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Written By: John Fullerton.
Thanks to the publisher for sending me a physical copy of the book for the purpose of this review, also thanks to Random Things Blog Tour for adding me to the tour.
Overview
During the two minute silence on Armistice Day, a sniper hidden in a building opposite the Cenotaph guns down the prime minister, the leader of the opposition and two ministers. He escapes, disguised as a police officer.
In charge of the manhunt is Bridie Connor, laconic head of counter-intelligence at the Secret Intelligence Service. Reporting to her is Septimus Brass, National Crime Agency investigator.
Their adversary turns out to be neither terrorist nor foreign agent but a vengeful British ex-special forces soldier.
Septimus has just one question: why?
Overview taken from the official book press release.
Review
With a book that could be somewhat controversial in terms of content Armistice Day is a well written story that almost feels like it's a real life account. The story follows events that unfold as a sniper takes out the Prime Minister along with other high ranking politicians at the Remembrance Day memorial service, which isn't the biggest terrorist attack but certainly is the most impactful. The fall out from the attack sees an all out race against time to find the killer and the motive.
Bridget Connor and Septimus Brass have the task of tracking down and apprehending the sniper before he strikes again. Unlike most spy thriller novels this has a realistic edge to it using familiar locations and figures that could very well be real which gives the story a more chilling feel as you begin to wonder if this could actually happen. It is also interesting to read the part of the story that shows the side of the sniper as you always look at the enemy as an evil bad guy when you can't help but look at him with a sense of humility.
From the start you get the feeling that this is a story written from the heart by someone who has experience with what vets go through, John Fullerton uses his experience in warzones to bring a story that hits hard and feels scarily close to life in an engaging story that oozes rawness out of every page.
I enjoyed the writing style of John Fullerton he brings a raw but realistic edge to a popular genre. I have read many titles with a similar theme but never with this realistic tone which really added to the overall tension of the book.
Summary
Time now then for me to put my thoughts into a summary, overall I enjoyed the book the realistic edge really added to the tension of the story. The strong characters enabled the story to grow and worked well and I definitely look forward to seeing more from the and John as a writer.
Verdict-Out of 5 ⭐
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I give Armistice Day a good score of 4 ⭐, a strong story with a realistic edge that will have you on the edge of your seat. I enjoyed the writing style and look forward to seeing more.
Armistice Day is available now from all good book shops.
Note on the author
John Fullerton worked during the Cold War as a 'contract labourer' in the role of head agent for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, an episode that triggered an interest in spy thrillers. As a newspaperman, freelance journalist and Reuters correspondent, he has lived or worked in 40 countries and covered a dozen wars. The latter have provided settings for his novels, including Beirut, Kandahar and Sarajevo. He lives in Scotland.
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