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John A. A. Logan · 06-30-2012, 03:28 AM

The 31st and 32nd five-star reviews of The Survival of Thomas Ford are now up on Amazon UK...thank-you Peter Urpeth and Stuart Ayris!:

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Eerie, clever and original thriller, 26 Jun 2012
By Peter Urpeth - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What is this?)
This review is from: The Survival of Thomas Ford (Kindle Edition)
I became interested in this book after it was recommended to me by another author, and as a result of the string of top star reviews the book has received.Being of the belief that reader reviews are generally very reliable when in good number,I got a copy on kindle. I do not usually read thriller or suspense titles, though I'm always looking for those with an original twist or which are unusually well written, and this promised - and delivered - on both fronts. From the very start of this book, I was, as many other reviews have stated, gripped by the off-the-wall (but also familiar) characters, the twisting narrative and the fine pace and tone of the writing. The story builds with a deliberate and unrelenting pace, not rushed but judged to let events unfold with real tension. I don't like giving plot summaries, so I won't, but I very much recommend this title as a great read, fresh in the genre, tense and with a nicely sinister eye for when the seemingly ordinary and mundane can yield real threat value. I'm looking forward to Logan's next one.

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Survival...pr_product_top

And 19 five-star reviews on Amazon US!:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Survival-T...pr_product_top

06-30-2012, 03:28 AM	#22
John A. A. Logan Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 1262144 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle	The 31st and 32nd five-star reviews of The Survival of Thomas Ford are now up on Amazon UK...thank-you Peter Urpeth and Stuart Ayris!: 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful 5.0 out of 5 stars Eerie, clever and original thriller, 26 Jun 2012 By Peter Urpeth - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What is this?) This review is from: The Survival of Thomas Ford (Kindle Edition) I became interested in this book after it was recommended to me by another author, and as a result of the string of top star reviews the book has received.Being of the belief that reader reviews are generally very reliable when in good number,I got a copy on kindle. I do not usually read thriller or suspense titles, though I'm always looking for those with an original twist or which are unusually well written, and this promised - and delivered - on both fronts. From the very start of this book, I was, as many other reviews have stated, gripped by the off-the-wall (but also familiar) characters, the twisting narrative and the fine pace and tone of the writing. The story builds with a deliberate and unrelenting pace, not rushed but judged to let events unfold with real tension. I don't like giving plot summaries, so I won't, but I very much recommend this title as a great read, fresh in the genre, tense and with a nicely sinister eye for when the seemingly ordinary and mundane can yield real threat value. I'm looking forward to Logan's next one. [edited for length - MODERATOR] http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Survival...pr_product_top And 19 five-star reviews on Amazon US!: http://www.amazon.com/The-Survival-T...pr_product_top Last edited by Dr. Drib; 10-11-2014 at 03:55 PM.