Author:Juliet Hastings
Kidnapping is a particularly cruel crime. Wealth and the friendship of the chief Constable are of no help to Robert and Joanna Hamilton when their young son and his nanny are held to ransom by an anonymous and ruthless gang. The Hamiltons insist that their case merits the attention of a senior police officer. John Anderson gets the job, and arranges the exchange of the hamiltons’ cash for young Robbie.
But nothing is a straightforward as it seems. Disloyalty and betrayal are everywhere; in the Hamilton household; in Anderson’s squad; in the kidnappers’ triangular affair of love and lust. Even the new woman in Anderson’s life can’t be trusted. The police operation goes catastrophically wrong, and Anderson has to take the blame. He sets out single-handed to track down the kidnappers, and finds himself in deadly danger.
In the space of less than five years, Child has established himself as one of Britain's most successful commercial novelists...Complete with crackling fast dialogue, an edgy ambivalent plot, and the capacity to make his readers turn the page, this feels like Child's breakthrough book into the mega-sellers. He is that good
—— Daily MailReacher is a hero in the old Wild West stle: a fearless and capable loner, who lives by his own set of morals and is proud never to have killed a man who didn't deserve it...The author is in complete control of his complicated plot and has produced another real pageturner
—— Sunday TelegraphThe British émigré Lee Child has become more American than the natives...A well-woven tale of dirt and duplicity with engaging characters...Child's character is a classic hero
—— The TimesIf you like thrillers of the bang-wallop variety, with a nice bit of plotting thrown in, this is the one for you
—— Irish TimesBig, bruising actioner...Child's great strength lies in spelling out exactly how explosive things are made to happen...Cathartic stuff, expertly delivered
—— Literary ReviewGritty stuff with a high body count and intricate plotting that keeps the pages turning
—— Irish IndependentA taut thriller by a British writer who handles the American suspense novel well'
—— Yorkshire Gazette & HeraldPlenty of twists and plenty of excitement...another real page-turner
—— Sunday TelegraphThe Doll Princess carries the unmistakably pungent air...of deftly invoked squalor and menace, and is an impressive genre effort
—— Lee Monks , Chimp MagazineTom Benn's debut novel is a long overdue good thing in many senses... and there is much to recommend, not least Benn's sturdy grip on vernacular... What's more , he's a good writter of action - a scene in the top room of a nightclub on Deansgate early in the novel is particularly good
—— BookmunchThe Doll Princess is a promising, foul-mouthed debut in which gangsters and good guys fight for supremacy in a Manchester that resembles a war zone
—— Julia Handford , Seven (Supplement to Sunday Telegraph)immerse yourself in the language and the rhythm of the narrative and you're in for a fast and consuming ride through dark territory
—— Keith Walters , Booksandwritersa crime novel unlike any other; the voices of real people can be heard throughout its pages
—— Kathryn Flagner , We love this book
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