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A really good spy thriller. With plenty of action, it holds your interest. 3.5 stars.
Worth a read for fans of the genre.

Saigon Red
By Gregory C. Randall

4 Stars

The second book in the Alex Polonia series.

A great engaging spy novel, that draws the reader in from the first page. Once hooked the reader follows as the story unfolds with action and suspense.

Ex-police officer, now private special agent for an international security firm, Alex Polonia takes on a bodyguard role for a wealthy Italian industrialist relocating to Ho Chi Minh City.

Fighting a mysterious assassin known as the Ghost, Alex must overcome her past to save the Lucchese family and her own family’s reputation. But when Alex’s ex-husband suddenly shows up, she fears that the entire operation could fail, and that the real enemy is disturbingly close.

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Description
An ex-cop goes to the far side of the world to discover her family’s darkest secrets.

Believed complicit in her ex-husband’s prison escape, Cleveland police detective Alex Polonia is methodically being forced out of the department. Not waiting, she does them one better and resigns, taking on a new profession as a special agent for an international security firm. Her first assignment: bodyguard for the family of Nevio Lucchese, a wealthy Italian industrialist relocating to Ho Chi Minh City. But Vietnam is where Alex’s unknown past casts a dark shadow—and a mysterious assassin could be hiding in it. Known only as the Ghost, he kills with drone-like precision and eludes all attempts at capture. Most disturbingly, he may hold the key to a love that Alex’s father lost fifty years earlier. Now caught in a dangerous and personal game, Alex must outwit the Ghost to save the Lucchese family and her own family’s reputation. But when Alex’s ex-husband suddenly shows up, she fears that the entire operation could fail, and that the real enemy is disturbingly close.

My Review

If you like fast paced novels that will keep you turning page after page until the very end then this is the book you need.

Excellent writing and great characters.

The story Saigon Red starts off with Alex having had a very busy 12 months. And ends beautifully.

I was provided this book for free in exchange for my honest opinion.

I give this book a 5 star ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Because there is no higher ranking.

Great job, highly Recommend.

Fast paced, thrilling CIA-type novel that keeps you reading. I wish I had read the first book prior to this one but it did not take much away from my reading. Although there were some unbelievable plot twists, I think we partly read these “James Bond” sort of books for that suspension of reality. I enjoyed this and especially enjoyed the setting.

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This is a very well written story, but the plot is too far-fetched to score top score. The characters and the setting are very interesting, however, and make for a great read.

Taut, fast moving. The writing is tight, character development is superb and the plot and themes are obviously well thought out.

Hard to put down. You are left craving for more.

action-adventure, international-crime-and-mystery, suspense, Vietnam, thriller *****

From a career destroying mess in Cleveland, to a boot camp in Texas for a security firm, to beginning her first assignment in Italy with the destination of the former Saigon now Ho Chi Minh City, smart and savvy Alex finds herself involved in corporate espionage and high tech assassins. The pace is fast and intense with a few breathers, the characters engaging, the technology fascinating, and the suspense critical. The secondary plot revolves around her family, a CIA social interest, the felonious ex husband, and insinuates itself into the main plot quite deviously. It's a real thrill ride!
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