No Way Back: 1 (A Jack McNeal Thriller)

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I received Long Way Home from NetGalley but discovered it was the second book in a new series, so went back to the first book as I like to start at the beginning if at all possible. The bland, uninvolving story of Sipho, 12, who flees his drunken stepfather's brutality to live on the streets of Johannesburg.

Welcome to The Close - a beautiful street of mansions, where gorgeous Stella is the indisputable Queen Bee . I wouldn't go so far as to say that this added element was absolutely necessary, but it's certainly not unwelcome. Emotional depth – The novel explores themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the power of the past to shape our present, which can be moving and thought-provoking for readers. But at the end it was good because her sentence is changed to going into exile which is actually much better living conditions than in staying in London in prison. We had an agreement, Jane, that you would reveal your true identity at the appropriate time, and you would do so without causing Madelyn any harm.He also alleged the Prince of Wales and his staff had shared " private information about his brother that ended up on the front page of a newspaper not long later.

Turner is a former journalist and the author of the Jon Reznick series of action thrillers ( Hard Road , Hard Kill , Hard Wired , Hard Way , Hard Fall , Hard Hit , Hard Shot , and Hard Vengeance ), the American Ghost series of black-ops thrillers ( Rogue , Reckoning , and Requiem ), and the Deborah Jones political thrillers ( Miami Requiem and Dark Waters ). Caroline was an investigative journalist with access to the White House, but must have uncovered something that put her in grave danger. Jack still loved his ex-wife, Caroline, but acknowledged that the circumstances surrounding their son's death made the breakdown inevitable. This winning sequel takes place several years after A Long Way From Chicago (1998) leaves off, once again introducing the reader to Mary Alice, now 15, and her Grandma Dowdel, an indomitable, idiosyncratic woman who despite her hard-as-nails exterior is able to see her granddaughter with “eyes in the back of her heart. To avoid getting herself shot Wendy runs and before she knows it she’s a wanted fugitive on the run and framed for two murders, as well as the shooting she did commit.Jack McNeal is certainly developed from a straight shooter to a totally different detective with a way of thinking and acting outside the box. While the novel employs some familiar tropes and themes, such as wrongful accusation and redemption arcs, it also has well-drawn characters and a compelling plot that keeps readers invested. Turner is a complete master of high-octane thrillers; the tension is palpable from the very first page. James Patterson bestsellers including Judge and Jury and Lifeguard, and the hit thrillers The Blue Zone and Reckless. Slow pacing – Some readers may find that the novel moves too slowly at times, particularly in the early chapters.

No Way Back is the first book I have read by this author, although I understand he has written three other series.The company haven’t made any money for years, mainly because they have nothing to sell – their only product is very much still in development and no-one seems to have thought about how, or to whom, they might sell it anyway. It is a thought-provoking journey where you’ll experience how your choices can lead to severe consequences. But a late-night visit from the Secret Service lands Jack on the other side of the table―as a suspect in the disappearance of his estranged wife, Caroline, a prominent reporter on the White House beat. Her home in Dorset, high on the cliffs overlooking the sea, is as elegant as Eva herself, but bears none of the scars. Mary Wade's story will take the MY STORY reader on a long and perilous journey, beginning in eighteenth century London's slums, taking in the Georgian criminal underworld, imprisonment in Newgate prison, and culminating in a voyage to Australia onboard a prison ship, after our heroine has been spared the ultimate penalty for her small crime.