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Set in Pelican Bay High Security Prison, a high concept race-against-time thriller featuring elite body-guard Ryan Lock.
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His mission should have been straightforward: to keep one man alive for one week.
ONE PRISONER
Super-intelligent and brutally violent, Frank 'Reaper' Hays is a leading member of America's most powerful white supremacists prison gang.
ONE BODYGUARD
Ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock has been hired to protect him. His mission is to keep Reaper alive for a week until he can be brought to trial.
ONE WEEK TO STAY ALIVE
But Lock soon realises that he faces the toughest assignment of his career - just to survive ...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A nine-to-five job it ain't. Tough bastard and security specialist Ryan Lock takes on a task which calls for reinforced undercrackers in his latest outing, his second. Alibi-d up and shoved into the nastiest nick imaginable, he's expected to get chummy with a Nazi bit of work and keep him alive to give evidence at a trial over the death of a Fed agent. Unsurprisingly, a number of the black and Latino inmates have issues with the white supremacist's message so the mission is fraught, to say the least. Being a prison, of course, there are more weapons about than a Saturday night in Mogadishu, and Lock is soon involved in serious scrapes, both to do his job and to prove his mettle to his charismatic charge.
The story screams along with the tension, grit and blood of a gangland streetfight. A bold and convincing escape, treacherous plot-twists, explosive violence, even a plan to kill the President. Sean Black packs a hell of a lot of muscle and mayhem in this compact and fast-paced thriller. A prison workout of a book, you'll feel leaner and fitter when you've finished it!
The story screams along with the tension, grit and blood of a gangland streetfight. A bold and convincing escape, treacherous plot-twists, explosive violence, even a plan to kill the President. Sean Black packs a hell of a lot of muscle and mayhem in this compact and fast-paced thriller. A prison workout of a book, you'll feel leaner and fitter when you've finished it!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The cover blurb makes this sound like a prison drama, something along the lines of `Prison Break.' To add weight to this impression, the acknowledgement states that the writer did time in a US Supermax prison to add some lived in realism.
It's strange, then, that so little of the action actually takes place in a Supermax. In fact, after reading the book, you'd be forgiven for thinking Sean Black has endured unnecessary grief in the Supermax when the sense of realism and detail on the page could have been got from watching a prison movie instead.
The book opens with the brutal slaying of an ATF agent and family by a white supremacist gang he was infiltrating.
Then, fast forward to mercenary hero Ryan Lock, an ex military body guard now taking on his own assignments. He's accompanied by army buddy Ty Johnson, and together the pair play like a splicing of Miami Vice with 24. Lock is cast pretty much in the mould of Jack Bauer, as is the pace and style of the storytelling, albeit without the real-time contrivance.
Events and the pace move in easily digestible, short chapters with a suitably rapid, staccato prose style.
I could have done without the salivating descriptions of weaponry and hardware, however, and equally intrusive were the frequent product placements.
Also, even the most credulous action fantasist might question the spectacle of a biker chick white supremacist taking down a passenger jet with a grenade launcher in her underwear. Scenes like this feel like a Tarantino spoof.
Still, the book is a guilty pleasure and a real page turner. It won't leave you short-changed if you want an action fix whilst waiting for the next `24' box set.
It's strange, then, that so little of the action actually takes place in a Supermax. In fact, after reading the book, you'd be forgiven for thinking Sean Black has endured unnecessary grief in the Supermax when the sense of realism and detail on the page could have been got from watching a prison movie instead.
The book opens with the brutal slaying of an ATF agent and family by a white supremacist gang he was infiltrating.
Then, fast forward to mercenary hero Ryan Lock, an ex military body guard now taking on his own assignments. He's accompanied by army buddy Ty Johnson, and together the pair play like a splicing of Miami Vice with 24. Lock is cast pretty much in the mould of Jack Bauer, as is the pace and style of the storytelling, albeit without the real-time contrivance.
Events and the pace move in easily digestible, short chapters with a suitably rapid, staccato prose style.
I could have done without the salivating descriptions of weaponry and hardware, however, and equally intrusive were the frequent product placements.
Also, even the most credulous action fantasist might question the spectacle of a biker chick white supremacist taking down a passenger jet with a grenade launcher in her underwear. Scenes like this feel like a Tarantino spoof.
Still, the book is a guilty pleasure and a real page turner. It won't leave you short-changed if you want an action fix whilst waiting for the next `24' box set.
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This isn't my sort of book at all but the plot is quite simple and it does make yo want to see what happens next almost like a Hollywood Blockbuster. Lockdown is an enjoyable read that does not demand too much thought - you're here for the ride, there's a few bumps on the way with maybe one eyebrow raising moment that is easy to to spot.
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An all action thriller.
Former military bodyguard, Ryan Lock, is given an assignment. It is to go undercover in jail, and keep white supremacist leader, Frank 'Reaper' Hays safe for a week. Read more
Published 3 months ago by J.Flood
Padlock
Bought this as a gift for my brother in law and he loved the characters and the plot. He also would like other books written by this author. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Owl
A FANTASTIC READ FOR CRIME NOVEL FANS
The main protagonist, Ryan Lock is up there with Myron Bolitar, Harry Bosch and Jack Reacher. I loved this book and I couldn't put it down (apologies for the cliche but it's... Read more
Published 10 months ago by J. K. Marie
Dead Bad
I quite enjoyed Sean Black's debut novel, Lockdown, and his paper-thin central character Ryan Lock. It was low on intelligence but high on pace and entertainment. Read more
Published 11 months ago by CJ
suprisingly good
when i purchased this book i was apprehensive about whether it would be worth it or not but im so glad i did. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Poppy
Keeps falling short
I have read all Sean Black's Ryan Lock books mainly looking for the development of the characters, unless he does that he will not be compared to Lee Childs who has cornered this... Read more
Published 11 months ago by A. F. Prestwich
Clichéd and implausible
I'm afraid by chapter 9 I had read one clichéd piece of dialogue too many, and had to put it down.
Published 12 months ago by Joe Jenks
Fast paced, gritty action story
I thoroughly enjoyed the second Ryan Lock book. The beginning chapters are spent in prison and they were well written with a feel the author had done good research. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ross Cannadine
Don't bother...
...buying this book.
A story which is even more incredible than usual, cardboard charachters, lots of explosions and gunfights. Read more
A story which is even more incredible than usual, cardboard charachters, lots of explosions and gunfights. Read more
Published 14 months ago by gwin
Gripping
What struck me whilst reading this great novel is what a great action film it would make. That might seem like damning the book with faint praise, but I mean it in a good way. Read more
Published 15 months ago by IWFIcon
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