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Reviewed by Anne Boling for Readers' Favorite
"Alpha" by Greg Rucka is the first installment in his new 'Jad Bel series'. "Alpha"’s setting is Wilsonville, an amusement park competition in Disneyland. A wealthy man hired a terrorist to plant a dirty bomb at Wilsonville. Uzbek activated a sleeper agent that worked in the park. Rumors of a terrorist plot led to Jad Bel’s undercover assignment at Wilsonville. When Jad discovered that his daughter’s class was scheduled to visit the park, he attempted to discourage the visit. His daughter attended a special school for the deaf. On the day of the visit the terrorist attacked threatening to detonate a dirty bomb. As the park was evacuated the terrorist took hostages; among them was Jad’s daughter and her class. Jad called in his fellow special ops teammates for assistance in taking down the bad guys. The good guys were outnumbered more than 2 to one. Jad was frantic to recuse his ex-wife and daughter.
Rucka’s "Alpha" is an entertaining tale. My copy of "Alpha" was the audio version. I admit to sitting in the car longer than necessary so that I could listen a little longer. Jad Bel is a larger_than_life character. Despite several beatings resulting in possible broken ribs, a cut hand and deep gouges on his back, Jad pushed himself to the limits to save Southern CA. Bel’s enemy served in the US army in Afghanistan. They both had extensive combat training. Bel’s ex-wife was a disappointing character; she was unable to see that Bel was doing his best to save her life and their daughter’s. Alpha is non–stop action from beginning to end. I found this book rather entertaining.
