I love a good story that makes me feel like I’m watching a tv show or movie, and this first book in a new crime thriller series is a perfect example.
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I thought the author did an exceptional job of introducing the characters gradually. The descriptions weren’t just info dumps or exposition. In other words, I liked being able to figure out the motivations and backgrounds rather than just being told what they were.
I also appreciated that the action moved along swiftly. There were no long periods of introspection or self-evaluation. Every event or comment had a purpose and added to the story.
While I’m on the action aspect, I particularly liked that the points of view changed between the FBI agent (Carter), the Senator (Holliday), and the kidnapper (Mason). I thought it was easy to follow and gave me clues to the bigger picture.
The plot itself is also timely; a senator’s kids are kidnapped. The kidnappers’ are looking for some “truth” from the senator (who obviously has something to hide), and the FBI agent in question is trying to find the children while figuring out what the senator knows (but isn’t telling). It all makes for some “Oh wow!” moments.
If this first book is any indication, Carter is a hero I can get behind, and I look forward to reading more of his cases in the future.
Author Bio
Ed James is the author of multiple series of crime novels.
The bestselling DI Simon Fenchurch series is set in East London and published by Thomas & Mercer.
The self-published Scott Cullen series of Scottish police procedurals features a young Edinburgh Detective Constable investigating crimes from the bottom rung of the career ladder he’s desperate to climb. The first book, “Ghost in the Machine”, has been downloaded over 400,000 times, hitting both the Amazon UK & US top five.
The Craig Hunter books is a sister series to the Cullen novels, with a PTSD-suffering ex-squaddie now working as a cop investigating sexual abuse cases. With lots of slapstick and banter.
Ed lives in East Lothian, Scotland and writes full-time, but used to work in IT project management, where he filled his weekly commute to London by literally writing on planes, trains and automobiles.
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