Large ImageIn The Name Of: A gritty and gripping gangland thriller (The Raucous Trilogy Book 1)
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Raucous is a gangland enforcer, a go-to man for violence. But old friendships make him turn and now he is seeking retribution for the murder of the man who saved his life. He must take down local gangs and international groups who threaten London with terror. He has to find the killer before the country burns.
Charlotte returns to London looking for revenge and a way to die. Crawling back into the world of organized crime her murdered husband left behind, she seeks those that killed him and a chance at redemption. She faces childhood demons and past loves on her violent way to finding peace for her own misdeeds.
A 90,000 word, stand-alone, violent thriller.
A British Jack Reacher
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This book, from the very beginning, keeps you hanging with anticipation and anxious for the next page. A talented author, for sure, who knows how to tell a story with characters who make it all come alive" Donnie USA
"Strong characterization and 'scene setting' made this a real page turner." Nicole UK
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"A fast paced exciting, edge of your seat addictive page Turner!
This novel drops you straight into the action from the start and it just never stops building until the edgy and explosive climax." Loz UK
"This new novel has plot, action and characters to excite from the start to the last page. A thrilling roller coaster ride of a read." Jo France.
A fast-paced crime Thriller in the tradition of Lee Child.
In The Name Of by Ben Dunn: unforeseen revenge and redemption REVIEW simplygoodbooks.co.uk
A driven woman returns to avenge her husband's death. An old flame endures brutality and unrequited love. Together they face a terrifying ordeal of life or death.
In The Name Of introduces us to two most unlikely heroes, or should I say anti-heroes. Charlotte, a slender but lethal woman driven by the need for revenge. Raucous, a battered, defeated, violence-for-hire nobody, whose greatest assets are his stubbornness and his ability to take a beating like no one else.
Characters' inner lives
What I particularly admired about this book was the wistful, regretful, yearning tone of the writing which elevates the story out of the formulaic. We see into the minds of the characters and the alternating voices of Charlotte's and Raucous' perspectives gives us a painful insight into their lives and motivations.
In other novels, Raucous would simply be the stupid muscle in the background, taking orders to administer pointless violence. Here, we meet a character who would still repel and appall us, but by glimpsing his inner life we see the man inside wrestling with a decision to attempt the greater good.
Writing a female character administering violence is often a tricky one. So many female characters become one-dimensional, unscrupulous villains. By revealing Charlotte's thoughts and motives this is avoided, and we feel her doubts and pain, as well as her obsession.
Tense conclusion
Despite the bleak, hopeless prospects facing the unlikely alliance of Charlotte and Raucous, with seemingly no way out of their doomed situation, they never give up. The plot unfolds gradually and builds the tension cleverly. It's an unusual but satisfying story.
I would recommend In The Name Of to those of you who enjoy fairly raw crime fiction with a human element.
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