Cold Justice: The Sunday Times bestselling thriller (Mallory)

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First time I’ve read anything related to this genre, wasn’t expecting much, however I was pleasantly surprised. As he navigates his way through the tough streets of Joborg, the slippery swaps of Louisiana and home, he uncovers something that could change the future. Vivid and plausibly plotted, it is filled with drama, betrayal and murder and laced with lies, deceit, violence, deception, duplicity, double-crossing and people who simply cannot be trusted.

I found the book well written and good entertaining for a few hours and are actually looking forward to the next one because of the cliffhanger. It's here: the landmark debut thriller from superstar Ant Middleton, million-selling, number one Sunday Times author of First Man In and Mental Fitness and star of SAS: Who Dares Wins. Faced with being out of the military after a raid went sideways, he reluctantly agrees to help the mum of one of his injured comrades. This muscular action novel, with the mysterious Mallory leading the charge, hurtles the reader toward Hell Hour, where everything is at stake. If you like action thrillers, then this is definitely one you should be adding to your reading list.Redemption, purpose, a release of guilt and anger are the main motivations for bullish approach to the task in hand. I didn't have a clue who Ant Middleton was, sorry, so I read this purely because I like to challenge myself to different types of reads. Mallory can hardly refuse to help find the missing son; especially since he needs redemption in respect of the condition of her other son. Unlike pretty much every action or fantasy book out there, the reader never needs to suspend their belief: the action, the characters, the way everyone behaves is as real as it gets.

His extremely good point of view narrative makes it very real; as if we are with him, wonderfully descriptive action scenes, making characters alive, their flaws, emotions, their personalities. But there is something engaging about him, something that made me want to see him stop the bad guys and find out what is really going on. Cold Justice" is an extremely unsettling and exciting book not because of what happens in it but because of who the author is.Mallory is the kind of man that is so sure of his capabilities and masculinity that doesn't need to put others down and that is sadly unusual in a lot of thrillers. When he goes to visit his former colleague, Donno, he is asked for a huge favour by Donno's mother - to try and track down her younger son, Scott, who has gone missing without a trace. A mum who’s son served with Mallory, he flies across the globe to help her other son who is dire need of help. The chapters are short; no time is wasted on long explanations and dialogue is relevant and to the point.

Pacey, action packed and backed up by a great mystery and characters I really got behind, this was a fab debut and I'm looking forward to seeing more of Mallory in the future.But then he made a fatal decision, gambling with the lives of his men with terrible consequences: two dead, and his young friend Donno left in a coma. Is a story about ex special forces soldier Mallory and how he suffers from a trauma from his last mission where some of his fellow soldiers where injured and killed. Perhaps it’s redemption, perhaps he’s looking for revenge on the world, but suddenly Mallory has a purpose, and nothing and no one is going to stand in his way. Hardback sales of hardback thriller debuts published in 2021 as measured by Nielsen Bookscan About the AuthorAnt Middleton was the front man for Channel 4's hit show, SAS: Who Dares Wins, among other major series, and a hugely bestselling non-fiction author . The plot follows Mallory, who used to be in the services but withdrew after an incident on duty which put his mate in hospital in a coma.

Some of the men serving under him lost their lives and it is this particular operation which was also responsible for Donno's current critical state.Middleton’s first foray into fiction is a decent action thriller, ticked all the right boxes for me. Everything I knew about Ant though, I learnt from watching this Russel Howard interview which was enough to see that he put a lot of himself into Mallory's struggles after getting off duty. It's the kind of book you can see translating to screen adaptation, it has that kind of vibe to it and I think that action thriller fans will be kept very happy. Struggling with flashbacks and guilt, Mallory seems to have a very strong internal self destruct button which he likes to push.