Stephen Hunter knows how to keep you guessing! His characters seem very real and gives them to everyday life like you and I. Heroes who eat corn flakes in the morning. Hunter knows how to put a twist in a story. The battle scenes Seemed like theywere taking place in That Movie screen in our minds. You could just picture the Tunnel Rats squeezing through mine tunnels Those. As the tension mounts my pulse quicken to the point to where I thought my chest would explode. The only time I put the book down to catch what my breath.Fast paced action at it's very best !!