A review by balthazarlawson
The Babylon Idol by Scott Mariani

2.0

Ben Hope keeps trying to put his old life behind him and just run his anti-terrorist training centre in France. But his past won't leave him alone as it in comes back in the form of a bullet that hits his friend Jeff Decker instead of him. There is also a letter saying that he is being targeted out of pure revenge. He soon works out who is responsible and tries to warn others who are also being targeted but it is already too late in some cases. However, one of them is alive and Ben does all he can to protect her as it is soon clear she is not being targeted to kill but to kidnap. She is a professor looking for a famed golden idol that would make the owner the richest man in the world.

What sounds like a bit of an adventure turns out to be a bit disjointed and ridiculous especially the ending. I mean, really, who wanders into a tank battle driving an RV. The ending let this book down as it seemed totally rushed. Unfortunately, this is not one of the better books in the series. A good start but a very bad ending.