Title:
Toys
By:
James Patterson
Pages:
364
Rating:
3

Hays Baker and his wife Lizbeth possess super-human strength, extraordinary intelligence, stunning looks, a sex life to die for, and two beautiful children. Of course, they do–they’re Elites, endowed at birth with the very best that the world can offer. The only problem in their perfect world: humans and their toys!

The one with the most toys–dies

The top operative for the Agency of Change, Hays has just won the fiercest battle of his career. He has been praised by the President, and is a national hero. But before he can savor his triumph, he receives an unbelievable shock that overturns everything he thought was true. Suddenly Hays is on the other side of the gun, forced to leave his perfect family and fight for his life.

Now a hunted fugitive, Hays is thrown into a life he never dreamed possible–fighting to save humans everywhere from extinction. He enlists all of his training to uncover the truth that will save millions of lives–maybe even his own.

Toys book cover

The blurb gave this as a crossover between Bourne and Bond. While some of the machismo was more the latter, the plot lacks much of the depth and complexity of Bourne. Things aren’t ever as they seem, but an over-reliance on clones, a rather-too-obvious ending, and some silliness in a few of the action scenes mean I’m giving it a three.

Published by Sean Randall

I am an avid reader, technologist and disability advocate living in the middle of England with my wife, daughter and pets.

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