The Polaris Protocol by Brad TaylorMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Cool concept! A believable plot involving a pseudo-Snowden who bites off more whistle than he can blow...
The Polaris Protocol gives us a three-course dinner of bad guys, including a Mexican Deadpool without the suit, the coke bottle glasses dude from PL #3 and a nerdy computer hacker who’s developed an outrageously dangerous software program. The threat is an interruption to the worlds GPS satellites, which at first glance seems very unglamorous. At first you’re thinking, so Google Maps won’t work? Then the hackers 5 second test of the program shows how catastrophic an interruption can be, along with just how reliant we are on it’s function, most notably the military. The extremely dangerous software “The Polaris Protocol” is about to hit the market, with the sale being middle-manned by Mexican drug cartel. American hacker set on treason wants to sell weapon of mass destruction to terrorists via drug cartel, what could go wrong?
Pike and the Task Force, including his now facebook official GF, head to Mexico to intervene. Interestingly enough, it’s not the terrorist plot that draws them south of the boarder, but Jennifers brother who accidentally gets involved and calls for help. The adventure is built on both unraveling what the threat is, what it does, who has it and who can stop it. Plenty of delightful ass-kicking and shootouts ensue. A highlight of PL #5 is definitely Jennifer, we really see the Task Force accepting her as an equal. It’s no longer just Pike backing up her ability as an operator, there’s real loyalty and respect and I found it one of more intriguing parts of the book. I think in the future I see some real difficult decisions on Pike’s part, separating the two connections he now has to Jennifer. One as a Task Force teammate, and the other as a romantic partner. I love the series and will most definitely begin #6 asap.
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