I’ve read and reviewed most of Gordon Bickerstaff’s Lambeth Group thrillers and thoroughly enjoyed them. I recently reached the latest in the series, Never Go Back, in my TBR list. Read on for my thoughts about the novel!
Synopsis (from the author):
Former SAS officer Ben Greene is a brutal arms dealer.
By ruthlessly killing rivals, he created a massive business supplying illegal weapons.
Twenty-five years ago, Zoe Tampsin led a special forces unit to Northern Cyprus to find Greene and end his evil business.
Greene continues to sell weapons to extremists seeking regime change in Europe. The UK is under pressure to stop him. They send Zoe back to Northern Cyprus to finish the job.
Both of them are older, wiser, and more cunning.
Is Greene still too great a match for Zoe?
What I liked about Never Go Back:
I appreciated the return to the earlier Lambeth Group thriller format. While I’ve enjoyed Gordon Bickerstaff’s books, I prefer the hard-hitting, gritty thrillers. A couple of the more recent books dealt more with the characters’ relationships than the crisis central to the book. Never Go Back starts wide open and doesn’t stop. Zoe and her team are back in form, the plot is interesting, and the action kept me turning the pages. Overall, an excellent read!
What I didn’t like about Never Go Back:
My one complaint about Never Go Back was the corrupt officials. While it moved the story forward, it was a predictable part of the plot.
Overall impression of Never Go Back:
As with the other Lambeth Group books, I enjoyed Never Go Back. I liked how Gordon Bickerstaff opened with action and kept it going. The novel returned to the hard-hitting and gritty nature found in the earlier books, and the multiple subplots aligned nicely at the end. If you like thrillers, read this one!
My rating:
5 Stars
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