Rob Sinclair

The Green Viper by Rob Sinclair
James Ryker #4

Starting a book looking through the eyes of a man about to be thrown from the roof of a building can be rather abrupt and daunting but it really worked as a prologue and tied everything together in the end. Not having read the first three books in this series made no difference in my ability to understand follow and enjoy this story of ex-agent James Ryker. His decision to do what he could to help out the son of a deceased colleague who has show more managed to immerse himself in the seamier side of life does not come without difficulties, though. This story caught my attention on the first page and held it all the way to the end.

After that prologue I referred to we see James accessesomh one of his safety deposit boxes that has a message from someone he knows is long gone. In spite of knowing that he will likely be following the clues left behind by a dead man he determines to leave London for New York. Once there he does some reconnaissance work, determines that the young man he has gone to help is in big trouble and sets about trying to extricate him. In the process he meets up with an FBI agent, works with her and alone, has encounters with thugs and villains, is beaten and beats some others, kills a few and does what he can to fulfill his obligation to a man he admired and was as close to as a son to his father. At the end of the story there is an indication of what direction this book may take next and if I am guessing correctly, well, his life will definitely not be spent living peacefully in the countryside.

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I like to read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloodhound Books – This is my honest review.

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This is a fast paced Thriller by Rob Sinclair which had me gripped from the very start. Dark Fragments is one of those books that you want to put down because you don’t like what you are reading yet you need to pick it up to know what is happening next. The characters arnt the type one would like to bump into whilst on your own, that’s for sure.

It really had me gasping at times. There are certainly plenty of twists in this book and a “I never saw that coming” kind of feel

Dead Reckoning by Rob Sinclair
Simon Peake #1

~ Dark, gritty, action-packed thrill ride from beginning to end ~ Couldn’t put it down ~

What I liked:
* Simon Peake: warrior, ex-military for British, checkered past, dark-gray anti-hero, protective, a bit of a cipher as little is learned about his past and who he really is, his willingness to do “the job” and his impressive array of skills, that he actually seems to care…maybe?
* The women in this story that Simon got to know and care show more about: his neighbor - Jelena and Katie - a potential love interest
* The dual timeline moving between Simon’s time on black ops assignment Operation Zeus eight years before he lands a job with the Lafferty family
* That I was grabbed on page and had to find out what happened
* Beginning to care about Simon and a few of the others even though there weren’t any really “good” people in the story
* That though graphic in portraying what happens in painful scenes…it is not so detailed and explicit that I had to close the book or skip pages
* That this is not a “Reacher wannabe” but of a similar genre – I think Simon might have more personality as we get to know him…maybe?
* That I was left wanting to find out what will happen next

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about how war and being in some military positions must impact a person mentally, physically, and emotionally while enlisted and then after they return to civilian life
* Thinking about how evil some people, and governments, are and what they are willing to do to promote their agendas

Did I like this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.

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It's the party of the year and Sophie Blackwood is waitressing. When one of the guests sexually harasses her, Oliver, the son of the party's hosts, rescues her and invites her to leave the party for a stroll around the grounds,. At one point Oliver disappears. As time passes, she begins to worry and when she hears a sound, she's terrified that Oliver is returning with friends to take advantage of the isolation. What happens, though, is much much worse. Then the bodies really start piling show more up.

The Rules of Murder by author Rob Sinclair is the second book in the Dani Stephens series and it is one hell of an addicting, fast-paced, twisty, no-holds-barred thrill ride. The story is told from the perspective of Dani, one of the officers investigating who is recovering from an earlier attack that has left her with some brain damage. Her narrative is occasionally interrupted by that of the killer. Although the murderer is quickly uncovered, it is obvious that he couldn't possibly plan the murders so the real question is who is manipulating him. And here is my one real quibble with the book-we are given several possible candidates that are quickly eliminated mostly because he kills them until we are left with only one but it is never fully clear, at least to me, what's behind his actions now or in the past - then again, this is the second book in the series but the first I have read so maybe if I had read the other, I would have a better understanding. Despite this, I quite enjoyed The Rules of Murder and highly recommend it with one caveat - there is some extreme violence and some gruesome descriptions of the victims so you might want to consider that before you read.

Thanks to Netgalley and Canelo for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review show less