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Feb 11, 2017susanchyn rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A satisfying, un-put-downable book about a righteous, dog-loving guy with special ops chops. After a low-key beginning in rural Vermont, the reader is pulled into the “old man’s” nightmare and the big chase begins. We see how deeply undercover he is, the extent to which he lives his life in constant survival mode, affecting all of his relationships. To become sentimental, even for a moment, would mean vulnerability and being disappeared. And so throughout the pursuit, readers are kept on edge, asking, "What will happen to the old guy? And what will the old guy end up doing to other people in order to stay alive?" There are some quirky, rather implausible aspects to the old man’s romantic interest and her back story, but in the greater scheme of the predator vs. prey story line, these are small things that don't materially detract.