Not only does Gerald Seymour write classy adventure/thriller fiction, he also is excels at satisfying endings and Rat Run [ISBN 978 0 552 15342 3] follows this model. A story of redemption that has many twists and turns making it an addictive read. The flashbacks written in italics are only a minor annoyance –they don’t always add very much to the on-going narrative.
Not only does Gerald Seymour write classy adventure/thriller fiction, he also is excels at satisfying endings and Rat Run [ISBN 978 0 552 15342 3] follows this model. A story of redemption that has many twists and turns making it an addictive read. The flashbacks written in italics are only a minor annoyance –they don’t always add very much to the on-going narrative.
Malachy Kitchen, an Intelligence office in Iraq is accused of cowardice – running away if the face of danger. He is kicked out of the army, his life falls apart and he ends up living on the street. Through an act of kindness by a social worker he gets a flat on a drug-infested London estate, next to an elderly widow who befriends him even though her policeman nephew warns him off. She gets mugged and he is drawn into a fight against the addicts and pushers. He works his way up the trail of narcotics dealers up to the top and Ricky Capel the importer.
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