A Covert-Ops Suspense Action Novel (Warriors Series of Crime Action Thrillers Book 1)

Gripping from the very beginning. Fast paced and will draw you in. A true action and suspense novel! Would love to see a spin off of any of the colorful characters in this book. Broker for one, or see Rory later in life! Loved it, and the opening to The Reluctant Warrior looks to be equally thrilling!

Major Zebadiah(Zeb) Carter is an extraordinary person. A member of the Special Forces, he is one guy you want to keep on your good side. Not one for many social interactions, he always completes his missions to the best of his abilities(which are amazing).

When Zeb is sent to the Congo to complete a mission, he sees some things he shouldn't have seen. When he reports these things back to his superiors, they tell him to leave it alone, but he can't. He can't stand by and watch innocent women and children be raped and killed for sport. So he decides that he will find the people who are responsible for this and punish them himself.

On his down time, he likes to check in on his sister. On one such occasion, he meets Rory, her 7 year old next door neighbor, who is all but thrilled to have Zeb around. With two busy parents and not too many friends, Zeb is great for Rory. These two have an instant bond that no one would have expected.

When Zeb's mission and a story being written by Rory's dad, Connor, crossing paths, Rory gets to see Zeb in action.

For the most part this was a really great book. I gave it three stars because there were parts that were confusing and I had to go back and read. I felt as though the book could have gotten a little deeper into the character of Zeb. We really don't know more about him than everyone else around him and I would have liked to know more. There is a part at the end of the book, that helps you understand his stoicism a bit more, but knowing that at the beginning of the book may have made me enjoy this better. It's a good book and I plan on reading the rest of the series. The Reluctant Warrior is the next book in the series. And The Warrior Code is coming out later this month. You should get them all!!

The Warrior is a fast paced action packed book. The CHARACTERS are well drawn and you get sucked into the plots and subplots quickly. If you are reading this at night forget about going to sleep! You are not going to put this DOWN until the last page is finished!!!

I really liked this book,great characters and storyline,I am sitting here wiping my tears after finishing the book! The main character is a private,ex-military man,who has worked for 'no name government agencies', doing whatever is needed to keep our country safe. But when he sees some morally disturbing things done while at work in another country,he shows us that you never have to just let go of something that upsets you,even if done far from your home! You come to know each character and really care what happens to them,wanting badly to see all wrongs righted yourself! This story is quite an adventure,and I recommend it to all,can't wait for this authors next work!

The story starts with Zeb Carter, ex-Special Forces and now private military contractor, in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). He ends up at the village of Luvungi and witnesses terrible atrocities committed against women and children by a group of men he calls the Rogue Six. After killing three of the group, he follows the other three to the U.S. to avenge the villagers.

Carter is a bigger-than-life hero. Able to kill with all kinds of weapons including his bare hands, he tracks the monstrous trio including their leader Carsten Holt and asks for help along the way from friends with specialized skill sets, not only to help find and kill the Rogue Three but also to help protect family and friends. I especially liked Broker, tech genius, and young boy Rory.

Fast paced, full of action and colorful characters, I enjoyed this thrill-a-minute revenge themed thriller.

I do wish the backstories of the characters had been developed more. And the book could have used a bit more editing for punctuation and word usage.

But if you like thrillers or adventure stories, I think you will like this first in a series by author Patterson.

I apologize to the author. I read his books, loved them, proclaimed that he is now one of my favorite authors and then did not write reviews. This is to rectify that.
The Warrior sets the pace for the series. It introduces you to Zebediah Carter (Zeb). Zeb and his team are ex-Special Force in the US military. They now work as military contractors with US agencies with no names. They are tough and highly trained. Zeb has an assignment in the Congo. He sees death and violence against people that makes him determined to do something about it. That something is to find and kill the killers. He does this but at what cost?

My type of book and a good story. Written completely in the third party with a main character that was the strong silent type typical of this genre. The third person writing made the character and overall feel of the book rather cold. Hard to get attached to the characters with the lack of passion the third party point of view generates.

An intricate plot with a unique protagonist. I like Zeb, the hero of this piece. Like a lot of his contemporaries, he is good with a knife and a gun but also with his hands. He’s very fast and deadly. Don’t know if Patterson, the author has plans for a sequel with this character, but I’d read it for sure. This story starts out in the Congo where Zeb is hired to merely watch. Of course he can’t, so the story takes off in a hurry and keeps up the pace. Couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.