Paul McNeive – Poison Sky

A brand new author for me (again!). I love the cover of this book so much, then the synopsis too, I had no chance of saying no to a place on the blog tour for this book. I just had to jump on board.

Airplanes are mysteriously falling from the sky and a deadly toxin is spreading through the streets of major cities. New York, London and Munich are filled with panic, paranoia and terror. And nobody knows who’s behind it all.

Somewhere, a twisted genius is masterminding a global crisis.

New York detective John Wyse and maverick cop Deke Hansen face the biggest challenge of their lives in a race to out-think the cunning and dangerous terrorists who are bringing the world to its knees using medieval tactics.

But the terrorists will stop at nothing to prevent Wyse unravelling their evil plot. As the bodies pile up, the threat suddenly gets very personal when the woman Wyse loves becomes a target.

With time running out, Wyse has to convince his bosses that a powerful psychopath is taking deadly revenge in the most bizarre and unpredictable way. Can he persuade the authorities to act, or will he have to take the law into his own hands?

Well, what can you say after that synopsis?! I just couldn’t put this book down. Between planes falling out of the sky and a deadly toxin being released in the major cities, it is one hell of a read. I must say though, just in case anyone feels this may be a heavy read.. it isn’t. Paul McNeive has managed to write it so it is a bit lighter than you would expect. So, that’s good at least!

The characters he has created are all well developed and I thought the relationship between Wyse, Deke and Danielle was great, they all worked well together. The banter between them all did make me smile and the lighter tone can be attributed mainly to these three.

The plot of this book is in one sense, terrifying because these things could easily become a reality. This is what makes it such a great read. The tension cranks up constantly and the short, snappy sentences help to drive the story forward. I ended up reading it so quickly so I could get the answers to the questions swirling in my head.

In conclusion, this is an excellently written book that is action-packed with great characters and plenty of tension to keep you on your toes. With Thanks to ZooLoo’s book tours and Paul McNeive for my copy of the book.