Death on Ibiza by Katja Piel

Death on Ibiza by Katja Piel
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It just goes to prove you never know who your friends really are. Nicklas Behrends is in Ibiza for a short break but lands a job with son of a wealthy islander. Invited to a party he wakes the next day to the ultimate nightmare - surrounded by dead bodies and a gun in hand but no memory of what happened. Struck with panic he flees the scene and goes on the run from the police. Struggling to understand what happened and clear his name Nicklas teams up with Alexei who is searching for his daughter. They believe his daughters disappearance is linked to the party incident so they start to investigate and snoop around for clues. Very quickly things develop beyond the normal murder investigation. Translated from German this is a very good thriller, a little predictable but very easy and exciting reading.

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Missile Game by Glenn Shepard

The Missile Game by Glenn Shepard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I got what I hoped for - a fast paced thrilling book easy to read. However what I did not bank on was the main character Dr Scott James a plastic surgeon getting involved with terrorism and drone warfare. Don't worry I have not spoiled it. The plot is fairly straight forward but the locations and characters are not, adding a little mystery into this very exciting all action thriller. The subject matter is very up to date with drone with war and terrorism in the Middle East. Alpha Charlie is a U.S. contractor making a fortune from his hobby, a gamer at heart but now zapping real people on demand. You ask yourself the question how can a plastic surgeon get involved with all this? You will have to read it to find out.

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Disposable Asset by John Altman

Disposable Asset by John Altman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Ever been totally isolated for just doing your job, well Cassie Bradbury a lone female agent is in Russia and has just completed her mission to terminate a defector and is abandoned by by her bosses. To eradicate all evidence of her operation the order is given to terminate Cassie herself. On the run now from both her masters and the Russians she must battle to survive. Speaking little Russian it is difficult for even a trained operative to gain any assistance in this hostile environment, will she succeed and evade her captors? If this is not difficult enough, then if you didn't want the job in the first place and was coerced, it has got be really nasty. This is a good action spy thriller taking you across Russia in the worst of weather and demonstrating that in the spy business you just don't know who your friends are.

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Eden by Candice Fox

Eden by Candice Fox
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Second book from Aussie writer Candice Fox following on from Hades. Part way through this I realised this is almost three books in one and not focused on Eden as the title suggests, but it tells the past of her father Hades, and how her police partner Frank reintegrates into life following the climatic end of the first book. The third story sets the main plot of the crime Eden and Frank set out to solve. All three stories are woven together but could be read apart however if you have read the first book things will be much clearer. All in all the author maintains the excitement levels but has diluted the main story by telling the Hades history. Perhaps this could have been better achieved by writing a prequel before the sequel.

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The Tears of Angels by Caro Ramsay

The Tears of Angels ( Anderson & Costello, #6). by Caro Ramsay
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It has always fascinated me as to why people go without fail to the same holiday location year after year, maybe this book will provide some answers as this police murder investigation thriller unfolds on the banks of beautiful Loch Lomond, normally any time I have visited it is either drowning in rain or suffocating in midge. An unattached hand in the middle of a field with some horses starts of Anderson and Costello's investigation which quickly linked to some unresolved child deaths at a holiday park on Loch Lomond side. It appears the hand belongs to Warren McAvoy long suspected to be responsible for the loch side deaths but had escaped detection. All they need to do now is join all the dots and a cold case is cleared or is it? This is a good novel from the author but not as accomplished as her first Night Hunter.

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The Mark of Halam by Thomas Ryan

The Mark of Halam by Thomas Ryan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jeff Bradley ex SAS now retired and running a winery is shocked when his close friend and Olympic athlete, Mary becomes the target of an assassin. Determined not to rely on police for her security, Jeff starts to dig deeper with aid of some old contacts from his service days. An old adversary from his tour of Kosovo is discovered to have entered the country, and links are made to the forthcoming visit of a US nuclear submarine following the change in the anti-nuclear law in New Zealand. The question to be answered is this a revenge mission or something much bigger, Jeff motivated by self preservation leaves no stone unturned to find out. This is a great fast paced exciting thriller normally associated with special services and does not disappoint.

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Abandon by Blake Crouch

Abandon by Blake Crouch
My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The Author of Wayward Pines turns his hand to the Gold Rush in the Rockies late 19th century with a mystery set in Abandon a small gold town high in a mountain pass inaccessible for several months of the year. The book tell of a modern day exploration of the town and what happened on Christmas Day 1893 when the entire population of the town dissapeared without explanation. It is soon clear as the modern day party reach Abandon something sinister is going on. This is enhanced by the author retelling the events leading up to Christmas Day and linking back to the expedition in 2009. Totally different to Wayward Pines but the author still expertly builds up that feeling of mystery. My only criticism is the switch between stories becomes too frequent and stops on cliffhangers as if it was written for a TV series otherwise a good read.



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