This is the second story in Season Two of the “Nameless” series. Nameless has no memory and gets his assignments from the mysterious Ace of Diamonds. In this short story, Nameless’s mission involves a well-liked doctor who is secretly a murderer of patients that don’t fit his expectations of beauty. In the end, he gets what he deserves. Another enjoyable read in the Nameless series. ( )

It’s probably me and not the story. The second installment of season 2 of the Nameless series was just okay for me. Maybe it’s because the concept of a doctor being a megalomaniac and killing people with the knowledge of his medical training isn’t a very unique story line. ( )

Trying Nameless Again Continued
Review of the Amazon Original Kindle eBook edition (June 2021)

I wasn't that impressed with the first season of Dean Koontz's Nameless (2019). Its main attraction was its being a free offer through Amazon Originals. The stereotypical and predictable tales of a Jason Bourne-like amnesiac vigilante enacting punishment on the wicked became tiresome and I gave up after the 3rd story out of 6. More background to the mysterious Treadstone-like organization behind the scenes and the Nameless character themselves might at least add needed drama and suspense to the proceedings. The 2nd season seemed to promise something along those lines.

This second episode did begin to show some cracks in the facade of the otherwise seemingly omniscient organization Ace of Diamonds. The mission involves unmasking a self-styled Dr. Kevorkian-like 'mercy' killer who is actually just eugeneciding any patient who doesn't meet the doctor's aesthetic ideals. The plot is unusually elaborate and expensive even for this already unrealistic series, with dozens of assistants recruited to psychologically manipulate the villain. Nameless is given yet another absurdly revealing cover name as "Keyser Söze" (the mastermind in the film "The Usual Suspects").

It all falls apart with the interference of a secondary villain, the stereotypical corrupt small town cop. Nameless has to make a quick cleanup of the resulting fiasco and hit the road again. There are more references to his visions of a future totalitarian organization and its Triskelion logo, which presumably foreshadows a final confrontation. Anyway, it is enough for me to continue with the series.

Gentle is the Angel of Death is the 2nd of the 6 short stories making up the crime fiction series Nameless Season 2, released simultaneously on June 10, 2021 as an eBook by Amazon Originals and as an audiobook by Audible Originals. ( )