Edge of Honor

This is one of the best political thrillers I've read in a long time. I just wish Maddy Turner could really run for President! Herman does a great job weaving the plot together. My only wish would be for a stronger finish.

Develops a great number of empathetic characters. Better than Tom Clancy's latest offerings, Herman creates a cast of characters which you can love and hate. In Edge of Honor, the President of the United States is a person of great integrity who is almost betrayed by her closest advisors. You won't put this book down, so save a weekend to curl up with this great political, action thriller.

Poland is in crisis. The Russian Mafia want to expand their operations there, and Germany's Chancellor is buying up land in the west of the country. The US, with Madeline Turner as President decides to intervene, which leads to a series of interwoven subplots involving ongoing hero Matt Pontowski training Polish Air Force pilots in air combat in F-16s and becoming almost romantically involved with Turner . . . his son Little Matt at a military academy has adventures of his own, and the President is under siege from tabloid press scandals as well as Russia and Germany. To top that, a super high-tech elite force has been set up in Poland to combat Mafia ops, with aid from the CIA. But does this solve or worsen Mikhail Vashin's ambitions with his prosperous 'Mafiya' and his determination to make cash from drugs? What will be the outcome? Altogether, this is one of Herman's best, up there with FIREBREAK and CALL TO DUTY. After reading the disappointing DARK WING with too much subplots, EDGE OF HONOUR has just about the right emphasis on each character. Very hard to fault, and an interesting read with clever plotting.

I was happy to see richard hermans new novel bring back Matt. He does a excelent job bringing diffrent charcters from past books and melting them into new ones. I would advise anyone to read this book.