Tears of Fire
(A Lambeth Group Thriller)
By Gordon Bickerstaff
Two serial killers have been getting away with murder
for years. For them, it's a well-paid hobby while they bide their time. It's
about to stop when everything slots into place for them to leap to the next
level. Payback for the people who killed their parents.
Lambeth Group investigator, Gavin Shawlens, is on their trail. But all is not as it seems and he is pushed way out of his depth when the killers turn on his family. Gavin's Lambeth Group partner, Zoe Tampsin, is cut off from him and fighting her own battle to stay alive.
They need to connect but Zoe will face an impossible choice. Stop the killers before they pull off the most audacious murder that will shock the world and change it forever. Or, rescue Gavin's family from the jaws of evil.
Lambeth Group investigator, Gavin Shawlens, is on their trail. But all is not as it seems and he is pushed way out of his depth when the killers turn on his family. Gavin's Lambeth Group partner, Zoe Tampsin, is cut off from him and fighting her own battle to stay alive.
They need to connect but Zoe will face an impossible choice. Stop the killers before they pull off the most audacious murder that will shock the world and change it forever. Or, rescue Gavin's family from the jaws of evil.
Dr Traherene’s exclusive and
private clinic for terminal ill patients is not quite what it seems. Neither
are the two Nurses, Jung and Seng. They may appear compassionate, but they are
anything but…
Where to begin…. Gordon
Bickerstaff has done it again. Tears of Fire (A Lambeth Group Thriller) begins
like any good Bond film. Our heroine, Zoe, is in trouble. Will she live? Will
she die? Will someone hurry up and roll the opening credits…! Boy, what a
story. Filled with non-stop action. Very human heroes, and deplorable antagonists.
And a storyline that was terrifyingly believable. The only way I can describe
this series is that it is James Bond meets Mission Impossible.
Zoe is a female version of
Ethan Hunt and dear old Gavin, is definitely Benji Dunn. They work so well
together in the other books in this series, and they continue to do so in this
story.
The plot, what can I say
about it? It had me gripped from the opening chapter. So much happens in this
book and the short chapters seem to help keep this momentum going. At times I
really began to fear for several of the protagonists. Especially when they got
onto the Wensley! Talk about tension.
If you are looking for a
truly great crime read, then I highly recommend the Lambeth Group Thriller
series. These books just get better and better!
About the author
I was born and raised in
Glasgow but spent my student years in Edinburgh. On summer vacations, I learned
plumbing, garden maintenance, and I cut the grass in the Meadows. I learned
some biochemistry and taught it for a while before I retired to write fiction.
I do some aspects of DIY moderately well and other aspects not so well. I live
with my wife in Scotland where corrupt academics, mystery, murder and intrigue
exists mostly in my mind. I have written the Gavin Shawlens series of thrillers:
Deadly Secrets, Everything To Lose, The Black Fox, Toxic Minds and Tabula Rasa.
More will come in due course. I enjoy walking in the hills, 60s & 70s
music, reading and travel.
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Mary-Anne, thank you for this wonderful review. I am humbled by your feedback, and the Coffee Pot Book Award has made my week.
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