Full disclosure before I get into my thoughts on the 25th installment in Killmaster series; this is my first outing into the world of 'men's adventure' books, not just the Killmaster himself, Nick Carter, so without having a basis for comparison, my thoughts will be biased towards this entry, and this entry alone...
Perhaps that's why I got such a kick out of reading this.
SEVEN AGAINST GREECE pits the all American hero / professional Killmaster, Nick Carter, against a sophisticated international spy syndicate based in Greece posturing as an American migration service for refugees. The syndicate's cover is clever enough; upskill refugees in specialised trades and offer them to rich American businessmen at a reasonable price. The result; an instant and seamless infiltration of spies on American soil.
AXE, the agency Nick Carter works for, has caught wind of something suspicious out of Athens, and, after sending one of their agents to investigate only for them to go missing, deploys the Killmaster to search for answers.
In no time at all, Nick Carter is bedding broads, dodging bullets, and beating the living daylights out of bad guys. Naturally he quickly uncovers the sinister scheme behind the Golden Island Productions facade thanks to some quick thinking and all-too-easy infiltration of the inner sanctum of the syndicate's operations; the warm and wanton arms of one of the masterminds of the Golden Island Productions, Princess Electra.
The moment Nick Carter steps out of Electra's bed, the morning after their hot and steamy coupling, SEVEN AGAINST GREECE goes into overdrive with a body count far exceeding the novel's page count.
In order to enjoy SEVEN AGAINST GREECE you need to suspend your belief; Nick Carter is impervious to bullets, is a specialist marksman, an expert in hand-to-hand combat, can pilot a plane, is irresistible to the opposite sex, and is incredibly resourceful, - he's basically MacGyver and the Greek God Adonis fused into the ultimate fighting machine or 'Killmaster' as it were.
Nothing about SEVEN AGAINST GREECE is plausible which is part of the charm and appeal; it's fast fried men's adventure take-out for the mind, there's no need to think or contemplate proceedings, just enjoy the over-the-top ride of pure adrenaline infused testosterone.
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