Review & Excerpt ’29 Seonds’ by TM Logan

Give me
one name. One person. And I will make them disappear . . .

When Sarah rescues a young girl in trouble, she expects nothing in return. But
her act of bravery puts a powerful and dangerous man in her debt. He lives by
his own brutal code, and all debts must be repaid – in the only way he knows
how.

He offers Sarah a way to solve a desperate situation with her intolerable boss.
A once-in-a-lifetime deal that will make all her problems disappear.

No consequences. No comeback. No chance of being found out.

All it takes is a 29 second phone call.

Because everyone has a name to give. Don’t they?

Publication Date:	March 8th, 2018
Series:	–
Genre:	Thriller
Pages:	320
Formats:	eBook, Paperback
Available at:	Amazon, Book Depository

When I
first read the book description of ’29 Seconds’ I was immediately really
fascinated by this read. I had not heard about this author before but this book
just sounded really thrilling. And I loved the cover. So when I received my
copy of the book I started reading as fast as I could.  

From the
moment I started reading this book I was completely hooked. I simply couldn’t
put this book down. When main character Sarah rescues a young girl, she doesn’t
expect anything for her act of bravery. But her rescue puts a dangerous guys in
her debt and debt need to be repaid. Sarah gets a remarkle choice.. All she has
to do is give one name.. and he will make that person disappear.

Well.. I
was fascinated when I first started this book. I got only more fascinated when
reading this book. The writing was thrilling and kept me on the edge of my
seat. If you talk about a page-turner, this is definitely the book that fits
that bill. Man, it was good. I loved every single page. 

Not only
was this book very entertaining, it also made me think. What would I do if
someone asked me this question? I like to think I would say just to go away and
not think about it. But we all have moment when certain people make us kind of
crazy. Right? Not that I want them to disappear. But if I was asked at the
wrong moment? It definitely kept me thinking.  

Character
wise I really loved Sarah. I definitely felt like I knew her in real life at
times. And she was just a very nice character to read about. 

If your
looking for a great, fast paced page turner.. Then this book is for you.

Chapter 1 

The Rules were
simple enough. Don’t be alone with him if you could possibly avoid it. Don’t do
or say anything which he might take as encouragement. Don’t get in a taxi or a lift
with him. Be extra careful with him when you were away from the office, par- ticularly
at hotels and conferences. And most of all, the number one rule that must never,
ever, be broken: don’t do any of the above when he had been drinking. He was bad
when he was sober, but he was worse – much worse – when he was drunk.

Tonight,
he was drunk.

And Sarah realised,
too late, that she was about to break all of the Rules at once.

One minute
they were standing on the pavement outside the restaurant, the six of them,
breath steaming in the cold night air, hands thrust deep in pockets against the
November chill, contemplating their journey back to the hotel after an evening of
good food and lively conversation. Just colleagues relaxing at the end of a long
day away from home. The next minute he was striding out into the road to flag down
a taxi, taking her firmly by the arm, guiding her into the back seat and following
her in, his breath a hot fug of red wine and brandy and peppered steak. 

It happened
so fast, Sarah didn’t even have time to react – she just assumed the others were
following right behind them. It was only as the car door slammed shut that she realised
he had separated her from the rest as deliberately and efficiently as a jungle predator.

‘Regal Hotel,
please,’ he said to the driver in his deep baritone. The taxi pulled away from the
kerb and for a moment Sarah sat frozen in the seat, still in shock at this sudden
turn of events. She twisted to stare out of the taxi’s rear window at the rest of
their little group stranded on the pavement and receding as the taxi picked up speed.
Her friend and colleague Marie’s mouth was open slightly as if she was speaking,
a look of surprise on her face. 

Always stick
together. That was another one of the Rules. But now it was just the two of them.

The interior
of the taxi was dark and smelt of old leather and cigarettes. She turned back and
hurriedly put her seat belt on, edging as far over to the right side of the taxi
as she could. The pleasant warm buzz from a couple of glasses of wine had fled,
and she suddenly felt stone-cold sober.

If I play this
right, I’ll be OK. Just don’t make eye contact. Don’t smile. Don’t encourage him.

He didn’t put
his seat belt on, but instead lounged, open-legged, across his side of the back
seat, facing towards her. His right arm stretched along the shelf behind the passenger
seats, right hand draped casually behind her head. His left hand rested on his thigh,
inches from his crotch. 

 ‘Sarah, Sarah,’ he said, his voice slow and deep
with alcohol. ‘My clever girl. I thought your presentation this afternoon was fantastic.
You should be very pleased. Are you pleased?’

‘Yes.’ She
clutched her handbag in her lap, staring straight ahead. ‘Thanks.’

‘You’re very
talented. I’ve always seen it, always known you had the right stuff.’

The taxi took
a sharp left turn and he slid another inch nearer to her along the back seat, his
knee touching hers…

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I received this book from Bonnier Publishing in exchange for my honest review.