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Fast-paced action in Amsterdam
Code Red, written by Ben Baldwin, is the first action thriller with the British Sam Taylor as main character.
The story starts with Sam Taylor being shot in Amsterdam a year ago while he was investigation an organisation that is active on the black market. Their device was: everything is for sale, you ask, we deliver. Jewelry, luxury cars, drugs, weapons, you name it, they deliver it.
Now something has happened in Amsterdam again that is related to him being shot and Sam Taylor goes back to the city where he has made some friends in the police force.
From then on the pace of the story is fast. One thing after the other happens and Sam is forced to do things he rather not and he has to ask himself who his friends are, who he can trust.
In the beginning of this book, I had the impression that another main character would have the lead in this book, but I was wrong. In the end there are some twists that I did not see coming, but also an important one that I saw from far away. That didn't kill my reading pleasure, not at all.
In fact, I like to read more about Sam Taylor. And I would prefer it to be with the German investigator Vogt because together they make a funny couple. Sam Taylor is not afraid, has humor and is also a womanizer. Vogt is a dwarf and it's the first time I red about a dwarf in such a high position in a criminal investigation unit.
On the website of the author I red that he signed a 3 book deal with Bloodhound Books and also the titles of the next books with Sam Taylor: 'Crossroads' and 'Code Spy', both to be released in 2025. I'm already looking forward to them.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
The story starts with Sam Taylor being shot in Amsterdam a year ago while he was investigation an organisation that is active on the black market. Their device was: everything is for sale, you ask, we deliver. Jewelry, luxury cars, drugs, weapons, you name it, they deliver it.
Now something has happened in Amsterdam again that is related to him being shot and Sam Taylor goes back to the city where he has made some friends in the police force.
From then on the pace of the story is fast. One thing after the other happens and Sam is forced to do things he rather not and he has to ask himself who his friends are, who he can trust.
In the beginning of this book, I had the impression that another main character would have the lead in this book, but I was wrong. In the end there are some twists that I did not see coming, but also an important one that I saw from far away. That didn't kill my reading pleasure, not at all.
In fact, I like to read more about Sam Taylor. And I would prefer it to be with the German investigator Vogt because together they make a funny couple. Sam Taylor is not afraid, has humor and is also a womanizer. Vogt is a dwarf and it's the first time I red about a dwarf in such a high position in a criminal investigation unit.
On the website of the author I red that he signed a 3 book deal with Bloodhound Books and also the titles of the next books with Sam Taylor: 'Crossroads' and 'Code Spy', both to be released in 2025. I'm already looking forward to them.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
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