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MWSA Review
Target Kyiv is a fast-moving thriller set in modern-day Ukraine. Author J. M. Taylor has given us a likeable and capable protagonist in Matt Ross, an ex-army sniper and nuclear specialist. Ross is sent into Ukraine undercover as a member of the International Atomic Energy team to inspect and monitor the two nuclear reactors in Ukraine. One, closed and dormant, is Chernobyl. Since it’s still spewing radioactive material inside its containment shield, Matt's visit soon finds him trying to avoid being shot by the Russians or burning up inside the hot reactor. The Russians embark on a plan to blame Ross and another IAE team member for a nuclear accident that will spread radioactive material over a large section of Ukraine. First, however, they have to kill or capture him. The fight is on, and with the support of Ukrainian guerilla fighters, Ross may just survive. I recommend this book.
Review by Bob Doerr
Author's Synopsis
FEBRUARY 2022: Intelligence reports prompt a call to Matt Ross, ex-U. S. Army nuclear expert and sniper, to deal with the nuclear threat not only to the Ukrainian military and civilians, but also to the International Atomic Energy team at Chernobyl and his new friends in the Ukrainian drone-flying, tank-busting Aerorozvidka outfit. Along the way Ross picks up Ulf, a brindle Dutch Shepherd bomb detection dog, and finds himself in the middle of the Russian invasion trying to remember how to down an attack helicopter with a Stinger missile, destroy a tank with an Ukrainian Skif anti-tank missile and prevent the spread of radioactive debris across Europe.
Format(s) for review: Paper or Kindle
Review genre: Fiction—Mystery/Thriller/Crime
Pages/Word count: 261 / 83,808