6 reviews for Predator : With Tom Cain
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Predator : With Tom Cain
by Wilbur Smith
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THEY MURDERED HIS WIFE. THEY DESTROYED HIS FUTURE. NOW THEY HAVE TO PAY. Two men are responsible for the death of Hector Cross’ wife and only one is left alive: Johnny Congo psychopath, extortionist, murderer, and the bane of Cross’s life. He caught him before and let him go. Now, Hector wants him dead. So does the US government. Congo is locked up on Death Row in the most secure prison in the free world, counting down the days until his execution. He’s got two weeks. He wants out. He’s escaped before and knows he can again, and with whizz kid D’Shonn Brown enlisted, he might just have a chance. Cross, still licking his wounds from his last bruising encounter with Congo, is back and ready for work. In the middle of the rough Atlantic stands oil supertanker Bannock A. Terrorist activity in the area has triggered panic and there’s only one person they can trust to protect her. What is promised as a cakewalk turns out to be much more, a mission that will test Cross to his emotional and physical limits. But a life spent in the SAS and private security has left Cross hard-wired for pain and as he is thrown into the bull pit once more, he will not stop until he has snared his prey. Hector Cross is Predator.
About The Author
Wilbur Addison Smith (born 9 January 1933) is a South African novelist specialising in historical fiction about the international involvement in Southern Africa across three centuries, seen from the viewpoints of both black and white families.
An accountant by training, he gained a film contract with his first published novel When the Lion Feeds. This encouraged him to become a full-time writer, and he developed three long chronicles of the South African experience which all became best-sellers. He still acknowledges his publisher Charles Pick’s advice to “write about what you know best”, and his work takes in much authentic detail of the local hunting and mining way of life, along with the romance and conflict that goes with it. As of 2014 his 35 published novels had sold more than 120 million copies, 24 million of them in Italy.
Skryf Review
“Good Reading”
parth
This is my first time that I read anything written by either Tom Cain or Wilbur Smith so I could not differentiate much who wrote which part of the story. The authors’ writing style is fantastic, edgy, laced with tension and gripping suspense. The book is addictive from the first page itself as the authors delve the backstories of the characters with lots of details thus providing the story with a moderate pace. The narrative is engaging and at times is laced with raw-violence that will sometimes become bit too painful enough to digest. The main characters have that psychological hold on to the minds of the readers. From a first time readers of this series, like me, the story does not disappoint with the characters who were already developed in the previous books, as the authors have introduced them yet one more time with their past lives, thus making it easier for the readers to comprehend with the characters. The main character, the hero of the story has lot of similarities with the negative character, the villain of the story. Both Congo and Cross tortured people and showed an inhumane brutality on their way to their goals. Rest of the supporting characters are also quite well-developed.Overall, this enthralling thrilling adventurous mystery is a must read for those who enjoy a compelling crime-fiction that involves murder, rape, torture, terrorism, scandal as well as adventure.
arif
“Predator” is an action-packed thriller that continues after the death of Hector Cross’s wife , the killing of vicious and ruthless Carl Bannock and the handing over of Johnny Congo an extortionist and multi- murderer to legal justice. Life for Hector returns to normal with his girlfriend Jo Stanley and raising his young daughter Catherine Cayla when Congo escapes the executioner and vows vengeance against him.Although the woman aren’t realistic the characters do infuse the story with intensity, excitement and drama. Major Hector Cross the private security consultant and ex-SAS who plays by his own rules, is headstrong and proud but is also a tender-hearted father with his daughter. Included in his security team is the quick-witted, tough and hot-tempered Paddy O’Quinn; his wife the clever and skilled warrior Nasiya; and the brains behind the brawn Dave Imbliss. Yet it’s the depraved, heartlessness, and brooding vengeance of Johnny Congo (aka King John Kikuu Tembo) and the sophisticated charm of the greedy, cynical and ruthless Mateus da Cunha that add a dangerous chill to the story.Basically I liked the action thriller “Predator” as Hector Cross hunts a depraved killer who unleashes a deadly conspiracy and intend to read other series by the Wilbur Smith.
Kalgi
I’ve not read Smith’s previous Hector Cross novels, so it is possible that I was a bit of a disadvantage reading this, given the clear complexity of the characters’ backgrounds where they have crossed paths more than once. Fortunately the history is fairly well explained in around the first 10% of the book, though it does come across a little as being sort of shoehorned in to set the scene so the story can leap forward.The storytelling itself flip-flops a little between cliched soap-opera and excellent in-your-face phrasing. The result is not jarring, though, and for me the moments of sheer genius prose more than made up for the more eye-rolling moments.Overall? For me this is not a genre-defining novel, and don’t expect great literary fayre. But if what you’re looking for is a few hours of fun excitement with solidly-written action scenes and villains you can boo at, then you can do a lot worse than Predator.
pankti
A good, fast paced, entertaining soldier of fortune adventure story. This was my first Crossbow novel and I found it enjoyable. I will search for another in the series.This book seemed to flounder a bit in the ending I found the ending to be a bit disappointing as it did not match the build-up
Helly
“Predator” is the third book featuring former British soldier Hector Cross. The book opens with the escape of Congo, the man who was responsible for the death of Cross’ wife. Congo seeks revenge against Cross for his incarceration and death sentence. He plans to destroy Cross’ life by destroying Bannock Oil, the source of Cross’ wealth. Congo puts together a complicated plan involving mercenaries, the would-be dictator of an independence-seeking, oil-rich province of an African country and his corrupt attorney. When Cross realizes that Congo has escaped custody, he puts together his own force to stop him once and for all. What follows is ultimately showdown between the two men, only one of which will make it out alive.Wilbur Smith may be known for his historically based novels but his Crossbow novels with Hector Cross are no less exceptional. I am a huge fan of novels featuring military heroes and after reading just this one novel, I am hooked on Hector Cross. This novel is both informative and riveting, as the countries mentioned in the novel actually do exist and the province mentioned in the novel actually does want to be independent. I am now inclined to seek out Smith’s other books and would give this one 4/5 stars