Ghost Cell is an action spectacle that throttles ahead with cinematic sequences of sheer mayhem and beautifully grim neo-noir setting of a maybe not so distant future.
Ander Rade is a super soldier on the run from his previous employers after a rogue operation. He’s slumming it with the Russian Mafia when he gets roped back into the field by an old friend to go undercover with a new outfit that’s sprung up, calling itself Ghost Cell. It’s composed of rogue individuals like Rade, making him the perfect operative to slip in and find out what the cell’s enigmatic leader is up to. Further propelled by the fact that one of Rade’s former comrades is part of the Cell, he sets off on a mission to right some wrongs. Not only must he stay safe from dangerous operatives but he must also outwit a grand scheme of politics and genetic manipulation to uncover the dangerous secret of the Ghost Cell.
It’s my first time reading Zac Topping’s work but I’m convinced I’ll read whatever he puts out next, because Ghost Cell is my kind of thriller. The scale of the action sequences is insanely impressive. He spares no expense at highlighting Rade’s modified abilities as a killer with well-crafted and high adrenaline skirmishes that will have you at the edge of your seat with grand shootouts and brutal close quarters combat. The action works in tandem with stellar characterization of Ander Rade as a protagonist you easily gel with. Even if you haven’t read the first book, you’re able to get a great feel for Rade as a man with a haunted past who wishes nothing more than to reconnect with his people. It’s this simple yet powerful desire that forms the crux of his character arc.
Come for the futuristic action, stay for the wild and addictive ride through awesome twists and thrilling escapades of enhanced human beings and cutthroat politics. Ghost Cell is an incredibly fun and exciting thriller that gives you all that you want to read in a fast-paced twister of a read.
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