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December 2022 Group Read - Knife Edge, by Simon Mayo
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Dec 03, 2022 03:42AM
According to my 'history' on here, I tried to read this one a couple of years ago but the ebook publisher's font gave me a headache and I gave up. Let's see if this other version is more friendly. Fingers crossed.
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And it was. A thriller about a terrorist plot from a journalist point of view. Bits of Charlie Hebdo, a denoument in Coventry Cathedral for a change of venue away from the traditional London-centric stuff, and a twist at the end.
Somewhat far-fetched in my opinion, but well written.
An okay read.
A very interesting start to the story with good characters. Not surprising Simon Mayo would have based the book on journalism. I'm enjoying it so far.
I enjoyed this book because it was so different from most books of it's kind. Famie was such a likeable person and I found her very believable as she came across as a thoroughly normal journalist who was caught up in something so violent and potentially fatal for her own family and also for the general public. The beginning was so fast paced and shocking and the build up to the ending really had me on the edge of my seat. I enjoyed seeing the story unfold from both the side of the journalists and the terrorists and I did think that Simon Mayo made the terrorists more than just one-dimentional assassins. The best part, for me, was watching someone on the inside trying to get warnings out. The cryptic song lyrics and the lemon juice incident were all passages that set this book above many others. The only downside I would say is that it did seem to drag a bit in the middle and there were times when I was wishing it would get a move on. But it's only a minor point. I look forward to reading more by this author now.
