Tim Adler

Hollivudi dhe mafia është një demaskim i bujshëm me dëshmi filmike të marrëdhënieve të rrezikshme, të errëta e gjithaq joshëse mes mafies dhe Hollivudit. Ky libër, i bazuar në dhjetëra burime, heton me kujdes të madh dhe rrëfen haptas historinë e fshehtë të Hollivudit dhe mafies.nPersonazhe të njohura të mafies janë përpjekur të depërtojnë nëpërmjet ngastrave të parave që u jepnin kompanive të prodhimit, në mënyrë që ta rrisnin pak e nga pak kontrollin mbi to. Në të njëjtën kohë, edhe Hollivudi ka lënë gjurmën e tij mbi vetë mafien. Lidhja mes tyre ka qenë dhe mbetet e ndërsjelltë.… (meer)

Over Her Dead Body is an intense fast-paced thriller! I really enjoyed this one! There is a lot of action in this story! It makes it hard to put down once you get going! You can feel the tension and the suspense! The setting was good and the characters are interesting! The writing is great and there's some great twists that make you want to turn the pages faster! I can't really say much without spoiling the story but it's an interesting read! Thank you Zooloo Book Tours and Tim Adler for sharing this book with me!… (meer)

Why oh why did it take me so long to read this book? It was such a fast-paced rollercoaster of a read that I could hardly bear to put it down. It may be my first Tim Adler book but it certainly won't be my last.

Paul and his wife, Kate, are visiting Albania in order to attend his uncle's funeral. I had read the blurb but I still let out an involuntary gasp of shock as Paul jumped off the hotel balcony. Seconds before this happened his wife, Kate, had taken a photo of him and Paul had promised that they'd always be together. Why would he say that then commit suicide? When Kate examines the photo more carefully, she notices a face in the background on her hotel balcony. Who is he and what does he have to do with Paul's death?

Kate starts to ask questions about Paul's death and has an even closer look at her photographs where she notices one of her neighbours. What on earth is her neighbour doing in Albania? When she confronts him, her neighbour confirms that he was in Albania and he did see someone jump from the 6th floor balcony of the hotel that Kate and Paul were staying in. Kate and Paul, however, were staying on the 7th floor...

Understandably, Kate is struggling to cope with Paul's desk so she turns to grief counselling and meets a man called John Priest - a man whose face also appeared in her Albanian photographs. Who is he? What's going on? My mind was in a complete whirl as I tried to work out what was going on but nothing could have prepared me for the journey that this book took me on.

A real page-turner of a read, Hold Still will have you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.

I chose to read an ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.… (meer)

Hold Still had a great plot line however some of the events tested my imagination. There are an abundance of circumstantial happenings at the start of the novel, these are explained later in the novel, but I was already sceptical. Kate’s over observance of all that was around her and her decision making, putting herself at risk time and time again, was unbelievable for a grieving widow.

There was a lot of telling with back story mixed in with current events which kept pulling me out of the story.

There was also a lot of good in this story. The plot was well thought out and as events unfold and the different storylines came together with a couple of twists and breath-holding action I was held captivated. I really think the authors best writing came out in the second half of the story.

I would be happy to read more from this author.

With my thanks to the publisher via Netgalley for my copy to read and review.… (meer)