Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: The Rescue

Subtitle: A Ghost Assassin Affair

Author: John J. Higgins

Genre: Spy/Mystery

Part of a series?

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series? N/A

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41025468-the-rescue-a-ghost-assassin-affair

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Chet Benning is an orphan, taken in and trained by the GHOST assassins. Chet is very good at his job and tries to save the twin girls of a Polish scientist. The abductor’s objective is to force their father to hand over a chip needed for a deadly robot so they can auction this to the highest bidder. We follow the scientist, his ex-wife, Chet and the twins in this fast-paced and exciting book. Will he succeed to bring the girls to safety?

What I liked about the book:

This book held just the right mixture of excitement, action and romance.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I loved the book in its entirety.

My favourite bits in the book:

Where a seemingly homeless guy turns out to be so much more.

My least favourite bits in the book:

The end. And only because the book ended and I would love to find out what happens next.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

I understand the author has written a few other books. I hope he will make this book the first of an exciting series.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This book reminds me of some other spy novels.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Maybe

Adult Yes

If you like action, excitement and spy novels, this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more books by this author.

Book Description by Author:

Ghost Assassin Chet Benning, a fallen half monk-half hitman, finds himself combatting the kidnapping of the twin daughters of a Russian paid scientist. In the process he discovers a plot to change warfare as we know it, the forbidden fruit of the beautiful wife of a Russian mob boss, and the constant threat of being captured or killed.

The twins’ mother’s attempts to barter her ex-husband's secret in exchange for her family’s freedom, but finds herself in danger of never finding her daughters again. Murder and intrigue follow in Colorado, New York City, Poland and Russia. Can the twins be saved in time? Can the world be saved from this new threat? Can a Ghost Assassin find love again?

About the Author:

John J. Higgins is an attorney and former statewide prosecutor who has had a multi-faceted career and life. He has worked on farms, performed firearm repairs, and refinished and sold antiques, all before he finished high school. In between pursuing his college studies, he supervised industrial finishing operations and assisted in developing a powder coating system. After college, he worked fulltime and attended law school at night. He also filmed rock stars and celebrities for public service announcements and produced and emceed a play that performed before audiences that totaled over 170,000. In his career as an attorney, he researched and wrote policy papers for governmental committees, drafted legislation, and revised statutes. In his role as a statewide prosecutor he was involved in some of the highest profile cases in his state, from prosecuting multiple and complex crime rings to homicides, including those committed by a serial killer. Among other things he does in his private life, he can scuba dive and pilot an airplane. An avid student of history and spiritual development, he lives in New Jersey in an old Victorian train station he converted into his residence.

He can be reached at his website: john-j-higgins.com