BOOK REVIEW
This is a compelling legal thriller with a professionally smart but flawed main character whose extreme gambling debts have made him vulnerable. This novel will keep the reader enthralled with its intriguing plot and strong writing. The character descriptions make them come alive, for example, “The man carried some serious presence; maybe in another lifetime he could have been a scene-stealing character actor whose name you never remember but with a face you never forget. His eyes were coal-black pools, giving the impression that nothing existed behind them, as if they were there just for show.”
The fast pace is appreciated by this reader, and in between all of the action is great character development and some of the best writing I have seen in a legal thriller. The consequences of a gambling addiction are made plain, as is the importance of facing up to your mistakes. The evils of human trafficking and organized crime are brought to the forefront.
The author, Dylan H. Jones, easily holds his own, and then some, with those who are at the top of the genre. In fact, now that I have read his work, I will have higher expectations for legal thrillers in the future.
I received a free copy of this novel from the publisher via Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is voluntary and the opinions expressed are my own.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
🎉 DYLAN H. JONES 🎉
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Dylan H. Jones is the author of the best-selling Detective Tudor Manx series, set on the idyllic Welsh island of Anglesey.
A native Welsh speaker, Dylan was born on the Isle of Anglesey and left at the age of eighteen to study at Leeds University. His love of storytelling and writing began at a young age when he slipped a copy of Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock from his father’s bookshelf.
Dylan’s debut novel, Anglesey Blue, was an immediate hit, taking the Amazon #1 spot in Welsh Crime on the first day of release. The novel was also long listed for the Guardian Newspaper’s prestigious readers’ choice award, Not the Booker Prize.
His following two novels, Doll Face and Shadow Soul, soon became firm favorites of crime fiction fans, and established DI Manx as a fresh, compelling protagonist in Welsh Noir. His standalone thriller, What Follows, set in Oakland CA, was published in 2021.
Dylan is also a creative director and ad agency copywriter, and now lives in Oakland, California with his wife, Laura, and daughter Isabella. Dylan loves great coffee and fine wines, and can often be found around the coffee shops of Oakland conversing with the locals and seeking inspiration in his next shot of espresso.
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Where can you find Dylan?
| https://www.facebook.com/angleseyblue/ | |
| https://www.instagram.com/dylanjonesauthor/ | |
| Website | https://www.dylanjonesauthor.com/ |
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Thank you to Zooloo’s Book Tours for a spot on the tour.
WOW – What a review!! Thank you so much for being a part of the tour x
I’m glad I signed on. Great book.
Great review, Bonnie! It’s wonderful that you’re part of the blog tour for Dylan’s book.
Thanks! I enjoyed it
Sounds like a winner!
I thought so. It’s even kind of literary for a legal thriller.
Even better!
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