Member Reviews
Ily R, Media/Journalist
A riveting roller coaster that envelopes you from the very beginning and does not let go until the end.
Unbreakable (Murder on the Mekong, Book 1) is a great thriller I highly recommend.
Heath H, Media/Journalist
Unbreakable
By Hart River
2 stars
While the author has tried to push the pace with action, the story is slow and clumsy.
The storyline wanders and tries to unpack the characters and build tension, but it fails to engage the reader.
The publisher provides a warning that the title is “is a tightly woven psychological thriller”. From my reading of the title this is an hopeful statement.
Innocence is often the first casualty of war. Such is the case for Dr. Israel (Izzy) Moskowitz, drafted from his residency at Columbia University to the 99KO, the Army’s frontline psychiatric unit of the 8th Field Hospital. Having left his fiancée in New York, Izzy, along with his new friend, Dr. Gregg Kelly, is ill-prepared for the death and carnage of the horrific war that greets him.
J.D. Mikel arrives at the 99KO, presumably as another "shrink" but it's quickly apparent that he's really a "spook"--the CIA's most devious spy/assassin--undercover in search of a so-called Ghost Soldier responsible for the gruesome murders of U.S. troops. He recruits the reluctant Izzy and Gregg as his assistants for their psychological expertise since there could be a military personnel nut job on the loose. Izzy--already questioning his own sanity after witnessing multiple traumatic events--realizes he must quickly find a stronger, craftier, more resilient version of himself.
Along the Mekong River, amidst soldiers losing their minds, mortar attacks, death and the heat of hell's fire, Izzy, Gregg and J.D. discover the true depth of friendship in a shared quest to become UNBREAKABLE.
Thrill less read.
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