Rob Sinclair’s Dead Reckoning hit me like a surprise freight train where I went in blind and found myself reading through a riveting crime drama with tactical action and an exciting protagonist.
Simon Peake is looking for a job. Fresh out of prison for dishing out justice in a violent manner, he says he wants a quiet life but falls in with an Irish mobster. It doesn’t help that he’s also attracted to the mobster’s niece but he makes it work. It’s only when his past catches up to him that he must find a way to protect those he loves before he finds himself in a precarious situation as a prey of those who have a vendetta against him.
Sinclair writes an all-engrossing story that captures the high tactical features of a military/espionage action read and infuses them with the gritty crime drama spectacle that I found very compelling, especially as a fan of Don Winslow’s work. This all rides on the perspective of Simon Peake as an underdog hero who tries to live a simple life after a lifetime of violence but just can’t catch a break. His dilemmas are meaningful and handled with messy and frustrating realities of life where the protagonist doesn’t get to play the hero and come out unscathed.
Dead Reckoning brings you the perfect blend of drama and action with a captivatingly flawed but root-worthy protagonist of whom you’ll want to read more, as soon as possible.
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