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| Harper Collins September 2015 |
His Past is Unknown. His Future Unwritten
In the Arizona desert, on the
outskirts of the aptly named town of Redemption, a plane crashes, and an
explosion threatens to engulf both the town and its people. Out of the smoke
and ashes comes an enigmatic stranger, a man with no memory of who he is, who
appears, seemingly out of nowhere, and who has more questions about him than
answers. But one thing is certain; Redemption, with Solomon Creed in it, is
never going to be the same again.
The book gets off to a complex
and exciting start. The pace is fast and furious, and the short and snappy
chapters lend an air of exciting anticipation which really focuses your
attention. The multi layers of the plot are skilfully woven together and form
the basis of a story that is steeped in mystery, so that it becomes not just
about what’s happening in the here and now, but also about what happened in
Redemption’s past. There’s more than a hint of the glory days of the Wild West
about Redemption,
There is no doubt that this first
book in the Solomon Creed series gets off to a rollicking good start. And for me to say
more about the fundamentals of plot, counter plot and malice would be to spoil a
very enticing read, and that wouldn’t be fair, as the book needs to be read
without any spoilers from me. However, what I will end by saying is this, there’s an undeniable
cinematic quality to the unfolding drama in Solomon Creed, which would, I think, make a great
all action movie. The eponymous Solomon Creed is
incredibly mesmeric, an unfathomable stranger who doesn’t suffer fools and
makes no allowances, but when he speaks you listen, and his actions really do
speak louder than words. I can't wait to read more about him in future novels.
My thanks to Jaime at Harper Collins for my copy of this book.
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