The first novel in Reardon's Prometheus Man series.
Tom Reese, hunting for his brother's killer, assumes the identity of a CIA agent in order to gain access to a case in Paris. It's an engaging novel, with a decent protagonist, and a well-paced and well-constructed plot. If you're a fan of international/espionage mysteries, then I'd definitely recommend this one.

CIA agent Tom Blake hustles in on the French police when a pile of bodies are discovered in Paris. Blake has a lot of inside knowledge and works swiftly and deliberately, impressing the French. But there is just one problem. CIA Agent Blake is actually on assignment in Africa and the man in Paris using that identity is really Tom Reese ... an American searching for the men who killed his brother. At least one of the men behind the murder is a genetically modified man - a Prometheus. But Reese has a few secrets up his sleeve.

Along the way, Reese, in between stealing cars to make a getaway and pursuit, picks up a woman who was in trouble. And she happens to be the daughter of one of the men Reese is searching for.

The opening sequence - in fact the opening few chapters - really brings the reader in to the story. Both the action and the intrigue are high and this looks to be a really exciting book.

And then Reese picks up Silvana.

Author Scott Reardon tries to keep the pace high, adding a little chase with the complication of Reese trying to protect the woman as well as continue with his goal, but the book gets bogged down with silly tête-à-tête between the two. Though Silvana has no reason to confide or trust Reese, other than the fact that he rescued her from another situation, she does just that - trusts him. In fact, the two have a goofy little teasing conversation about this:
<blockquote>“Of course I can’t really trust you, can I?”
“No, but think of it this way. I just saved you from two men trying to drug you and stick you in their van. How much worse could I really be?”
“No, see, what you were supposed to say was ‘You can’t really trust me’ and leave it at that. Then I’d at least know you were somewhat honest. Instead you were clever. And a woman should never trust a clever man.”
“So she should trust one who’s not clever? Who’s, what, some kind of refreshing simpleton?”
She didn’t say anything.
“You know, anyone who’s motivated enough to do what those men almost did is motivated enough to keep trying.”
“Berlin,” she said softly. “Would you take me that far?”</blockquote>
And much later, after they've been through quite a bit, she says:
<blockquote>“I don’t know what it is, but something about you keeps telling me you’re a good person even though I hardly know you and”—she laughed sadly—“I really have no reason to trust you.”
He went to walk past her. She shifted her bodyweight, leaning in his way.</blockquote>
Wow...do you think these two strangers will end up in bed together (written sarcastically)...

From the moment Silvana enters the book, we go from an action thriller that showed a lot of promise to a wannabe Bourne or Bond, but this clearly isn't Reardon's strength. Reese has motivation to find his brother's killers, and Silvana is not an obstacle that he needs to overcome to get to his goal - instead she's a distraction and a distraction is not just a distraction for Reese, but for the reader as well. A romance - even an unlikely romance - can certainly be exciting in a thriller, but this goes on too long to just be a little sideline action.

The 'Prometheus' aspect is interesting (though not a particularly new idea), but it gets lost behind the addition of the girl - though she does serve as a catalyst for Reese to dump a lot of info - which is an annoying way for the reader to suddenly get a lot of information.

I wanted to like this book, and I did at the beginning, but I grew bored once the initial action came to a halt.

Looking for a good book? The Prometheus Man by Scott Reardon, starts out an exciting thriller with some secrets, but turns into something much less interesting the deeper we get into the book.

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I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

The Prometheus Man series has a new follower. I was drawn to the title and cover and was able to receive an eArc in exchange for an unbiased review via NetGalley. Tom Blake is investigating what appears to be a secret experiment and a man who appears to have superhuman abilities then it turns out that Tom Blake may exist but, the man who has been part of the investigation is not Tom Blake who is off on another assignment. He is the brother of one of a murder victim and his personal investigation has led him to this point. But, it turns out that there is also more to Tom than anyone knew.

The Prometheus Man shows the reader the darker side of the government and of man. It is one of those books that make you think twice about some of the things we hear about the government, especially if you look back to rumors about experiments done during World War II. How farfetched might it be to think that different governments are trying to create super-soldiers or experimenting with super-spies? Look how far the drone programs have come. What is scary is how the story chronicles the events and what happened to Tom and anyone else who might have been involved. Are there risks? Does everyone know the risks? Who should be involved? What happens when someone no longer wants to participate? The Prometheus Man gives a potential accounting of how it could go and all of the repercussions, not just for those involved, but, also for innocent bystanders. It is full of great action and fight scenes that really draw the reader in and I am really looking forward to the next book! Review can also be seen at Lady Techie's Book Musings http://LadyTechiesbookmusings.blogspot.com.

Tom, the avenger of his murdered brother, swapped identities, and a spice of near science. I think you will enjoy the twists and turns.

“The Prometheus Man” eBook was published in 2017 and was written by Scott Reardon (http://www.scottreardonbooks.com). This is Mr. Reardon’s first publication.

I categorize this novel as ‘R’ because it contains scenes of Violence and Mature Language. The story is mostly set in Europe. The primary character is Tom Reese.

Reese has infiltrated the CIA posing as an agent. He has done this in an effort to search for who murdered his brother. His brother was involved in illegal biomedical enhancements. Now he is on the trail of those who killed his brother, but someone else is out there following the same trail. Leads are dying and the evidence points to someone who was enhanced in the research his brother was involved in.

His infiltration of the CIA is soon discovered and he is hunted not only by the CIA, but also by the enhanced killer. Along the way he meets the daughter of one of those he is looking for and begins to have romantic feelings towards her.

Reese had felt his life was expendable as long as he brought his brother’s killers to justice. Now he wants to live for the girl and see justice served. There is more to the deaths than he originally thought and the experiments that his brother was involved in may not have ended with his death.

I enjoyed the nearly 8 hours I spent reading this modern day Thriller. While the basis of the enhancement borders on Science Fiction, this is really a 'spy thriller'. The characters were interesting and the plot was good, though it had few unexpected turns. I’m not sure what the cover art is supposed to portray. I give this novel a 4 out of 5.

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Prometheus Man is a science fiction thriller that pairs action with mystery. Scientists have formulated an injection that enhanced abilities in mice. A human trial, however, has gone horribly wrong. The book definitely features some violence, as you might expect with a book that starts off with a pile of bodies.

Investigating those bodies is a CIA agent, who, well, may not be who he says he is. I have to say, someone posing as a CIA agent to just people on the street is one thing, but this guy? He is actually posing as a CIA agent to the CIA, actually working on a case. That’s takes a lot more guts and skill than just an average Joe could pull off. The question is, how long can he make it last? Long enough to track down his brother’s killer?

This story was interesting, and really kept me interested. I was quite curious to figure out all the details of what was going on as well as seeing just how long Tom could pull this off. Bonus points to this book for actually making me laugh out loud in a couple of places. That is incredibly rare, so I want to make sure to mention it.

I have to say, my only real complaint with this book may be that some of the lines were a bit politically incorrect. Sometimes when that’s the case, you can tell the author is trying to use it to make a statement that offsets the negative comments. I wasn’t sure I could see that in this book. It just felt like was a part of the character, which maybe true to the author’s vision, but at the same time I found it completely unnecessary. There were other ways to paint the character that way without potentially alienating readers that might be offended. I mean, don’t get me wrong, this is only a very minor component of the book, most of it is not this way. I don’t want anyone to read my review and think this is a highly offensive book. It’s not even close, I am really just talking about a few borderline lines from the entire novel. But when it comes down to it, I just could not find justification. Maybe I’m just more sensitive, who knows.

This was an intriguing book, particularly for fans of thrillers. It features a rogue human experiment that is an efficient killing machine. It also has a protagonist out for vengeance, posing as a CIA agent. There were a few laugh out loud moments in this, which is rare for me.

This is the first book I have read from this Author and I loved it. I hope he continues to write. I read it in one sitting.

I think this is my first Scott Reardon read. I could not be sure since I think I have heard of the last name before but maybe it was another author. I got this copy from Netgalley. Thank you.

Mystery, suspense, and thrillers have always been my favorite genre. The adrenaline rush, the chase and the quest to uncover a mystery had constantly fascinated me. These type of stories are the closest I could get to living carelessly and dangerously.

The Prometheus Man is a story about stem cell technology. A covert operation of the CIA is involved in the research to enhance superhuman strength and cell regeneration to create super soldiers by stem cell technology. But the project went wrong and now the CIA would need to clean up its mess.

Tom Reese is investigating the death of his brother Dr. Eric Reese. His only way of getting an all-access pass to an unlimited resource is to plant himself inside CIA. And how he got in was genius. Getting out of the building with the evidence he needs to avenge his brother's death will almost cost him his life. But then, he has nothing to lose and live for.

This was like a Robin Cook novel. A story about a science and medical breakthrough which was abused for personal gain. Tom's search for his brother's killer and for the truth about himself will take him from Paris to Germany and Italy. Brace yourself for a lot of blood, deaths, shrapnel and ricocheting bullets. I knew it. The title alone already screamed--Read me!

This is the type of stories I live for. My indulgent dose of adrenaline and thrill. I give this book 4/5 syringes. Readers will be shown what possible ill-effects stem cell technology could have. Man should not be playing God because most of the time, it will end up a deadly mess.

Civilization is doomed because it takes a thousand men to build a bridge and only one to blow it up.
- Scott Reardon, The Prometheus Man -

I really wanted to like this book. The premise was sound and the characters were interesting. Unfortunately, the numerous overly long fight scenes became tedious and disrupted the storyline.