From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Since 9/11, even the best thriller writers have been constricted by stock heroes (mostly ex-military white Americans) and villains (mostly Arab terrorists) who make it hard to tell one book from another. Leave it to Mills (
Smoke Screen) to solve that problem in an exciting, original way. His Salam al Fayed (aka Fade), an American agent of Arab ancestry and a former navy SEAL, is as tough and loyal as they come. But when his latest mission ends in failure and his government employers treat him badly, Fade becomes increasingly bitter. So when his former friend and colleague, Matt Egan, is ordered by the head of a secret agency of the Department of Homeland Security to persuade Fade to put aside his anger and join an undercover team in the Middle East, Fade has a one-word answer—in English as well as Arabic. Egan, who's almost as interesting a character as Fade, is full of guilt for what happened to his old friend, but he also knows that his boss is right: Fade is perfect for the new assignment. In fact, all the government people are fully credible within the boundaries of their responsibilities. Mills's prose is crisp and his action skills are top-notch. In Fade, he has created a true thriller hero for the present and the immediate future.
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Review
“Kyle Mills is a master of the page-turner. His attention to detail and his smooth style will keep you reading well into the night.”—Vince Flynn, author of Memorial Day
“Kyle Mills has created in Salam al Fayed, aka Fade, a disturbing, complex, and wholly original character. Fade will stay with you long after you have finished this well-crafted thriller.”
—Stephen Frey, author of Shadow Account
“Frighteningly real and powerful...spellbinding.”—Gayle Lynds, author of The Coil
“The perfect thriller for the emerging millennium…a delicious summer treat…Mills turns the reader’s expectations inside out…story is nicely propelled by a serial murder subplot and female police officer…the twists are surprising and fun, and the story comes to a bang-up conclusion that may leave the reader sad, but hardly disappointed.”—The Denver Post
“Mills’s prose is crisp and his action skills are top-notch. In Fade, he has created a true thriller hero for the present and the immediate future.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A breathless cat-and-mouse thriller.”—The Canadian Press
“Fade rivals James Bond with his hardware-based survival skills.”—Entertainment Weekly
“A modern re-telling of the Frankenstein myth, done up in geopolitical dress and given a new relevance for our times...plenty of action here for fans of the thriller genre.”—bookreporter.com
“A thrilling ride…any fan of Tom Clancy will find comfort in this work since Mills stays well within the boundaries of the genre.”—Razor
