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nikkisbooknook's review
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Ed Barnes last adventure in Paris has put him on the naughty step with the Foreign Office bigwigs. He still wants to make changes though, if only to support his daughter Stephanie. Climate Change is the hot topic that no one seems to want to make a move on.
When his daughter gets kidnapped by Somalis, he wants answers. He did not expect to get help in the shape of Investigative Reporter Orla or a phantom from the grave!
Ed is a bit of a reluctant hero in this but one who seems to be able to cut through layers of red tape to get his calls taken at No 10! I enjoyed the globetrotting and the semi-investigation for the Assassin. It turned into less thriller and more on how the Assassin chose and targeted his victims and how their demise shifted things politically.
You can tell the difference when the author has actually worked and lived in the murky world of politics - everything has the gritty realism about behind doors plotting and glossy veneers.
Solid okay read for me and those who like political thrillers may enjoy it more than I did.
When his daughter gets kidnapped by Somalis, he wants answers. He did not expect to get help in the shape of Investigative Reporter Orla or a phantom from the grave!
Ed is a bit of a reluctant hero in this but one who seems to be able to cut through layers of red tape to get his calls taken at No 10! I enjoyed the globetrotting and the semi-investigation for the Assassin. It turned into less thriller and more on how the Assassin chose and targeted his victims and how their demise shifted things politically.
You can tell the difference when the author has actually worked and lived in the murky world of politics - everything has the gritty realism about behind doors plotting and glossy veneers.
Solid okay read for me and those who like political thrillers may enjoy it more than I did.
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