Book Review: A Wanted Man by Robert Parker

Ben Bracken escapes from prison hellbent on revenge. He's planned everything out down to the last detail--the "insurance policy" he's left with his friend Jack Booker. But when Jack's father is murdered, Ben finds himself pulled into Jack's mission to exact revenge.

A Wanted Man by Robert Parker is a fast-paced thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Here you have a guy done wrong and he's not about to sit down and take it. Can't say that I liked Ben right away, but as his backstory evolved and as he put aside his needs to help Jack, I became more engaged. Superb storytelling and a ton of action kept me reading as quickly and as often as I could manage. I would definitely be interested in more of Parker's work.

If you like action, crime novels, and gangsters, you'll enjoy A Wanted Man by Robert Parker.


File Size: 2136 KB
Print Length: 245 pages
Publisher: Endeavour Press (May 14, 2017)
Publication Date: May 14, 2017
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B072333TYM

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I received a free digital copy of this book from the author. This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.

Interview with Robert Parker, Author of A Wanted Man

Robert Parker is a new exciting voice, a married father of two, who lives in a village close to Manchester, UK. He has both a law degree and a degree in film and media production, and has worked in numerous employment positions, ranging from solicitor’s agent (essentially a courtroom gun for hire), to a van driver, to a warehouse order picker, to a commercial video director. He currently writes full time, while also making time to encourage new young readers and authors through readings and workshops at local schools and bookstores. In his spare time he adores pretty much all sport, boxing regularly for charity, loves fiction across all mediums, and his glass is always half full.

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Did you like crime novels when you were growing up?

Yes, for sure, although I’ve never been limited to liking just one genre, even when I was young. I’d flit between crime, mystery, thriller, horror and supernatural all the time, especially in my teens. Going forward I’d love to write in all of these too. Anything that was surprising and thrilling, I was there.

What was the first story in that genre that you wrote?

It was a terrible screenplay, back when I was 16, so 18 years ago. It was called ‘Murder In The Name’ and was an incredibly clichéd gangster piece. It is in a drawer at home with countless other equally bad film scripts that will never see the light of day.

What is your favorite part of writing in this genre?

The chance to mash light and darkness together. The ability to take the horrible and put it in there with the ordinary. The freedom to explore the darkest corners we all have tucked away.

What do you find most difficult about writing in this genre?

Thanks to research, I’d say having a pretty unsavoury internet search history. It’s like a ‘how-to’ guide for an inept sociopath. If people didn’t know what I did, I’m sure it would look BAD.

Is there an author in this genre that you admire most?

Oh yes, there’s a pile. There’s loads I really enjoy, but the ones I truly admire are the ones I read and think ‘my god, I could NEVER do that!’ – Adrian McKinty and James Lee Burke are in that bracket.

What is up next for you?

My next book, the standalone Crook’s Hollow, has just been sold to Black Rose Writing for publication in March 2018, and there should be news soon on the sequel to A Wanted Man. Watch this space!

Do you have anything to add?

Read everything, write always – and enjoy every minute.

New Release: A Wanted Man by Robert Parker

It’s down to fathers and fatherhood.

Ben Bracken, ex-soldier, has just got out of Strangeways.

Not by the front door.

With him, he has his ‘insurance policy’ – a bag of evidence that will guarantee his freedom, provided he can keep it safe – and he has money, carefully looked after by a friend, Jack Brooker.

Rejected by the army, disowned by his father, and any hopes of parenthood long since shattered, Ben has no anchors in his life.

No one to keep him steady.

No one to stop his cause…

The plan: to wreak justice on the man who had put him in prison in the first place.

Terry ‘The Turn-Up’ Masters, a nasty piece of work, whose crime organisation is based in London.
But before Ben can get started on his mission, another matter is brought to his attention: Jack’s father has been murdered and he will not rest until the killers are found.

Suddenly, Ben finds himself drawn in to helping Jack in his quest for revenge.

In the process, he descends into the fold of Manchester’s most notorious crime organisation – the Berg – the very people he wants to bring down…

This action-packed and fast-paced story will keep you turning the pages. Manchester is vividly portrayed as Ben races around the city seeking vengeance.

File Size: 2136 KB
Print Length: 245 pages
Publisher: Endeavour Press (May 14, 2017)
Publication Date: May 14, 2017
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B072333TYM

Order here!