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A review by wordsofclover
Call Him Mine by Tim MacGabhann
4.0
I received this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Andrew is an Irish journalist living and working in Mexico City when he and his photographer boyfriend stumble across the body of a person brutally murdered by a cartel. When Andrew's boyfriend Carlos asks too many questions about the body, he is also killed. Now Andrew is faced with a dilemma - turn the other way or begin to probe into the killings which lead back to oil fields, big corporate boardrooms, and a lot of people who have been silenced in terrible ways.
This is a fantastically told story, and something unlike anything I have read before, and I cannot recommend this book enough!
The atmosphere and setting of this book is superb, and I really feel like Mexico City became alive for me while I was reading it, as well as other parts of South America Andrew visits in the novel. The danger towards Andrew and others in his field is clearly stated several times throughout the story, and we see it physically affect Andrew at times, but also shown is the vibrancy of the city and culture and the adrenaline rush that comes with a great story told that is why Andrew lives and breathes Mexico City instead of his Dublin hometown.
You can definitely tell while reading this book, that Tim MacGabhann knows what he was writing about, and has an amazing knowledge of the types of goings-on he is reporting about in the book - the corrupt police force, drug cartels and all those affected by it. His author note at the end of the story is a really good addition, and I would definitely urge people to read it once finished as you learn about where he got inspiration for this story which isn't 100% fictional.
I loved this book, and can't wait to see what Tim MacGabhann writes next. I think the character of Andrew was beautifully portrayed and I was just so sucked into this story - even when it was a little bit scary, and fairly brutal and gruesome at others times.
Andrew is an Irish journalist living and working in Mexico City when he and his photographer boyfriend stumble across the body of a person brutally murdered by a cartel. When Andrew's boyfriend Carlos asks too many questions about the body, he is also killed. Now Andrew is faced with a dilemma - turn the other way or begin to probe into the killings which lead back to oil fields, big corporate boardrooms, and a lot of people who have been silenced in terrible ways.
This is a fantastically told story, and something unlike anything I have read before, and I cannot recommend this book enough!
The atmosphere and setting of this book is superb, and I really feel like Mexico City became alive for me while I was reading it, as well as other parts of South America Andrew visits in the novel. The danger towards Andrew and others in his field is clearly stated several times throughout the story, and we see it physically affect Andrew at times, but also shown is the vibrancy of the city and culture and the adrenaline rush that comes with a great story told that is why Andrew lives and breathes Mexico City instead of his Dublin hometown.
You can definitely tell while reading this book, that Tim MacGabhann knows what he was writing about, and has an amazing knowledge of the types of goings-on he is reporting about in the book - the corrupt police force, drug cartels and all those affected by it. His author note at the end of the story is a really good addition, and I would definitely urge people to read it once finished as you learn about where he got inspiration for this story which isn't 100% fictional.
I loved this book, and can't wait to see what Tim MacGabhann writes next. I think the character of Andrew was beautifully portrayed and I was just so sucked into this story - even when it was a little bit scary, and fairly brutal and gruesome at others times.