Honor Bound, Terror on the F Train, by Steven R. Roberts, 2012, Rouge River Press, Dearborn, MI

This book is a story about a terrorist plot to blow up subway trains and a black Vietnam veteran, retired from the CIA, who is asked to go on a mission to thwart the plot.  The fact that he has terminal cancer plays into his decision to accept this, his final mission.

The book has its good moments.  The possibility of terror attacks on our subway system is realistic and the book has an unusual plot twist.

I also feel that the book has some weak points.  I found that the physical action described in the passages toward the end of the book was a bit of a stretch for me and I thought that all the dialogue between the hero and villain was somewhat overdone.  It reminded me a lot of the dialogue that Dan Brown inserts into some of the action scenes in his novels. This technique apparently is intended to make the reader believe just how evil the villain is, but, for me, it just bogs down the action.  (An exception to this situation is the Hannibal Lecter movies where his dialogue really does send chills down my spine.)

The book is fairly well-written but there are some editing errors that occasionally detract from the work.  Overall, the book is a pretty good read and is entertaining.