The final part of the Eli Carver thrillers provides a balls to the wall action finale.
If you've ever wondered what you'd get if you crossed Jason Bourne with Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) and threw in a smattering of John Wick style ultraviolence, look no further.
Eli Carver is a hitman literally haunted by five of his victims. In the previous two volumes, it's been kept ambiguous as to whether the ghosts were real or if he was slightly off his rocker. In this volume we learn the truth.
After he's jumped by a gang of thugs and steals a mysterious ring from one of their unconscious bodies, Eli finds himself caught up in battle to the death with a secret society of moon worshippers.
There are very few writers can write a fight scene quite as convincingly as Alan Baxter. When you learn that he is a martial arts instructor when not writing, it comes as no real surprise.
Even the most over the top action scenes in this series have felt feasible because of the clarity and detail.
This series would make for an excellent trilogy of films. It's action packed, fast moving and occasionally gory fun. The ghosts provide a surreal humour and horror overtones. Eli is an entertaining narrator and this is a great way to kill a couple of hours. Highly recommended. Possibly the most fun I've had with a book so far this year.
The whole trilogy has just been released in a single volume just called Recall. It's available through Alan Baxter's website - Books By Alan - Alan Baxter - now you've got no excuse not to buy it.