Thrillers & Suspense
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The Perfect Assassin: A Doc Savage Thriller (Doc Savage Thrillers)
Prof. Brandt Savage-grandson of the legendary action hero-is forced into a top-secret training program where he discovers his true calling...as the perfect assassin.
Dr. Brandt Savage is on sabbatical from the University of Chicago. Instead of doing solo fieldwork in anthropology, the gawky, bespectacled PhD finds himself enrolled in a school where he is the sole pupil. His professor, "Meed," is demanding. She's also his captor.
Savage emerges from their intensive training sessions physically and mentally transformed, but with no idea why he's been chosen, and how he'll use his fearsome abilities. Then his first mission with Meed takes them back to her own training ground, where Savage learns how deeply entwined their two lives have been. To prevent a new class of killers from escaping this harsh place where their ancestors first fought to make a better world, they must pledge anew : Do right to all, and wrong to no one.
Dr. Brandt Savage is on sabbatical from the University of Chicago. Instead of doing solo fieldwork in anthropology, the gawky, bespectacled PhD finds himself enrolled in a school where he is the sole pupil. His professor, "Meed," is demanding. She's also his captor.
Savage emerges from their intensive training sessions physically and mentally transformed, but with no idea why he's been chosen, and how he'll use his fearsome abilities. Then his first mission with Meed takes them back to her own training ground, where Savage learns how deeply entwined their two lives have been. To prevent a new class of killers from escaping this harsh place where their ancestors first fought to make a better world, they must pledge anew : Do right to all, and wrong to no one.
Readers Top Reviews
Dave in FLRandy W
As an older guy who avidly read all the old Doc Savage novels many years ago I was astounded to find this new novel with his descendant, loved it.
Michael S.Dave in
Looking forward to the next installment to see where this pair goes Interesting combination. Not 100% sure it has legs but we’re going to see
GGVMichael S.Dave
I really enjoyed the adventure. I was pleasantly surprised with the plot twist and turns. This book is somewhat different from my usual genres and I am happy I took the first steps with starting the broadening of me scope. Waiting for the next book.
KittyGGVMichael S
Love it, excited for something new but old too! I read every Doc Savage book I could get my hands on as a very young teen, they were my older brother's, and I've no idea where they are but I have wished for years I still had them! James Patterson has given me hope that they will make a come back. I found Meed and Brandt to be an excellent introduction to another wonderful, exciting and continuous adventure! So many villains that need to be exposed and stopped.
EkanokKittyGGVMic
As a Doc Savage fan I have been waiting anxiously for the publication of this book. Not with excitement but with fear. I was terrified of what might happened to the character under this pseudonym. I ended up reading the book in two evenings and found it to be harmless to my beloved Doc Savage. The writing is of the “telling not showing” variety. Plot driven, fast paced, filled with inconsistencies and plot holes. But easy reading. If I had a single complaint to share it would be the continuous use of double question marks at the end of sentences. I had only seen this in comic books and angry text messages. Witnessing it in a mainstream published novel which is supposed to have been proofread made me stumble each time. I’m not going to bother to discuss the multiple plot inconsistencies or my inability to suspend disbelief at times. I am just too grateful they didn’t butcher the source material. And if this can introduce Doc Savage to a wider audience then I want to be supportive at least to that degree. Thus four stars.
