This article first appeared on East Niagara Post on July 28, 2015. It is repeated here as I work to put all my book reviews in one place. They will be posted on Thursdays or Fridays and only be altered from the original in that I will add publisher information and pages. Hopefully, by revisiting these reviews, other people might find a book they'd like to pick up for their own enjoyment.
No Fortunate Son - Brad Taylor
Dutton Publishing
407 Pages
It seems lately that there are many novels being written that highlight the United States being threatened by terrorism. Playing on the paranoia that we are all vulnerable, these books have become extremely popular. Imagine terrorists, instead of attacking the country outright, kidnap the loved ones of some of our important political leaders. If that doesn’t grab your attention and scare the heck out of you, I’m not sure what will.