Review: Best John Milton Book Yet - 5*
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2013
I've had the absolute pleasure of reading all four of Mark Dawson's character novels featuring John Milton and this, without doubt, is his best piece of work to date - in my humble opinion. If you read the four books, you get a really rich idea of how the character has developed over the series so far with a real feel for who John Milton is and what is believable in his world. And so, when situations arise, it's not a total surprise to find him in the middle of it all.In this book, Milton is again working in jobs that generally pay cash in hand and gets into all kinds of bother. Starting when he takes a booking to drive a 'customer' to a party. A quick relationship is struck up with the customer over the duration of the ride and this becomes the main thread throughout the book. A well developed and crafted storyline then ensues taking Milton deep into mafia-esk circles where he once again shows his strength of character but also his morals.I especially love the way in which Mark Dawson weaves characters from previous books into this storyline, again in a very believable way - very clever indeed.This is a fast, pacey book which readers will struggle to put down, especially if they have been following Milton from the start, but this book also stands alone as a cracking good read. I would recommend this book, and the series to date, to anyone who reads this genre usually but also those whose usual genre isn't crime thriller and that are looking for a different type of book.I literally can't wait for the next one to come on the market. I always really look forward to reading how the author skilfully incepts John Milton into the next book.