Therapy Bits

Series: #1 in John Milton

Category: Political Suspense

Synopsis:

John Milton is the man the government calls when they want a problem to go away . . . but what happens when he’s the one who needs to disappear?

After a botched job leaves a bloody trail, government assassin John Milton does the one thing he’s never done before: he hides.

Disappearing into London’s bustling East End and holing up in a vacant flat, Milton becomes involved with his neighbor Sharon and her troubled son Elijah, who are caught in an increasingly bloody turf war between two rival gangs.

Unable to ignore the threat, Milton sets about protecting mother and son, meeting violence with violence. But his involvement puts him in the sights of the government’s next best killer, and before long Milton is not just fighting to save a family and a home–he’s fighting to stay alive…

Comments:

Set in England, this book is as much about human relations and the human condition as it is about the life of an assassin. It’s a gripping, suspenseful story with vividly drawn, believable characters. David Thorpe voices all of these characters with accuracy, flawlessly switching between character voices and their associated dialects. His performance is amazing. This story is complete with a satisfactory ending, but leaves it open for future books in the series.

Rating: 4 out of 5