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'This is the second outing for David Trevellyan, whom we met in Grant's kinetic debut novel Even... It was a humdinger of a thriller... Grant has all the necessary smarts to make a mark in the field of the tough American thriller. His particular skill, no easy feat, it to marry the visceral excitement of a fast-moving Ian Fleming-style narrative with the detailed trade craft of the John le Carre school.'
--Daily Express
'Trevellyan is plunged into another rough-house of a story that demands all his deadly skills as he goes after a rogue agent with a terrifying agenda.' --Evening Telegraph (Peterborough)
'Bond-esque hero David Trevellyan is told to find a murderous rogue agent in a fast-moving, tensely plotted narrative.' --Big Issue in the North
'This is a brutal, heart-pounding story with bucketfuls of blood and a cast of ruthless villains, but it is also a well-plotted, page-turning adventure full of unexpected twists, superb one-liners and sparkling dialogue.'
--Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Evening Post
'Written in the first person Grant's second novel is full of witty one-liners and packs a real punch.' --Emma Lee Potter, Daily Express
--Daily Express
'Trevellyan is plunged into another rough-house of a story that demands all his deadly skills as he goes after a rogue agent with a terrifying agenda.' --Evening Telegraph (Peterborough)
'Bond-esque hero David Trevellyan is told to find a murderous rogue agent in a fast-moving, tensely plotted narrative.' --Big Issue in the North
'This is a brutal, heart-pounding story with bucketfuls of blood and a cast of ruthless villains, but it is also a well-plotted, page-turning adventure full of unexpected twists, superb one-liners and sparkling dialogue.'
--Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Evening Post
'Written in the first person Grant's second novel is full of witty one-liners and packs a real punch.' --Emma Lee Potter, Daily Express
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Cooler than Bond. Deadlier than Bourne. The second spy thriller in the David Trevellyan series.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the second Andrew Grant novel to feature protagonist David Trevellyan, a British Navy intelligence officer. It picks up almost immediately after the end of Even (David Trevellyan Thriller 1), but it's not necessary to have read the previous book to enjoy this one. In fact, this is the better of the two, with a more tightly focused storyline. Grant has a highly readable writing style and he keeps the action up from beginning to end. As in the first book, he opens each chapter with Trevellyan disclosing a little more information about his past or an anecdote from his naval training, and this device works really well. Trevellyan is a great hero: highly resourceful, well seasoned and likeable. While it never turns into a "can't put down" thriller, it's a pacy and enjoyable read.
Having said that, there were several things I didn't like. The plot development prioritises pace to such an extent that the reader often is playing catch up: what happened there? why are they assuming that? what happened to those guys? I disliked the way that the bad guys hail from an imaginary African country - it makes it harder for me to suspend my disbelief and buy into the story. The ending is also extremely abrupt and feels almost as if Grant lost interest. One main plotline is wrapped up (this is supposed to come as a twist, but it was fairly well signposted), but another central character is just ignored. Perhaps to reappear in the next installment?
This is significantly better written than many others in the genre and is worth your time - but it's not a "must read". 3.5 stars.
Having said that, there were several things I didn't like. The plot development prioritises pace to such an extent that the reader often is playing catch up: what happened there? why are they assuming that? what happened to those guys? I disliked the way that the bad guys hail from an imaginary African country - it makes it harder for me to suspend my disbelief and buy into the story. The ending is also extremely abrupt and feels almost as if Grant lost interest. One main plotline is wrapped up (this is supposed to come as a twist, but it was fairly well signposted), but another central character is just ignored. Perhaps to reappear in the next installment?
This is significantly better written than many others in the genre and is worth your time - but it's not a "must read". 3.5 stars.
Format:Kindle Edition
The book was very good but did have a strong likeness to his brothers books however still definitely worth the read.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I thoroughly enjoyed Andrew Grant's first David Trevellyan novel, "Even," and had been eagerly anticipating this second one however, I have to say that I felt it was somewhat of a letdown after such a strong beginning.
The character of Trevellyan is an extremely good creation; efficient, lethal, confident, pragmatic with a keen sense of humour and a nice line in sarcasm and witty put-downs, his sleek narration of the novel keeps the pace up and makes the reader cheer him on, especially when he's confronted by what appears to be overwhelming odds but which we, as the reader, know he is more than capable of handling.
"Even," had all of that as well as a plot that was exciting, well thought out and kept the reader guessing, but it's plot that is the major fault here. It feels like an afterthought (as well as being a tad, "by the numbers") and seems to have been created just as a means to get the reader, and the hero, to what the author thinks is an earth-shattering, "twist." The only problem with that is that this, "twist," is so blatantly obvious from page one that they might as well have revealed it in the blurb on the back.
Such obviousness robs it's big reveal of any dramatic punch that it might have had (as does the fact that, after all that build up, it's dealt with rather perfunctorily and extremely swiftly) and simply makes you wonder why a man as brilliant as Trevallyan didn't see it coming from a mile off like we did. As a result, many moments in the book feel like they should be much longer, instead of whizzing by as they do in order to get us to that all important, "twist," and whole sequences that we, as readers, expect to see unfurl before us, are more often than not mere build-up, with the actual events happening, "off the page," and explained to us later by other characters. It's almost as if Grant is writing to a page count that he cannot go over as opposed to an actual satisfying conclusion.
That said, it is still a decent enough read, just a little disappointing after such a great start. The character of Trevallyan deserves better as he definitely has the potential to be one of the better ones in this kind of fiction and I hope Mr. Grant can find a plot that does the character justice for his next novel in the series.
The character of Trevellyan is an extremely good creation; efficient, lethal, confident, pragmatic with a keen sense of humour and a nice line in sarcasm and witty put-downs, his sleek narration of the novel keeps the pace up and makes the reader cheer him on, especially when he's confronted by what appears to be overwhelming odds but which we, as the reader, know he is more than capable of handling.
"Even," had all of that as well as a plot that was exciting, well thought out and kept the reader guessing, but it's plot that is the major fault here. It feels like an afterthought (as well as being a tad, "by the numbers") and seems to have been created just as a means to get the reader, and the hero, to what the author thinks is an earth-shattering, "twist." The only problem with that is that this, "twist," is so blatantly obvious from page one that they might as well have revealed it in the blurb on the back.
Such obviousness robs it's big reveal of any dramatic punch that it might have had (as does the fact that, after all that build up, it's dealt with rather perfunctorily and extremely swiftly) and simply makes you wonder why a man as brilliant as Trevallyan didn't see it coming from a mile off like we did. As a result, many moments in the book feel like they should be much longer, instead of whizzing by as they do in order to get us to that all important, "twist," and whole sequences that we, as readers, expect to see unfurl before us, are more often than not mere build-up, with the actual events happening, "off the page," and explained to us later by other characters. It's almost as if Grant is writing to a page count that he cannot go over as opposed to an actual satisfying conclusion.
That said, it is still a decent enough read, just a little disappointing after such a great start. The character of Trevallyan deserves better as he definitely has the potential to be one of the better ones in this kind of fiction and I hope Mr. Grant can find a plot that does the character justice for his next novel in the series.
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enjoyable but.............................
.................. was spoilt by telegraphing the end by big hint in the last chapter which completely spoiled it for me. Read more
Published 17 months ago by kermit 333
A very disappointing follow up but aren't you Lee Child's brother?
This is a terrible follow up to the uneven "Even", which, despite a muddled plot and a somewhat cardboard cut out super spy hero, had its moments. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Huggermugger
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