It's about a former/occasional secret agent who works for a high-tech company. When his brother, a rookie cop, is injured, our hero becomes The Tin Man--wearing a suit made of the company's new bulletproof material and enhanced with some other high-tech gadgets, he's a cross between a vigilante and a superhero.

It's not all whiz-bang high tech action--there's a human side, particularly with the brother's serious injuries. And using the suit isn't without consequences--there's physical pain, and increasing urges toward violence. An alert reader could draw parallels with the effects of vigilantism in general--but this really isn't a book you read to contemplate the human condition.

Mostly, it's a rollercoaster thrill ride, a James-Bond-ish page-turner, an entertaining way to spend a couple of hours. The Tin Man didn't turn me into a Dale Brown fan, but I won't avoid his books, either. ( )

Poor men's iron men come back from mission with a body bagged brother.

A covert mission in power armour suits? Sounds pretty unlikely, or cool comic stuff, doesn't it? Pretty much. So the new toy for these miltiary technology wunderkinds proves too irresistable to keep off for long. So, they do what they do best, at least the head guy. Blow crap up, and get family members dead. Technothriller/mundane sf/weapons porn sort of stuff, but certainly ok if you are after that sort of book.

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