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Gray Justice (Tom Gray #1)
by
Alan McDermott (Goodreads Author)
Gray Justice is the fast-paced debut thriller from Alan McDermott. It tells the story of Tom Gray, an ex-soldier running a successful business until his world falls apart. His young son is killed by a joy rider and his wife, overcome with grief, takes her own life months later. When his son’s killer walks free from court, Gray decides that the current justice system needs...more
Kindle Edition, 216 pages
Published
July 8th 2011
by Amazon Digital Services
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If there is one thing I know about – it is the injustice in the Criminal Justice System. The truth is that there are way too many families affected by criminals being set free without paying the full price for their crimes and sometimes not paying any price for their heinous crimes.
The main character in Gray Justice makes a decision to stand against the justice system to try to change it.
Tom Gray is literally forced to take a strong stand against the justice system after a habitual car thief on...more
The main character in Gray Justice makes a decision to stand against the justice system to try to change it.
Tom Gray is literally forced to take a strong stand against the justice system after a habitual car thief on...more
This was a fast past (super original story) befitting the times we live in. Tom Gray has lost his child then his wife, his whole world has been taken from him, he comes up with with the most incredible way to the make the country stand up and listen to him??? Not wanting to ruin the story for you this is a must read you will not be dissapointed! I could see this on the big screen one day its certainly worthy.... I can barely wait for the sequel.
Great book, I'm sure there are many people who would want to do this for justice very clever and lots of twists follow on books Gray Resurrection and Gray Redemption which I'm about to read now :D
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This novel was very well thought out and brilliantly plotted. It's hard for an author to get their point across when it comes to political issues like this without sounding preachy at some point. Alan McDermott does it seamlessly. I didn't feel preached too, although it was quite obvious what the author was trying to relay.
Tom Gray's life is turned inside out when his son is killed. Not long after this tragedy his wife also dies. Tom has nothing left, and plenty to blame the government for. Thei...more
Tom Gray's life is turned inside out when his son is killed. Not long after this tragedy his wife also dies. Tom has nothing left, and plenty to blame the government for. Thei...more
As a debut novel, this was impeccable. The spelling and grammar issues you almost always see from self-published authors were absent, there were no major plot holes and the story was electrifying, with vivid characters and an absolutely riveting plot.
It reminded me a little of The Doomsday Ultimatum by James Follett, in that the military aspects are present, but not penned with the conceited arrogance you find in some author's who've seen service and like you to know about it. Nor, refreshingly,...more
It reminded me a little of The Doomsday Ultimatum by James Follett, in that the military aspects are present, but not penned with the conceited arrogance you find in some author's who've seen service and like you to know about it. Nor, refreshingly,...more
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Tom Gray, former SAS member, goes rogue in an attempt to change the laws within the U.K. In his mind, change is needed; there seems to be more repeat offenders outside of the prison system than inside. Penalties are far too lenient and violators are getting off scott free. The system does not allow for regret or lessons learned so the same behavior continues. Tom Gray's young son is killed in an auto accident by one of these repeat offenders - his wife commits suicide six months after the loss o...more
anyone would have sympathy for Tom Gray not just for losing his family, but for the senseless way he lost them.From that moment on he loses focus in the business he's built up since leaving the forces. The firm is doing well and he's a success but does he really want that anymore?
After a period of remand the young killer, a career criminal, of his wife and child goes free and Tom knows that British Justice has fallen apart.
Tom makes plans to give Justice the shake up it needs and sells the busin...more
After a period of remand the young killer, a career criminal, of his wife and child goes free and Tom knows that British Justice has fallen apart.
Tom makes plans to give Justice the shake up it needs and sells the busin...more
Solid fare for illiterate, Daily mail-reading little Englanders
On the surface this is a very promising idea: ex-SAS guy sees his son killed by thugs who walk out of court. So he gets some of his mates to kidnap some random thugs, imprisons them, and puts them on the internet to let "the people of Britain" decide whether they should live or die. To drag this short story (kicking and screaming) out to novella length, we also get a terrorist sub-plot about how all those filthy foreigners want to de...more
On the surface this is a very promising idea: ex-SAS guy sees his son killed by thugs who walk out of court. So he gets some of his mates to kidnap some random thugs, imprisons them, and puts them on the internet to let "the people of Britain" decide whether they should live or die. To drag this short story (kicking and screaming) out to novella length, we also get a terrorist sub-plot about how all those filthy foreigners want to de...more
If you like action or have ever rooted for a modern day hero, Alan McDermott's, Gray Justice is the novel for you. Tom Gray is a broken man looking for some sense of fairness and a bit of justice after a tragedy destroys his family. Streaming his video feed on-line, Gray interrupts the lives of several young career criminals. Threatening each of their lives and his own as well as several thousand innocent bystanders, spectators cannot force their attention from the suspenseful strategy Gray spin...more
A Thrilling Roller Coaster Ride!
Gray Justice by Alan McDermott is an intense adult thriller! It is set in England and the characters, descriptions and dialogue hooked me in the first chapter. The Lead character, Tom Gray, has a mega meltdown after his baby boy is killed by a heartless offender in a tragic car accident. Due to a disturbingly inept and uncaring court system, the murderer gets off scot-free. After his grief-stricken wife commits suicide, Tom morphs into a one-man vigilante squad.
To...more
Gray Justice by Alan McDermott is an intense adult thriller! It is set in England and the characters, descriptions and dialogue hooked me in the first chapter. The Lead character, Tom Gray, has a mega meltdown after his baby boy is killed by a heartless offender in a tragic car accident. Due to a disturbingly inept and uncaring court system, the murderer gets off scot-free. After his grief-stricken wife commits suicide, Tom morphs into a one-man vigilante squad.
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When a killer walks free from court, the victim's father sees just two options: accept the judge's decision; or take on the entire British justice system. Tom Gray chooses the latter and his crusade attracts instant worldwide media coverage. It was just what Tom was hoping for, but it brought him a lot more than he bargained for. (Author description)
Grey Justice is about a particular kind of justice – the sort being meted out by Tom Gray - not the type currently handed out by the justice system....more
Grey Justice is about a particular kind of justice – the sort being meted out by Tom Gray - not the type currently handed out by the justice system....more
Oh, wow. This was quite a satisfying read. At first it felt a bit like a revenge fantasy (and I tend to enjoy those), but, with a surprising twist, it turned out to be so much more. Like a really terrific start to a series with the kind of tough, strong, and intelligent main character that breeds a fan base.
I think Alan McDermott is writer to watch.
Gray Justice is a great first novel, though it isn't perfect. The pacing got off-kilter somewhere in the last 3rd of the novel, where some less-int...more
I think Alan McDermott is writer to watch.
Gray Justice is a great first novel, though it isn't perfect. The pacing got off-kilter somewhere in the last 3rd of the novel, where some less-int...more
When a car thief takes his 3 year old son's life, Tom Gray was devastated. He and his wife struggled to get back to a normal life. Then Tom's wife took her life because she couldn't live without her son. Tom was left alone and angry. He and some military colleagues put together a plan to kidnap and punish the young man responsible for his son's death. They decide to include other criminals too. Ones who had been given a slap on the wrist and set free to live a life of crime. While Tom is plannin...more
For me, this book ranks right up there as one of the best of its genre that I have ever read. I started it Friday evening and had to tear myself away to go to bed and then carried on Saturday and read it on the bus to my Mum's and then promptly ignored her for pretty much the rest of the day whilst I finished it (sorry Mum).
I am not going to say much about the plot other than the fact that throughout the book, all I wanted was to see where it was going cos I had absolutely no idea, not even a co...more
I am not going to say much about the plot other than the fact that throughout the book, all I wanted was to see where it was going cos I had absolutely no idea, not even a co...more
Gray Justice is one of those rare books that I found hard to break away from while reading. The story of a man who loses everything and decides to teach the justice system a lesson in letting criminals walk free, writer Alan McDermott tells the tale with the deftness of a scribe far more experienced than a first novel normally implies. Tom Gray is the protagonist in the book and his world is shattered when his son is killed by someone joy riding. Later his wife, unable to cope with the trauma, c...more
Tom Gray has a cause. It looks like revenge, but it’s more than that: he wants to change a system that he thinks is rotten. He’s sure that most of the people of his country think it is, too, and the government is just too hidebound, incompetent and cowardly to do anything. So he takes matters into his own hands and uses terrorist tactics to bring about that change.
That’s the premise of Alan McDermott’s Gray Justice, a novel that reads like a season of 24.
His action sequences are great. They’re f...more
That’s the premise of Alan McDermott’s Gray Justice, a novel that reads like a season of 24.
His action sequences are great. They’re f...more
I really like the ideas that are behind this book. The government is to lenient on criminals therfore the crime rate continues to rise year after year. Liberals push to educate criminals and that will keep the crime rate down but let's face it, a lot of criminals are really intelligent they are just applying their smarts to the wrong things. Enter Tom Gray. He has suffered a great loss and the perp walked free. Tom has had enough and he has great military skills so you think he is going to exact...more
The first in the Tom Gray thriller series. Gray's son is killed when a car thief crashes a stolen car through the wall and months later, his wife commits suicide. Alone and grieving, he plans out with the help of some of his ex-military friends, the kidnapping of 5 repeat offenders, locking them and himself up in a secluded compound he's rigged with security, cameras, and landmines. He starts a crusade using the British media to involve the British public in deciding the fate of the 5 repeat cri...more
EXTREME MEASURES!
Tom Gray feels he has nothing more to lose and just might win in the end. With his son, Daniel now dead and other families affected by criminals set free without paying the full price for their crimes, Tom stands strong against the justice system.
The author put forth the effort to research computer technology. In doing so, the story is believable and dynamic.
The action sequences are so well written and you feel as though you can actually hear the gunfire, feel the pain of the w...more
Tom Gray feels he has nothing more to lose and just might win in the end. With his son, Daniel now dead and other families affected by criminals set free without paying the full price for their crimes, Tom stands strong against the justice system.
The author put forth the effort to research computer technology. In doing so, the story is believable and dynamic.
The action sequences are so well written and you feel as though you can actually hear the gunfire, feel the pain of the w...more
Loved this book. It's exciting and fast-paced and I soooooo wish so much of it would come true. Tom Gray is my kinda' guy, I have to say !! He takes no crap from anyone including the leaders of the country and their minions.
His son is killed in a hit and run by a repeat offender who gets away with it pretty much as we see so often. Tom decides he's not putting up with this as it's morally wrong. The offender has since gone out and committed more crimes and is thumbing his nose at society.
What...more
His son is killed in a hit and run by a repeat offender who gets away with it pretty much as we see so often. Tom decides he's not putting up with this as it's morally wrong. The offender has since gone out and committed more crimes and is thumbing his nose at society.
What...more
At first you could be forgiven for second guessing how the plot might go; an ex-SAS soldier seeking revenge for the unlawful death of his son and subsequent suicide of his wife. Cue ex-SAS guy blasting away with a semi-automatic rifle, car chases, fist fights, killing all the bad guys but ultimately coming out a hero. Well, Gray Justice doesn’t quite go like that, it tackles the need for revenge in a rather unique way.
Gray Justice is a fast paced, action packed thriller. Yes, there was a shoot-e...more
Gray Justice is a fast paced, action packed thriller. Yes, there was a shoot-e...more
Tense, Exciting, Scary
Gray Justice, Alan McDermott’s first Tom Gray #1 thriller, is a tense novel, filled with moments of fear and moral brinksmanship that challenges the British justice system to its core. Tom Gray loses his wife and son due to the careless actions of a foolhardy, immoral car thief. Gray, a sympathetic character to a degree, is bent on getting his own form of “justice” for his losses, and he brings a handful of friends along for the ride.
The reader is gripped by this man’s rat...more
Gray Justice, Alan McDermott’s first Tom Gray #1 thriller, is a tense novel, filled with moments of fear and moral brinksmanship that challenges the British justice system to its core. Tom Gray loses his wife and son due to the careless actions of a foolhardy, immoral car thief. Gray, a sympathetic character to a degree, is bent on getting his own form of “justice” for his losses, and he brings a handful of friends along for the ride.
The reader is gripped by this man’s rat...more
The twists and turns of the events in this book are hard to take as being credible and most of the characters are pretty thinly drawn. If you are able to suspend your dis-belief then the plot is fast moving and does have a twist at the end.
Something I found annoying was the semi-technical computer detail; in my view it would be better to either give a proper description or keep it at a general level - nobody really needs to know whether something was in a global.asax file. Another thing I didn'...more
Something I found annoying was the semi-technical computer detail; in my view it would be better to either give a proper description or keep it at a general level - nobody really needs to know whether something was in a global.asax file. Another thing I didn'...more
Tom Gray has turned vigilante as he has lost trust in the courts' ability to adequately punish repeat offenders. He lost his young son due to a car thief's recklessness. Soon after that incident, his wife commits suicide, unable to get over her grief. Tom feels that the citizenship would render better justice than the courts. He captures five such repeat offenders who have been set free and holds them hostage in a well-enforced building in the country. Through webcast communication, he is able t...more
This was a very easy escapist read. Light on characterisation, plot, complexity and freshness of language but nevertheless a story that moved along briskly and held the attention. Sometimes that's all you want in a book and it delivers this. (A varied diet in most things is healthy)
Amused to see one reviewer on the strength of this offering suggests that ALL self-published fiction should be avoided and this gives them a 'deservedly bad name'. Must be tongue in cheek since he's a member of the fr...more
Amused to see one reviewer on the strength of this offering suggests that ALL self-published fiction should be avoided and this gives them a 'deservedly bad name'. Must be tongue in cheek since he's a member of the fr...more
Tom Gray is a husband, father, ex serviceman and now business man, living a happy life. That is till the day a lowlife serial car thief runs from the police, leaving his stolen car rolling down the road...into Daniel Gray, his son.
His family utterly destroyed, and the offender getting away scot free and returning to offending without a care in the world, Gray straps on his guns, calls his buddies and decides that today is the day the government will finally sit up and smell society.
I utterly lov...more
His family utterly destroyed, and the offender getting away scot free and returning to offending without a care in the world, Gray straps on his guns, calls his buddies and decides that today is the day the government will finally sit up and smell society.
I utterly lov...more
I finished this book this morning and it was pretty good. For a self-published book it would probably rate at about 4 stars but for overall, I give it 3 stars.
The characters were well developed and the plot was good and fast paced. The thing that I really didn't like about the book was that it went into too much detail. A lot of times, it seemed that the author felt the need to explain things. For instance in the last couple chapters, how many times does it have to be mentioned that using an AK4...more
The characters were well developed and the plot was good and fast paced. The thing that I really didn't like about the book was that it went into too much detail. A lot of times, it seemed that the author felt the need to explain things. For instance in the last couple chapters, how many times does it have to be mentioned that using an AK4...more
This is a clear 5 star read for me.
The plot is excellent, well paced, exciting, suitably tense and it made sense! Everything was explained just enough and left you guessing and reading until the end. The sub plot wound nicely around the main plot line and left you wondering how it was going to join up.
Tom Gray is definately a lovable rogue in my eyes. A man who has lost so much, looking for revenge in the right (though should be wrong) way. He is intelligent, well trained and capable of ALOT of...more
The plot is excellent, well paced, exciting, suitably tense and it made sense! Everything was explained just enough and left you guessing and reading until the end. The sub plot wound nicely around the main plot line and left you wondering how it was going to join up.
Tom Gray is definately a lovable rogue in my eyes. A man who has lost so much, looking for revenge in the right (though should be wrong) way. He is intelligent, well trained and capable of ALOT of...more
An ingenious plot, well written and worthy of its high ratings
Gray Justice is the story of a man who has lost everything, all because of the selfish actions of a joy rider. What he cannot tolerate is the fact that this joy rider seems to feel no guilt for his crimes - and, along with a vast number of similar criminals, nothing stops him from re-offending. The sentences handed out are risible, and it would appear that the government is going to do nothing to impose harsher sentences or develop st...more
Gray Justice is the story of a man who has lost everything, all because of the selfish actions of a joy rider. What he cannot tolerate is the fact that this joy rider seems to feel no guilt for his crimes - and, along with a vast number of similar criminals, nothing stops him from re-offending. The sentences handed out are risible, and it would appear that the government is going to do nothing to impose harsher sentences or develop st...more
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This is a book that gives you food for thought. I would say it is controversial, because is it right to take justice in one's hand instead of the Law. Can you take a life for a life?
I have no answer to this because I have never been in Tom Gray's situation but this got me to think as what I would do if anyone harmed my children.
I was surprised to read that some view this book as racist. I did not think so, but I found that the Muslim thing was a little bit too cliché because there are many Musli...more
I have no answer to this because I have never been in Tom Gray's situation but this got me to think as what I would do if anyone harmed my children.
I was surprised to read that some view this book as racist. I did not think so, but I found that the Muslim thing was a little bit too cliché because there are many Musli...more
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I am a software developer from the south of England and I’m married with beautiful twin daughters. Ever since the early 90's I've wanted to write a novel but work commitments (and having my short stories rejected) meant I didn't pursue that dream. It wasn’t until my daughters asked me for a story one night last year, and having exhausted their books over the previous weeks I made one up, the tale...more
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