Plot synopsis: Marc Dane is a MI6 field agent more at home in front of a computer screen than in the teeth of the action. A brutal attack on his team leaves him as the only survivor and suspected as the perpetrator. He, however, is convinced the perpetrator is a traitor within MI6 who is also involved in a threatened terrorist attack, which will be bigger and more deadly than any ever been seen before. Marc is forced into the front line and a race against time to clear his name and stop the attack.
Of course, the outcome of the novel is clear from the start, so the question is, is Nomad a sufficiently enjoyable read to keep you engaged and reading to the end? And the answer is yes. I am one of those readers that will give up on a book, if it does not engage me. I will always give a novel at least four or five chapters to make my decision, indeed I have been known to stop reading a book, having read over three quarters of the way through (see, for example, next week’s review). But Nomad did keep me going. I did have a few niggles. For example I thought there were a few gaps in some of the explanation of the story line and also a few situations that felt a bit forced to make the narrative work. I also found the dialogue a little clunky. But the narrative curve was good and the action gritty and well written. I also liked the way the characters were established and built. The settings were also well established and described and allowed me to get into the scene with the characters. I considered giving Nomad a 4* rating, but in the end I concluded it is a strong 3*.
Of course, the outcome of the novel is clear from the start, so the question is, is Nomad a sufficiently enjoyable read to keep you engaged and reading to the end? And the answer is yes. I am one of those readers that will give up on a book, if it does not engage me. I will always give a novel at least four or five chapters to make my decision, indeed I have been known to stop reading a book, having read over three quarters of the way through (see, for example, next week’s review). But Nomad did keep me going. I did have a few niggles. For example I thought there were a few gaps in some of the explanation of the story line and also a few situations that felt a bit forced to make the narrative work. I also found the dialogue a little clunky. But the narrative curve was good and the action gritty and well written. I also liked the way the characters were established and built. The settings were also well established and described and allowed me to get into the scene with the characters. I considered giving Nomad a 4* rating, but in the end I concluded it is a strong 3*.