A Pound of Prevention

There seems to be a new plan to organize all the crime families in the world into one. The leaders of all of the groups are assembled in East Africa to work it all out. One of the groups seems to have a different idea, though. Remo wants to let all of them get nuked. All this is happening while Chiun is working on an old contracted promise from Sinanju. This is another good one. It starts off like a redo of an early Destroyer adventure but takes a very different turn. There is a lot of Sinanju history and tradition in this book, too. And, for all of you who wonder about Remo's family and his duty to train the next master, well that is mentioned in this book with a possible hint to a future storyline.

A Pound of Prevention is one of the best Destroyer books to come out in recent memory. As a long time fan of the series I appreciated the authors references to earlier books to familiarize the reader with the history of our two hero's. Chiun is back to his most lovable self of old and Remo discovers something within himself during this adventure. The story grips you from beginning to end and does not dissapoint at the end.

CURE Director Harold Smith sends Remo to East Africa to investigate the largest crime lord summit ever. The world is once again in danger, but when dealing with criminals who are not above-board you should look under the surface to see what's really going on. Remo, the United States' super secret agent, and his mentor Chiun must deal with another unsavory hoard of evildoers before time runs out. In #121, the story pulls you in and the action builds to levels almost as high as the pile of bodies. This episode is better written than some of the previous titles - even without a supernatural villain. It will take awhile to uncover the true villain of the day - there are several to choose from. I love this series because of the main characters. If you're not familiar with the series this is a great point to jump in. This story mixes adventure with a little bit of fantasy and mysticism. It also makes enough references to previous stories in the series to give a good overview for newcomers. Try it, you may find a new book every three months just isn't enough!