Hey #bookjunkies! My Guest Reviewer, the absolutely awesome Claire Knight, has been busy reading and reviewing a few books don’t you know! Today’s post is for Michael Ross and his book Hand Over Fist.
Synopsis:
When an old friend disappears, Martin learns nothing is what it seems…
Martin Russell can barely face the future. With dismal life prospects and an estranged family, he is at the end of his rope. When an old friend, Hannah, elbows her way back into his life, Martin’s luck begins to turn around.
Hidden within the shadows of evil, there must be some good…
Ex-policeman Bobby Tanner lost everything one rage-filled night. Now he runs a reading group for alcoholics where he meets a young drug dealer, Zack, who disturbs him in a way that’s hard to define. Bobby soon discovers the teenager is in over his head and has been dealing with a despicable individual known as The Chemist.
The roots of evil run deeper than we imagine…
Martin’s lucky streak begins to unravel when Hannah suddenly goes missing, and he turns to a friend of a friend, Bobby, for help. Thrust into an underworld empire of corruption and half-truths, he learns his friend may not be who he thought she was.
In a shadowed world of deception, stalkers, and drug dealers, Bobby and Martin must uncover the truth, and fast…
Lives depend on it
Claire’s Rating: 3.5-4 /5
Claire’s Review:
Hand over fist is a British crime thriller set around Martin Russell who’s down on his luck after his wife left and wiped him out financially and mentally in the divorce proceedings. But a couple of old friends are willing to help get him back on his feet, leading to an unexpected turn of events.
To start with, the story jumps around introducing the various characters and their backgrounds. They’re an interesting and diverse set of individuals. This group are apparently totally unrelated people but as the book goes on, their stories all start to mix and intertwine together.