Jeremy Robinson has done it again. INSTINCT is a knock-down, thought inducing, all-out-thrill-fest with enough testosterone to put hair on even the wimpiest of chests. The Chess Team is back and once again they’ll travel to the ends of the earth in an effort to save it.

When the President suddenly drops dead and no one knows why, the Chess Team suits up for action. Assigned to protect "Pawn" as she leads them to find an answer, the team grabs their gear and leaves for Vietnam...and finds much more than they were looking for.

INSTINCT contains all the ingredients you’ve come to expect from a Jeremy Robinson novel: cool technology and weapons, action, adventure and deep at the heart of the story there’s that urban legend that he’s such an expert on intertwining. Rook, Bishop, Knight, King and Queen are all back and bigger than ever, as well as a few new characters that I hope carry on throughout the Chess Team series.

What I really enjoyed about INSTINCT was that several times I literally laughed aloud while reading. Making me laugh while reading (fiction at least) isn’t a simple task, yet I found myself doing it several times. I also think this is a much more serious writing by Jeremy, in that unlike PULSE—which was clearly fiction—INSTINCT has a very plausible plot and carries a much finer edge as a result.

In 2006 United Artists released Casino Royale which boasted "...discover how James became Bond". At the time a relatively unknown Daniel Craig was cast in the role of Bond and, being the huge fan of the series that I am, it caused me to doubt if he could pull it off (remember Timothy Dalton?). Anyways, after walking out of the theater I’d felt something that I hadn’t felt in a long time—I wanted to be James Bond. INSTINCT did the same for me; I wanted to be a hero, dressed in cool gear with a big gun, constantly staring death in the face and I believe that is a real tribute to the type of read this is.

Final Verdict:

Jeremy has definitely been honing his writing skills and INSTINCT proves it. Fun, lovable characters, a solid (believable) plot and fast-turning pages makes this one of my favorite reads of 2010 to date.