Thrilling action with Dane and Keyes Marc Dane and Lucy Keyes rescued the migrants from Libya in the sea near Italy. They were tasked with saving the scientist in Singapore. Keyes knew Susan Lam, is a North Korean defector who she rescued from the evil regime. Susan Lam was not the real name when she was abducted from her home. Her husband and son were also kidnapped from their home. The kidnapper told her that he would order the killing of her family unless she made a new biological weapon to wipe out other races such as the Arabs and the Africans etc. Susan tries to contact her family to see they were alive while complying with the orders. Noah Verbek was the mastermind of the Lion Roar white supremacist based in Belgium. He was transferred from Slovakia to his home by train by the Inspector Nils Jakobs. Verbeke escaped from the train with the help from Rubicon organisation’s rival the Combine. That was the most thrilling in all four of Marc Dane and Lucy Keyes series with their lives on the edges in the various locations of the world. This novel is not to be missed! Caesar XIII Breakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to review

I have a little, well ok a huge, confession to make. Although I have all of the books in the Marc Dane series, I haven't actually read one of them...…..until now that is. Now I am a bit annoyed that I left it this long to read one. I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'Shadow' but more about that in a bit. I developed a bit of a soft spot for ex-MI6 agent Marc Dane, but then I like a dashing, masculine, rugged hero type who saves the world despite having used up more than the nine lives a cat would have. Dane reminded me a fair bit of James Bond although a lot more modern than Mr. Bond and certainly with different attitudes. It took me a little while to get into this story but then I was tired when I started to read this book and it cannot be taken as a criticism of the author. Once I got used to a new writing style and the new sort of plot, that was it I was away and then I couldn't stop reading. I think that the plot allowed me to escape from boring daily life and into a world, which intrigues me but which also scares the crap out of me. (I did have aspirations of working for MI5 or MI6 once but then I realised that I failed on three counts- firstly, I wasn't willing to die for Queen and country, secondly I would stand out from the crowd given that I have ginger hair and thirdly, I can't keep my mouth shut). Anyway that's enough of my secret agent ambitions so back to the review I do go. For me, 'Shadow' was fast paced, it hit the ground running and maintained the pace throughout. 'Shadow' is well written. The author has one of those writing styles that is easy to get used to and easy to get along with. He certainly knows how to grab your attention from the start and once he has your attention, he will not let it go until you read the last word on the last page. The author writes so realistically and uses such vivid descriptions that I really did feel as though I was part of the story myself and that I was an invisible bystander to events as they happened in the book. Some might say that the plot is a bit far fetched but I would disagree. For me, the plot is scarily believable. Reading 'Shadow' felt like being on a scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with no idea in which direction the story was going to take you next. There were also several twists and turns to the story that I didn't see coming at all. On more than one occasion, I found myself having to almost read through my fingers as I feared what was going to happen next or what was waiting for me over the page. In short and overall, I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'Shadow' and I would definitely recommend this book to other readers and particularly to those readers, who enjoy an action/ espionage/ thriller type of read. I will definitely be reading more of James' work in the future, starting with the first two books in the Marc Dane series. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 4* out of 5*.