Review: worth persevering with
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2012
Initially I thought the first part of the book was too long-drawn out.  There was only so much I wanted to read about torture and imprisonment for the main character.  I sensed though, it would improve and that the improvement would come with a change of focus for the story.  On that score, I was right.  Eventually Mark is freed and we get to learn more about him, his relationship with Jessie and how he views the camera and subsequent disturbing images.The story is well written.  It does grab you on an emotional level, so credit has to be given to the author for that.  Others have referred to regular typo's etc.  I didn't really see any which means either this has been edited, or I was so drawn into the drama I didn't notice them.  Either way they were not an issue.I would recommend this to those who like hard-edged suspense thrillers, and to those who do not mind reading vivid descriptions that could be mildly disturbing at best.  (Relates to the first part of the book when he is interred).I understand this is the first in a series, and have already downloaded the follow up for future reading.