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A Sword to a Fool
Blake Drysdale is back.
On the hunt for a missing child, the crew of The Reluctant Bride are dragged into a globe-spanning battle to survive against the mysterious Paragon Group.
Accused of murder and with a price on their heads, Blake and his team must go underground to discover the sinister motives of an unseen enemy. Their search takes them from the jungles of South America to war-torn Rhodesia and through Cold War Europe on the trail of answers, salvation and some damn money.
On the hunt for a missing child, the crew of The Reluctant Bride are dragged into a globe-spanning battle to survive against the mysterious Paragon Group.
Accused of murder and with a price on their heads, Blake and his team must go underground to discover the sinister motives of an unseen enemy. Their search takes them from the jungles of South America to war-torn Rhodesia and through Cold War Europe on the trail of answers, salvation and some damn money.
300 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 18, 2019
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August 14, 2018
The 2nd Blake Drysdale novel is even better than the first one. You get some background information on him and his crew. The story starts in New York with a flashback, then we see our heroes in Guatemala being attacked by forces they don't know and without them knowing why. Until everything ends in the UK, they are on a journey half around the world being chased by a SPECTRE-like organization.
This book should be fine for every fan of Ian Fleming and Thrillers per se. I dunno why this young author doesn't get more attention. Just give him a try.
This book should be fine for every fan of Ian Fleming and Thrillers per se. I dunno why this young author doesn't get more attention. Just give him a try.
July 16, 2018
Possibly even better than the first book (A Handful of Might), Blake and his crew are forced into hiding to find a way to exonerate one of their members who is accused of murder.
With the mix of a James Bond adventure and Mercury Rising, this book is hard to put down.
With the mix of a James Bond adventure and Mercury Rising, this book is hard to put down.
June 1, 2019
My second book.. Very good cannot wait to read the next one thanks.I would give it a9 out of10.
😁Very good, looking forward to the next book.
Keep up the good work, it is always interesting. The scope of the book is on track.😁
😁Very good, looking forward to the next book.
Keep up the good work, it is always interesting. The scope of the book is on track.😁
October 23, 2020
This is book two of the Blake Drysdale series and follows the Blake and the crew of the Reluctant Bride floatplane into yet another adventure. The story starts back in 1972, as Felix ‘The Cat’ Calloway, a forger, gets caught up in a hit on his supposed client and a member of the gang he was working for. He spotted what was coming from the silent hitman and manged to get away with his life, but only just. He knew ‘The Indian’ was a smuggler who had just brought in goods for the Winter’s brothers, on his floatplane. This is how he met Blake Drysdale, the owner and pilot of the Reluctant Bride floatplane. They were later joined by Sally Freeman and Anton, a Ukrainian. The next part of the story continues in 1975, as the gang get caught up in the removal of a relic from Guatamala, and Blake and Anton end up in a grotty prison.
They are offered the chance to get out of the prison by a man from the Edwards-McQuillen Detective Agency. He is following up on the death of an old friend, retired NYPD detective Frank McQuillen, who was involved with a missing person’s case back in 1972 and was caught up in a gang like execution. The man, Mr Witt, believes that Felix was a witness to his friend’s death. The missing person was a six year old girl called Mary Nagle, who was some sort of savant, in particular with numbers, and was given a ham radio by her parents in an effort to communicate and talk with other people. She obviously heard something and spoke to someone that she shouldn’t have. The evidence that Frank collected from her home, when starting his investigation, showed pages of numbers, but also some nonsense words, probably in code. Blake recognised this as a numbers network, often used by spies!
One of the words he could make out was ‘paragon’. Before they can do much more, a murderous force hits and the group have to flee for their lives. They are now stuck in a battle with the mysterious Paragon Group and get chased all over the world. Accused of murder and with prices on their heads! Blake blames himself for getting Felix noticed by the CIA on a previous job, as it lead Witt to them and the beginning of murderous chaos by a powerful foe. Blake had wanted to make some money then as now, never mind this time that the case seems to be mixed in with a missing young girl! They get followed about everywhere, with killers seeming to know their expected next location, nearly every time and doing their best to do away with them all! Blake will have to let his crew know about the threat coming for them, so they can figure out what to do.
A communication with his old RAF boss and now part of MI6, identifies the assassin and leads them to their first part of the puzzle, travelling to war torn Rhodesia. A massive price is on each of their heads and they are following the path towards the people holding Mary, as the Paragon Group and its fanatical followers seek to carry on with their black-ops and plans for world domination! The ending of the book leaves matters somewhat resolved, but with dangerous people still out there. The group behind all of this, are super powerful and will no doubt raise their heads again under a different name and from a different location. Help from his old friend and those who know of him, save their bacon at some points, but Blake and his crew pay a heavy price themselves. I liked the new bird at the end, the Other Woman, but will have to see what she does in the future. Plenty of action in this storyline, with quite a few shootouts and some desperate situations for the crew to have to fight their way through. A touching connection with the young girl as well, which was nice. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
They are offered the chance to get out of the prison by a man from the Edwards-McQuillen Detective Agency. He is following up on the death of an old friend, retired NYPD detective Frank McQuillen, who was involved with a missing person’s case back in 1972 and was caught up in a gang like execution. The man, Mr Witt, believes that Felix was a witness to his friend’s death. The missing person was a six year old girl called Mary Nagle, who was some sort of savant, in particular with numbers, and was given a ham radio by her parents in an effort to communicate and talk with other people. She obviously heard something and spoke to someone that she shouldn’t have. The evidence that Frank collected from her home, when starting his investigation, showed pages of numbers, but also some nonsense words, probably in code. Blake recognised this as a numbers network, often used by spies!
One of the words he could make out was ‘paragon’. Before they can do much more, a murderous force hits and the group have to flee for their lives. They are now stuck in a battle with the mysterious Paragon Group and get chased all over the world. Accused of murder and with prices on their heads! Blake blames himself for getting Felix noticed by the CIA on a previous job, as it lead Witt to them and the beginning of murderous chaos by a powerful foe. Blake had wanted to make some money then as now, never mind this time that the case seems to be mixed in with a missing young girl! They get followed about everywhere, with killers seeming to know their expected next location, nearly every time and doing their best to do away with them all! Blake will have to let his crew know about the threat coming for them, so they can figure out what to do.
A communication with his old RAF boss and now part of MI6, identifies the assassin and leads them to their first part of the puzzle, travelling to war torn Rhodesia. A massive price is on each of their heads and they are following the path towards the people holding Mary, as the Paragon Group and its fanatical followers seek to carry on with their black-ops and plans for world domination! The ending of the book leaves matters somewhat resolved, but with dangerous people still out there. The group behind all of this, are super powerful and will no doubt raise their heads again under a different name and from a different location. Help from his old friend and those who know of him, save their bacon at some points, but Blake and his crew pay a heavy price themselves. I liked the new bird at the end, the Other Woman, but will have to see what she does in the future. Plenty of action in this storyline, with quite a few shootouts and some desperate situations for the crew to have to fight their way through. A touching connection with the young girl as well, which was nice. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
December 11, 2021
Drysdale is into it, just like death.
This book is far superior to the first book. If there is trouble Drysdale will be there, he just can’t help it. The roll starts at the first and doesn’t stop till the last pages. If you miss a page, you may miss out on the lead that you need to understand the next mystery or problem in the book. The bad guy is a little over the top and the project’s he has developed, like being able to put a satellite up without other countries knowing. Don’t forget the airship that is several football fields long that nobody questioned. This just gives Drysdale more to work with. The author gives more info about the characters, which helps to explain some of the things they do. Sally leaving will only help the Drysdale character develop. It will be interesting to see later books. Read and enjoy.
This book is far superior to the first book. If there is trouble Drysdale will be there, he just can’t help it. The roll starts at the first and doesn’t stop till the last pages. If you miss a page, you may miss out on the lead that you need to understand the next mystery or problem in the book. The bad guy is a little over the top and the project’s he has developed, like being able to put a satellite up without other countries knowing. Don’t forget the airship that is several football fields long that nobody questioned. This just gives Drysdale more to work with. The author gives more info about the characters, which helps to explain some of the things they do. Sally leaving will only help the Drysdale character develop. It will be interesting to see later books. Read and enjoy.
October 8, 2020
A Sword to a Fool is the second book in the Blake Drysdale series. I really enjoyed this thriller. It is well written, fast-paced, and action-packed.
I read and reviewed this book with no obligation.
I read and reviewed this book with no obligation.
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