The first few pages of ‘Combat Zone’ are bloody and violent, depicting some of the worst human violence. I had just begun to wonder about what I had gotten myself into when the story began to level out and a plot formed.

A young woman falls under the hypnotic and deceptive allure of a psychopathic, charismatic crime boss in Boston. Soon he has her working as a stripper among other things. Her uncle, the Don Vincent Scarelli, offers Jerry Hansen a million dollars if he will rescue the once innocent Gina from this cesspool she’s got herself into.

Hansen has a plan and government training so that everything seems easy and for while things go like clockwork. He infiltrates the organization and gains the trust of all the players. But when Jerry is betrayed by an unlikely source, his vengeance is the stuff that legends are made of.

If you are looking for a book that is full of twists, turns and surprises right until the end, then ‘Combat Zone’ is the one you should be reading. I found it isn’t one that can just be flipped through; it has to be read carefully in order not to miss anything. And just when you think that everything is over with, Hardin has yet another trick up his sleeve for you. I highly recommend this book.

review by Karen Magill
author of 'The Bond, A Paranormal Love Story and the soon to be released
'Let Us Play, A Rock 'n Roll Love Story'