Book Synopsis:
The railway station is heaving with rush-hour commuters when the bomb goes off.
In the subsequent enquiry, serious questions are asked of Jake Winter, the British Intelligence Officer responsible for preventing the attack. Especially when it transpires that the bomber was his agent.
With his conscience – and his career – in tatters, Jake’s hopes rest on his new recruit, a young British-Asian man named Rashid. Recently returned disillusioned from the Middle East, and now enlisted into a new terrorist plot, Rashid seems to be the answer Jake, and MI5, have been waiting for.
But how can Jake know for certain when Rashid is his only source? Is history about to repeat itself or has Jake lost his nerve, haunted by his last mistake?
After all, who can you trust, when you no longer trust yourself?
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My Review:
A Fatal Game is another fantastic, thrilling book from this talented author!
Firstly the author has clearly done a lot of research into terrorism as there is a lot of details included into the story which I found very interesting to read about. I didn’t know how all the different services in the UK, like the police are counter terrorism units, worked together so I thought it was fascinating to discover more about this. These little details also helped make the story seem more real so I felt more invested in what would happen.
The characters are all very well drawn and believable and I enjoyed getting to know them better over the course of the book. The author slowly reveals to the reader more about their background and why they are in the situation they are in which made me feel more sympathetic to them as I understood the reasons behind their actions.
I thought this was a very absorbing, enjoyable read which I found easy to get into. The pace is quite steady and there is always something to keep the reader’s attention. The ending was a bit surprising as I didn’t see it ending the way it did for some of the characters.
Huge thanks to Ellie Hudson from Viking for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Nicholas Searle grew up in Cornwall and studied languages at the universities of Bath and Göttingen. After teaching for four years he moved to London to join the Civil Service. He had a hugely enjoyable twenty-three years in a variety of jobs dealing with security matters before going to work in a similar capacity for the New Zealand government in Wellington. In 2011 he returned to the UK, left the Civil Service and began writing in earnest. Nicholas and his wife live in Yorkshire.
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