Bad Intentions

by Matt Lynn

Jack Borrodin has a new job.

He thinks he is just one step away from a seat on the board of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.

Tara Ling has a new job.

An expert in leprosy, she has been hired by Jack's company to work on creating a vaccine against a deadly new virus.

Outwardly a respectable conglomerate, the closer to its core Jack and Tara get, the more rotten it appears. Framed for crimes they did not commit, Jack and Tara have two weeks strike back at the company that deceived them.

Unless the company strikes them down first.

296 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 6, 2013

About the author

I am a thriller writer, living near London. 'Death Force' is the first in a series of books following a group of mercenaries around the world. It owes a lot to action, adventure writers like Alistair MacLean, and World War Two writers like Sven Hassel. It also owes a lot to Westerns. When I'm not writing thrillers, I write a financial column for Bloomberg, and I write for The Spectator.

Reviews

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This a good thriller that writes with conviction about the world of global businesses. Has a good central idea that it sustains and delivers upon. All I would change is to remove the swearing in the first couple of pages. Not needed for effect (could be achieved in other ways) and in fact slightly detrimental. Plus one or two minor typos. Other than that, enjoyed this read, and would recommend it for anyone wanting to read about corporate good guys and bad guys.

[Aparna J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Wow. That was an amazing, breathtaking page turner. Kept me absolutely glued until the end. Unexpected twists in the story add to icing on the cake. A superb thriller.

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a huge Matt Lynn fan and have read all of the Death Force series of books. I was hesitant at first to step outside of my normal genre and read this one, but I must say I am so glad I did, so glad that I just bought the other 2 stand alone novels! Ok.. I won't bore you with what the book is about, that what the description is for. I enjoyed this book from the very first chapter it had me guessing where the story was going and rooting for Jack to get ahead. As one if the other reviewers said there was some dated info in the book but if you read the story it was set in the 90's, so the info was to be expected.. Anyway a very well written novel with a great plot and very strong supported characters. I would give this one a very solid four stars, with all of the garbage being written nowadays it is a pleasure to read a well written suspense. Give this one a read people, it appeals to readers of all genres.

[Lynne · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a bit too 'talky' and not enough action for me. Fine if you like that sort of thing but I found the pharmaceutical / stocks & shares chatter a bit too much at times. I only managed to finish because it didn't exceed 300 pages lol. Oh well, some you win and some you lose.

[Zippergirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would like to give this book 5 stars but I had some difficulty with the financial aspects of the plot. Even after finishing the book I'm still not sure exactly what a "put" is.

[Donna Ann Sutcliffe · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was ok. Very got very in-depth with its financial jargon and it was a little slow in places. Not really my cup of tea.

[Lindajmorris · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read

A novel in a day read from start to finish in a day , good storyline well paced a very good read.