Why You'll Love This
Butler just wants to go home and rest — but someone already broke into his house, and two people connected to his last mission are dead.
- Great if you want: military sci-fi with corporate conspiracies and a weary, credible protagonist
- The experience: fast-moving dual-thread thriller that keeps both storylines tense
- The writing: Mammay writes tight, no-nonsense prose with sharp procedural instincts
- Skip if: you haven't read earlier Planetside entries — context matters here
About This Book
Colonel Carl Butler wants nothing more than a quiet homecoming after everything Taug put him through. He doesn't get it. When two people connected to his last mission turn up dead and someone trips his home security system, Butler finds himself back in familiar territory — hunted, suspicious of everyone, and piecing together a conspiracy that someone very powerful wants buried. Running parallel, his longtime companion Mac takes on what looks like a simple missing-persons case that quickly reveals darker, more dangerous layers. Two investigations, one collision course, and stakes that keep escalating in ways neither man sees coming.
What Mammay does exceptionally well is balance propulsive plotting with a grounded, first-person voice that never loses its sardonic edge. Butler reads like a man who has earned his cynicism but hasn't surrendered his conscience, and that tension drives every scene. The dual-perspective structure keeps the pacing sharp while letting both storylines breathe before they converge. Five books in, Mammay knows exactly what his readers want — and still finds ways to complicate it.
