Book: The WitnessAuthor: John Ryder Pub Day: July 19th 2021
Buy Link
https://geni.us/B096B76TKBsocial
About the Book:
“Find my daughter in twenty-four hours. Or she’s dead.”
Kyle Roche is a man whose job it is to stay invisible. Dark, mysterious, and only sometimes on the right side of the law, only a lucky few know how to reach him: Kyle can fix their problems, however dangerous.
Now he’s been hired to save a woman in Witness Protection, one who doesn’t officially exist anymore. But before he can keep her safe, he has to find her. And he has less than twenty-four hours to do it…
Savannah Nicholls is in hiding because of a tragic mistake. Her mother insists her daughter is just a nice girl, from a good family, that she’s never gotten in trouble in her life. But she also says someone knows where her daughter is. And they want to kill her.
If he’s going to keep Savannah safe, Roche needs to know who is after her, as well as what she witnessed, who her enemies are, and if they have really been able to find her. But how can he protect a woman who is as invisible as he is?
Because the clock is ticking…
Author BioJohn Ryder is a former farmworker and joiner. He’s turned his hand to many skills to put food on the table and clothes on his back. A life-long bibliophile, he eventually summoned the courage to try writing himself, and his Grant Fletcher novels have drawn inspiration from authors such as Lee Child, Tom Cain, Zoe Sharp and Matt Hilton. When it comes to future novels, he says he has more ideas than time to write them.
When not writing, John enjoys spending time with his son, reading and socialising with friends. A fanatic supporter of his local football team, he can often be found shouting encouragement to men much younger and fitter than he is.
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My thoughts
This is something new for me with this author. I have been hooked on his writing and characters but this book is a standalone fully and just what I needed.
Roche is a great character who has problems of his own he has to deal with. On top of that he also has a really tough case.
The story line is amazing as it seems a daughter of his clients who is is Witness Protection is scheduled to be killed by the family that she testified against.
If someone is leaking information out of her whereabouts it’s up to Roche to find and to help protect her.
While this is a bit unrealistic it is also amazing. I love the fact that they use parts of American history and brings it to life as well. Witness protection is supposed to be very secure but at the same time I could see this happening as well. In this age of hackers it would be easy enough to do.
The taunting of the family also makes it more interesting for me as well as it makes it really more suspenseful as the mother is waiting to find out if her daughter survives.
Savannah I love that name and I really find that she is a kick ass character especially with what she has lived through. The fact that she sleeps with a weapon shows a lot about her abilities and her character.
I think that this was very good and had a lot in it especially with characters. I love how true the characters feel.
This book if you love action this book is perfect for you. In fact the action is busting out of the seams. I love action and think it makes the story so much more amazing and pops.
Roche drives me nuts for the most part. He has an attitude that just makes me want to smack him. His treatment of people is horrible. However this is the sign of a good character as well as they make you feel something even if it is anger and annoyance.
The book has a lot of twist and turns as you try to figure out the angles. It took me time to start to piece it all together.
The book made me happy as I was able to simply enjoy the book for what it was. Action and adventure without showing the true criminal aspects that a thriller seems to mostly show. I like the unique subtlety with which the story takes place. For most of this book I thought it was an action book but the closer you get to the end you realize just what type of book this is and how well planed out it was.
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