Chain Reaction by James Byrne is the third book in the Dez Limerick series. Dez Limerick is a gatekeeper, opening and holding open gates. However, he sees himself as a normalish guy who is pretty good at helping people. He also makes me laugh with his various plans and brashness.
In this novel, he is asked to step in for a friend who needs a guitarist to help out his band. Only when Dez gets there and starts checking things out he begins to understand what you see isn’t everything to see. He is immediately thrust into a situation with a group of terrorists where he needs to find out how to escape and save the situation. Only to realize the play is so much bigger than one he thought. People are dying that are not being killed by the terrorist and time is running out while they figure out what is happening.
I love the character of Dez and the newer characters that inhibit this novel. The thrill of figuring out what will happen next along with knowing what the protagonists are thinking just makes this book reader all in. Dez is like no other main character I have read, I find myself in awe of all he does. Chain Reaction by James Byrne is a good read.
