women's bodies ... - Should "zodiacal sign" just be "zodiac sign"? - Apparently the author thinks of women as horse-like as he loves the word "coltish." - I skipped of the big romance/sex scene. No doubt as bad as Dan Brown's in "The Rise of Endymion." Just like clockwork the author trots out an extended action scene. As before the outcome is predictable, but the telling of it is excellent. There will be more as there are almost 200 pages to go. The author continues to pile suspicion on one particular character, but this is almost certainly a red herring. I'm sticking with my first guess, though that one seems semi-obvious too. Maybe there's a third option? - So ... it never occurred to Peter that his daughter might be a target? Seemed kind of obvious to me, plus that plot point was spoiled on the back cover blurb of the book. Last night I started ski-skimming to get to the end of the book faster, but I didn't quite make it. I will do that tonight. Sure enough, big action scene(a guy-gal fight this time) scene(#4) last night came up right on time. This scene went on for PAGES. I guess I basically just got tired of all those words. Endless piles of description of peoples faces, clothing, smells, hair and other physical details as well as relentless stuff-name dropping(cars, booze, clothing etc.). Wore me the hell out ... I'll finish just so I can know who the baddie is. No other reason. Nevertheless, because the author puts a lot into the action scenes(even when brevity might be a better choice) this book will get a 2.75* rating, rounding up to 3*. 2* would be a bit low. That's "Bourne" territory. Finished last night with more skimming. Turns out that I was right about the big bad baddie. Mr Smith's not a bad writer, but he uses too many words. This would have been better at about 50-100 fewer pages. - A Japanese aircraft carrier lying in a hundred feet of water would stick up like a sore thumb. More likely it was UNDER a hundred feet of water. - The sub-baddie surprise was a bit of a head-scratcher and an example of gratuitous plot complication. - The two lovebirds can't keep their hands off each other no matter how dire the situation. And one more re-visit to Mr. Smith's nipple-mania. - It all ends with a joke, and not a bad one at all!

Review # 2 was written on 2011-12-13 00:00:00 Jhon Brown I would give it a zero, if it were possible. Two paragraphs in, and I'm already appalled by all of the references to the female anatomy. Epic fail.