This was compulsive reading, to the point where I had to get up in the middle of the night to finish it.

Nick Miller was originally part of a task force in the Manchester City Police that ran the witness protection programme. Until his own family was in need of protection and the system failed. Then he went on the run, and set up his own protective system. All his clients have a single starting point, they are witness to crimes committed by Connor Lane.

Nick requires his clients to walk away from their old lives, from their families, and to establish a new identity outside the UK. They change their appearance, get new work, and wait to be called to provide evidence in a trial. They live on a knife edge, waiting for the phone call that tells them they must go on the run again. When they need him, Nick will be there.

For the most part this is a thriller, but there are unexpected twists at the end. ( )

Long Time Lost – Another Brilliant Ewan Thriller

Chris Ewan is rapidly becoming one of the must read thriller writers who brings bags of energy while crafting a stunning story. Chris Ewan is becoming a master storyteller who is on fire, creating story after story that grips you and sticks with you after you have finished.

Long Time Lost is the latest thriller from Chris Ewan whose hero leads where others my fear to tread taking the tough challenges rather than an easy life. Long Time Lost is a fast paced thriller that takes you from the Isle of Man via mainland Europe to the banks of Lake Windermere. Bodies, blood and bullets are to be expected in a tale of good versus evil, with a little police corruption thrown in for good measure. From Long Time Lost it is easy to see why Chris Ewan is an award winning writer and he will continue to win awards.

Nick Miller has created a team of people who offer a highly unique and illegal service, relocating people at risk of being killed by various villains. His service offers those who use it unique identities and new lives in Europe well away from the threat of British criminals. Hiding them in plain sight, the oldest trick of all, in attempt to keep them safe and one step ahead of those hunting them.

Nick Miller excels at offering this service, one of the reasons being that he has had to spend years living a lie to survive any attempt to find and kill him. When Nick prevents the murder of a witness in the police protection scheme there is a knock on effect he had not counted on. Devastating consequences occur for those who are already his clients, especially when one contacts a common enemy of Miller and Kate Sutherland.

So begins a chain reaction of events that place everyone in danger while at the same releasing secrets that are best left in the dark rather than out in the open. Connor Lane will not stop at anything in his hunt for Miller and will kill anyone who gets in his way. This leads to a few chases across European cities and a rising body county while attempting to avoid the police and anyone else who may give them up.

One thing is clear throughout this book, the bad guys are not just bad they are absolutely evil and have no moral compulsion whatsoever at attaining their goals. At the same time Miller will stop at nothing to protect his clients and does so even if the way he goes around things are illegal, but effective.

A great thriller and it is easy to see why Chris Ewan is a rising star in the thriller genre, as he takes time to research and plan his stories. Then through his prose he is able to draw in and engage the reader in an excellent and pulsating thriller which will leave them breathless at the end.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough. ( )