Recommend for the coveted BookViral Crimson Quill. To make your recommendation simply click on the award badge below..….
The BookViral Review:
If a police procedural is to be convincing it has to feel utterly plausible. Yet far too many releases in the Crime Thrillers and Police Procedural genre prove disappointing and it’s for this reason that Celley’s novel stands out.
A graphic and insightful author he has a keen eye for the pressures and expressiveness of his characters which combined with his ability to create a sophisticated and intelligent plot rapidly draws his readers in. This in turn making Sultan Road one of those rare novels you read on tenterhooks whilst willing it not to venture where you fear it might ultimately go.
It’s thoughtful, atmospheric, gripping and refreshingly unpredictable. Written by a writer in full command of his talents and on the level of plot alone Sultan Road works flawlessly to deliver a genuine page-turner. It’s not particularly long at just under 300 pages but everything Celley writes is storytelling sinew and it’s hard to find extraneous detail that doesn’t move his narrative forward whilst often managing to surprise with the revelation of a deeper subtext.
These reasons alone are enough to pick it up and start reading but as with the best police procedural novels, it’s the characters who ultimately steal the show. Both LAPD Detective Carlos Aguilar and millennial reporter Jason ‘Jay’ Phillips are immensely charismatic and easy to root for with Celley getting their personas just right in respect of attention to detail, dialogue and subtleties of character that make them totally convincing in their respective roles.
A powerful and unsettling police procedural novel that will leave you hungry for more releases from Celley Sultan Road is recommended without reservation.
Yeoman’s writing is fastidious, smart and more than a bit portentous as it probes the house of cards we have come to call the monetary system but readers don’t need to understand a lot about global monetary drivers to follow the story as she re-imagines the classic nuclear family formula but with a sharp sense of irony and a slow-burn narrative to immerse us.
A bitter, bloody tour de force Chernov unflinchingly explores the random horror, grisly spectacle and the ugliness of war and ideology with a narrative that has an intoxicating, classic feel about it and instantly submerges its readers in the period.
As the years advance, I have lost count of how many books I’ve read but on reflection, it hardly seems relevant. What is truly noteworthy is how many leave a lasting impression on us.
Few Crime Fiction authors genuinely excel at successfully misleading their readers and revealing an unlikely suspect as the real villain of the story and those that do can invariably be found at the very top of Whodunit Bestseller lists.
I was recently introduced to sleep stories. Not that I have a problem sleeping; as an early riser with avid exercise habits I am definitely ready to grab 7 hours of blissful slumber by the end of the day.
One thing for sure is we are entering a golden age for children’s books and in particular for the illustrations within them.
From humble beginnings in 2002 as a book review club BookViral has grown to become the first choice in book reviews for authors around the world and one of the biggest book review sites on the web. BookViral reaches millions of potential readers through best practice SEO and a trusted social media presence ensuring readers get unbiased, critical recommendations they can trust.
BookViral also offers a full suite of author services, including, book editing services for unpublished and self-published authors, website design and bespoke SEO that help authors get discovered by more potential readers as well as industry influencers, such as publishers, agents and film executives.
© Copyright 2019 BookViral Reviews. All Rights Reserved.