Book Synopsis:
THE NEW NIALL BURNET THRILLER!
Superstar Paralympian Fiona Mackintosh Green retires from the track to set up Forward Roll, a charity helping disabled people achieve self-respect through sport. But is she all she seems? How is her charity spending its money?
Niall Burnet, visually impaired journalist, is sent in undercover to find out. What he discovers is a trail of illegal performance-enhancing drugs that leads from the charity to its major backer, global pharmaceutical giant Prince Rajkumar.
All too soon, Niall finds himself surrounded by key players who will stop at nothing to protect their interests. When a former athlete is found dead, he knows that one wrong move could be his last…
Blind Justice is available now in ebook and paperback. The ebook is currently only 99p. You can purchase a copy of both here.
My Review:
Blind Justice is a fast paced, thriller featuring an unusual hero which was aa thoroughl enjoyable read.
The most intriguing part of this book for me was that the main investigator was blind. I immediately began to wonder how he would manage to solve the investigation if he couldn’t see the evidence. It was therefore very fascinating to learn about the little techniques and coping mechanisms that Niall has in place to help him deal with things though quite poignant to realise how people react to his disability especially if they aren’t expecting it. In this day and age you’d hope that people would be more aware of a condition and have procedures in place to deal with it.
Niall was a very interesting character who wants to have a normal life and for people to see him for him rather than for his ability. His frustration at people not giving him the chance he feels he deserves is heartbreaking to read about especially when he is obviously a very clever and competent guy.
The story is told from various points of view, Niall’s, his girlfriend Michelle and John who was part of the team responsible for making Michelle’s operation fail in the author’s previous book. This makes for interesting reading as the reader is always on edge waiting for something to happen. It means that you get more of an holistic view of the story which makes you feel much more involved. The fly on the wall view makes it seem as if events are happening right in front of you making you care much more about the characters and what happens to them.
This was quite a fast paced read for me and one I found very difficult to put down. The investigation is very interestingly solved with lots of twists and turns that helped keep me on my toes! There is a lot of tension in the story, caused mainly from the reader being able to view the story from different points of view as sometimes the reader found out something before the characters did which means you have to keep reading. It is quite dark at times and I was amazed by how horrible and unfeeling people could be towards each other. Some scenes were quite emotional because of this and might not be to everyone’s taste.
This is the first book by this author that I have read and I definitely look forward to reading more from him in the future. This is the second book in the series but it can easily be read as a standalone, like I did, as anything you need to know is explained.
Huge thanks to Kelly from Love Books Tours for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Urbane books for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Alex grew up in rural England with a dream to write for a living which never quite came true. He has enjoyed incarnations as a theatre publicity officer, restaurant manager, teacher, teacher trainer, and curriculum developer. Along the way Alex wrote five plays that were performed by students including one, Never Mind the Rain Forests, that was enthusiastically reviewed (3 stars) at the Edinburgh Fringe. Another, Gavin’s Kingdom, received a professional workshop production at the Birmingham Rep. Plays Into Shakespeare, a book for English and Drama teachers that introduced students to the characters in Shakespeare’s plays through short modern-English ‘additional’ scenes, was published by First and Best in Education in 2007. Alex moved to Abu Dhabi in 2008 with a Lebanese international education company that had a contract to train English teachers and develop curriculum materials. Latterly moved to their Academic Development office in Beirut and wrote two series of books for students from ages eight to sixteen – one on grammar and one on the art of writing. He is now living with his wife of many years in Worcestershire, his children pursuing careers in education, fashion, charity fundraising and web development in places as disparate as Beijing, London and Chesterfield. Alex also enjoys writing stories for his young grandchildren.
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Oh this does sound really interesting, especially if he is blind solving the case! I am definitely intrigued!
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