Details Abound but Still Quite Good

Despite a weak first few passages (which by the way became engrossing by page 3) and a less than thrilling ending line, Bob Mayer's Eyes of the Hammer was really quite good. It reminded me of a Tom Clancy with a tad less technical detail, a modern days Frederick Forsyth and a more sober and realistic WEB Griffen. I think I've found a go-to author for when I want a decent military style thriller and I'm tired of Clancy.

Despite having liked the plot and the characters I found the pacing a tad arduous at times to take. I've said many times that reading a Frederick Forsyth book like The Day of the Jackal  and especially The Dogs of Wars more like reading a treatise on project management techniques. Mayer goes into significant, sometimes painfully excruciating detail about the planning that goes into the missions his character's undergo. I would have rather had more details about the mission and less about the planning. But, as a former military guy, it did bring back fond memories of Ranger School operation's orders.

I look forward to the next Bob Mayer novel.