Exile is the second novel in the Marc Dane series but this book can be read as a standalone. Marc has left his job as a forward mission specialist for MI6, the British Security Service. Our behind the scenes hero is now working with the United Nations Division of Nuclear Security investigation team in Croatia. Marc is on high alert and is on the chase to find and disarm a dirty bomb.
I enjoyed reading Exile and found it to be a great piece of escapism. Like the first novel there are plenty of military and technology skills used to both educate and entertain the reader. This time we have the threats posed by fake bombs, real dirty bombs, leftover kit from the cold war and lots of bad guys telling lies. More terrorists than you can shake a stick at, this time Al Shabaab with their Somali pirates. The new thrill for Marc and readers is HAHO - High Altitude High Opening - jumping from an aeroplane at over 30,000 feet!
There is enough backstory threaded into Exile for new readers who have not read Nomad. But the trouble for readers who have read the first book is that Exile is more of the same. Nothing too bad with that as Exile is an entertaining and exciting Spooks style thriller. Once again Marc has his trusty Aladdin’s Cave of a backpack and he chases the bad guys around the world with the help of Lucy Keyes and Rubicon. Lots more guns are discharged with a whole range of ordnance used. Sniper tradecraft is discussed again making the reader into a gun spotter thinking which gun would be best for the kill. Oh yes, Exile has a very high death toll with the relentless slaughter. Even the previous bad guys from The Combine have a role to play in this long story that runs to 496 pages.
Although Exile is clearly more of the same, it is still a GOOD read and gets 4 stars from me. Had it not been for the relentless action, maybe Marc and Lucy could have had a bit of romance but that did not happen.
Exile was written in 2017 and is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook.
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