The Blurb
"Find my daughter in twenty-four hours. Or she’s dead."
Kyle Roche is a man whose job it is to stay invisible. Dark, mysterious, and only sometimes on the right side of the law, only a lucky few know how to reach him: Kyle can fix their problems, however dangerous.
Now he’s been hired to save a woman in Witness Protection, one who doesn’t officially exist anymore. But before he can keep her safe, he has to find her. And he has less than twenty-four hours to do it…
Savannah Nicholls is in hiding because of a tragic mistake. Her mother insists her daughter is just a nice girl, from a good family, that she’s never gotten in trouble in her life. But she also says someone knows where her daughter is. And they want to kill her.
If he’s going to keep Savannah safe, Roche needs to know who is after her, as well as what she witnessed, who her enemies are, and if they have really been able to find her. But how can he protect a woman who is as invisible as he is?
Because the clock is ticking…
This totally gripping, pulse-pounding thriller is perfect for fans of David Baldacci, JB Turner and Mark Dawson.
The Witness is published by Bookoutre and came out yesterday.
Buy Link
https://geni.us/B096B76TKBsocial
My Review
Savannah Nicholls doesn't exist anymore. She has a new name and a new life after entering Witness Protection and nobody knows where she is. But if nobody knows where she is, how is someone on their way to kill her? Fortunately, her mother receives an anonymous warning and hires Kyle Roche, a man who knows his stuff, to find and protect Savannah and find out who is trying to kill her. But he only has 24 hours to do it.
Kyle Roche is a fabulous character. He's not your stereotypical handsome, suave young action hero. He's older, battered, gruff, rough and can be downright rude but when you're in a fix, he's the man you want on your side. He follows trouble. Or maybe trouble follows him, it's hard to tell. But you know where you're at with him - no nonsense. I know this is a standalone but I'd love to see more Roche and the author's note at the back of the book gives me a teeny ray of hope.
Savannah is a whole other story. She comes across as scared and vulnerable but we know there's a strength to her because she testified in a case knowing it would mean the end of her life as she knew it. She's resilient. When we meet her she's scared though, but it's easy to see why. What I love about her is how the author just gives us wee glimpses of her story as we begin to wonder whether she's telling the truth. And I liked that there wasn't an easy relationship between her and Roche.
The Witness is a full on action thriller. It starts tense and just gets tenser and faster paced. There are explosions, fires, car crashes and plenty of gun fighting - a bit of everything. It's one of those books that's screaming out for a big screen - I'd watch it in a heartbeat! Both the main characters are interesting and engaging and it's that, together with all the action, which I love, which make this story for me. Highly recommend if you like your thrills coming thick and fast and want a strong, intelligent storyline binding it all together.
The Author
John Ryder is a former farmworker and joiner. He's turned his hand to many skills to put food on the table and clothes on his back. A life-long bibliophile, he eventually summoned the courage to try writing himself, and his Grant Fletcher novels have drawn inspiration from authors such as Lee Child, Tom Cain, Zoe Sharp and Matt Hilton. When it comes to future novels, he says he has more ideas than time to write them.
When not writing, John enjoys spending time with his son, reading and socialising with friends. A fanatic supporter of his local football team, he can often be found shouting encouragement to men much younger and fitter than he is.
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