Pistolero

Beatrix Rose, Book 5

By: Mark Dawson

Narrated by: Gemma Whelan

Beatrix Rose is looking for her daughter, Isabella.

The Triad overlord Michael Yeung knows where she is but he needs her to do a small job first.

Beatrix is sent to the jungles of Venezuela and an illegal goldmine run by the loathsome Aurelio Rincon. The task seems easy enough – find a local bandit who has been wreaking havoc at the mine, and kill him.

But there is a sinister secret hidden deep within the jungle and Beatrix quickly finds herself at war with a private army as she is caught between corrupt government officials and local rebels who believe she has been sent to save them. Now, as Beatrix carves a bloody trail through the forest, she finds herself troubled by the one thing she didn’t expect – her conscience.

As the body count rises and the truth behind Rincon’s empire is laid bare, Beatrix faces a terrible choice - does she risk losing her daughter, or losing her soul?

©2022 Mark Dawson (P)2022 Audible, Ltd

The pace of the story

Great writing and plot and excellent mix of good versus evil. Can never get enough of Marl Dawson!

Excellent!

I’ve missed Beatrix! Look forward to more from Mark in the future! Excellent narration! A great listen. Sorry to see it end.

4.25 Stars 🌟

I'm not sure how to review this book because I'm kind of confused myself. What do I mean by that? Well, I am a huge fan of Mr. Dawson and there are currently three series that he has going on right now (well, maybe there are more, but there are 3 that I'm reading).

The problem comes with the fact that I am sometimes confused with the timelines of each particular series. There are 20 something books in the John Milton series (with some crossover with the Beatrix series) and I must say that Milton is my FAVORITE of the three. Then there are like 5 or 6 books in the Beatrix series...actually, I think there's a lot more...I don't remember. Then, there is the Isabella Rose series - her daughter - and there are like 5 books in that series.

Sooo, when we start this book (which is a very recently published book- like June 2023) I had a hard time remembering where in the time spectrum everyone was? I mean, without going into spoilers, if you've gotten past the first couple of books in the Isabella Rose series, you know that something has occurred with Beatrix....see, silly stuff like that that was confusing for me. But, obviously not enough for me to stop and look it up so I guess that's a good thing. Good in the fact that I was interested enough to just barrel through because the story was interesting.

Okay, this story has Beatrix Rose still looking for her daughter (see- must be in the past...) and to be able to get her location from the jerk boss she has worked with in the past, she has to do a job for him. That job involves being dropped in the jungle somewhere to "take care of" someone.

Easy enough. But once she is there, she realizes that things are not what they seem and before she knows it, she is involved in something way more involved than the original job.

I enjoyed the story. It was fast paced, action packed and as usual, Beatrix pretty much kicks butt from the very beginning. I listened to most of this on audio and Gemma Whelan did a good job with the narration. It was nice to see a bit of Beatrix "back in the day" when she was a force to be reckoned with.

Another winner!

I really enjoy this series. It's fast-paced and exciting. Can't wait to start the Isabella Rose books next. Loved the narrator as well.