Fire Damage

by Richard A. Snow

How do you get over knowing that you could have prevented your sister’s murder?Cameron Oakwood is an intelligence analyst whose sister and nephew were killed in a car bomb explosion outside a politician’s office. Cameron knew terrorists had made death threats against the politician. His family blames him for not warning his sister to stay away from that building. The case was never solved. Three years after her death, his family have cut him off. Consumed by guilt, Cameron obsessively re-reads documents he has hoarded to do with the case. He is becoming addicted to alcohol and tranquilizers.Cameron is assigned to work with FBI agent Jodie Finch on a terrorist threat to release a genetically engineered virus at an international sporting event in Melbourne, Australia. She is attracted to his intelligence, his humor and his honesty, but she worries about his addictions and his obsessions about his sister’s death. She wonders if he is ready for a new relationship. As they work together, they make a stunning discovery about the identity of the bomb maker who killed Cameron’s sister. But they make their discovery in the most frightening possible circumstances, when all their lives hang in the balance.

275 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 6, 2012

About the author

Richard A Snow is a long-time thriller reader whose favorite author is John le Carre. Others include Gene Riehl (retired FBI agent) and Stella Rimmington (former head of MI6 in Britain).

Richard has written one terrorism-based thriller, 'Fire Damage,' which is available on Kindle US and UK, and as a paperback from Amazon and Goodreads (cheaper at Book Depository!!). The novel is based on the Japanese terrorist group Aum Shinrikyo, which released Sarin nerve gas in the Tokyo subway system in the 1990s.

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good first novel set in Australia during the drought and brush fires, which lend an added layer of heat and misery to the story. The characters are believable and because one is a recent American transplant, the Aussie terms get explained to her and thus to the reader, making it easy to get past this possible obstacle for American readers, while also lending a bit of added interest for those who like language. The pace speeds up at the end to a satisfying finish.

[Samantha Rooney · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read. Quite a good effort for a first time author. Set in and around Melbourne, Australia. It tells of a religous/terrorist plot that is soon to take place, told from the perspective of an Australian Intelligence agent and a visiting FBI agent. Go and read it. Have read worst first efforts from authors who are now best sellers. So quick, get in now before Richard is rich and famous.

[Claudia Whitsitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Richard Snow gripped me from the start. I loved both Cameron and Jodie as well as the premise. It's not often that a debut author grabs me right off the bat, and I couldn't wait to turn the next page. Can't wait for more from Snow. Hoping for a sequel:))