My Review of 27 Days by Patrick Moore

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I’m always eager for a book that pushes me outside of my reading comfort zone, and 27 Days by Patrick Moore was one of them. Before I get to my review of this exciting noir thriller, here’s a bit about the book (courtesy of Book Forward):

27 Days is a taut, topical political thriller that blends noir with a dash of contemporary Western as it introduces us to veteran LA PI Nick Crane, “a throwback to the old-school, rough-and-tumble, tough-talking, quick-thinking, take-no-prisoners, PI,” (author Charles Salzberg). In the spring of 2019, Nick is on the run in the Pacific Northwest, pursued by a cabal of wealthy alt-right power brokers and domestic terrorists claiming to “Make America Safe Again”–at any cost. The terrorist group, “The Principles,” is led by Nick’s old enemy Marguerite Ferguson, who is out for his blood. When The Principles kidnap Nick’s friend and business partner Bobby Moore, Nick is informed that he has 27 days to surrender to Marguerite, and if he doesn’t, Bobby will be tortured and murdered. Help appears in the form of a young, idealistic female FBI agent named Carrie North who wants to arrest Marguerite for conspiring to commit domestic terrorist operations against the U.S.. Nick and Carrie join forces and the race against time to rescue Bobby Moore begins. And what a race it is!
– Press Release for 27 Days

My Review:

What a book! This really starts out with a bang and doesn’t let go. I liked the character Nick Crane a lot and thought Patrick Moore’s character development was so strong. Even though it had an element of action thriller I don’t normally get interested in, this was definitely an exception to the rule. I was captivated the whole way through and enjoyed every moment. I absolutely recommend it!

By the way, this is an unhelpful part of my review, but for some reason the whole time, I envisioned this main character looked like Scott Glenn from Backdraft.

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