A review by tomasthanes
The King of Plagues by Jonathan Maberry

4.0

I was wondering how Jonathan Maberry would "up the stakes" from his prior novel. From

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Sebastian Gault and Toys to the Seven Kings

, Joe Ledger has gone against increasingly villainous bad guys. His love, Major Grace Courtland, now dead, the author has introduced another possible love interest,

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Dr. Circe O'Tree, working for Hugo Vox, daughter of Mr. Church

but he was careful to not let things move too quickly.

He's also coming up with some need Bond-like gadgets like the BAMS ("Bio-Aerosol Mass Spectrometer"). It's still not the size of a tricorder but it's getting there.