One Beats The Bush by Riall Nolan Blog Tour Book Review @TheBookFolks #OBTBblogtour

A huge thank you to Polly at The Book Folks and Riall Nolan for sending me a copy of the action packed One Beats The Bush!

Blurb:

Meet Max Donovan, a man who was kicking butt when Jack Reacher was still in diapers…

Vietnam veteran Max Donovan is in Bangkok, and very hungover, when his friend “Fat” Freddie Fields is arrested in San Francisco for the murder of an Australian diplomat.

He knows his old buddy would never hurt a fly, so he rushes back to the Bay Area to help. There he locks horns with the District Attorney who seems intent on pursuing the case.

Suspecting Freddie is being framed, Donovan tries to rustle up some cash to bail him out, but only succeeds in getting into trouble with the local mob.

He’ll have to solve the case on his own. Unfortunately, the only clue he has suggests the answers lie in the jungle-covered mountains of Papua New Guinea, and the shark-filled waters of the Coral Sea.

As he comes face to face with smugglers, hostile tribesmen, insurgents, and a web of corruption and deception, can Donovan achieve what is seemingly impossible in this high-octane, action-filled adventure full of nail-biting suspense?

ONE BEATS THE BUSH is the first novel in the Max Donovan Adventures series. Look out for the second, WITH TOOTH AND NAIL. Read these and we promise you’ll be begging for more, so check out the author’s standalone action thriller MURDER MOUNTAIN.

This book will be great for fans of Lee Child, Wilbur Smith, Raymond Chandler, and Ernest Hemingway.

My Thoughts:

Max Donovan is woken from a recurring nightmare, by the phone blaring in his hotel room, with Joyce laying next to him. His hangover ready to rear it’s hideous head.

The call is from Lieutenant Luther Crake, informing him of ‘Fat’ Freddies arrest back in San Francisco.

Having been charged with homicide, Max jumps straight on a flight to the States. Having escaped a prison camp together, during the Vietnam War, he had to be there for his friend, now more than ever.

This is my first journey into a Max Donovan adventure, and I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed it! At only 207 pages long, this thriller is action packed and gripping, and an adventurous read. I managed to finish it within 4 hours, and it left me wanting to read more featuring the extremely likeable Max. If you enjoy a fast-paced, quick read thriller, then this is for you! Very enjoyable!

Miranda x