- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Orion; New Ed edition (7 Dec 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752878204
- ISBN-13: 978-0752878201
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,605,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Matthew's wife Charlotte is kidnapped, his world is thrown into chaos. Who has taken her - and why? There are no demands made for her release, just a threat that if he calls the police, Charlotte will lose the baby she is carrying - and then Matthew will lose her. Matthew is paralysed, haunted by the gloating phonecalls of her captor. As a prison governor, Matthew is convinced that Charlotte's abduction may be related to his job. Unable to talk to anyone in authority, he resorts to the only help he can find - Monk, an ex-prisoner who appears to have gone straight since his release, but has underworld contacts Matthew can only guess at. It's a devil's pact, but time is running out...
About the Author
Richard Burke was born in London. He is an award-winning producer and director of TV science programmes who began his career as an assistant producer on BBC's Tomorrow's World. His credits include the series 'Space' for the BBC, Discovery America's hit series 'Raging Planet' and Channel 4's 'Electric Skies'. He lives in Somerset with his wife and son. This is his second novel.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A book that plays with your mind.
In a world where many authors rely upon a number of predictable formulas here is a book that drags the reader into the narrative without them realising it. The plot leaves you very aware that you might have made the same decisions as the central character and as a result the reader is committed and fascinated as to how events will unfold. Having read Frozen by the same author Redemption is another excellent book in which pace of the thriller is not at the expense of the quality of the writing.
In a world where many authors rely upon a number of predictable formulas here is a book that drags the reader into the narrative without them realising it. The plot leaves you very aware that you might have made the same decisions as the central character and as a result the reader is committed and fascinated as to how events will unfold. Having read Frozen by the same author Redemption is another excellent book in which pace of the thriller is not at the expense of the quality of the writing.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Not The Most Believable Storyline Or Likeable Main Character But You Will Enjoy The Book
18 Jan 2008
Format:Paperback
Matthew Daniels, the main character of this book you certainly will feel no sympathy for, you undoubtedly won't like him much at all and even the minor characters you probably won't care about that much either. The storyline also isn't the most smoothly flowing nor very believable, these factors are why I only rate Redemption three stars but I will say these factors aside, you will keep reading it until you reach the last page and enjoy the journey getting there along the way.
The basic plot is a London prison governor Matthew Daniels one night gets annoyed that his wife isn't home as they have an important dinner to go to that he had told her about a few times. He does start to worry about her throughout the night so eventually phones the police early the next morning. The thing is though, he despises the police and thinks their incompetent as they pretty much blamed him for his former wife's death but he reluctantly calls them in anyway. After they leave he gets a phone call telling him he was very stupid to call the police and if he doesn't come up with half a million dollars or talks to the police again Charlotte and Eyelash (their unborn baby) will not be coming home alive.
This story is written as a number of narratives thorough the eyes of Matthew, Charlotte, the kidnappers and people Matthew turns to for help.
The basic plot is a London prison governor Matthew Daniels one night gets annoyed that his wife isn't home as they have an important dinner to go to that he had told her about a few times. He does start to worry about her throughout the night so eventually phones the police early the next morning. The thing is though, he despises the police and thinks their incompetent as they pretty much blamed him for his former wife's death but he reluctantly calls them in anyway. After they leave he gets a phone call telling him he was very stupid to call the police and if he doesn't come up with half a million dollars or talks to the police again Charlotte and Eyelash (their unborn baby) will not be coming home alive.
This story is written as a number of narratives thorough the eyes of Matthew, Charlotte, the kidnappers and people Matthew turns to for help.
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