Don Bentley continues his winning streak of stupendously thrilling adventures in the Clancy-verse. His take on Jack Ryan Jr. is peak entertainment and keeps you on the edge of your seat for the whole duration of the book.
This time we see Ryan Jr. in South Korea where he stumbles upon a plot by North Korean officials to wage war against its neighbor. With help from unlikely sources including two hilariously witty Special Forces operators, Ryan Jr. must protect a Campus asset and follow the breadcrumbs to uncover a devastating new weapon before Zero Hour approaches and kicks off the next major world conflict.
Ryan Jr. continues to evolve under the expert tutelage of Bentley’s meticulous writing with a distinctive charm that radiates freshness and excitement. His evolution reaches new levels due to Bentley’s well-placed patches of dark and sinister experiences that add to the gravitas of the scenario’s plausibility without taking away from the levity of the hysterical banters between characters in otherwise serious moments.
The story comes locked and loaded with adrenaline-pumping action sequences ranging in diversity from stunning feats of aerial maneuverability in Apache gunships to good ol’ shootouts and martial arts as Jack Ryan Jr. takes a plethora of headshots with his MP5 and kicks butt with expert ease. Don Bentley writes vivid scenes of combat on all mediums that walk you through the high-octane situations with pitch perfect clarity almost as if you were honing your warrior senses to take out your enemies.
At the same time, the narrative also sheds light on a political conflict usually overshadowed in the thrillerverse. With all the focus going on Russian and Middle-Eastern conflicts, Zero Hour is a fresh change of scenery with the Korean backdrop. Not only does the story awaken a curiosity to find out more on that frontier, but it also keeps things unpredictable which immensely helps the narrative from going stale.
High on action and laughs in the midst of sheer chaos, Don Bentley’s Zero Hour is a no-brainer pick when you want to kick back with hot cocoa and a light read that aptly balances both the suspension of disbelief and the necessity of pragmatism.
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