Peter Savage is quite the character! I have entered a series at book 5 with Guarding Savage, but it didnt take long for me to catch up. Dave Edlund does a good job of balancing action with story so this book was a quick, exciting read. There's espionage, political intrigue, kidnapping, and that's only the beginning. The character portraits are quite complex, and I really found them engaging. I now feel the need to go back and seek out the previous books. 3.5
I received my copy through NetGalley under no obligation.

What an incredible story this is. It is a thrilling tale involving political intrigue, kidnapping, the destruction of navy vessels and so much more. Peter Savage inadvertently becomes embroiled in the unfolding events after helping prevent a kidnapping of the niece of the Sultan. This leads on to scenarios where Peter and his pit bull, Diesel, are key players in a thrilling adventure during which they need to help prevent war between China and the USA.

This is a riveting, action packed read with danger around every corner. It isn't something that I'd usually automatically have chosen to read but I couldn't put it down and I'll certainly be looking out for more by this talented author in future. It has great characters and a suspense filled plot with plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. There are surprises galore as the chief conspirators and their motives are revealed. Overall, a superb, suspense filled thriller that I thoroughly enjoyed. If only politicians could have the same attitude as the President of the USA at the end of this story. I can but dream .....

I requested and was given a copy of this book via NetGalley. This review is my honest opinion after choosing to read this fantastic book and finding it difficult to put down.

I had trouble getting into this novel as the first few pages were so graphically brutal, but once I got into the plot I did enjoy it. I am not usually drawn to political/war stories but Peter was such an engaging protagonist with his "superpowers" that I found myself eager to finish it. Not only does it have political themes, but personal ones as well when he saves Jade. This was my first Edlund book but now I may have to check out the others as he certainly knows how to write a fast-paced novel!

A fast paced thriller on the international stage as Peter Savage is unknowingly brought into the fight to stop the United States from going to war with China under false pretenses. He meets Jade after saving her on the quiet streets of Bend, Oregon and accompanies her to England when she is abducted. He works to rescue her and in doing so injects himself into the fight to find the truth of what is going on in the South China Sea. Maybe a tad implausible at times but it does not take anything away from my enjoyment of the story and I look forward to reading more from this author,
Thank you to author Dave Edlund and Light Messages Publishing for the ARC for my honest review

This story is similar to a lot of military suspence novels. While taken from today's headines the premise is somewhat implausible. The action is fast and fun to read but the time-line is compressed. The bodyguard of the sutan's neice, Robert, did not seem as professional as he was described in the story. His constant failures endangered those he was responsible for and showed a major weakness in the story.

Once again Dave Edlund has put together a very clever and entertaining story. I’ve really enjoyed all five books in this series so far, and I’ve found each story is quite different from the next, which I quite like. It’s always a good sign when you sit down to read a book, and suddenly a few hours have past, and this is definitely one of those. I also like the Authors writing style, and that he has come up with such a great character in Peter Savage.

Peter Savage certainly doesn’t have a boring life, as he somehow manages to get himself involved in all sorts of situations. Mind you helping a couple of women from being kidnapped is what any normal bloke would be expected to do. Really, Peter has been lucky that he hasn’t been killed on a number of occasions. The American President isn’t surprised by the latest warning for the US to pull its Forces out of Japan and the surrounding areas. He knows that there are countries around the world that would like to see them disappear back to their side of the world. However, he’s quite surprised when Japan and the US Navy ships come under attack. Now they need to work out rather quickly who is responsible before things escalate into an all-out war. Peter once again finds himself being shot at, and all because he accepted a trip overseas. Overall a wonderfully interesting and entertaining plot, made this a very enjoyable book to read. 5/5 Star Rating.