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The Darkest Cargo by Amanda Bridgeman Series: Spud Compton #1
Published by Centralis Entertainment on 10 May 2023
Genres: Not An Alternate History Review
Format: eBook
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Spud Compton is an ex-soldier running cargo across space, while also running from his past – most notably his well-known Senator father and his war-hero older brother. When Spud’s ex-girlfriend suddenly turns up in his life with an urgent job, he knows he should walk away. Money is tight, though, and he can’t afford to turn it down. Spud takes on the cargo run, but soon finds himself with both the mob and navy on his tail, all the while the biggest threat to his life sits inside the cargo hold of his ship, just waiting to be released.
What starts as a simple job, turns into a fight for his life and that of his crew, as a black-ops bio-engineered creature is released – and it won’t stop until it has eliminated all threats.
WARNING: Do not read this book for at least an hour before bed.
‘The Darkest Cargo’ is an adrenalin pumping, stomach clenching ride of sheer fear by a master spinner of nightmares. Neither the predator, nor the aliens would stand much of a chance of facing down Amanda’s navy black-ops genetically modified killing machine. And yet this is precisely what Amanda team of ex-navy misfits has to do.
The only quibble I have is that it takes the first four chapters to get going, but they are short chapters and then the action starts, and builds, and keeps builds. I can’t honestly say that the book was un-put-downable, as I did have to take a break after chapter 7 to recover my breath, and my equilibrium, but after that it was dash for the finishing line only to find that … I’m going to have to read the next book in the series.
A five-star rating from me means that I am planning to re-read the story, in this case I am intend to read it again to find out just how Ms Bridgeman manages to create and maintain the excitement she so successfully deals up.