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Smuggling, skulduggery and scuba diving and he was in the right place at the wrong time. A late evening encounter outside the compressor shed and a moment of panic. A tourist joins the list of missing persons, literally whisked away one night and missing for weeks.
Don Steel wasn't any tourist, his new enemies may have been unknown but their ignorance of who they had snatched would prove costly. Battered, bruised and bloody he turns up in a ditch high in the mountains above Glencoe; airlifted to hospital for treatment his recuperation is disrupted by an attempt to silence him. Steel would be neither silent nor compliantly lie down. Leaving his attacker in the care of and needing the attention of the ward sister he takes to the road and begins a cat and mouse chase across the highlands and islands of Scotland to a final showdown in Tobermory Bay backed up by allies colleagues and friends, and one friend discovers just how far he will go.
Don Steel wasn't any tourist, his new enemies may have been unknown but their ignorance of who they had snatched would prove costly. Battered, bruised and bloody he turns up in a ditch high in the mountains above Glencoe; airlifted to hospital for treatment his recuperation is disrupted by an attempt to silence him. Steel would be neither silent nor compliantly lie down. Leaving his attacker in the care of and needing the attention of the ward sister he takes to the road and begins a cat and mouse chase across the highlands and islands of Scotland to a final showdown in Tobermory Bay backed up by allies colleagues and friends, and one friend discovers just how far he will go.
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First published August 18, 2012
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October 24, 2014
The beginning of this novel is just the sort of gutsy, dark and angst-ridden writing that I really love, but unfortunately the constant punctuation errors dragged me out of the story too often to be able to really get involved.
The punctuation of direct speech was a particular irritation:
"Who else knows about this?" He asked.
"I had the call recorded so, whoever was on duty downstairs, you and me." She answered.
I liked the characters and the general idea of the story, but a good editor, even a half-decent beta-reader would have picked up the errors and made this a far better novel. As it was I found the errors too much of a distraction.
The punctuation of direct speech was a particular irritation:
"Who else knows about this?" He asked.
"I had the call recorded so, whoever was on duty downstairs, you and me." She answered.
I liked the characters and the general idea of the story, but a good editor, even a half-decent beta-reader would have picked up the errors and made this a far better novel. As it was I found the errors too much of a distraction.
June 11, 2014
I honestly have trouble rating the book. It is a mystery story with plenty of action as well as lovable characters. The writing overall wasn't bad, but I couldn't make out what kind of organization the grange is and who the hell was running that smuggling operation.
For this reason I will settle with 2.5 stars rounded up to 3.
i got my copy free on feedbooks.com. i would recommend to check the Author out for yourself.
For this reason I will settle with 2.5 stars rounded up to 3.
i got my copy free on feedbooks.com. i would recommend to check the Author out for yourself.
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