Review: Compelling read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 17, 2013
"A Broken Keeper" by G.H. Ward is a compelling complex and suspenseful thriller. Starting with a very dramatic description of the long planned suicide attack by a pilot which kills the pilot's wife but also some other important people of various International backgrounds the scene is perfectly set. There is more to this than meets the eye, that much is obvious but we have to wait until we find out. A great opening .Enter Calvin Keeper, an unlikely hero who due to personal financial and family circumstances is forced to take a job offer that gets him into the thick of the plot.Ward writes both with humour and with serious depth and has created a great cast of corrupt individuals and regular people; I loved Keeper's annoying aunt in particular. Immigration issues, human trafficking and governmental corruption are touched upon in the book as are the effects of the recession.  The political meets the human and personal through the characterisation, Ward reflects in this book also on society while entertaining us and keeping us guessing with the plot and the intriguing unfolding of events.  This is a well written thriller that should do well with fans of the genre.