Evil has a new game....

Someone is luring men from the streets to play a mysterious, high stakes game in the English countryside. Former Special Forces officer David Shelley will go undercover to shut it down--but this might be a game he can't win.

I do have a mixed history with Patterson - some of his full length novels I've enjoyed & some I've disliked (yes, Michael Bennett's kids, I'm looking at you!) This is one of his short tales & I thoroughly enjoyed it. The basis is rich...make that super rich...businessmen are offered the chance to take part in a bit of hunting but it's not the usual big game they're after, it's homeless ex-servicemen, those who won't be missed - think paintballing with real ammo!

In true JP style, it's a fast action packed read but because it's a short novel there's none of the umpteen short chapters you normally get with Patterson &...best of all...there's no padding either, the tale just cracks on - what a great movie or tv series it would make.