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A review by terriep
The Gatekeeper by James Byrne
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.5
Thanks to #netgalley and #stmartinspress for the ARC copy of #thegatekeeper - the opinions are my own,
This was a good, readable book with LOTS of action. Dez, the main character, remained mostly a mystery man thru the story - I'd get glimpses of his past or where he was from but not enough to really get to know him. His speech pattern sort of felt British, but not really, so that disguised him as well.
The story is a case of right time, wrong place except he was the right guy to be there and help. Then he gets totally entwined in this complex political and corporate espionage/kidnap/murder situation ala Jack Reacher. Just a guy minding his own business and then he whips out all these deadly skills and saves the day.
My main complaint is that I didn't learn enough about Dez - he's still a very shadowy figure. I get that the author may want to retain some mystery and dole out information about him slowly in succeeding books, but I'm more likely to come back for more if I know and like the main character.
This was a good, readable book with LOTS of action. Dez, the main character, remained mostly a mystery man thru the story - I'd get glimpses of his past or where he was from but not enough to really get to know him. His speech pattern sort of felt British, but not really, so that disguised him as well.
The story is a case of right time, wrong place except he was the right guy to be there and help. Then he gets totally entwined in this complex political and corporate espionage/kidnap/murder situation ala Jack Reacher. Just a guy minding his own business and then he whips out all these deadly skills and saves the day.
My main complaint is that I didn't learn enough about Dez - he's still a very shadowy figure. I get that the author may want to retain some mystery and dole out information about him slowly in succeeding books, but I'm more likely to come back for more if I know and like the main character.