The novel opens with the middle aged main character Chris Sheen leisurely taking his morning jog. An average guy that works from home as an architect with two giggling daughters and a loving wife, Chris seems to have the perfect life with the perfect nuclear family. Formerly unfit and reaching an apparent midlife crisis Chris now lives a healthy lifestyle and follows a strict exercise regime of jogging and competing in marathons and triathlons that will coincidentally be extremely advantageous to him throughout the duration of this novel.
Arriving home from his morning jog Chris finds his house abandoned and the family missing which instantly triggers alarm bells. The readers are then treated to a build up of suspense and panic as a frantic, …show more content…
That's right, they actually pay to hunt humans. Picture a large game hunt but factor in high-tech equipment such as night vision goggles, trackers and expensive rifles. And of course, the prey is a human being with a family, a job and a life. If the unfortunate subject manages to escape then their families will be killed. It is assumed therefore that the families will live if they prey is killed. However, after reading the novel and learning about the trail it is truly hard to believe that their families, who know the truth, will be spared if the prey is killed leaving Chris in a difficult catch 22 situation and building the tension in this very novel to its absolute limit as the reader struggles to see a way out of the conundrum. The very nature of humanity is brought into intense scrutiny in this novel as we explore the psychology of a person that is capable of such atrocities, the dehumanisation of our fellow man, the corrupting influence of money and power and the extent to which we, as humans, will go to protect our …show more content…
All in all it is a brilliant and relentless read that will leave you enraptured and waiting with baited breathe until the very end and I would certainly recommend it to those who are a fan of exercise, thrillers and the dark side of humanity. I thought I had discovered the best of Tim Lebbon in his book "The Silence" however this gripping thriller has thrown a wrench into the works and now I find myself inescapably compelled to explore more of Mr Lebbon's
Arriving home from his morning jog Chris finds his house abandoned and the family missing which instantly triggers alarm bells. The readers are then treated to a build up of suspense and panic as a frantic, …show more content…
That's right, they actually pay to hunt humans. Picture a large game hunt but factor in high-tech equipment such as night vision goggles, trackers and expensive rifles. And of course, the prey is a human being with a family, a job and a life. If the unfortunate subject manages to escape then their families will be killed. It is assumed therefore that the families will live if they prey is killed. However, after reading the novel and learning about the trail it is truly hard to believe that their families, who know the truth, will be spared if the prey is killed leaving Chris in a difficult catch 22 situation and building the tension in this very novel to its absolute limit as the reader struggles to see a way out of the conundrum. The very nature of humanity is brought into intense scrutiny in this novel as we explore the psychology of a person that is capable of such atrocities, the dehumanisation of our fellow man, the corrupting influence of money and power and the extent to which we, as humans, will go to protect our …show more content…
All in all it is a brilliant and relentless read that will leave you enraptured and waiting with baited breathe until the very end and I would certainly recommend it to those who are a fan of exercise, thrillers and the dark side of humanity. I thought I had discovered the best of Tim Lebbon in his book "The Silence" however this gripping thriller has thrown a wrench into the works and now I find myself inescapably compelled to explore more of Mr Lebbon's