Book Review: Cannibal by Jeremy Robinson

Cannibal by Jeremy Robinson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Cannibal by Jeremy Robinson is the 7th full length novel in the the Chess Team or Jack Sigler series. I've read or listened to every one of them and really enjoy them. I'm not going to go into story details as I don't want to have any spoilers but this is what I class as a techno thriller: a novel where there is a military/action setting with a supernatural/paranormal element. My favorite type of book.

I purchased this on audiobook as I was about to do some traveling on my own and am really glad I did. The (as always) excellent writing combined with Jeffrey Kafers' superb narration (I love that mans voice!) made my journey a joy and it passed way too quickly. It also proved useful in making the middle of the night baby feed a lot easier to handle!

The team are back with one member missing and a new one in his place but the dynamics are still there between them as well as with the non chess team members of the 'family' such as Sarah and Ana. As always they face some supernatural type threat that has a scientific explanation although that doesn't make any less scary or deadly.

The novel flowed well, eventually situated in three different locations but the transitions to the characters in each location was smooth and you were never in any doubt of where you were (mainly due to it being clarified in the chapter heading) or who was speaking (also due to Jeffrey Kafers' skill as an audiobook narrator).

One of the things I love about Jeremy Robinsons books is that the paranormal/supernatural element always has a scientific explanation at that end which, although I don't know if that science is real or not, makes me believe it has a real possibility of either having happened in the past or being capable of happening in the future. I figure being able to convince the reader that the Hydra (see 'Pulse', a previous book in the series) is a mythical creature that once was just another species in nature, has to be a sign of a good writing.

The climax of the novel left me feeling bereft before the epilogue simultaneously shocked me and assured me that this wasn't the end of one of my favorite techno thriller series.

Overall another fantastic offering from Jeremy Robinson, only dropping one star due to the overly patriotic US military references which just annoy me because I wish the UK could be more like that!! Can't wait for his next book :)

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