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No Time for Regrets: Gavin & Palmer 6
It's been a long time since Riley Gavin and Frank Palmer worked together.
Life has moved on. They have gone their separate ways. Riley is still a reporter and writer, while Palmer is now a businessman in the security sector. They are both settled..
Then two men with links to the Foreign Office start asking questions about John Mitcheson, a past love of Riley's many years before. Mitcheson was a contract soldier who made some bad choices. Embroiled in the attempted overthrow of a foreign government, he is serving life in a remote desert prison with no hope of parole or reprieve.
Even though they were no longer involved, it was a sad pill for Riley to swallow..
Yet with the questions comes talk of Mitcheson's possible early release. It's welcome news, but contingent on him being able to tell all he knows about the abortive coup.
Who were its leaders? Its political backers? The names of the shadowy organisers behind it?
Most importantly, who stands to benefit most by uncovering these details?
Riley and Palmer begin to do what they do to look into the background. But it's a can of worms which not everybody wants opened. Important people. Powerful people with government connections. People who will kill to cover up their involvement in an international conspiracy.
Then signs of danger soon begin to Palmer is attacked and told to stop digging; Riley is intimidated by watchers on her home; a friendly contact and potential whistleblower inside the Foreign Office is deliberately mown down by a car.
Following an abortive trip to the grim maximum-security Unit 495 where Mitcheson is being held, they realise they are being watched.
When they happen on some vital information only Mitcheson could have known, that's when things really begin to go wrong.
Life has moved on. They have gone their separate ways. Riley is still a reporter and writer, while Palmer is now a businessman in the security sector. They are both settled..
Then two men with links to the Foreign Office start asking questions about John Mitcheson, a past love of Riley's many years before. Mitcheson was a contract soldier who made some bad choices. Embroiled in the attempted overthrow of a foreign government, he is serving life in a remote desert prison with no hope of parole or reprieve.
Even though they were no longer involved, it was a sad pill for Riley to swallow..
Yet with the questions comes talk of Mitcheson's possible early release. It's welcome news, but contingent on him being able to tell all he knows about the abortive coup.
Who were its leaders? Its political backers? The names of the shadowy organisers behind it?
Most importantly, who stands to benefit most by uncovering these details?
Riley and Palmer begin to do what they do to look into the background. But it's a can of worms which not everybody wants opened. Important people. Powerful people with government connections. People who will kill to cover up their involvement in an international conspiracy.
Then signs of danger soon begin to Palmer is attacked and told to stop digging; Riley is intimidated by watchers on her home; a friendly contact and potential whistleblower inside the Foreign Office is deliberately mown down by a car.
Following an abortive trip to the grim maximum-security Unit 495 where Mitcheson is being held, they realise they are being watched.
When they happen on some vital information only Mitcheson could have known, that's when things really begin to go wrong.
276 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 31, 2024
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Adrian Magson
47 books95 followersAdrian Magson is a British crime-writer, his books often involve conspiracies, and have two repeating main characters - Riley Gavin, a young female investigative reporter, and Frank Palmer, a former RMP (British Royal Military Policeman) now a private investigator.
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May 24, 2024
Adrian Magson is one of my absolute favorite authors, I am amazed that one can put out so many different series and they are all great. Don't forget about stand alones. No Time for Regrets was not supposed to exist but as the author puts it, if you have a story then just write it. Gavin & Palmer has been around for a while and they are still great fun to follow on their adventures. This one is certainly no exception, it may be one of the best. This book is as usually well written and the story is a great one and it is great to see how Magson has handled the time that has passed since the last book in the series. Just a few pages and it feels like it was only yesterday you read about this unlikely but wonderful duo. Highly recommended.
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April 13, 2024Time for Action
Thoroughly enjoyable to revisit some old characters from days (books!) gone by, realistically moved on a few years and given a modern adventure. Decent action, a swift overseas jaunt, a good dose of danger but never overdone - you'd think they'd never been away. Adrian Magson has a habit of providing readers with healthy, extremely believable action thrillers and this is no exception.
Thoroughly enjoyable to revisit some old characters from days (books!) gone by, realistically moved on a few years and given a modern adventure. Decent action, a swift overseas jaunt, a good dose of danger but never overdone - you'd think they'd never been away. Adrian Magson has a habit of providing readers with healthy, extremely believable action thrillers and this is no exception.
April 1, 2025
I really enjoyed reading this excellent story by Adrian Magson, as he has the ability to transport the reader away from the worries of their everyday life and he writes with such panache and he peoples his novels with such memorable characters that his stories could be screen plays.
Adrian Magson is a very experienced author and has written many books apart from these Gavin and Palmer mysteries, and this is brought to bear in his clever, skilful plotting here. Gavin & Palmer is a thoughtfully produced creation whom I want to hear more of. I really enjoy these stories and I hope that we see many more stories from this very gifted author in the future. Very strongly recommended.
Adrian Magson is a very experienced author and has written many books apart from these Gavin and Palmer mysteries, and this is brought to bear in his clever, skilful plotting here. Gavin & Palmer is a thoughtfully produced creation whom I want to hear more of. I really enjoy these stories and I hope that we see many more stories from this very gifted author in the future. Very strongly recommended.
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