Blood Red City by Rod Reynolds
When crusading journalist Lydia Wright is sent a video of an apparent murder on a London train, she thinks she’s found the story to revive her career. But she can’t find a victim, much less the killers, and the only witness has disappeared. Wary she’s fallen for fake news, she begins to doubt her instincts – until a sinister call suggests that she’s not the only one interested in the crime.
Michael Stringer deals in information – and doesn’t care which side of the law he finds himself on. But the murder on the train has left him exposed, and now he’ll stop at nothing to discover what Lydia knows.
When their paths collide, Lydia finds the story leads through a nightmare world, where money, power and politics intersect … and information is the only thing more dangerous than a bullet.
A nerve-shattering and brutally realistic thriller, Blood Red City bursts with energy and grit from the opening page, twisting and feinting to a superb, unexpected ending that will leave you breathless.
Keeping the secret could cost your life. Telling the secret could cost you everything.
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My god the pace on this book is relentless, it hooks you in and then doesn’t let go! This is crime fiction at the top of its game - investigative journalism, character driven, macmafia style storylines, henchmen - it’s got it all. There are twists and turns right to the very end. I thought this book was brilliant.
I loved the characters of Stringer and Lydia and I could see them as a great duo in any further books. Stringer for me is the main character though, as he has a bit more humility to him compared to Lydia. I think it’s because you see a bit more to his background that I’m lending towards him being the protagonist.
I liked the story that although it was very twisty and had lots of detail in it, you could follow the narrative and enjoy it as the book went on. The descriptive qualities of Rod’s writing made it very easy to ‘see’ the images in your mind. In particular the video which forms the opening of the book. I feel as if I have watched video myself. The horror I felt reading that passage was real and very disturbing. It takes a lot to disturb me now. Don’t know what that says about me!
I really enjoyed this book and doesn’t hesitate to recommend it to you guys. Orenda books has got another amazing books on their hands. I really hope that Rob is wanting to develop this into a series as it would certainly be one I would want to read!
