‘Deadline’ by Geoff Major is the type of book that I tend to love. A proper cross-genre story that is part spy thriller, serial killer, police procedural full of mystery and suspense. One that is hard to pin down to one genre but boy, I found it easy to read, but hard to figure out! Geoff Major has skilfully woven a tale that leads you up every blind alley he could find. A story that keeps you on your toes from the start.

Adam Ferranti was working at the Washington Post as a journalist when the FBI squashed what would have been the biggest story of his career. Disillusioned he leaves becoming a war correspondent in Afghanistan, from there he decides to accept a job at the Yorkshire Post over in England. He is contacted by someone who starts to give him inside information on a serial killer and the victims. When someone he knows dies, he decides to go to the police with his information.

D.S Stephanie Walker is working for West Yorkshire, a seemingly strong, brave and determined woman who holds her own amongst her colleagues and on the Yorkshire streets. The biggest secret she hides from everyone is that she is a domestic violence victim.

Ferranti and Walker are both really well-developed characters that are believable and this helped me to be drawn into this highly entertaining, gritty read. Geoff Major brings the action, drama and twists galore in this story that had my heart pumping that bit more. A plot that keeps you thinking as it unfolds, and nothing is as you expect!

A debut novel that I didn’t want to put down till I finished it so I could have all the answers to the questions it brought up. With all the ingredients needed to create a story that keeps you hooked to the last paragraph. If you like a book that has you reading until way too late and that keeps you thinking about it after you have finished it, Deadline is the book for you!

Thanks to Damp Pebbles Blog Tours and Geoff Major for the copy of the book for my review today.