I have always thought Ward Larsen is criminally underrated and his newest book, Assassin's Edge, only reenforces my belief. In my opinion, he should be mentioned alongside the greats of the genre. Especially after his last couple of books.

A few years ago, I was beginning to think Larsen's Slaton series was becoming stale and fairly predictable, and he needed to shake things up. He must of felt my angst in his soul because since then he's written his best stuff.

When reading Larsen's work you can count on a few things: great, great characters, lots of action with believable dialogue and aviation will be prominently featured with at least one crazy-ass scene involving a plane. Lately, Larsen has changed up the things I was worried were becoming monotonous and he has never been better.

If you are new to the Slaton series, Assassin's Edge is a great place to begin. You won't regret it.

My sincere thanks to Ward Larsen, Macmillan-Tor/Forge, and NetGalley for the privilege to read an advance copy of Assassin's Edge!

I have read all of Ward Larson’s book in this series. This was just as good as the rest. David Slaton worked for Mossad but is now living peacefully with his wife and son. His old mentor comes to see him – His daughter who worked for Mossad too is missing. David with the blessing of his wife – goes to find her
The book is jammed packed with action as David navigates the world to find out what happened.
The writing is very good, and the story moves along quickly. I recommend this book! Thank you, Net Galley, for an advanced copy for an honest review.

This is a really well written book and the second I have read in the series. I loved that it had it all. Warfare in different locations, some cutting edge warfare and David Slaton. This is one of those books that if you pick up., you won’t put down. I loved that Slaton moved between the US and Mossad and used his brains to figure out the problems. It had plenty of action too. One of the better books I have read this year.

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I would like to fist thank Macmillan-Tor/Forge, Forge Books for allowing me to read and review this book.
I have been a fan of ward Larsen and have read all of his other books.

To sum it up. A good/fun book to read but not one of Mr. Larsen’s best.

The fate of the world is in Jeopardy Again! so who do you call: The Israeli Globetrotting superspy David Slaton
This is a good book; however, the original intent of the story was that the character was trying to "leave the life he had been living". However occasionally he would be forced: to work one of the intelligent agencies. Either the CIA or the Mossad. Sometimes both at the same time. With this book he has settled down and has a wife family.
The mission is to locate and eliminate the latest evil villain, Lazarus who has been working to get revenge on Mossad the Israeli intelligent service, to do this he needs money and hardware and the easiest way to do that is steal it. and the best way to get it. First it was an Israeli intelligent agent, who the happens to be the daughter of the Former head of the Mossad. At the same time a United States super-secret spy plane. Then a successful assault on an US naval Destroyer in the black sea. All of the assaults start to point to a mysterious figure Lazarus
So traveling the world to catch this new villain is David’s newest mission who just happens to be a former team mate who was left behind on a mission and was captured and tortured for years by the (usual) evil Arab forces
This book follows the same formulas as his other books in the series. This is a good book that was fun to read but the author is starting to go down thew same road of other authors and is starting to make his character a James Bond look-a-like He goes through great danger and had narrow escapes but shrugs them off no matter the cost. When he finally confronts the evil Lazarus. He realizes that he was the cause of the ultimate evilness that was unleased.

Another action adventure with protagonist David Slaton is a welcome addition to the series. In this story we find that coincidences are not really coincidental. Tying up separate strands is left up Slaton, who continues to mature into an excellent character.

Assassin’s Edge strikes a superb balance between detail-oriented storytelling and character-driven action. Ward Larsen changes up the David Slaton formula in an interesting manner that felt fresh and captivating.

The story introduces a brand-new threat for David Slaton to face on a global scale. When a US reconnaissance aircraft is brought down without any telltale signs of a conventional weapon and a Mossad agent’s abduction from the field links to the crash, Slaton is called back to investigate these events and unveil the enigmatic conspirators before World War 3 breaks out. With personal stakes for Slaton, he must venture to ice-cold Arctic amongst other exotic locations to catch up to a nebulous organization known as The Trident.

Ward Larsen has done more than just the due diligence with technical aspects of modern-day combat. His stellar and advanced descriptions of naval vessels and weaponry compel you to visualize the outstanding settings with all the glorious details. That is not to say the urban combat sequences are any less superb. David Slaton battles enemies in the unforgiving expanse of Arctic ice-lands just as swiftly as he takes down underworld gangsters in Albania, all the way to battling a homegrown threat in Israel while utilizing every weapon he can get his hands on.

In contrast to the previous David Slaton thrillers, Assassin’s Edge is a more cerebral and darker thriller as we get to witness more of Slaton’s mental acumen in sifting through hidden clues and realistically gut-wrenching deceptions in a more espionage-than-action narrative. The intimate details of conducting espionage operations with the surreptitious tradecraft add a gripping layer of authenticity to the events that make you forget this is a work of fiction. Ultimately, this was an excellent choice as the finale opens up a multitude of potentially long-lasting follow-up stories to explore the dire consequences of what follows in Assassin’s Edge.

2022 is lining up with great hits for the thriller genre and Ward Larsen has cemented a top spot already with this riveting and spectacular spy thriller. It truly deserves to be read in one-sitting.

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An alarming set of seemingly unrelated events brings one of my favorite characters out of his self-imposed exile to discover what is going on. To sweeten the pot, another series favorite, Jammer Davis, joins David Slaton and puts is aviation accident investigated skills to go use. What a formidable combination.

This is one of those adrenaline charged thrillers that keeps you engrossed from the very beginning, and let me tell you about the ending. On second thought I have no intention of spoiling the ride.

Put this one on your to-read list!