Neslin Reads: A Book Blog

TITLE: THE PYONGYANG OPTION AUTHOR: A.C. FRIEDEN GENRE: ESPIONAGE THRILLER PUBLISHER: AVENDIA PUBLISHING GOODREADS SYNOPSIS: New Orleans attorney Jonathan Brooks is desperate to rebuild his law firm after Hurricane Katrina. Short on clients, he takes the only work he can find: a murky business deal in Ukraine. But after he lands in Kyiv, his client's executive vanishes. Suspecting foul play, Jonathan enlists the help of a U.S. diplomat. But the next day they are brutally ambushed. Injured and racing against the clock, Jonathan embarks on a frantic search for clues through the back alleys of Kyiv to an abandoned town near Chernobyl. Meanwhile, Jonathan's ex-wife Linda, a journalist, lands in North Korea to report on historic nuclear disarmament talks. She begins probing local officials, not realizing that she and Jonathan are both on a collision course with a deadly web of hackers, spies and assassins. To uncover the truth and save them both, Jonathan may have

Hello guys, today I am taking part in the blog tour for the historical fiction "The Red Gene" by Barbara Lamplugh, organised by Love Book Group. PUB DATE: 18th April 2019 ISBN: 9781912666423 PRICE: £8.99 360 Pages CATEGORY: Historical thriller fiction, romance BLURB: When Rose, a young English nurse with humanitarian ideals, decides to volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, she is little prepared for the experiences that await her. Working on one front after another, witness to all the horrors of war, she falls in love with a Republican fighter, Miguel. In 1939 as defeat becomes inevitable, Rose is faced with a decision that will change her life and leave her with lasting scars. Interspersed with Rose's story is that of Consuelo, a girl growing up in a staunchly Catholic family on the other side of the ideological divide. Never quite belonging, treated unkindly, she discovers at a young age that she was adopted but her attempts to learn more about her

TITLE: THE BOOK THIEF AUTHOR: MARKUS ZUSAK PUBLISHER: PENGUIN PUBLISHER GENRE: HISTORICAL FICTION GOODREADS SYNOPSIS: It is 1939. In Nazi Germany, the country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier - and will become busier still.  By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed forever when she picks up a single object, abandoned in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, and this is her first act of book thievery. So begins Liesel's love affair with books and words, and soon she is stealing from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library . . . wherever there are books to be found. But these are dangerous times, and when Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, nothing will ever be the same again. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. MY REVIEW:  The Book Thief by Markus Z

It's been a long time since I last posted a blog tour. Here it is! Today I am taking part in the blog tour for " Unfinished Business " by Thomas Hocknell organised by Love Book Group. There you go. PUB DATE:  11 th  April 2019 ISBN: 9781912666256 PRICE: £8.99 EXTENT: 336 Pages CATEGORY: Contemporary Fiction, historical mystery, paranormal, humour  BLURB: The Life Assistance Agency finds itself at a loss after returning from Europe. Ben is determined to stay away from anything involving Angels when the phone rings to invite them to write the biography of a self-deluded singer from defunct rave group Elev-8. At his mansion in Sussex, they meet the singer's right-hand man, Billy `blind' Fury, a retired wrestler, and his beautiful secretary Amber. Both of whom have plans for the Life Assistance Agency far beyond writing down half-recalled anecdotes from the early 90s pop charts... Unfinished Business is the second novel featuring the Life Assi