Strong Enough to Die: A Caitlin Strong Novel (Book One) by Jon Land







Loud and strong, this book goes at it hard

Published by Forge Books in 2009.

William Shatner once commented that the results of his directorial efforts in Star Trek V were "loud". One could easily say the same thing about Jon Land's Strong Enough to Die.

Strong Enough To Die comes at you with a gunfight on the first page, has lots of gunfights throughout and ends up with guns and explosions as well.

Does it work?

Well, yeah.

This is not fine literature, mind you. It is loud, lock and load, over-the-top Texas Ranger action. There's some attempts at trying to tie in Bush administration anti-terrorist policies and discussions about living with the aftermath of violence but those get overwhelmed by the gunfire. But, that's okay because too much thinking about the internal incongruities of the text on these matters just spoils the fun.

It's the famed Texas Rangers and a bad guy who might be a good guy against the Mexican Mafia and an evil American super-corporation. Don't think too much, just enjoy the show.

I rate this book 4 stars out of 5. It can be found on Amazon.com here: Strong Enough to Die: A Caitlin Strong Novel by Jon Land

Reviewed on April 18, 2009.

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