Feeding Frenzy: A Deep Sea Thriller

by Robert Fael

Missing cattle are blamed on rustlers. It’s happened before. The disappearance of a woman and her dog is believed to be a tragic accident. The tidal sands are often treacherous.

Both theories are wrong, and soon the body count rises. But with nothing to go on the local police are baffled.

An ex-MI5 agent, and a local journalist form an unlikely alliance to find out what’s terrorizing this peaceful stretch of coastline. What they discover is a murdered scientist, and an experiment in genetic engineering that has gone horribly wrong.

Now there’s something fast, powerful, and deadly in the water, and it’s heading towards one of the country’s largest nuclear power plants. Suddenly the ferocious feeding frenzy is the least of their problems.

121 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 8, 2023

Reviews

[Terry and dog · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice little sea creature feature. An interesting main character ( a guy I could see getting in other adventures), a good setting, some violent creatures, death, shredded people and whatnot. It is not too complicated, there's the investigation, not to tricky, and the problem was fairly easily solved. Fun, fast read.

[wayne peters · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review of this book.

This was an exceptional book. It scared the living daylights out of me. As an avid reader and retired nurse, I know that research has been conducted by scientists to find ways to increase the amount of food to feed the growing world population. More research into the pros and cons of the types of food needs to be done. This book brought up the disasters that could occur while doing this. The author has obviously done his due diligence into researching the subject. The story was well thought out and well written. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys this genre of books. Kudos for an excellent story and interesting book!

[Adam Hulse · Rating 5 out of 5]

A thoroughly entertaining page turner. Fael has a nice clean style with a good balance of character development and realistic dialogue. Feeding Frenzy has a classic big budget feel to it as though it will appear on our screens any day now. There's a confident and experienced stride here, and I was reminded of the early Wilbur Smith books I used to "borrow" from my Dad. However, the creature feature angle elevated this from the usual retired special agent trope, and the MC in question was fun to read throughout.

[Joe Ortlieb · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a blast. Fast passed enjoyable characters. Would recommend.

[Morgan Tanner · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has been a while since I read a creature feature story, and this one was a whole lot of fun. The coast can be a particularly frightening place at the best of times; the threat of drowning, the tide rapidly approaching bringing slimy seaweed and icy chills to your ankles, and of course getting your clothes wet when you haven't packed your swimshorts.

But we have it easy in England, they aren't any nasty and horrible creatures off our shores. Until now.

People begin disappearing in the waters; these scenes menacingly showcased where the tension swells like a tidal wave you just know is going to end badly. But what is the cause of these deaths? Well, we need someone on the case to investigate...

Hollis is a former MI5 agent turned 'independent contractor', but he's still called upon in times of weirdness and danger by the main players in the secret service. He's a bit grumpy, wearing his 'I'm too old for this shit' heart on his sleeve, and he's a lot of fun to read.

And so begins the investigation. More disappearances, murders and cover-ups in the scientific community, secretive medical corporations; just what is going on in these here parts?

I won't give too many details but think genetically modified fish with a lust for meat, and you're getting there. Suddenly the human population is in great danger. These things are likely to take over the world, or the water parts of it at least. Hollis ends up as an unlikely hero/leader in the fight for humanity, although he'd rather not have to be doing any of this.

The story rattles along at a great pace, offering just the right balance of action, exposition, and scientific background to really draw you in.

If you're feeling the itch for another creature feature, you've found it!

[Wolffy Mac · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun fast read. The scary parts are flawlessly executed and paced in a way that kept me on the edge of my seat; at times I may even have forgot to breath. Feeding Frenzy is excellent writing with a colorful cast of characters. The protagonist, Hollis, is particularly interesting. Enough of his back story is sprinkled in to bring him to life without ever feeling indulgent or getting in the way of the story. The dialogue is smooth, to the point, and never feels forced. Robert Fael is an author I have been meaning to check out and I'm very glad I did. I'll be reading more of his work for sure.

[Diarmuid O'Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick Fun Creature Feature

Very short book which makes a lot of scenes feel oddly curtailed and brief. Some of the dialogue and interactions feel a bit stilted. However, the author hits all the necessary scenes and this is a fun little story with an interesting monster. Even with this brevity the character is interesting. I will continue reading this series - it seems to have only one more book so far. A good quick read for fans of creature features. 

[Dragoș · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 rounded upThis is literary McDonalds. No nonsense, simple, almost in simple english. The equivalent of one of those gerard de villiers trash novels or Nora Roberts or smth but featuring killer fish hybrids. Short n sweet Monster of the week episode for a 90s tv show. Not bad, i’d read more of these.

[Jiamelishua Ammons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding!

This book was short but to the point. Every page kept my attention and the story just kept getting better and better. Every character was interesting and the experiment truly had me. I was reading every page wondering “what is it?”. Never a dull moment and a wonderful ending as well.🤗

[Dale Robertson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this oceanic creature feature tale. It's the second book involving ex-Agent Hollis and I hope the series continues with other cases of the bizarre.

Short story, with short chapters, make this light work to get through.

[Mortisha Cassavetes · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is something dangerous in the water! When people, pets and even cattle start coming up missing near the beaches in England, they suspect something is in the water that is killing them. No Spoilers! I definitely recommend this short novella!

[Eric]

Full Review: https://monsterbookclub.com/2023/05/2...

[Scooby2]

DNF 40%

[Soizic · Rating 5 out of 5]

That was a really fun read. No annoying secondary plot and nice believable characters. And a few absolutely lovely deaths. We definitely need more books exactly like that.

[Tanja · Rating 3 out of 5]

got physically angry at the ending i needed more 😭 i need answers why end it when it finally picked up speed im HOOKED

[Ali · Rating 1 out of 5]

Trashy trash. don't waste your time.

[Kathy Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good story. I hadn't read this author before and was a bit leery as it is a water monster but decided to give it a try. It was good and I'm glad I took a chance on it.

There were a couple times I found it predictable, but that wasn't something that bothered me. The story moved along quickly and kept me interested as it went.