If you’ve read my reviews of the previous two Robin Hood books, this one is pretty much the same, except a new setting. And being more of the same is definitely not a bad thing in this case. Click if you want to read my review of Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows or Piracy, Paintballs & Zebras.
Robin Hood, now 13 years old, has stirred up quite the ruckus in his last two capers. To the point where Sherriff Marjorie and Guy Gisborne have sent hitmen after him. They know he lives in an abandoned shopping mall in Sherwood Forest, which is now an armed and guarded shelter for those on the lam and outside of the sheriff’s tyranny. So to protect Robin, he heads out to everglade land, living with a kind smuggler and dealer named Diogo, with his sort-of girlfriend Marion always around to assist.
The other Robin Hood books were about stopping corrupt cops, sabotaging slimy events, and slow steps to dismantle the lives of the bullies. Let’s just say this is primarily about a mission involving refugees, rescuing them from whoever is holding them captive for slave labor, and also keeping them away from border enforcement. If border enforcement is any different from their captives.
Let’s just say this book continues the saga, with lightning-fast getaways, some needed humor when things get rough, a return of the funny but questionable biker gang headed by Marion’s father (there’s something about a biker gang who takes pride in not showering rescuing trafficked refugees that just tickles my amusement bone), and a sense there’s a lot more to be had. I’ve got the next four books already. I can’t wait.
My grade: 4 and a half stars out of 5
William J. McGinn 
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