The Mercenary

Do you enjoy books that snag your imagination and curiosity right from the start? If so you may want to read this book!

The Mercenary by Dan Hampton is a great read! This page-turner is a gripping thriller that brings you into the story immediately and doesn’t let you go. This is the kind of book I usually finish in one day. I had to force myself to read only a few chapters at a time and savor the experience. Each day, I thought about the story, wondered what would happen next, and anxiously, happily jumped back in each evening. The book is a “who done it and how do we catch him” in a military setting. But don’t be afraid if you are not a military buff. The story is not overloaded with tech or confusing terms. The Mercenary is really a detective story, but mostly without detectives. Dan Hampton’s story-telling is real, unrelenting, honest and easy to follow. Dan pulls from his own true life combat background as a decorated USAF F-16 Viper pilot to finely craft this novel. He succeeds brilliantly. Lt Col Doug “Axe” Truax is a fighter pilot, but he’s stuck with a dull assignment doing paperwork. He is drawn into solving a mystery, a mystery that keeps getting bigger and bigger! Axe uses his knowledge and experience to help a team find out the identity of the elusive Mercenary and attempt to stop him from completing his deadly agenda. Don’t read too many reviews and spoil it! People want to tell you too much, I want to tell you too much. Get this book right now and start your journey into the shadowy world and the cold & calculating mind of The Mercenary. You won’t be sorry!!!

This book rocks! The flying scenes were top notch and the action was non stop. His descriptions were the best I've read and the plot was superb! I see that Mr. Hampton also wrote Viper Pilot - I'm buying that next!

This book literally will keep you reading it for hours, the only thing that kept me from reading it for longer periods of time was the pain I got in my neck from staring down to long. This is the first book in a three part series, and all I can say is I can't wait for the next installment! Sandman is such a BA! Awesome job 2Dogs!