5 Stars from me ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I loved this book which gave me serious ‘New Tricks’ vibes and oh my god now I’ve got the theme tune stuck in my head 🤦♀️
Although actually to be fair I think it was kind of an Oceans 11/New Tricks hybrid. Either way, it was gripping and engaging and I loved it.
No Mercy is the perfect thriller, with a reasonable amount of peril throughout and a mission based on heart, integrity and defending honour. It’s no surprise the book is good given that Max Connor is the pseudonym of bestselling author, Neil Lancaster, whose DS Max Craigie series I also happen to love.
Josie and a gang of ex-military operatives form an unlikely but formidable team intent on retrieving her dad’s war medals from a particularly nasty collector. The job puts them all at risk in a variety of ways, and Josie surprises them all making it clear she is a chip off the old block.
Alongside this main storyline sits another unpleasant hobby of the wealthy collector – human trafficking and the story nicely highlights an underworld full of individuals confident in the belief that wealth puts them above the law.
My thanks to the author, Netgalley and HQ Digital for an ARC in return for an honest review.
Blurb: The old unit will reunite to complete one last mission in honour of their fallen comrade.
When retired Royal Marine Frankie Chapman is killed during a home invasion, his valuable military medals are stolen. The medals resurface on the black market, and members of the 11/06 club discover they might have fallen into the hands of a wealthy billionaire who dabbles in human trafficking.
They may be old hard-cases living on past glories from the Falklands but they’re still an elite group of ex-military operatives. Each one owes Frankie their life and will stop at nothing to repay their debt, so they come together for one final mission – to steal the medals back.
And Frankie’s daughter, Josie, wants in on the action. But Josie wants more than just her dad’s medals. She wants revenge…
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