Peyton Collard was a good man once, but his life changed after a horrific car accident. Divorced, drunk, and severely damaged, Peyton is offered a life-changing sum of money to kill an evil man. But as he goes on a vigilante journey that leaves a trail of bodies across California, Peyton wonders about the identity of his anonymous patron. Soon, his questions become an obsession, and he embarks on a tense and potentially deadly investigation to discover the truth about the murders he’s committed.
What did I think?
Now that's what I call a gritty thriller! I've had Adam Hamdy on my radar for a while but this is the first book of his that I have read and it's absolutely brilliant.
Peyton Collard admits he is a deadbeat after being convicted of drink driving and causing the death of a young woman. I actually felt really sorry for him and the chain of events that led to that devastating moment in time that saw his life veering off course. War has got a lot to answer for and I could totally understand why Peyton, a forces veteran, drank himself into oblivion.
I have never flipped so much in my opinion of a protagonist. From feeling sorry for Peyton at the start to despising him for taking more lives, but even that's not black and white. Peyton isn't killing for his own gain, it's so his daughter can have a better life. Oh man! Although I could never condone taking a life, I can understand why the temptation was irresistible.
The chapters are short and punchy and the prose is action-packed making the pacing blisteringly fast. It's just crying out to be made into a movie and I would be very surprised if we don't see this one on our screens in the future.
With a protagonist you both like and despise, Deadbeat is a dark and gritty thriller that had me on the edge of my seat until my virtual stand up to applaud the magnificent and completely unpredictable conclusion. A very highly recommended and completely unmissable book.
I received an ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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About the author:
Adam Hamdy is a Sunday Times, Kindle, and international bestselling author and screenwriter who works with studios and production companies all over the world. The author of 15 novels including 6 books in the multi-million bestselling Private series co-written with James Patterson, Adam lives in Mauritius.
His most recent standalone novel, Deadbeat, has been described as a superlative thriller by Publishers Weekly. His previous standalone novel, The Other Side of Night, was one of the New York Times Best Thrillers of 2023 and appeared on several best books of the year lists.
Adam has a degree in Law from Oxford University and a degree in Philosophy from the University of London and was a strategy consultant prior to becoming a writer. A fan of extensive research, Adam is well versed in finance, technology and science. He is also published in numerous world-class scientific and medical journals.
A former boxer and kickboxer, seasoned skier, rock climber, sailor, and CPSA gold marksman, Adam also seeks thrills off the page.
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