Published: Nov. 10, 2012
Words: 61,135 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301776726

Short description

The Thief's Son is an action packed mystery thriller about a young journalist who stumbles across his estranged father while on assignment in South America

Extended description

SYNOPSIS:
In Colombia, kidnapping is seen as a business, a very profitable business. Every year dozens of people are kidnapped, mostly rich North American and European travellers. Extreme paramilitary groups such as the FARC – revolutionary armed forces of Colombia - use the vast amounts of money generated from their drug trafficking and kidnapping to sponsor their long running rebel war on the Colombian government.

‘The Thief's Son’ takes place in a small southern Colombian town called Sevilla. Sam Locke is a brilliant young photojournalist from England. For the past few months Sam has been travelling through Colombia covering its rebel uprising. But he has a second, more important reason for being in Colombia. Sam is looking for his estranged father Jack. Jack Locke, a seasoned London criminal, fled the capital during the early eighties after leaving behind his six year old son, Sam, and wife Catherine.

After several aimless years floating around South America, Jack ha.. (Read more) SYNOPSIS:
In Colombia, kidnapping is seen as a business, a very profitable business. Every year dozens of people are kidnapped, mostly rich North American and European travellers. Extreme paramilitary groups such as the FARC – revolutionary armed forces of Colombia - use the vast amounts of money generated from their drug trafficking and kidnapping to sponsor their long running rebel war on the Colombian government.

‘The Thief's Son’ takes place in a small southern Colombian town called Sevilla. Sam Locke is a brilliant young photojournalist from England. For the past few months Sam has been travelling through Colombia covering its rebel uprising. But he has a second, more important reason for being in Colombia. Sam is looking for his estranged father Jack. Jack Locke, a seasoned London criminal, fled the capital during the early eighties after leaving behind his six year old son, Sam, and wife Catherine.

After several aimless years floating around South America, Jack has now settled in Colombia. He has a new racket going on, kidnapping foreigners, foreigners on their travels. It could make him a lot of money, certainly more than he made cracking safes back in England. During his last few days of his Colombian trip Sam finds himself kidnapped. Not by the rebel army, but by a gang of men who work for his own father.

Jack Locke is completely oblivious to all this but needs to collect on one more ransom before he can leave Sevilla for good. He needs the money fast so as he can pay off the local farmers who have been kidnapping on his behalf. But time is running out. To the north of the city, the rebel FARC army is rumoured to be closing in. They’ve heard about Jack’s little scam and are not best pleased at having to compete with an outsider for hostages.

It is Sam's bad luck that he finds himself slap, bang in the middle!
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thriller, crime, adventure, mystery, action, myster thriller, mystery thriller adventure action

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Review by: Lisa Crowe on Nov. 13, 2012 :
This book took me deep into a world of danger and adventure. It is a real life look into the gritty,underworld of Colombia. The character's came alive for me. I found myself drawn into the mystery and intrigue of the son's relationship with his father and the father's obsession with the next big deal. I couldn't stop reading until it was finished. The book left me just as obsessed with the next adventure as Jack Loche is. I highly recommend this book
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: M.J. O'Connor on Nov. 11, 2012 : (no rating)
Nice read, real page turner. Read it on a long train journey. Definitely recommend. Any other books by this author?
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Ian Thompson on Nov. 11, 2012 : (no rating)
I downloaded this book yesterday; I finished it today. That in itself is as good as any positive review. The characters are well written, even sideline characters such as Brendan the Gypsy leap off the page. From Bethnal Green to Sevilla Columbia this fast passed thriller works. At times it could linger around a bit longer; I would have liked to know the rest of the tale about Fairfax Hall. You can't have everything and the pace of the book kept me reading.
The book synopsis covers the story, so I don't feel there is much point in expanding that here. What I can tell you is this; the author makes you feel and smell the scenes.You live inside the characters and understand their interactions.
Overall a great début novel from an author who should be proud of his first stab at writing. Try it.....What have you got to loose? But seat belts on first.
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