Blindside (Planetside #5) by Michael Mammay

  

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Category: Adult
Genre: Sci-fi
Content: Strong Language

 

Colonel Carl Butler charges back into the world of military crisis, corporate malfeasance, and intergalactic mystery in the action-packed fifth Planetside novel from science fiction master Michael Mammay.

Carl Butler has returned to his home planet from the moon Taug and is looking forward to some rest and relaxation. But following two mysterious deaths connected with the Taug mission, he realizes that the intruders that recently set off his home’s security system might be looking to add him to the death toll.

Having been Butler’s muscle on numerous missions, Mac is no stranger to getting involved with mysteries that should be none of his business. So when the daughter of one of his gym members goes missing, he offers to help. Mac assumes she’s a simple runaway, but the case turns out not to be so clear-cut. Wondering if these strange occurrences are somehow related, Butler—along with Mac, Ganos, and the rest of his small crew—once again finds himself neck deep in intrigue.

As the clues for the various cases begin to intertwine, Butler sees the hand of an old enemy at work, and…well…he’s never been one to sit back and wait for something to happen. Gathering the team, he heads off across the galaxy to confront his suspects head-on.

But this time, they’re waiting for him. 

I was glued to this book from the very beginning. I thoroughly enjoyed being back in this world with these characters. I can never get enough of Carl Butler, but I enjoyed getting to read Mac's point of view as well. The story was fast paced and kept me on the edge of my seat. I love that the author included recaps of the other books at the beginning so I could refresh my memory. I wish all books had this. One thing I noticed is that all but one of these books has started off with a missing person. I hadn't really thought about until I read the recaps. I hope the author starts the next book off differently. 

This was the first book in the series I didn't listen to on audio and I feel like I enjoyed actually reading this more than listening to the audio. I think I'm going to eye read the rest of the series from now on. 

 

Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Voyager for providing me with an ARC of this book.