SAS: Body Count

The Wicked Will Perish #1

by Anthony Vincent Bruno

Do unto others before they do it to you. Three disillusioned SAS Special Forces soldiers return to Britain in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf conflict to discover an increasingly corrupt judiciary. Smirking miscreants walk free whilst the innocent suffer. Aided by a Scotland Yard informant, the trio embark on a brutal, covert crusade to rid Britain of its nefarious untouchables. Drug dealers, paedophiles and various other lawbreakers are targeted as the morgues fill and the courts empty. Detective Inspector Jim Brannigan, a former military policeman, investigates, suspecting that the deaths are linked. Divided loyalties ensue when the paroled Jamaican drug dealer responsible for the death of Jim's wife evades the justice system but not the elite soldiers now operating as vigilantes. Publisher's note: this work was previously published under the title SAS Justice.

Genres: Thriller

267 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 25, 2018

About the author

Anthony Vincent Bruno is the pseudonym of the bestselling category author of The Long Road to Auschwitz (Heartbreak and Tyranny 1) and its follow ups - Leah's Story: Auschwitz to the Arctic Circle - The Road of Bones to a Stalinist Gulag and Rescuing Zia - the Bloodied road to Damascus. These three novels warn of extremism, both Left and Right. After warning of the dangers of Hitlerism and Stalinism, "Rescuing Zia - the Bloodied Road to Damascus" exposes the misuse of Islam's archaic sharia law. Not all Germans of the period were Nazis and not all Russians were Soviet hardliners and in the case of the third book, the author points out that not all Islamic fundamentalists are bloodthirsty jihadists. "We just have to be on our guard against extremists hidden within the masses."

Among the author's most prominent works, are the SAS Special Forces orientated "Wicked Will Perish" series which has generated close to 100,000 downloads.

Versality being a thing these days, do not miss the audio book versions of "Never Again" and the outrageous comedy "Sex, Lies and the Bomb." "The Long Road to Auschwitz" audio book has just been released and many a listener gauges it to be without equal in terms of the voice acting. A remarkable performance by Ed Beasley.

Regarding the author's Clinton biography photo, "it was our job to protect people, not approve of them."

The author survived seven brushes with death and had a recent dalliance with the dreaded pancreatitis. It must mean one life left? "Going to give it some! Life is so precious. I cannot fathom why I am still here. Christ would be my bet, but it is so uncool these days to say such a thing. My belief is unshakable." AVB.

Reviews

[Elaine and Tess the Springer. I won’t be on GR for a bit. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast-paced.

A bit slow to start, but It's an excellent book, and it rarely lets up on all sides. It's a brutal read, and the descriptions are explicit at times. If justice is not done there are vigilantes that will set it right. It's well worth reading.

[Andy Harvey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent story from start to finish, should have ex SAS guys like this now to clean up the sewer they call London.

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[SHARON THOMPSON · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not what I expected

How can I put into words a book I couldn't help but love to read .this will be on TV one day

[RJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prepare for a chilling tale of child abduction, pedophilia, and vigilantism. The locale is London, so you have a slight British accent to deal with. Children are disappearing from family homes and off the streets and there’s an organized band of pedophiles responsible. On the other side of the coin is an organized, highly trained group of former soldiers reaping vengeance upon the predators and drug dealers in the city. In the middle is Chief Inspector Detective Jim Brannigan trying to implement justice in a legal fashion. Jim also has a personal ax to grind in this fight. Unfortunately, these types of crimes are very topical and need to be a part of our daily awareness. Not a bad story once you get past the first two hours of background information. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

[mr leslie thomason · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good read

5 stars as the story kept a good amount of action with police involved,
The story line changes often keeping you guessing what's next and towards the end the different stories come together finishing with a climax a hard to put down read. I'm looking forward to reading more stories from this excellent writer.

[Mary Wiedman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant. Have now bought all 6 books both in paperback & Kindle. Books I want to re-read I buy in paperback as you never can count on a kindle. Couldn't put it down & agree with what some of your reviewers have written. The sewers are not only in London unfortunately now but in the midlands & shires. Have recommended this author to all my friends that read. For once vigilantes that aren't pc.

[M.J. Sewall · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the story, characters and concepts. A very specific English setting made for great detail. There are at least three plots playing out, eventually converging. I will definitely read more of this series when written.

[barry lindfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tv show in the making

This book should be developed into a TV show. It is fast paced with characters you want to win and enough twists and turns to grip anyone. If you love hard hitting drama this is for you.

[alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book really enjoyed it.....until last page !
Hopefully sorted in the next book

[Lesley Piggott · Rating 5 out of 5]

So worth a read

A fantastic storyline full of twists and turns as you go through this gripping thriller. OK loved this book and will be trying to read some more from this author

[David Carroll · Rating 1 out of 5]

Will appeal to a certain type

Will appeal to those who enjoy graphic violence lovingly described by the author. Otherwise leave well alone.
A right wing gorefest

[Norma · Rating 3 out of 5]

( Format : Audiobook )
"Teardrops in an ocean."
This book was not what I had expected. It left the desire for a really not shower and scrubbing brush to cleanse the unpleasantness from my head. It is hard to find any character - and their are many - with even small redeeming features. Miserable, arrogent, vicious, self pitying, abusive, quick to anger and violence, an overall curmudgeon with a chip the size of an oak tree on his shoulder - and that is just the lead "good" guy. Everyone is despicable from the police officers through the Samaritan, the drugs dealers, ex-SAS msn, solicitors, bar tending gangsters, pedophiles ... Each is beyond any form of empathy or acceptability. The dreary and fearful tale of murder, kidnapping and sexual and physical abuse just swirls through the entire story, a real big slice of underworld scum.

Narrator Colin Farrell actually performs well but even be cannot let in any light. The actual recording sound quality was poor and Mr.Farrell's reading felt depressive, a tad contemptuous in it's delivery, which fitted the overall tone of the book but did little to make it an easier read. He does well with clearly differentiating the numerous voices of each individual character and his accents are fine, also - one of three arrogant, wealthy organisers sounding remarkably like Winston Churchill. His reading is clear , well articulated and modulated, but the words do not always flow seemlessly, instead sounding almost as if read for the first time, and, just occasionally, a strange word is inserted which seems incorrect, or out of place, such as "pillows of society" instead of "pillars of society". Hard to know if this was a simple, uncorrected mistake of a deliberate device by the author.

I did not enjoy this book. London is not the total throwaway sleeze hole depicted. It might be bad in places but there are always some redeeming places or people. Usually I enjoy the vicarious thrill of books about crime, murder mysteries, thrillers and so on, but this one just wasn't for me. My thanks, however, to the rights holder of SAS Bodycount, who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy via Audiobook Boom.

[Sue Wiggins · Rating 3 out of 5]

You know those TV dramas, 3 or 4-parters, that you’re enjoying yet when they end you look at your other half and say, ‘Eh? What happened there? Surely that can’t be the end. Did he get the money? Did he get the girl? Is he still alive?’ and 1000 other questions? Well, this is one of them.

I’m fully aware the book has a (1) in the title as if there are more to follow, which is fair enough, but I honestly didn’t expect it to just stop before the tale ends. Does Teresa survive? Does Jim fancy his chances against two ex-SAS guys? Why, after only spending one night with Teresa, is Jim so in love with her? Does Joseph survive the explosion? Or are we supposed to guess that. What eventually happened to Karabayro? Is he found? Or are we supposed to guess that also?

I know I’m putting slight spoilers in here, but I don’t care. The way the book suddenly stops is a rip off.

As to the book itself, I loved it. I really, really enjoyed reading this book. A little too graphic in places, but that’s okay. Everyone loves a vigilante story, and we all wish there were more ex-Special Forces operatives putting muggers and drug dealers and paedophiles out of business …. Permanently.

As I read the book I was all set to give this a 5 Star review, but almost immediately when DI Teresa Mannion walks in the room - DI Mannion who Jim blames for Karabayro’s ridiculously short jail term – and who Jim clearly hates, I said to myself, ‘Here we go again, these two are bound to end up together. If they do, I’m dropping a star off my review because that will be so crass and lacking in originality.’

So it was all set to be a 4 Star, but when the book suddenly stops mid-sentence, and there’s another Star knocked off the review.

A good read, a very, very poor ending.

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

the structure of the book was really confusing, skipping from one scene to the next leaving me wondering g what on earth was happening. once I was used to this and able to get my head around it, the story was brilliant, really difficult to put down. luckily, there was a preview to the sequel as the actual book just suddenly ended, as if it was the end of a chapter, jot the story or a cliff hanger. overall the story was good but I couldn't get used to the structure. that let it down to 4 stars

[Hal Bray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick paced.

A wonderful procedural of English law enforcement. The characters were well fleshed out. There were moments when you cheered the bad guys . but in the end the author drew you back to the side of law and order. And just when you thought it was over, bang! A twist. Highly recommend.

[Michael E Lucas · Rating 4 out of 5]

My rating of 4 stars does not reflect my sincere opinion that the author ended this book at least 1 chapter before he should have. I could see it ending in this fashion, if there was a follow-up book available now or coming soon but as it is, I am very disappointed. I stand by my rating for everything but the ending... I rate that a solid 1 star.

[Mailmanr5 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I almost gave up reading this several times. The writing has no urgency to it . Don't care for the writing style either. The dialogue is sometimes stilted and at other times just unrealistic. The plot is decent.

[Bruce K. Beyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Justice Served

This was a riveting story about vigilante justice, unorthodox police investigations, and corruption in high places. The good guys didn't always win, but the bad ones paid dearly. I'm looking forward to reading Book 2 of the series.

[antony o.v. sandford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable read

Enjoyed the characters got to feel I knew them, the story kept me reading, couldn't wait to see where the next page took the story.

[Robert C. smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Hardcore Action!

Overall good reading, although a bit confusing at times with use of first or last names! Also, I don't like no ending!

[Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

exceptional

Another book I could not put down it makes you side with vigilantes who could do this so many criminals get easy justice

[Garry Thompson · Rating 1 out of 5]

After reading 25% of this book I gave up and have added it to my "did not finish" list.
It didn't hold my interest.

[Liam McFarlane · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was alright. Prolonged build up to an abrupt end. Bit dark in places.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Would recommend

Good storyline, well executed with a pace that keeps you reading . Cliff hanger that makes you want to move on to the next book.