Sweet Thing by David Swinson

 Sweet Thing by David Swinson

Starred Review

Summary: A new Swinson police detective Alex Blum team up to solve a murder of a man Blum used to use as a C I. Taking place right before the dreaded Y2K, Blum is placed, or did he place himself, in some tough conditions here.

Comments: Swinson is terrific and uncompromising character noir that fondly remind me of another DC writer. I was worried we wouldn’t see Frank Marr but he’s all over once things get really hot. Terrific novel. 

Hey Mulholland Books, you should let me review some of your crime novels. Always rejected. 

https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Thing-Novel-David-Swinson-ebook/dp/B0BX9L6QJH?ref_=ast_author_mpb

The Year Of The Locust by Terry Hayes

Starred Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We all fell in love with Terry Hayes when he took the spy thriller world by storm in 2014. I Am Pilgrim is still today nine years later is considered by many to be the finest book written for a thriller fan. 

Hayes now returns, superbly, with The Year of the Locust. We have all waited patiently for years for this novel. Combining a spy novel, a thriller novel and mixes in some dystopian thriller prose, we have The Year of the Locust.

Ridley Kane returns in this giant novel, Is this his real name? He is a deep under cover spy sent to look for the world’s most evil terrorist. Kane is sent to the most isolated regions of the Middle East to end the madness Al Tundra has planned. A slow burn thriller Hayes fantastically examines the aspects of a deep undercover spy navigate through his job commitment and a burgeoning relationship. 

At over 600 pages Hayes ties together a classic genre twisting spy novel I have had the pleasure to read. I Am Pilgrim is still the finest novel I have read, The Year Of The Locust is better. Do not be intimidated by its size because Hayes lyrical prose and topic knowledge will keep you turning the pages. Enjoy the length, the build up and the ending that ties this all together. Was it worth a nine year wait? Absolutely! Highly recommended.

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