Reviews for Hostage Zero

The average rating for Hostage Zero based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-10-13 00:00:00 Marcina Blunn The 2ND book in John Gilstrap's Jonathan Grave Series featuring extraordinaire freelance hostage rescue operative Jonathan "Digger" Grave, is a great follow-up to No Mercy . An intricate, multilayered plot with several storylines woven into the story beginning with the kidnapping of two teenage boys from a school for children of incarcerated parents, which Jonathan has a vested interested in, it soon leads him and his team into the world of corrupt politicians, drug lords and the cocaine factories in Colombia. The story moves along at a great pace filled with suspense and intrigue with twists and turns at every corner. The obstacles the team faces seem at times so farfetched but the author somehow makes it seem plausible and believable. Never mind that I am totally out of my depth when it comes to all the gadgets and military tactics that we are shown in the story….it comes together in a way that doesn't detract from the plot. The character development is great with some memorable characters that you can't help engaging with. Enjoyed the dialogue and interaction between the characters and Jonathan Grave's continually unfolding back-story, Some quotes that I liked - "'All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing'?"" "You have to learn to cope with the reality of what is, he heard Father Dom telling him. When bad things happen to us" "He remembered his drill sergeant from a million years ago in Basic Training telling him that the only life worth living is the one worth dying to protect. "Harry Truman had said it best: If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." "

Review # 2 was written on 2016-09-28 00:00:00 Mohamed Lunat I'm giving this a 3.5 read- with a splash of a 4 star read. HOSTAGE ZERO is the second of the Jonathan "Digger" Grave novels. "Digger" is a hostage negotiator who does little negotiating and more covert rescuing, rescuing people the government can't or will not attempt to repatriate with their families. Digger runs an orphanage called Resurrection House, and one early morning someone broke in and then kidnapped a couple of his boys - Jeremy Schuler and Evan Guinn - shooting the caretaker in the process. Not only will Digger do everything in his power to get these 2 boys back- but the bigger question is WHY on earth were they taken to begin with? With Digger and his team they will do everything in their power to get these boys back safely.The story moves from location to location -from the wilds of Alaska to the heat and humidity of Colombia - and slowly but surely the stories merge and we make sense of the kidnappings. Then comes the mission to get the boys back and there you have your good shoot 'em up, blow 'em up read, and in this, involves Columbia, cocaine country, and child slavery. There was one or two times where I lost some of the plot in this story- maybe because the author really went into such detail - but that didn't stop me from just plowing through it- I did enjoy this book and I really do love the Jonathan Digger Grave character and all of his crew members. When ever I am in the mood for this type of 'hero' book- this is one of my 'go to series' !!