Blood Dragon by Freddie P Peters (Booksgosocial) 4 Stars

Publication date 14/4/21 Pages 433

Synopsis

BLOOD DRAGON, BOOK1: A NANCY WU CRIME THRILLER with a hint of tech and espionage… Her bio-tech researcher friend was kidnapped in London 24 hours ago, Her dissident father disappeared in Beijing 30 years ago, MI6 and The CIA are involved in both cases, with one common target in mind… China. Nancy Wu, the renowned Queen’s Counsel, has lent her formidable skills to Scotland Yard for many years. It is high time she directs her exceptional mind to solving a cold case that has been haunting her for too long ... her father’s disappearance from Beijing 30 years ago. When her young friend Ollie, a genius biotech researcher, is kidnapped, drugged, and left for dead, she offers to help uncover the culprit. As the links between the two cases become entwined and evidence points to a China connection, MI6 and The CIA show an unexpected interest in the cases. But people around Nancy are starting to get hurt. How much will she sacrifice to get to the truth? BLOOD DRAGON is a political and tech crime thriller, the first in the NANCY WU CRIME THRILLER series. If you enjoyed LETHAL WHITE by ROBERT GALBRAITH and BLOOD MONEY by JM DALGLEISH you will enjoy this gripping, fast-paced and suspenseful crime thriller. Discover a writer who readers describe as talented and well worth reading.

My review

This is a great book, I loved all the action and mystery from the very start. I loved the fact that the story incorporated police and many different organisations. With spies , espionage and that it surrounds biotechnology. I enjoyed the use of different different languages and found myself reading with the different accents in my head. It has a real modern day vibe to it. I loved the fact that the Russians will stop at nothing to get there hands on it and the cunning way they do it. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat. It was great that the book follows the 2 main characters and they decided to go down their own route to try and solve this case. I really enjoyed the section where the chase was on and they discovered the person who was trying to sabotage the case and why they did it. This is the first book I have read by this author and I found out that the characters appeared in another trilogy. I didn't struggle to connect with the characters there is enough detail within the book to not have to read other books to get to know them. In fact I loved the part where Nancy reminisce about her past and her culture. Many thanks to the author and publishing team for creating this wonderful action packed thriller. I can't wait to read more from this author.