The wonderfully named book review site Bookgasm has a review of Joel Shepherd's third Cassandra Kresnov novel, Killswitch. Reviewer Ryun Patterson says that the novel is "another remarkable effort that remains true to its predecessors and shows Shepherd's evolution as a writer."

Praising Joel's signature ability to combine the pulse-pounding with the head scratching, Ryun says, "Action is electric and infused with the rough-edged reality of warfare, the characters are multifaceted and introspective, and the sexy quotient is once again high. Kresnov as a character has matured in a delicious way, staying hot and ultra-bad-ass while keeping the self-examining, self-reliant emotional core that makes her such an appealing heroine... But for every page of existential turmoil, there are two pages of cool chases, cloak-and-dagger manipulations, fistfights, gunfights, rocket fights, and the rest of Shepherd's wild and wooly menagerie of awesome."

Moreover, I'm always very gratified to see when cover art makes it into a discussion of a book, as our genre has a unique history of illustration that deserves much more attention than it sometimes receives. But this case, Ryun says, "So many times when you get books with covers as great as Stephan Martiniere's, the contents are a letdown, but the kinetic thrill-ride of the Pyr covers really captures the essence of what's great about this series."

As per always, first chapters of Killswitch are online here.