matthewzaq's review against another edition
3.0
Dark and suspending, Simon Kernick details the emotions of worry and desperation a mother would do for her child back.
mizam's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Woah...
dogearedtatty's review against another edition
3.0
Typical high pace, suspend some belief thriller. Improved as it went on. A quick and easy read.
kingfan30's review against another edition
3.0
So after a fairly heavy going book, I needed something a bit lighter that didn't require quite so much brain power to read and this fit the bill perfectly. It's my first by this author and I seemed to have picked up a book that third in a series, having not read the other two I can't work out why this is called the Tina Boyd series, she's hardly in this book, maybe she appears in the first two more. The storyline is not new, but certainly an interesting one. It sums up the lengths a parent will go to to get their child back, although I didn't really like the mum in this. It was a good quick read.
bookworm_brad's review against another edition
5.0
If you like a story that eases you slowly into the action, gently picking up the pace as it goes along then this book isn't it. The action in Deadline starts in the first chapter and keeps going throughout the book.
A thrilling story that I enjoyed and would certainly recommend. My only real niggle is the overuse of the phrase "Do you understand?" which seems to pop up far too often and usually after something completely straightforward has been explained or a simple instruction given.
Paul Thornley does an excellent job as the narrator.
A thrilling story that I enjoyed and would certainly recommend. My only real niggle is the overuse of the phrase "Do you understand?" which seems to pop up far too often and usually after something completely straightforward has been explained or a simple instruction given.
Paul Thornley does an excellent job as the narrator.
cant_stop_reading's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Kidnapping, and Slavery
seanbyrne92's review
4.0
Enjoyed this one much more than Crime Trade (#1), Relentless was when Kernick hit top form. Not sure we can classify this one as Tina Boyd #3 as she is a peripheral figure throughout but I am glad we could see Mike Bolt back in action - cant quite remember which one he popped up beforehand.
This was looking like a solid 3 star review for most of the story - while I enjoyed Mike's character and the turmoil he was enduring - I just couldnt get to grips with the story and the character of Andrea Devern, it all just seemed to easy and predictable as to where it was going?
Thankfully there was some nice twists to catch my attention and surprise me a bit.
It wouldn't detract me from reading Target #4 Tina Boyd to keep up the series.
This was looking like a solid 3 star review for most of the story - while I enjoyed Mike's character and the turmoil he was enduring - I just couldnt get to grips with the story and the character of Andrea Devern, it all just seemed to easy and predictable as to where it was going?
Thankfully there was some nice twists to catch my attention and surprise me a bit.
It wouldn't detract me from reading Target #4 Tina Boyd to keep up the series.
ashejo's review
Unexpectedly good! Especially liked the way she dealt with Jimmy Galante (maybe LIKED is an inappropriate word), not clichéd at all. And the whole fiasco with the daughter and who her father is. Didn't like the protagonist very much (okay, I almost hated her by the end) but as a thriller, this ones definitely good.
Not indecent. The writer came within a hair's breadth of making it so (more than once), but backed away at the last moment, apparently. Thank goodness for that. I don't know what it is with thrillers and their tendency to feature scenes that should be left to the romance genre.
Violence is also down to a minimum. Though SPOILERS AHEAD! the first death, right at the beginning was kinda bad. SPOILERS END.
Overall, very good.
Not indecent. The writer came within a hair's breadth of making it so (more than once), but backed away at the last moment, apparently. Thank goodness for that. I don't know what it is with thrillers and their tendency to feature scenes that should be left to the romance genre.
Violence is also down to a minimum. Though SPOILERS AHEAD! the first death, right at the beginning was kinda bad. SPOILERS END.
Overall, very good.