The Terror Within – review (AD)

I was kindly given an electronic copy of The Terror Within in exchange for an honest review*.

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The Terror Within book blurb

CAN THEY SAVE THE HOSTAGES BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT?
Just as DCI Banham and DI Alison Grainger are about to get married, a policeman is shot and all officers are urgently called to the scene.

Banham, a trained hostage negotiator, rushes to the street when he hears his friend, PC Martin Neville, has been injured and taken hostage, along with four others. As Banham tries to negotiate, things go from dangerous to critical, with PC Neville is in a life-threatening condition.

Meanwhile Grainger, having been left at the altar, defies orders and is working on the case from the CCTV room. When the pieces begin to fall together, she finds herself in a deadly situation.

With time nearly up, the demands of the hostage-takers are yet to be met and lives remain at risk…

DCI Banham returns in the latest heart racing novel from critically acclaimed author Linda Regan. This fast-paced and gritty thriller is perfect for fans of Lynda La Plante and Kimberley Chambers.

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My overall thoughts on The Terror Within

On what should be the happiest day of their lives, their wedding day, DCI Paul Banham and DI Alison Grainger end up in the middle of a hostage negotiation and shoot out.

While the groom, Banham is at the church and Alison is on her way, calls come in that the force need a negotiator, it just so happens he is the only one and they also need other officers as the situation in Henry Street has escalated.

Banham wants Alison to continue onto their honeymoon in Greece and he will fly out to her when he can. She is stubborn and decides she’s more use at the station and disobeys his order (he’s her boss at work).

There has been rioting all night in London, a police officer PC Martin Neville has been shot and taken as a hostage along with his partner PC Hannah Kemp, and three other hostages a young woman and an older man and woman. They are being held hostage by two Asian males armed with guns and knives.

PC Neville is bleeding heavily and inexperienced PC Hannah Kemp fears they are going to lose him.

The drama unfolds, Banham trying to negotiate, but not getting that far with it, he asks them to let the injured officer out as a goodwill gesture. They demand a helicopter and £100k in cash.

The tension gradually ratchets up throughout the book.

Will PC Neville make it?

If Hannah doesn’t keep quiet will they carry out their threats of raping and killing her? Will she ever make it to her wedding day?

Alison, meanwhile, although keeping away from the scene decides to approach the matter from a different avenue, one which eventually becomes life-threatening for her.

She thinks she’s about to wrap up a case involving multiple honour killings but is she about to get herself in grave danger?

What looks to be a straightforward hostage situation is in fact extremely complicated.

There’s a twist at the end that I sort of saw coming as I love police dramas – on the screen and in book format.

A tense read.

About the author Linda Regan

Linda is a successful actress, still best known for her portrayal of April, the sweet yellow-coat, in the BBC award winning comedy Hi-De-Hi. Other programmes she has appeared in include: The Bafta nominated Channel five series: Harry and Cosh, The Bill, London’s Burning, Minder, Gentle Touch, The Knock, a Lynda La Plante series: Framed, to name but a few.

Also many films, a season with the RSC, and many good theatre roles. To date she has appeared in nearly a hundred commercials.

She has been writing all her life: short stories, radio, fact and fiction. Her first crime novel was published in 2006, and her subsequent novels have all received excellent reviews.

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Publishing information
Published in paperback and digital formats by Headline Accent on 12 December 2019.

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