The Second Horseman

by: Kyle Mills

Published by: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Reviewed by Bob Pike CSP, CPAE-Speakers Hall of Fame

Brandon Vale is a thief par excellence. He is a loveable scoundrel who sees to it that no one is ever hurt in his escapades. So how did he end up in jail for a diamond heist when he never received any diamonds? And why does the one prison guard who hates him lead him out of the prison on a dark and rainy night, hit himself with his own night stick, and then have the guards shoot to miss in order to drive Brandon away from the prison with a mysterious cell phone in his pocket?

This is just the opening few pages of a book that runs parallel plot lines so quickly you’ll find yourself out of breath. Has Brandon been sprung because something important must be stolen—and he’s the only one that can do it?

Are the former deputy director of the FBI, Richard Scanlon, and the National Security Advisor, Edward Hamdi, on the same page about retrieving stolen nuclear weapons—or is one a betrayer? And is Catherine assigned to handle Brandon because of her sex appeal, her skills—or because she is supposed to terminate him once the mission is over?

Think I’ve given too much of the plot away? Think again. Just enough to wet your appetite and get you turning pages the way I did—and this is less than a tenth of how the entire book plays out.

Mills develops a story that will keep you engaged until the last page, satisfied with the ending,

Armchair Interviews says: Hope we see Brandon and Catherine again.

Author’s Web site: http://www.KyleMills.com