Having read and loved T.M. Logan's debut, Lies, to say I was keen to read his new book, 29 Seconds, was an understatement.
Sarah's boss, Alan Lovelock, is a sexual predator; everyone knows it but nobody seems to be able to do anything about it. He's highly thought of by the university and seems to be able to do no wrong which is how he gets away with his inappropriate behaviour. When Sarah finds herself in Alan's crosshairs it was like she was a fly caught in a spider's web with no means of escape until a strange event gave her a way out. When Sarah witnesses a weird accident that looks like a kidnapping attempt on a young girl, the girl's Russian father offers to thank Sarah by making someone disappear. In a call lasting 29 seconds, the name she gives is Alan Lovelock but when guilt causes her to regret her decision, is it already too late?
Every attempt to show Lovelock's true colours seems to backfire and Sarah is running out of options and time. Is that an excuse to end a man's life, though? I was so angry that Lovelock was protected at work, it was like an old boy's club where they had each other's backs. I wondered whether his colleagues believed his lies or just chose not to see the truth. How many of us would stand up for someone else or just ignore it and feel grateful that it wasn't happening to us?
If ever a book has you constantly wondering 'what would you do', this is it. I think everybody who reads it will ask themselves this same question. A completely gripping and highly addictive book, 29 Seconds is another cracking page turner from T.M. Logan.
Sarah's boss, Alan Lovelock, is a sexual predator; everyone knows it but nobody seems to be able to do anything about it. He's highly thought of by the university and seems to be able to do no wrong which is how he gets away with his inappropriate behaviour. When Sarah finds herself in Alan's crosshairs it was like she was a fly caught in a spider's web with no means of escape until a strange event gave her a way out. When Sarah witnesses a weird accident that looks like a kidnapping attempt on a young girl, the girl's Russian father offers to thank Sarah by making someone disappear. In a call lasting 29 seconds, the name she gives is Alan Lovelock but when guilt causes her to regret her decision, is it already too late?
Every attempt to show Lovelock's true colours seems to backfire and Sarah is running out of options and time. Is that an excuse to end a man's life, though? I was so angry that Lovelock was protected at work, it was like an old boy's club where they had each other's backs. I wondered whether his colleagues believed his lies or just chose not to see the truth. How many of us would stand up for someone else or just ignore it and feel grateful that it wasn't happening to us?
If ever a book has you constantly wondering 'what would you do', this is it. I think everybody who reads it will ask themselves this same question. A completely gripping and highly addictive book, 29 Seconds is another cracking page turner from T.M. Logan.