Time Of Death

Ren Bryce #2

by Alex Barclay

Alex Barclay is back with another stunning Ren Bryce FBI thriller NOWHERE TO RUN FBI agent Ren Bryce's hunt for some of the country’s most dangerous killers is about to turn into a nightmare. There is unfinished business between Ren and those she is pursuing, and soon she is forced to confront both personal and professional traumas. NOWHERE TO HIDE Then someone close to Ren is murdered and secrets from her past look set to be revealed, throwing her into a world of fear, paranoia and danger. NO ONE TO TRUST Dark forces are at work and someone is determined to destroy Ren’s life. But time is running out and Ren must catch a killer before he catches her…

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Fiction

350 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2010

About the author

Barclay studied journalism at university and worked for a period in fashion and beauty journalism as a copywriter in the RTÉ Guide. In 2003, she left the fashion industry to write Darkhouse, the first of two novels featuring NYPD detective Joe Lucchesi. Her second novel, The Caller, was released in 2007, and Last Call in 2008. She won the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Award at the Irish Book Awards for her fourth novel, Blood Runs Cold.

Reviews

[Margaret Madden · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Ren Bryce as a character. She's feisty yet flawed. Her sarcasm and one liners are brilliant. This had two main story lines and I felt one was tied up too neatly with a bow, in the last chapter, almost as an afterthought. Also, as part of a team, Ren seems to work completely alone (?). Colorado is a refreshing setting for a crime novel and Ren's character keeps the series alive.

[Graham Foster · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this is a reasonably good read it did not really hold my attention. Ren Bryce experiences a long and twisted pathway to solve the crime, is accused of being involved in the situation and has to work her way through a maze of accusations and difficult personalities, while also having multiple personalities herself.
She fights her problems and manages to diffuse conflicts with other people to deduce what happened. The characters in the book did not really develop and there was no secondary theme, as such, except the personal battle that Ren has with herself.

[Moonie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really just didn't enjoy this book. I greatly disliked the main character Ren. I just couldn't enjoy the story through her eyes. There were so many subplots and surprise twists. It all... Worked out in the end. But it just seemes like so much while I was reading.

[Keisha · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to give it a three until I noticed a rat had eaten a few parts of the book. The story was something.

It was nice how there was a whole salad of cases which kept you guessing and I guess the author liked the idea so much that we were kept guessing even after the book ended😀 (and no it was not a cliffhanger)

Some parts got closure but idk how they jumped from Australia to America just in the matter of one chapter.

Everything aside,never reading this again🫶

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to this as an audio book and it was my first Alex Barclay novel. I gave it four stars because although some of it was a little annoying (the bipolar FBI agent cliches) I did find myself looking forward to the next bit of the book. The tension was maintained and some of the dialogue was entertaining. The supporting characters were interesting. My biggest issue with it was that the heroine likes and respects her work colleges, but spend the whole time not telling them what is going on.

I also felt the ending was a little rushed.

If you like American crime fiction with sassy characters then I would recommend.

[Catherine Howard · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really liked Alex Barclay's previous novels, but for some reason this just completely failed to hook me. I had some other books to read at the same time and couldn't resist the temptation to move onto them - I didn't feel like I'd be missing anything by doing it. I just wasn't interested enough in finding out who had done it, and gave up about a 1/3 of the way through. It was well written, but I just didn't care enough about what was really going on.

[Nona · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a rather typical FBI/Police/Criminals and Crimes novel, albeit some interesting plots are brought up and deftly solved by Ren BRYCE.
It was not outstanding, but in my case able to be listened to at a reasonable pace. Albeit I have to admit there were pieces I missed being out of the room, but not a serious issue in the telling of the story.

[shanelle :’) · Rating 1 out of 5]

really wasn’t good. i’m so glad it’s over. it made no sense. way too many characters & no backstory. sure, it’s the second book in the series but it wouldn’t kill to have a bit of a backstory to refresh the reader’s mind? there was too much happening at once. too many storylines and way too many characters. it really wasn’t good

[Nikki Dyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first Alex Barclay book and I feel disappointed. The actual story seemed as though it was in the background. It wasn't a page Turner, and was not exciting enough for me. Just starting anith of her book which is so much better even after only a few chapters.

[Cat · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like some of the police work in this was somewhat questionable, but overall the story was worth reading. I love that there's mental health rep, although I can't comment on how accurate it is as I don't live with bipolar disorder.

[Nicky Mottram · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just couldn’t get into this book at all. Was very disjointed

[Dave · Rating 1 out of 5]

It started off ok, but it just wandered off with nothing interesting happening. I can't really get into books where the lead has mental issues - this was one of them. Stopped about half way through

[aprilla · Rating 1 out of 5]

Quitting this due to the narration. It's awful

[Pauline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good read.

[Chris P Williams · Rating 2 out of 5]

Alex Barclay - Time of Death

I really struggled to finish this book with its implausible main character, FBI agent Ren Bryce and disparate storylines.
I found there was no smooth flow to the plot and too many of the characters, particularly the other FBI agents, are relegated to minor support roles in the wake of Ren’s irrational and gung-ho style.
Also she seems to spend more of her work time sorting out personal issues than actually working!
Even the bad guys come in for extensive psycho-analysis or make some convenient rambling confession than would ever be warranted in real life.
A disappointing read.

[Candace · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like Ren and I like the writing style so I would have given it 4 stars, except that at the end of the story I remained confused about who was who and who did what...not going to read it again to get things lined up, but will read the next book.

[Mylaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Page 54 had a hilarious typo. It said:
"...if someone really wanted Diaz to disappear from the face of the earth, DECAFFEINATING him and throwing him in a bunch of burning bodies..."

Pretty rough cartel to deprive someone of their coffee!

[Aizat Nazeri · Rating 3 out of 5]

My friend lend me this book and I read it unknowingly that this is the 2nd book of the series,, i was a bit a lost reading it

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy this author's writing, the characters, the situations.

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

FBI agent Ren Bryce confronts evil people and her own demons.

[Rawindar Singh · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very difficult to understand

[Jenny Beardmore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Found this book a bit unbelievable, so much going on it was a tad unrealistic....did this woman ever eat or sleep?? It seemed she was always working.

[Ian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent thriller, but a too neat abrupt ending

[Mel Haggart · Rating 1 out of 5]

So painful to read I had to give up and I rarely do that. Far too many acronyms and I couldn’t understand who was which character. Shame as the back cover made it sound really exciting.

[Melanie Peak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series of books. Love the character Ren, and this story had a lot of twists and turns it was a great storyline x

[Mike Rymarz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. OK but not brilliant

[Patricia English · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good Book with Ren at the helm of another Mystery and still her prickly self. Will she figure this one out before she implodes? You will have to read it to see.

[Pavithra Tharmarasasingam · Rating 3 out of 5]

5/10 - I am not sure if I enjoyed the book or not. I liked the story but it felt it was going in circle or the twist didn’t make sense.

I liked the way the story was written.

[niceereads · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was the first book i have from alex barclay, and I'm on the few last pages to know that this is a series. ;/ that came a lit chaotic for me

[Judith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad but there were so many cases going on which i dont usually prefer because the pacing will suffer from it. I put it down for like two weeks and didnt think about it while not reading it.