As Good As Dead

Tom Blake #0.5

by Adrian Wills

Alanya, Turkey. August 2008.

Terrorists have taken control of a popular tourist hotel, and unless their demands for the release of ten political prisoners are met, theyre going to start killing hostages.

Tom Blake, a Special Forces psychologist, is on standby with a covert SAS unit to bring the crisis to a speedy end.

But when an opportunity arises for him to infiltrate the hotel disguised as a doctor, he cannot resist, even though it means going in alone, and without back-up.

Its a high risk gamble, but Blakes never been one to shy away from a challenge.

63 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2017

About the author

Adrianhas been a journalist for 20 years but writing has been in his blood from since he was old enough to put pencil to paper. He tried to satisfy the need to write by working on a host of weekly and daily regional newspapers. He currently works in regional television news, and is married to fellow author, Amanda Wills. They live in Kent with their two children, Oliver and Thomas, and their two cats.

Reviews

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

'As Good As Dead' was a great look into what's coming from the 'Tom Blake Series'. This novella is full of action, thrilling scenarios and great characters. Blake makes a great lead. He's a quick thinker, great at analyzing situations and people and he is great at his job. He gets things done. I look forward to reading more of this series.

[Darlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great novella. A wonderfully written book that plays with your emotions. Tom Blake goes into a hotel with terrorists to try and save hostages, as a doctor (as well as a special operator). He gets emotionally attached to one of the hostages and the results are gut rentching. It shows that tough guys can be soft, too. It just makes you want to read more of Tom Blake's stories.

[Aaron Polish · Rating 4 out of 5]

very sad at the end, but loved it

[Patricia Mccammon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Received this as a free book. First time for this author. A great novella leading into a good series.

[Bonnie Dale Keck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not kindle unlimited probably from one of my freebie sites, lot of names and that's an issue for me but not in the writing so didn't count when rating.

Deep Sleepers (A Tom Blake Thriller Book 1) permafree?
The Armageddon Virus (A Tom Blake Thriller Book 2)
The Viper's Strike (A Tom Blake Thriller Book 3)
The Tom Blake Thrillers: A Triple Book Box Set

not the cover I say, it was like the one shown for the paperback here on goodreads
also not listed As Good As Dead is a Tom Blake novella that is available only to subscribers, prelude to the Tom Blake thriller series. {this was written for amazon site, which does not list this book at all}

[Jay Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short book is an excellent introduction to Tom Blake, an extraordinary operative. Although he has the ability to use a form of hypnotism to deal with individuals, this adventure taps into his other skills to provide an exciting and interesting story.