Guidry rides Tucker’s political horse sense into the office of Louisiana’s Attorney General, while Tucker capitalizes on Guidry’s victory to bolster his own political reputation. But what should become a powerful alliance deteriorates into a bitter feud when Guidry tries to flex his political muscle and Tucker suspects he may have maneuvered a calculating sociopath into the marble halls of power.
Caught in the crossfire is Carter, the story’s narrator. Devastated by betrayal at the hands of his brother and the woman he loved for a lifetime, Carter watches the power struggle between Tucker and Guidry from the sidelines. Everything changes when he stumbles on the charismatic attorney general committing a monstrous crime, and finds himself drawn into the vortex of his brother’s private war.
Racing from a bungled execution through ruthless political payback, before culminating in a no-holds-barred courtroom showdown, the stakes continue to rise and Carter finds his small-town naiveté peeling away. Replacing it is a mounting dread of what will happen when the hammer of justice meets destiny’s anvil.
Thank you to Kelsey at Book Publicity Services for sending me a copy of this book for review.
I originally had mixed feelings about this book, it was good, the writing style was brilliant and the whole story line was a good idea that I haven’t seen in a book before. However, I was very unsure of this book when I first started as the book focused heavily on politics which, although is something everyone knows about, so it is a good thing to base a story on, I just don’t really enjoy books of this nature.
Having said that I did give it a good go and read to the end and it was overall a good book. It outlines the political campaign of a sociopath politician and his associates as they weave their way into Louisiana politics.
Although the politics side of the book wasn't for me at first, it did grow on me when the book started to deal with the corruption and seedy antics associated with it. The thriller element in the book I loved and because of this it kept the book flowing and got you hooked. Steven’s writing has the power to suck you in no matter what he is writing about, the description that has gone into this novel is brilliant. Some of the scenes in this book are quite graphic, there are some things that are quite emotional to read and some of the twists and turns the book takes will shock you, but I think this makes the story all the more gripping.
I loved how you can’t guess anything about this book and the fact that Steven gives information away chapter by chapter makes the book so enjoyable and intriguing. This is a genius way of keeping the reader hooked!
There are so many different elements to this story that I think no matter what you like whether it be politics, corruption, thriller you will enjoy this book. The drama and suspense in this book builds and builds right up until the end, which I’m not going to tell you about!
The character of Tucker is the perfect character for this type of story. He makes you want to follow his career and see what will eventually unfold. All of the characters are very intriguing, interesting and realistic, you could actually imagine meeting people just like them in real life. The other characters such as Will and Carter are also great additions to the story.
As I said I don’t read books about politics but overall I am a fan of this book. Steven did a great job in keeping you interested until the end. I really think this book could be made into a film, it has all of the elements that make a good movie. It is definitely one to read if you like politics and thrillers, and Steven is definitely an author to look out for.
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