The Wind Guardian is a thoroughly enjoyable, action-packed thriller which is well written and researched. The author's knowledge of the the main subject, as well as the obviously well-researched ancillary points/plots/sub-plots comes shining through as you read. When Mr Scozzari writes of the weapons used or the local coastline and it's wildlife, the history of the indigenous Chumash Indians, or the thought processes and experiences of terrorists, one feels that it is almost from a position of personal experience, the descriptions are so intense and vivid.
This is an edgy, gripping tale which consumes the reader right from the very beginning. The nuclear industry provides the fuel we need to live, thrive and survive. It is essential in the modern era, some would argue a necessary evil due to population growth and global warming. However, it is also intensely vulnerable to attack. A fact known to friend and foe alike.
The basic premise for this novel is everyone's worst nightmare; a terrorist attack on a nuclear power plant. The only thing standing in the terrorist's way are a bunch of highly trained but, as we soon come to realise, flawed security guards. An attack is launched and it's anyone's guess as to how it will turn out.
What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse, where the lines are drawn and blurred beyond recognition at times, and it's hard to tell the bad from good.
The characters are so very well developed they draw you in to the story. The suspense builds slowly and effortlessly at first, but it is then unleashed mercilessly onto the suspecting reader. You know what's coming and yet there are surprises and twists which keep you reading on for more.
Highly recommended. ( )

I absolutely loved Frank Scozzari’s previous novel, From Afar, so I didn’t hesitate when I was invited to read his next book. The Wind Guardian was clearly meticulously researched and so thorough that I almost feel like I could now apply to work in a nuclear power plant myself.

It started off with the murder of a security guard and continued at a hundred miles an hour, barely giving the reader time to draw breath. As soon as the security pass has been stolen at the murder scene, and the night shift commences, the air is crackling with so much tension as you wait for the inevitable to happen.

Two of the guards have a mutual attraction and decide to meet up during their shift. I loved the couldn’t-care-less attitude of Cameron and Grace as they experienced the excitement of new love. Without spoiling the story, it falls to Cameron and Grace to save the whole plant when it comes under attack. It is only due to them sneaking away to a dead zone for a bit of a canoodle that they survive the initial onslaught.

With terrorism so much on our minds now, this book is so realistic that it does actually give you chills while you are reading. The lengths that people will go to for their beliefs or for money is quite astounding. At the end of the book, when I finally caught my breath, I was thinking of what might have happened had the plan succeeded. As much as this story is a 'what might have been', it could very easily be something that might happen.

This story is written with so much tension; it’s fast paced and gripping. It has an enough of a human element with Cameron and Grace’s story without it being too mushy. I think it would make a really good film or tv mini-series and I wouldn't be surprised to see this snapped up and on our screens at some time in the future.

I really have to applaud Frank for writing two very different books; both are excellent and unputdownable for very different reasons. Frank Scozzari is certainly one to watch.

I received this e-book from the author in exchange for an honest review. ( )

Forget about James Patterson, David Baldacci or John Grisham. If you are looking for a very well written thriller that will keep you reading on the edge of your chair, look no farther. This book is what you are looking for. An incredible plot developed in full details, very credible. The author developed the characters in a way that make us cheering for our heroes on every turn of pages. This would make an incredible Hollywood movie. Plot is simple and yet involving. A terrorist attack is planned with inside help on a nuclear power plant, and the only people in the way of a major disaster are two security officers (Cameron and Grace) that, at the moment when the attack started, were out of their posts, for a good reason.
Excellent work, I recommend this book to the permanent library of any reader in search for a thriller that will keep them entertained for hours.
I received this book from the author for reviewing and I was not requested to post a positive review. Opinion expressed here is my own. ( )