Review: V4 Vengeance by Nigel Seed

A book that has been much awaited by the action and adventure community, V4 Vengeance is the subject of our next book review. V4 Vengeance published on April 11th by HighLine Editions and is currently available for $16.95 on Amazon. We recommend this book to people who enjoy:

• Spy Sovels
  
• Military Fiction
  
• Cold War and Past War Books
  
• German War Topics
  
• Action and Adventure Lit
  
• Russian War/Spy Topics
  
• Russian Gang Action Lit
  

About V4 Vengeance

Desperately seeking employment, recently discharged Royal Engineer Jim Wilson takes on an impossible challenge with the help of his former army mates, Ivan and Geordie. Hired by a Russian museum, they are sent to the Baltic coast of Germany to find a rumored World War II U Boat base. Their discovery is beyond shocking: not only does the base exist - it contains secret submarines full of V2 rocket bombs. And they are not working for a museum. They are at the mercy of a notorious group of Russian mobsters, the Romanov Gang. Quickly seizing control of the situation, the Romanovs order Jim and his team to restore the submarines. As the ex-soldiers work, the gang's motives begin to unfold, and they soon realize they are aiding in a revenge plot that dates back seventy years . . . and perhaps the most audacious bank heist ever conceived.

Review of V4 Vengeance by Nigel Seed

Clad in stark international appeal, V4 Vengeance is one of the few action and adventure novels that are actually filled with nonstop, interest-inducing climaxes that keep you turning from page to page. Unlike most novels written by an author for any particular audience, while V4 Vengeance is written in American English tones, it does pick up many of the author’s British nuances that make the book appealing to both American-influenced English readers and British-influenced English readers, expanding the book’s appeal to not just American readers butt readers in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many other English-speaking nations that would understand some of the British nuances plopped here and there.

The author took his time to research his plot and develop reasonable courses of action and scenes that make the book more realistic than many other action-packed novels, with the exception of the protagonist’s team’s inexplicable “no questions asked” approach to their employer’s offer for this job, something that highly trained engineers may have had a bit of reservation or even questions about. But like many movies, sometimes you just have to get past the sections they don't really make sense to get to the good stuff… and good stuff it was.

Always fast-paced, V4 Vengeance takes you on a wild journey with these ex soldiers on a seemingly simple mission to find a U-Boat base that turns into an unexpected fight for survival, as they are forced to play a pivotal role in the execution of a 70-year-old revenge plot by an extreme Russian gang. The sequence of events that lead the ex-soldiers to understand that they are no longer in belief that they are working for the museum, but actually under the control of this gang for the purpose of reactivating these old U-boats is riveting and exciting to the reader as they traverse the experience.

Around page 239 the author includes a very helpful packet of a factual context that explains some of the technology already in use during the time settings of this book and other concepts that shed light on the plot of the story and the actual feasibility that something like this could happen, which gives the book more credibility and the reader some tangible concepts to latch onto when referring back to the story. 

C.J. Leger’s Final Thoughts

I think that Nigel Seed tapped into his very vivid military history to construct the protagonist of this book in ways that make his journey very personal and realistic for such an adventure-packed novel. 

What I found with many readers that enjoy action-packed books is that they usually have trouble keeping interest in books with long chapters, as their minds urge them constantly for the next stage in the story. Read-through of this book is extremely easy, as it is comprised of 54 short chapters that you can get through like butter. 

Overall, it is a well-constructed piece of literature that is unique with its international appeal, written with American English spelling but with British nuances of linguistic structure. That is a unique feature that I think many individuals who like genres like this would appreciate, because most people who read World War II and past war novels are often very familiar with multiple cultural phrases and nuances from the United States, Germany, Russia and Britain, as these are cornerstones of the genre’s construction. 

About Nigel Seed

A veteran of many years in the British Army working with the Army’s helicopters. He then joined the Civil Service before taking early retirement and moving to a villa in Spain. He writes his books when he can tear himself away from the view across the orange groves to the Mediterranean. Married with two children. He is slowly learning Spanish.

He is presently writing a series of action thrillers. Having found a new publisher they have been temporarily removed from sale. They should start to appear again in March 2016.

As light relief he is also writing a book of bedtime stories for young children, based on the adventures of a small dog who lives in Spain

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