If you love ACTION, Even Nonsense...

I suspected this was going to be another ACTION novel, with no attention paid to plot. I was right; it just didn't spin up to a believable story.
I made it only a small percentage into it before I had to give up. ( )

There is no good way to describe this prelude. I am not writer and therefor can't express myself adequately. I can say the prelude is something to 'wet your whistle'. As always with any of Brad Thor's books, you dive head in first into the action and you can't stop to read until the book is done. Then you are upset that you read the book so fast and that you have to wait a long time for the next mission or adventure. This book is a prelude to "Hidden Order" and i know that it is just as good as all previous novels. ( )

Review of eBook

Reed Carlton, the former Central Intelligence Agency operative who created that organization’s counterterrorism center, now heads The Carlton Group, a private intelligence and counterterrorism organization. And, thanks to a disastrous previous mission, he now finds himself in need of business. So he agrees to a mission to rescue the crew of the supertanker “Sierra Star,” currently being held hostage by a group of Somali pirates.

On a moonless night, Scot Harvath, Matt Sanchez, Pat Kass, and John Dean parachute onto the deck of the “Sienna Star” to rescue the crew. All proceeds relatively smoothly until they discover that the pirates have separated the crew . . . and they must recover the entire crew.

Will they succeed in their mission?

First, readers should be aware that this is a prequel, a short but action-packed introduction to the characters and the evolving story of “Hidden Order.” It’s no secret that “Free Fall” is neither a complete book nor a complete story. It says so, right in the title.

Following “Free Fall,” readers will find the prologue and the first three chapters of “Hidden Order” in which Claire Marcourt becomes a victim in some as-yet-unnamed operation while case officer Lydia Ryan finds herself in a troubling position. And the story of Scot Harvath and the rescue team continues as they work to complete their mission.

“Free Fall” begins with a tension-filled opening and never lets up. The undercurrent of tension running throughout the telling of the tale serves to keep the reader on edge as the unfolding action-filled story races along. A strong sense of place and believable, nuanced characters draw the reader into the narrative while surprises and plot twists continue to ramp up the suspense. It’s a power-packed introduction to an electrifying thriller.

Recommended. ( )

This is such a great teaser for Brad Thor’s Hidden Order. I’m a big fan of the Scot Harvath series and this one got me excited only to end abruptly with so many questions unanswered. ( )

A fun, quick little action sequence. Thor is probably at his best with the sort of action that takes place in this story. My criticism is not of the story itself, but rather of the decision to pull it out of the beginning of Hidden Order where it clearly belonged and "sell" it separately (yes, I know it was free). Many readers may not realize that this story was published or, if they don't have an eBook, may not have had access to it, and will thus, I think, be a bit cheated by the way Hidden Order begins (with the clear assumption that the reader has read Free Fall. ( )