This is the first book I have read from this author. The Poet Recusant grabbed me from the beginning and was quite an enjoyable read. Well-crafted characters like Jack and now wife Rebecca kept me interested.

This book was provided to me in exchange for my honest opinion.

The writing is great, with excellent word choices. Overall The poet Recusant is very interesting and keeps you wondering what will happen next, but very dark and somewhat gruesome. I loved it. I highly recommend it!

Thriller in a series featuring assassin Jack Shelley and his now wife Rebecca.

This episode deals with the abduction of Rebecca and Jack's increasingly violent attempts to rescue her. Much of the story revolves around a group of psychologically damaged people attempting to find redemption, usually by the use of violence.

It works best when read as a revenge thriller - a la John Wicke -and on that level works well.

This is better the Poet writing wise but the issues with the first book are still there.Rebecca is still getting held captive,Jack is still offing people and they are still stuck in their own heads and their pasts.There are too many characters that come and go,it is still hard to follow what is going on at times.Honestly the flashbacks are still more interesting.It is meh..