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annieb123's review
4.0
Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.
Pacific Burn is the third Jim Brodie thriller by Barry Lancet. Released in 2016 by Simon & Schuster, it's 368 pages and is available in hardcover, paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is a very well written series by a competent and intelligent author who has decades of immersion in the settings, culture, and realities of living in Japan. Protagonist Jim Brodie is an expert in Japanese antiques, art, and culture as well as a second generation private investigator. The intersection of money and power often attracts the worst elements of humanity and Jim's a righter-of-wrongs and a slightly tarnished white hat with an infallable sense of justice.
This book starts with a (literal) bang as a sniper attack sees Jim escape with his life, but leaves his friend in a coma. The plotting is taut and spare and the action non-stop. The story is peppered throughout with transliterated Japanese words and phrases. The words are italicized in the text and translate easily in context (the author is quite adept). It adds verisimilitude without adding difficulty.
Although it's the third book in the series, the mystery and denouement are self contained here, and readers who jump in with this book won't have difficulties following the story. There are now four books extant in the series and they're all well constructed and exciting, so the series as a whole would be a good candidate for a weekend binge read.
Four stars. An exciting and transportive read. Some light swearing and a fair bit of gunplay and violence.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Pacific Burn is the third Jim Brodie thriller by Barry Lancet. Released in 2016 by Simon & Schuster, it's 368 pages and is available in hardcover, paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is a very well written series by a competent and intelligent author who has decades of immersion in the settings, culture, and realities of living in Japan. Protagonist Jim Brodie is an expert in Japanese antiques, art, and culture as well as a second generation private investigator. The intersection of money and power often attracts the worst elements of humanity and Jim's a righter-of-wrongs and a slightly tarnished white hat with an infallable sense of justice.
This book starts with a (literal) bang as a sniper attack sees Jim escape with his life, but leaves his friend in a coma. The plotting is taut and spare and the action non-stop. The story is peppered throughout with transliterated Japanese words and phrases. The words are italicized in the text and translate easily in context (the author is quite adept). It adds verisimilitude without adding difficulty.
Although it's the third book in the series, the mystery and denouement are self contained here, and readers who jump in with this book won't have difficulties following the story. There are now four books extant in the series and they're all well constructed and exciting, so the series as a whole would be a good candidate for a weekend binge read.
Four stars. An exciting and transportive read. Some light swearing and a fair bit of gunplay and violence.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
srchief's review against another edition
4.0
The Jim Brodie series continues with the third installment in the series. In Pacific Burn, one of Brodie's friends is killed in Napa Valley while on a trip to the United States. Brodie soon discovers that the family has been targeted. The only problem is that Brodie has no idea of why. This sets him on a trail that leads to Japan and a mythical legendary assassin.
Pacific Burn is a fast paced novel and a good read for all fans of this series and thrillers in general.
Pacific Burn is a fast paced novel and a good read for all fans of this series and thrillers in general.
armeneely's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely my favorite of the series so far. Barry Lancet keeps improving with each book, and is great at immersing one into the world of Jim Brodie. Excited for The Spy Across the Table.
rw3's review
1.0
A let down from earlier work. Way too far into the surreal. Actually 1 1/2 stars. Disappointed.
stevenk's review
4.0
This thriller featuring Jim Brodie, an American who grew up in Japan and inherited his father's detective agency and is also an art dealer, is a real page turner. When a Japanese friend's son is killed in Napa, and his Grandson is left in shock asking for Brodie in Japanese, Jim is brought in and he brings the full force of his agency in to protect his friend and his family. Traveling between San Francisco, Washington DC, Tokyo, Kyoto, and into the Japanese countryside searching for a legendary killer, this book keeps the action coming as Brodie tries to unravel the mystery of who is stalking his friends and why before time runs out. Full of lots of interesting locations and characters with details that make them come alive to the reader not familiar with Japanese culture I really enjoyed this book and even though it is the third in the series I never felt lost for not having read the first two (yet). I received a free ARC of this book through Goodreads First Reads giveaways.
srchief's review
4.0
The Jim Brodie series continues with the third installment in the series. In Pacific Burn, one of Brodie's friends is killed in Napa Valley while on a trip to the United States. Brodie soon discovers that the family has been targeted. The only problem is that Brodie has no idea of why. This sets him on a trail that leads to Japan and a mythical legendary assassin.
Pacific Burn is a fast paced novel and a good read for all fans of this series and thrillers in general.
Pacific Burn is a fast paced novel and a good read for all fans of this series and thrillers in general.
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