You got me at spy.

Ghost of Africa was enjoyable, and I really liked getting to know the characters.

The storyline is about Bret Lee, a professor and sometimes-citizen-spy on a secret contract mission to capture or kill an African terrorist leader, Jacob Kunga, along with his rag-tag army.

According to intelligence sources, Kunga is seeking to acquire surface-to-air missiles to shoot down airliners overflying central Africa and is on the lookout for a willing arms source. Contriving to attract Kunga’s attention, Bret play-acts as a rich playboy arms dealer, gambling in Monte Carlo, Macao and South Africa casinos, hoping to “be found” by Kunga and his associates.

I was pulled in by the amazing premise of this book, but it was a real disappointment. I didn't enjoy the characters, everything felt very underdeveloped and I just found it difficult to follow along. I didn't have much interest. It was a real shame, the idea was great but execution was not. This book was not for me.

I was pulled in by the blurb of this book. Unfortunately, the author didn't fully deliver. It's certainly a globe-trotting story, and takes the reader all over. Unfortunately, the characters are all fairly shallow and undeveloped. Fun story, no serious grammatical issues, and interesting premise. With a little work, I think it could be a better book.

I really didn't enjoy this book. It just wasn't for me. It just seemed a little too slow and some if it didn't really make sense to me. Other's might enjoy this type of book, It just didn't work for me.

Chuck and Darren Van Soye offer readers a rollicking thriller featuring Bret Lee, a "citizen-spy." This is the third book to feature Bret Lee, and though I havent read the first two, I was easily able to catch up and follow the action. Action is plentiful in this thriller, and it's fast paced, but still seems balanced. The character are a little two dimensional for me, I wanted more layers. The settings change frequently and the threats encountered, while fantastic, are entertaining. If I had one complaint, it would be the use of scientific and military jargon, it got overwhelming at times.
I received my copy through NetGalley under no obligation.

Ghost Of Africa is an ambitious work, a college professor going undercover as an arms dealer in order to capture a terrorist. Unfortunately the author doesn't quite pull it off. It has a narrative that continually bounces all around the world, little character development, stilted dialogue and a totally implausible plot. On the other hand it was a quick and easy read, however I cannot recommend it.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I found this to be a very disappointing read. The characters lacked development and the entire approach seemed very lackadaisical, almost as if this were a story written by a middle school student. The story lacked credibility and the characters were amateurish.