by M. K. Hill
SYNOPSIS
Meet Elsa Zero: Bad neighbour. Single mother. Ex-deep cover agent.
And right now, the most dangerous person on Earth.
When Elsa's dull but dedicated boyfriend proposes in a packed restaurant, she doesn't think her evening can get any worse.
But as the clock strikes midnight, her world is turned upside down. Suddenly Elsa is running for her life, trying to keep her children safe, and desperate to discover what the hell is going on.
Every intelligence agency in the world wants her dead because she's in possession of a deadly secret - she just has to stay alive long enough to figure out what it is.
But this is Elsa Zero we're talking about.
And it's a very bad idea to get on her wrong side.
REVIEW
Elsa Zero has retired from her former career undertaking covert missions for various intelligence agencies. After becoming a mother to twins, she now works as a personal trainer and leads a very ordinary life. Except that she doesn't. For reasons unknown to Elsa, she has suddenly popped up on the radar of every intelligence agency around the world as a major threat. Her life, and her children's lives are now at risk and Elsa must look back to her last mission from nine years ago which failed dramatically to find the answers, save herself and her family.
This book starts with a bang and never stops. There's no leisurely back story or time to get to know the main characters before getting into the action and that is what's so brilliant about it - non-stop action, non-stop excitement and a really entertaining storyline. Elsa Zero is a fascinating character and it's amazing to have such a strong, female protagonist leading this type of action thriller. Obviously, because of her job, her unusual upbringing and her history she comes off a little cold, but that never stops you from rooting for her. When it comes down to it, Elsa is just like any other mother trying to do the best for her children, despite this happening under extreme circumstances!
The opening scenes of Zero Kill will definitely stay with me. I won't say why because it's best to go into the story not knowing what's going to happen, but I can say that it was very unexpected. I had an idea of the general themes and style of the book from reading the blurb but this one particular event was so brilliant and really started the book off on a high, leaving the reader a strong message from the start that literally anything could happen going forward.
Perfect for fans of the Jason Bourne series and Red Queen by Juan Gomez-Jurado, I would highly recommend Zero Kill for anyone looking for a fast-paced action thriller.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
M.K. Hill was a journalist and an award-winning music radio producer before becoming a full-time writer. He's written the Sasha Dawson series - The Bad Place, The Woman In The Wood - and Ray Drake series - Two O'Clock Boy and It Was Her - acclaimed psych thriller One Bad Thing, and the espionage thriller Zero Kill. He lives in London.
Thanks to Head of Zeus - @headofzeus and M K Hill - @markhillwriter for the opportunity to read and review.
Publisher: Aries Fiction / Head of Zeus Genre: Thriller
ISBN: 978-1804549193
Pages: 416pp
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