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London, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the 'people's princess'.
Which means for Scotland Yard, the focus is on the elite Royalty Protection Command, and its commanding officer. Entrusted with protecting the most famous family on earth, they quite simply have to be the best. A weak link could spell disaster.
Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick and his Scotland Yard squad are sent in to investigate the team. Maverick ex-undercover operative Ross Hogan is charged with a very sensitive – and unique – responsibility. But it soon becomes clear the problems in Royalty Protection are just the beginning. A renegade organization has the security of the country – and the Crown – in its sights. The only question is which target is next in line…
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My Review
This is book #5 in the William Warwick series. As the books in this series do follow on from each other, I would recommend reading these in series order so not to spoil any of the plotlines!
I am a big fan of this author, but I have to admit that I have had mixed feelings about this series. I have enjoyed immensely a couple of the books but then the others not as much, and whilst I liked reading this book, it does fall into the latter category. We are back with Warwick and his team who have been posted into Royal Protection duties. I have come to like Warwick's character, despite struggling with him at the beginning of the series, but I must say that DI Ross Hogan is now my firm favourite! The book follows several storylines – we are yet again following on from the cliff-hanger of what happens to Miles Faulkner and Booth Watson, we see the introduction of a certain people's princess and there are also some terrorist plots for Warwick and his team to foil.
The book moved along at a good pace. There was rather a lot going on, but it was all easy enough to understand. As in true Archer style, all the storylines cleverly weave in and out of each other, with cliff-hanger chapters and suspense a plenty! I was gripped by the storyline very early on and loved the switches between the different characters for their own chapters. The author obviously draws on some of his own experiences, and what I love about these books (apart from the fantastic storytelling!) is that you know this is how things would have happened – a smattering of truth mixed in with all the fiction!
Whilst it wasn't my favourite book of the series, it was still a highly enjoyable read! There's lot of action - both physical, police procedural and courtroom based! – plenty of twists and turns and the usual red herrings which the author does so well! Would recommend!
The Author
Jeffrey Archer is one of the world's bestselling authors, with sales of over 275 million copies in 97 countries, and is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (twenty times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).
He has written 27 novels, 7 sets of short stories, 3 prison diaries, 3 plays (all of which have been performed in London's West End) and a gospel. His first novel, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less was sold to 17 countries within a year. It was also made into a successful serial for BBC Radio 4, and was later televised in 1990 by the BBC. He won the Prix Relay du Roman d'Évasion, a prize that rewards a novel in which readers can 'escape from everyday life', for his novel Paths of Glory, and the Prix Polar International Prize for the best international thriller of the year, for his novel A Prisoner of Birth. The Clifton Chronicles, a series of seven novels published between 2011-2017, topped the bestseller lists around the world.
The fifth book In his new William Warwick novels - the first of which, Nothing Ventured, was published in 2019 - is NEXT IN LINE which will be out in September 2022.
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