in action! Dick was crazy long before the EMP hit. PTSD and drug abuse had messed with his mind in a way even the end of the world can’t touch. What does get his attention is all of the abuse around him after the apocalypse and how no one is willing to look out for the ones who can’t help themselves. So he does something about it and makes everyone else sit up and take notice. What the bad guys don’t know is that the Devil Dog will only stop trying when he’s dead. Or they are. He wants to clean up Chicago in a hurry so he can be on his way to finding his daughter who he sees everywhere and in everybody.
This was not a prepper story, at least in this first installment, in the traditional sense of a prepper novel. It’s a story of survival and a cautionary tale about what can happen if everybody is out for number one and willing to look the other way when bad things are going on. There are not many neat tricks to prepare for when the bad days come but there is a lot of weaponry and kicking butt to get Dick’s point across. There are plenty of surveillance tricks as well. I liked it. I liked Dick. I liked him enough to put the rest of the series in my wish list for later.
Kevin Pierce is a perfect narrator for this material and I always enjoy listening to his voice tell the story. He is one of the greats and I try to listen to anything he does. He’s that good.
I received this audiobook for free through Audiobook Boom! in exchange for an honest review.