The Cobra by Frederick ForsythMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Classic Forsyth novel. This one is about an all-out war on cocaine machine by a mysterious ex-spook Paul Devereaux aka The Cobra, assigned to this mission directly by the POTUS.
The Cobra surveys the cocaine industry and decides that the best way to put an end to the cocaine traffic is when it is being shipped over the sea. The Cobra books the ex-bounty hunter, ex-lawyer and Forsyth's old hack, Cal Dexter as his right hand and it is Dexter who does most of the groundwork - from co-ordinating with various governments of the world to blackmailing drug lords.
Overall, a very fast read. Forsyth's writing is a little conventional, often predictable but anyone who has read him before will not be disappointed.
The twist in the last few pages is brilliant.
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