"Will Ludo survive the ultimate killer?
Ludo Carstairs and Michael Garris are taking an important package to their HQ in London. A defector. An enemy agent who has promised to tell them a thousand secrets.
But they are waylaid. A white-faced creature made of shadows burst from the sky and tears apart the train carriage in which they're travelling. It snatches the defector from their grasp, but not before it's twisted and shifted its face so the features perfectly mimic Ludo's.
A day later, they meet with a researcher who has become obsessed with something she calls The Wraith. A netherworld creature who now works as a paid killer. One which can change its face, defy gravity and disappear into the darkness. In her strange old house, she has a huge amount of information about this myth, but Ludo realises The Wraith itself is also in residence.
In a heartbeat, Ludo has gone. Kidnapped. Vanished into nothing.
Garris is desperate to get him back. From Venice, to a strange abandoned monastery on the African coast, he sets out on the trail of his partner…
Can he get to him in time, or will The Wraith do its worst?"
I got an ARC of this book.
Another great addition to the Ludo world. This one introduced a new terrifying monster, but in true Ludo fashion there were twists and turns that made the new monster something that will stay with me for a long time to come.
I thought I had the big twist figured out, which doesn't generally happen with Jameson (just one reason why I still read thrillers from him, when thrillers are not my normal genre). That twist came through and then was immediately smashed with a bigger twist that I didn't see coming. The twists kept coming and added some interesting new levels of lore to The Orginization. It also got me more curious what the obsession is with a character that was maybe still alive. Why do I care about this man so much? I need to know everything now, but I am going to be so mad if this gets to the level of Ravens himself. I don't need another weird (mostly) dead man to obsess over. There is something there, but I couldn't even begin to guess what it will be. Jameson doesn't do hints for no reason. The level of build up means something absolutely wild is going to happen.
The way this story just keeps building has me concerned where it is going to go. I am torn between there being no way that Ludo or Garris surviving this and them being more supernatural than has been let on. There is now a prequel called "The First Phoenix". Be sure to snag your copy from the back of The Wraith Assassin.
Dexter is the side character of the book and I like her so much better than I liked Cohen. She was more badass, more able to level with Ludo, and I just felt like she could have handled more than Ludo could have. There was something about her that was so intense and incredible. She is fascinating. I could see her becoming a more permanent side character in the series. She is too powerful and useful to be discounted after one book. I hope she comes back and clashes with Ludo some more. I need her one-liners cutting Ludo down, while Ludo just doesn't care and continues with his nonsense. It would be a nice balance that Garris doesn't always give.
I am not a thriller fan for so many reasons, but somehow Jameson is able to keep me invested while staying true to the thriller genre. Despite classes and being exhausted, I was reading a chapter or two before bed every night. I needed Ludo more than I needed that extra fifteen minutes of sleep. Well worth it!
4 out of 5 stars. I would recommend this book.
You can buy the book here.
~Isaiah
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