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Terror's Reach by Tom Bale (view source)
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|reviewer=Louise Laurie
|genre=General Fiction
|summary=Take an exclusive piece of real estate with a handful of residents and a an enviable way of life - what could possibly go wrong? Plenty - when greed, revenge and lots more, play their bloody (literally) part.
|rating=4
|buy=Yes
}}
We're on the south coast of England in the middle of a hot summer in a very upmarket enclave, not dissimilar to Sandbanks, along the coast a bit. The locals are going about their business, about their daily lives and Bale obligingly introduces them to us one by one and also gives us an idea of their respective backgrounds, their family members and even some of the house designs '' ... each home had a private jetty'' for example.. New money is also apparent along with ostentatious taste. What's also apparent is that trouble's afoot. Big time.
And it's not just an opportunistic robbery (which would, in any case, be pretty useless with all the sophisticated security systems around this area), no, it's a carefully planned team effort. It also includes a cast of undesirables. And they are ruthless to get what they want. Bale has chosen the area's name well - ''Terror's Reach.'' And within this thriller-type read there's plenty of characters who are larger than life, with axes to grind etc. For example, there's a Russian multi-millionaire and his meek, little wife, a rich father and a very disturbed son, a man called Joe (well, that's his current name) and so on. It all makes for a good read.
I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to The Bookbag.
If this book appeals then you might enjoy [[The Death of Dalziel by Reginald Hill]]. We also have a review pf [[Blood Falls by Tom Bale|Blood Falls]] by Tom Bale.
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