Appointment with ISIL, an Anthony Provati Thriller
A simple flirtation will become a hair-raising race against death, secret agendas, black market deals and a possible showdown with a militant terrorist group in a quest to prevent the death and destruction of millions. Maybe next time Anthony Provati will keep his sexual appetite under control or choose more wisely, but who knew the Russian mob boss would discover his attraction to his beautiful and conniving mistress?
Opening with a heartbreaking scene of a mother learning her soldier son has been killed in the Middle East, her journey for closure will take her to the very land where her son died and into the hands of the ISIL assassin who demonstrates to the world the his ruthlessness by using her as his next beheading victim…fade to black, the horrific scene is over.
Flash to the “everyday” lives of mobs, drug lords, unthinkable deals with the devil, including a weapon of mass destruction. Somehow Anthony is now playing monkey in the middle with death, his quest, to foil the worldwide machinations of evil and just maybe come out alive.
APPOINTMENT WITH ISIL by Joe Giordano is a riveting chase around the world that will have gritty thriller lovers salivating for more from this talented and bold author. No fancy words or pretty phrases to soothe our senses, this is a contemporary thriller that addresses the uneasiness and secret dealings we never here about. Are there any heroes? Is Anthony a real hero, or rather an anti-hero thrown into the arena like Daniel in the Lions’ Den as he deals with the untrustworthy and his life? Action-packed, suspenseful and at times terrifying, clearly a must read for those who like hanging on the edge of the cliff by only their fingers.
Five stars
Dianne Bylo, Tome Tender BlogSpot, Top 1% of Reviewers on Goodreads