Hidden Steel (John Steel Book 2)

Stuart Field

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In the UK, Detective John Steel is investigating the organization who killed his family. When he comes across information that something big is going to happen on the cruise ship Neptune, Steel goes undercover. Hehas fourteen days to figure out what is going to happen - and to stop it.

In New York, Steel’s NYPD partner, Detective Samantha McCall, is investigating a series

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Published December 25th 2019 by Terminal Velocity - A Next Chapter Imprint

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Feb 08, 2020 Zoé-lee O'farrell rated it really liked it

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Now I have a confession! I have read the first book in this series but it has been so long I must admit I couldn’t remember a lot about it! However, you can read this as a stand-alone, of course, there are thong slides to and mentioned that I haven’t remembered and some I did. So it proves my point but also makes me want to re-read it again! (It’s just my old fuddled brain!)

If this was a film, man this would be, in my opinion, a high octane Mission Impossible esq type of film! It was intense!

Now I have a confession! I have read the first book in this series but it has been so long I must admit I couldn’t remember a lot about it! However, you can read this as a stand-alone, of course, there are thong slides to and mentioned that I haven’t remembered and some I did. So it proves my point but also makes me want to re-read it again! (It’s just my old fuddled brain!)

If this was a film, man this would be, in my opinion, a high octane Mission Impossible esq type of film! It was intense! You have John Steel, the hero of the book, on a cruise ship where you know things are going to explode figuratively and literally! We follow Steel like a lovesick puppy on the ship trying to figure out what is going on, watching women swoon and Steel take on Bond persona and become someone else. To be honest, if Steel looks anything like he does in my head I would probably swoon too lol.

Sam McCall, meanwhile back on NY, missing our Bond man and is asked with her team to close down some cases. All seeming to be suicides, accidental deaths…or are they a part of something bigger?

At times, I had to re-read a couple of passages because the point of views does change rapidly. I didn’t always instantly know who was talking. So I was confused at times but I did find it easier to pick out the different voices once I got into the book. The problem with this book, once it has a grip on you it pulls you in hook, line and….wait for it…….sinker LOL.

There is a LOT of action, which I loved! Think Mission Impossible and classic 80s action film, especially with a fight in the gym! I did sit and think Arnie could pull this off in his hay day! Failing that analogy, think Under Siege instead!!! As I said pure adrenaline pumping, high octane thrilling book! There is always something going on, you feel on edge because you know it is time sensitive and you are left wondering who will make it out alive!

Now if you like nice and tidy endings, this is NOT the book for you! I have SO many questions still and the ending here just created more! I can’t believe it was the ending, I mean What!!! It is so not clean-cut but then when you become invested in a series why would you want it to be? You want something that is going to tease you and leave you wanting the next blinking book right now!!! I am looking forward to seeing John for sure and hoping more with Sam!

My second foray with Mr Field and I loved it! We see more of Steel and learn more about this is linked to his past. We see McCall and her team and how she is determined to get to the truth no matter what! I, for one, will be here for the long haul! Roll on book 3!! ...more

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Feb 01, 2020 Jacqueline sharp rated it liked it

This is quite a difficult review to write. I finished book one in this series, ignored some mistakes, enjoyed the action.

So was looking forward to book 2 as I liked the characters in book 1. So story wise ok same characters from book one John Steel and Sam McCall. However this time John was on a huge cruise liner, Sam was in NYC.

Steel is still following clues as to who killed his family, but as he is investigating, things are happening on the cruise liner, back into James Bond, meets John ...more

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Feb 13, 2020 Amanda rated it really liked it

This Ginger Book Geek loves discovering new authors and Stuart Field is certainly a new author to me. Having enjoyed reading 'Hidden Steel' as much as I did, I can guarantee that I will be reading more of his work in the future. I really enjoyed reading 'Hidden Steel' but more about that in a bit.
I liked the character of Detective John Steel. He put me in mind of that famous NYPD police officer John McClane, as played by Bruce Willis. Well Steel certainly seems to have the sort of luck as This Ginger Book Geek loves discovering new authors and Stuart Field is certainly a new author to me. Having enjoyed reading 'Hidden Steel' as much as I did, I can guarantee that I will be reading more of his work in the future. I really enjoyed reading 'Hidden Steel' but more about that in a bit.
I liked the character of Detective John Steel. He put me in mind of that famous NYPD police officer John McClane, as played by Bruce Willis. Well Steel certainly seems to have the sort of luck as McClane. Steel is a bit of a James Bond type of person. He kicks arse, deals with the baddies and has women (& no doubt some men) throwing themselves at him. He strikes me as being a bit of a mean and moody type, which isn't surprising when you consider that his family were wiped out by an assassin. Steel is a determined, kick arse, stubborn and persistent detective.
I must be honest and say that it took me a little while to get into this story, which probably has more to do with the fact that I was tired when I started to read the book than anything else. 'Hidden Steel' wasn't a book that I could binge read over the course of a day but I did manage to read the book over a course of a few days. Once I started reading, I was immediately taken away and dropped into the middle of an action packed Hollywood blockbuster film. The action was non-stop and Steel was certainly put through his paces. I reached the end of the book a bit quicker than I had expected. I was sad to say goodbye to Detective John Steel but I soon cheered up when I realised that I had the first book in the series, called 'Steel & Shadows', to catch up on.
'Hidden Steel' is well written. The author has one of those writing styles that is easy to get used to and easy to get along with. The author has a knack of grabbing your attention from the start and slowly but surely he draws you into the story. The author uses such powerful and vivid descriptions that I felt as though I was part of the story myself.
In short, I did enjoy reading 'Hidden Steel' and I would recommend it to other readers. I will definitely be reading more of Stuart's work in the future. I look forward to learning a lot more about Detective John Steel. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 4* out of 5*. ...more

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Feb 14, 2020 Donna Maguire rated it really liked it

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I was really looking forward to reading this book and it certainly did not disappoint!

It is a well written story with some great characters – I really enjoyed the interaction between McCall and Steel and I think they worked really well with the story too.

The plot was well developed and there was plenty of action! The setting for the book was great, the author had great attention to detail for me and I thought that the descriptions used were great too.

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