📖 Book Review ~ Into the Fire by G D Wright

Avon
5 June 2025

Thanks the publisher for my copy of this book to review

HE RUNS INTO THE FLAMES A HERO.

Steve thought he had left his troubled past behind. Living a quiet life with his wife and children, everything changes the night he rescues a baby from a burning house, becoming an unexpected national hero.

HE EMERGES FROM THE ASHES A SUSPECT.

But as the spotlight shines brighter, so does the scrutiny, and a shocking accusation is made – that Steve is the man responsible for an unsolved murder in Beachbrook years prior.

BUT WHICH ONE IS HE REALLY?

As his world unravels, public opinion is firmly divided. Steve pleads his innocence, but DS Sue Willmott is determined to get to the bottom of what really happened all those years ago.

After all, even heroes hide secrets of their own.

📖My Review..

Most of us would never even consider running into a burning house but that’s exactly what Steve Minchin does without any consideration for his own safety, his only objective to save lives.  Hailed a local hero for saving the life of a baby Steve is the object of much media interest however the glare of publicity pays it price and soon events start to spiral and hidden secrets from Steve’s past start to surface, with public opinion once again intruding into his and his family’s life.

I thought this was a really well thought out story and Steve is such an interesting character so that when his life starts to unravel I felt immense sympathy for him, however, his past is such that once his secrets are exposed there is really no turning back for him and a roller coaster of events starts a downward spiral. The author writes these human interest stories with fine attention to detail, drawing on his police background to get the nitty-gritty of the procedure parts of the story spot on. I raced through the book and at over 400 pages that takes some commitment but such is the strength of the story that I found that I wanted to find out just what secrets Steve had carried within him for twenty years and what the outcome would be. There’s a shocking twist I didn’t see coming which made me stop and consider the whole business of nature over nurture and a couple of characters who I really got to dislike but all credit to the author for making the whole thing seem incredibly relatable.

Into the Fire is another well written and gripping story from an author who really knows how to grab the reader’s attention. I’m looking forward to reading more from this talented writer.

About the Author

Gary Wright joined Kent Police at the age of 18 and worked in a variety of uniformed roles. At the age of 29 and completely out of the blue, he suffered two cardiac arrests that led to the diagnosis of a life limiting and incurable disease of the heart. He was unable to continue policing and retired at the age of thirty. He bought a coffee shop in Ramsgate Harbour, and spent years looking out over the sea and dreaming up stories. He now writes full time, committing those very stories to paper.

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