Book review: The Darkest Day by Tom Wood

This is the fifth in the Victor the Assassin series.  When CIA employed assassin Victor (otherwise known as Teseract) is compromised on a routine hit, he is determined to discover who blew his cover and to take down the female assassin (code name Raven) who nearly killed him.

Victor is a strangely compelling anti - hero.  He doesn't give much away and yet we are drawn to him. He doesn't form relationships with people and has a razor sharp brain.  His ability to problem solve and his perception and uncanny ability to merge into the crowd make him a fearful adversary.  Wood has successfully created an anti hero in a similar vein to Jeff Lindsay's Dexter; he may kill but the people he kills are worse than him so we feel free to support him.

The Darkest Day takes us all over the world culminating in a stand off game of cat and mouse in New York when the power systems freeze and New York is plunged into darkness leaving our duo Raven and Victor to fight it out in a powerful action packed finale.

As fast paced as Simon Kernick novels The Darkest Day will keep you on the edge of your seats.Available on Kindle £3.99 or PB £3.85
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