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A review by alexcarbonneau
Nothing Short of Dying by Erik Storey
4.0
Action-packed, straight to the point, in your face thrill ride.
And that's basically it for first installment of what anyone could predict of many in the Clyde Barr series.
Don't go looking for literary, lengthy descriptions. What you got here is straight as an arrow exploding action from the tenth word of the novel until the acknowledgments. No big plot twist, although at one point, the author takes the reader by surprise by stepping outside the clichés a little bit - something I personally enjoyed - but then again, complex and spider webbed story isn't the goal of this novel.
Nothing Short Of Dying doesn't reinvent the wheel but it is one of the most effective novel in it's genre that I have read in a while. It manages to be a refreshing one when nearly every "action novels" are about rogue military of secret agent or CIA asset. It doesn't step outside the format but still has the effect of a breath of fresh air, probably the result of writing a whole thriller without - almost ever - using technology in a modern world.
Made me think of Ace Atkins' The Ranger and Steph Post's Lightwood at some point.
All in all a very nice summer read that could go in a single serving. Will definitely go for #2, A Promise To Kill.
And that's basically it for first installment of what anyone could predict of many in the Clyde Barr series.
Don't go looking for literary, lengthy descriptions. What you got here is straight as an arrow exploding action from the tenth word of the novel until the acknowledgments. No big plot twist, although at one point, the author takes the reader by surprise by stepping outside the clichés a little bit - something I personally enjoyed - but then again, complex and spider webbed story isn't the goal of this novel.
Nothing Short Of Dying doesn't reinvent the wheel but it is one of the most effective novel in it's genre that I have read in a while. It manages to be a refreshing one when nearly every "action novels" are about rogue military of secret agent or CIA asset. It doesn't step outside the format but still has the effect of a breath of fresh air, probably the result of writing a whole thriller without - almost ever - using technology in a modern world.
Made me think of Ace Atkins' The Ranger and Steph Post's Lightwood at some point.
All in all a very nice summer read that could go in a single serving. Will definitely go for #2, A Promise To Kill.