The Gray Man

In The Gray Man, a highly skilled, former CIA operative tries to rescue a colleague and his family while various teams of elite assassins try to stop him however they can.

The Gray Man – AKA Court Gentry or Sierra Six – doesn’t follow anybody’s orders, even those of the most powerful institutions on the planet. Though rebellious, he has morals and only applies his skillset for good.

My favorite part of this book were the action scenes. I liked how big they were, but also the variety of arenas, weapons, and opponents. Also, the Gray Man takes a serious… show more.

I enjoy reading from authors who roll up their sleeves and dive into the same situations they have their characters do.

That is Mark Greaney delivering The Gray Man. Greaney trains with military and law enforcement to better understand combat and field medicine to apply to his books, and it shows.

The Gray Man launches the series that follows Court Gentry, a covert operator who is blacklisted by the CIA. I particularly enjoyed the twist as Gentry finds himself on the opposite end of the scope as the target of would-be assassinations. His unique skills keep him ahead of… show more.

The story of a onetime CIA assassin who is now doing work for hire, meanwhile dodging the assassins who replaced him. While he is a killer, his personal code—for one thing, he only takes out those he considers truly evil—makes you, somehow, improbably, root for him. And the action, the twists, the turns, the writing…everything is dazzling. Greaney’s enthusiasm—no, love—for the subject matter is readily apparent. And infections. In the past ten years, in addition to ten Gray Man novels, he has also written a good half-dozen thousand-page Tom Clancy novels, among other books, in each case traveling all over… show more.