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A review by cjbookjunkie
Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg
3.0
Killer Thriller is the second book in the Ian Ludlow Thriller series. I read it as a stand-alone book and did not feel I was missing pieces of the story or characters. Ludlow is an author with a penchant for writing books that are a little too real for comfort.
In Killer Thriller, Ian’s new book in his Clint Straker series is being made into a movie. When Ian and his friend/assistant/partner-in-crime, Margot, arrive in Hong Kong to work on the movie set and research locations for future books, actions are misinterpreted. Danger and political intrigue ensue in a funny and action-packed adventure that takes us from Seattle to Hong Kong to Singapore to Paris. Ian uncovers a plot to control the U.S. government, and when the CIA won’t believe Ludlow’s assessment of the situation he has to ask himself, “What would Clint Straker do?”
The story is interesting and plausible. The action is James Bond-esque which is always good in my book. The story and action develop at a good pace and neither overshadow the other. Goldberg interjects humor into the story at the right moments which keeps it light and makes it fun to read.
The book is a little more sexually explicit than I like, but most people won’t be bothered it, and it won’t keep me from reading the first book in the series, True Fiction, and looking forward to next book.
Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for providing an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for my fair and honest review.
In Killer Thriller, Ian’s new book in his Clint Straker series is being made into a movie. When Ian and his friend/assistant/partner-in-crime, Margot, arrive in Hong Kong to work on the movie set and research locations for future books, actions are misinterpreted. Danger and political intrigue ensue in a funny and action-packed adventure that takes us from Seattle to Hong Kong to Singapore to Paris. Ian uncovers a plot to control the U.S. government, and when the CIA won’t believe Ludlow’s assessment of the situation he has to ask himself, “What would Clint Straker do?”
The story is interesting and plausible. The action is James Bond-esque which is always good in my book. The story and action develop at a good pace and neither overshadow the other. Goldberg interjects humor into the story at the right moments which keeps it light and makes it fun to read.
The book is a little more sexually explicit than I like, but most people won’t be bothered it, and it won’t keep me from reading the first book in the series, True Fiction, and looking forward to next book.
Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for providing an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for my fair and honest review.