James Quinn – Berlin Reload

‘Berlin Reload’ by James Quinn is a Cold War espionage thriller. The fourth book in The Redaction Chronicles. I was lucky enough to be able to read every book in the series and would advise you to do the same if you fancy this one. This is due to it being the book that ties everything from the series together.

We are back with Jack ‘Gorilla’ Grant now retired from being an assassin and also a former spy. He has his brand new life living as a peaceful and successful businessman. His daughter is kidnapped in Rome and that is the beginning of a very slippery slope. One that gets him back into the ‘Redaction’ business he left behind. Gorilla can usually bend with the rules but when it is his family being played around with he is willing to kill if he has to, to enforce that rule. Unseen forces are moving against him and enemies from his past are intent on making their mark on his future. Gorilla is intent on making his own mark on anyone who is involved with his daughters kidnapping.

A spy thriller that I was so immersed in. It did help I had read the books consecutively so I finished one and stayed in Gorilla’s world. This story takes us all back in time to the 1960s and the era of East and West Germany and the building of the Wall. We experience the enormous changes both sides of Germany went through back then. We see Gorilla bring thrown into a mission that may see him needing to chose…his daughter or another conflict between East and West.

As the story unfolds the true back story of Jack ‘Gorilla’ Grant is revealed most thrillingly and excitingly to keep us wanting more. I found Gorilla a difficult character to understand. This makes him almost an enigma and James Quinn has showcased his writing skills with his characters, primarily Gorilla. He has hidden depths and in this book, we find out everything.

A compelling and scintillating read that has the power to keep you in your seat and turning the pages far too long. After I finished this series I felt like I was leaving old friends! Sad that it is the last one but very happy I discovered James Quinn.

Thanks to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the tour and James Quinn for the copy of the books.