“She’s drenched and sobbing. I look at her in his clutches and my stomach twists. I don’t know how this individual has tracked us down, but I feel sure that gold bar she intended to cash must be involved. Whatever the case, right now I feel her life is in my hands. ” The dialog is full of suspense and action. The characters include a female al-Qaeda assassin, CIA agents, a bounty hunter, and a super computer named Cleopatra. The setting includes a military base and a super secure warehouse. Add in automatic cannons and flying knives, and you have a page-turning adventure novel designed for teenaged boys.

Goldstrike is Matt Whyman’s follow up to Icecore, but if the reader has not read Icecore, Goldstrike can stand alone due to Whyman’s inclusion of brief flash-backs that fill in the back story.

This is a perfect book for teenage boys, especially reluctant readers.