In London, ex-cop Vincent Ruiz rescues a young woman from a violent boyfriend but wakes next morning to find that he's been set up and robbed. As he tracks down the thieves, he discovers the boyfriend's tortured body and learns that powerful men are looking for the girl. What did Holly Knight steal that is so important to them? Meanwhile in Baghdad, the bank robbery capital of the world, billions of dollars in reconstruction funds has gone missing and Pulitzer prize-winning Journalist Luca Terracini is trying to 'follow the money'. The dangerous trail will lead him to London where he teams up with Vincent Ruiz and together they investigate the disappearance of an international banker and a mysterious 'black hole' in the bank's accounts.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Ooh, it looks good and it also available in the US -- although my library doesn't have it and because it is a new book, I can't get it through interlibrary loan. $11.99 is just too much to pay for Kindle, but I downloaded a sample to read. Ironically, one of the characters has the same name as my father!
Speaking of Kindle, it occurred to me that it would be useful for magazines, which I enjoy reading, but hate to keep and also hate to throw out -- like the New Yorker, or Atlantic Monthly. Subscriptions are fairly reasonable (1/3 the cost of the digital or hard copy subscription), and while you miss out on some color and pics, they really are magazines which are all about the content. So, as I'm flying tomorrow, I figured why not try it out! Will report back on what I think.
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
I've been following Michael Robotham for a while now, he's getting better with each book, and this one is certainly up there with the best works of my favourite authors.
It's also the best "post Iraq war" thriller/detective novel I've yet to read.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
