Paydown by Nick Stephenson was a real page turner! I loved the relationship between Leopold Blake and Jerome, his bodyguard, as well as Blake's repartee with Mary Jordan, an NYPD detective. I had already read several of the other books in the Leopold Blake Thriller series, so it was interesting t...
While I did not hate the book,I had too many issues with it to give it more than one star. The writing in the first half seemed rushed, much like when a child tells a story. He knows he has to give the info leading up to the climax but really just wants to skip to the good part at the end. There ...
A large man walked to the door, opening it for June. She recognized him from the pictures Jack had sent over, one of the security team for the weekend. His name was Jerome. He stood maybe six-feet-seven-inches tall, pushing three hundred pounds, none of it fat. Dressed in a dark suit, white shirt...
said Mary. “What do you mean, ‘lying’?” They had barely begun their drive from the senator’s house back toward Manhattan before Mary let loose a torrent of questions. Leopold had yet to provide a satisfactory answer, and Mary wasn’t trying to hide her irritation. “Spit it out then,” she pressed. ...
With most of the crew below deck and without access to natural light, the systems helped keep everyone’s circadian rhythm synchronized. James Cullen’s quarters were housed near the center of the ship, where the movements of the waves were less disruptive. The senior operative lay on his bed, read...