Book info

• Title Dead Reckoning
• Author Rob Sinclair
• Year 2025
• Genre Thriller

Simon Peake does care… he just isn’t sure about what right now. The ex-soldier’s life is as close to rock bottom as it gets. He needs a job and he needs a quiet life, but trouble always finds him... Working for New York-based Irish mobster Harry Lafferty, he finds a job that requires him to use his special skills on some very unsavory people. His relationship with Harry’s niece isn’t exactly conducive to a quiet existence either... As Peake tries to walk the fine line between surviving in this new life, and atoning for his old one, he struggles on both counts. And when his past comes back to bite him, and those closest to him are threatened, the reckoning will be merciless for anyone who stands in his way.

Thoughts

Not sure about this one, really. The main character of Simon Peake is interesting and the kind of protagonist you want to follow in a thriller like this. The first half of the book is pretty slow though, wandering around trying to get trusted working for a group of criminals. It was difficult to know how to feel about it. The story did start building to an exciting conclusion and I did want to keep reading to find out what happened but I’m not sure it was as top notch as some of the reviews suggest.

Rating: 2 / 5