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The Killing Machine #1
To Die For
A broken man.
A broken city.
A ray of hope.
A poignant thriller a damaged ex-boxer in London's ganglands. This powerful debut is a surprisingly empathetic read, dark but redemptive.
A broken city.
A ray of hope.
A poignant thriller a damaged ex-boxer in London's ganglands. This powerful debut is a surprisingly empathetic read, dark but redemptive.
304 pages, Paperback
First published February 14, 13
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December 29, 2016
A gruelling read, To Die For was very well narrated by a gravely voiced Jamie Parker for Audible.
I give it 2.0 stars out of 5.0. The ending of the book ensured a sequel, and this is "To Fight For".
I was about to write a review but checked out other reviews for this book before doing so.
Dave (GR 25 February, 2014), said exactly what I wanted to say, but better, so here is his review:
"Unpleasant lead fellow. Too many names, too confusing eg Tom did that to Bob, but he did it to trick Bill who then beat up Simon who worked for Eddie who ripped off William. Excessively violent in patches. Lots of dead bodies, beaten up people, shootouts and no police anywhere. Did not enjoy it, but for some strange reason, I finished it."
I give it 2.0 stars out of 5.0. The ending of the book ensured a sequel, and this is "To Fight For".
I was about to write a review but checked out other reviews for this book before doing so.
Dave (GR 25 February, 2014), said exactly what I wanted to say, but better, so here is his review:
"Unpleasant lead fellow. Too many names, too confusing eg Tom did that to Bob, but he did it to trick Bill who then beat up Simon who worked for Eddie who ripped off William. Excessively violent in patches. Lots of dead bodies, beaten up people, shootouts and no police anywhere. Did not enjoy it, but for some strange reason, I finished it."
February 26, 2014
Unpleasant lead fellow. Too many names, too confusing eg Tom did that to Bob, but he did it to trick Bill who then beat up Simon who worked for Eddie who ripped off William. Excessively violent in patches. Lots of dead bodies, beaten up people, shootouts and no police anywhere. Did not enjoy it, but for some strange reason, I finished it.
October 11, 2015
Audio book - it took a long time for me to care about any character in this book - almost abandoned it.
June 14, 2017
A lifetime fighter, a scared little girl and a world of gang warfare = a thrilling but gruesome read
November 21, 2014
Joe, is an ex-boxer, ex-military, who is now doing small jobs with other guys in crime nothing to big. They decide to rob a casino and after a few days go by and he does not hear from anyone about his cut he tracks down one of the guys. He finds out that one of the other guys on the crew ended killed two days after they had finished. He then goes on to explain that another job he did with someone else a guy on that crew ended up killed afterwards also. Being a big guy this guy did not want to bring it up to him, but now Joe is figuring that he is being set up as the fall guy for something bigger and must get to the bottom of it. He has nothing to lose for his life is over either way. A good book with strong characters and you get caught up in the story as well. A great job really enjoyed the book. I got this book from net galley.
August 27, 2015
found it hard to get into. Lots of characters to follow. a good fast paced read though.
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