Extreme Prejudice by Gordon Bickerstaff

Release: October 1, 2021
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Independently published
Source: Zooloos Book Tours
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon US, Amazon UK, Kindle

A foreign embassy official warns the UK government of a bomb attack on London. Zoe Tampsin’s Lambeth Group team is launched into a race against time to find the terrorists.

As Zoe unpicks the details, she suspects the informant didn’t tell her the whole story. With time running out, her team chase a promising lead only to have it wrenched from their grasp. Either the bombers were incredibly lucky, or they received a tip-off.

One of her team infiltrates the bombers. She discovers the attack has started, and her colleague Gavin Shawlens is missing, presumed killed by the terrorists.

While searching for Gavin, a massive disaster unfolds. Can Zoe stop loss of life in a small community and prevent the collapse of a key pillar of society?

Author Biodata:

Gordon Bickerstaff was born and raised in Glasgow but spent his student years in Edinburgh. He spent over 30 years as a university lecturer and 25 years as an Open University tutor before he retired to write fiction. Gordon lives with his wife in Scotland where corrupt academics, psychopaths, serial killers, mystery exists mostly in his mind.

He writes the Lambeth Group series of standalone suspense thrillers. Inspired by the 1970s Doomwatch TV series, they feature undercover investigators Zoe and Gavin who protect the country and the world from the worst nightmares that mankind can imagine.

Gordon enjoys walking in the hills, 60s & 70s music, reading and travel.

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Extreme Prejudice Review:

Let me preface by saying that I have not read any of the previous books in the series. Considering that this book is the ninth novel in the “Lambeth Group” series, you might think that story might not be fresh. However, the author packs the story with many thrills that its hard to put the book down once you start.

The author plots the story wonderfully, where you get a sense of the political threats and terrorist groups that the team encounters. As you begin the story, you immediately feel a sense of mystery about Jamie Cartwright and how the story would progress. I enjoyed the core characters in the tale, like Rebel, Zoe, Holly, and Gavin. Moreover, the author surprises you by suddenly putting a core character’s life in danger, and you wonder how they could come out of the situation. Also, the author adds elements of romance and humor, and I liked the chemistry between Gavin and Holly. Some thrilling moments that made the story memorable were when the security man chases Gavin or Keith. The storyline with Kacey and Jeff also had me at the edge of my seat.

However, the only criticism of the tale is that it took time for me to get in tune with all the characters. The story has a massive cast of characters, and it took time for me to find out who they all were. Also, I felt the author added some unnecessary characters for specific moments, like Prof Stanzer.

Apart from that, I enjoyed reading “Extreme Prejudice” and got myself the first book to find out how it started!