Today I am a little late for my blog tour post, 3 days to be exact. Apologies to all concerned that I am late… but a master can’t be rushed! OK, so that’s not quite true! Family happens and that’s really why it’s late. Thanks to ZooLoo’s Book Tours and The Book Guild for the copy of the book to take part in this tour even if its late!).
Summer 2008 sees former Royal Marine John Pierce lured from running convoys in Iraq to a lucrative contract in the steamy jungles of French West Africa. He soon discovers this new theatre is even more dangerous than the war zone he left behind. Corrupt officials, drug cartels, and competing military factions rub shoulder-to-shoulder in a melting pot of greed and intrigue… And a sadistic foe lurks in the shadows.
When old intelligence contacts take an interest, the situation gets complicated fast. Dark forces emerge and events spiral out of control. Pitched into a desperate race against time, can Pierce’s makeshift team of soldiers and civilians fight fire with fire and outwit vicious enemies?
One thing’s for sure, Pierce won’t leave anyone to the mercy of a brutal adversary he knows only too well no matter what it takes.
Don’t Play Dead With Vultures is the follow up to Jack Leavers first action thriller, Appetite For Risk. Jack Leavers is a new author for me, once I had read the blurb I felt it was along the lines (not the same though) of the action thrillers I am quite partial too, Jack Reacher for one. Action all the way with back stabbers everywhere, type of thing.
I must say, I am so glad Zoe invited me to this book tour. I may never have discovered this, high octane, action packed thriller. I can always tell when a book is written with real experience it just emanates from the pages as the story develops. It definitely creates a compelling read.
The intensity of the story is top notch, with enough danger running throughout the book to keep me turning the pages pretty quickly. Jack Leavers has made sure that there is no lull in this thriller, drug cartels, military factions and plenty of corruption too…everything is there. No-one can say this doesn’t keep you on your toes.
The main character, Royal Marine John Pierce,is so intricately developed, he could have been stood in front of me in flesh and blood. This made it quite simple to be by his side and cheer him on in as the events played out.
Don’t Play Dead With Vultures is such an immersive read, with enough action to keep the momentum going all the way. A must for any action thriller readers who love to be plunged into a world of chaos and spat out at the last page! I am looking forward to my next adventure with Jack Leavers and his characters.
Buy Links
Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dont-Play-Dead-Vultures-youve/dp/1914471563
Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Play-Dead-Vultures-youve/dp/1914471563
Author Bio
Jack Leavers is a former Royal Marine with over thirty-years’ experience spread across the military, private security, corporate investigations, maritime counter-piracy, and risk management. His varied career has included numerous deployments to conflict zones around the world such as Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan, trouble spots in Africa, and the Somali pirate-infested waters of the Indian Ocean.
He continues to work in challenging environments and has now begun to pen novels inspired by some of the more enterprising projects that got the green light, and other audacious plans that didn’t.
Jack is normally based in London but finds he’s at his most productive writing-wise when deployed overseas. New projects in Iraq and Africa beckon, which should be good news for his third book.
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