BOOK
TITLE: 21 Hours
ISBN:
1480181927
AUTHOR:
Dustin Stevens
GENRE:
Fiction
- Thriller/Suspense
NUMBER
OF PAGES: 564
FORMAT:
Digital
(E-Pub)
SERIES
/ STANDALONE: Standalone
REVIEW
BY: Shree
Janani
HOW I GOT THIS BOOK: The
writer mailed the book in request for a review.
REVIEW:
Kidnapping,
Ex-Con Uncle, Criminal masterminds. These three words in the summary of the
book made me go for it. My kind of book really.
The
story begins with cattle being branded in a rusty ranch. A frantic phone call
from the twin sister( Alex O'Connor) of narrator (Felix “O” O'Connor) stating that her daughter has been
kidnapped interrupts the branding process. “O” drives to his sister's place and
uses his old prison connections to try track the kidnapper and rescue his niece. (I found that cattle branding interrupted by a phone call extremely amusing!)
One prisoner leads to some equal rouge outside prison who then washes his
hands off and points to another criminal, who finally points to the original
bad guy.
Our
narrator “O” takes matter into his own hands in spite of the police involved
and follows that criminal link to take down the bad guy finally and get back
his kidnapped niece.
This
is the story line put real blunt sans the twists that are actually present in
the book. But then, if you pick this book expecting melodramatic twists or
strategic turns, you are sure to be disappointed.
The
writer, Dustin Stevens has used very simple language and has followed a very
mellow style of narration. No frills attached. Just bang on to the point. Yet
somehow he manages to convey all sorts of emotions ranging from that protective
instinct of a brother to the innocence of a child.
When
a book involves kidnapping of a child, writers tend to make it thoroughly dramatic.
At times they go overboard. But thankfully that didn't happen with this book. A
bit of a drama is okay. But overdoing drama kills of the suspense element.
One
other thing which I loved about the was that, the characters weren't exactly
complicated. The plot certainly was fast paced but not too fast making the
readers lose track of what exactly happens.
There
was only one thing I didn't exactly like. The chain of criminals. One leading
to another is fine. But one leading to another leading to another isn't exactly
“interesting”. When the third criminal came, I sort of became weary. I just
wondered of this one was going to lead to another.
Nevertheless,
it was worth the read for someone like me who can't just get enough of
thrillers.
VERDICT: It's
definitely a book to read if you like reading thrillers.
RATING: 4/5
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
He
originally hales from the midwest, grew up in the heart of farm country, and
still considers it, along with West Tennessee, his co-home. Between the two, he
has a firm belief that football is the greatest of all past-times; sweet tea is
really the only acceptable beverage for any occasion, there is not an event on
earth that either gym shorts or boots can't be worn to, and that Dairy Queen is
the best restaurant on the planet. Further, southern accents are a highly
likeable feature on most everybody, English bulldogs sit atop the critter
hierarchy, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with a Saturday night spent
catfishing at the lake.
Since leaving the midwest he has been to college in New England, grad school in the Rockies, and lived in over a dozen different cities ranging from DC to Honolulu along the way. Each and every one of these experiences has shaped him to who he is at this point, a fact that he hopes is expressed in his writing.
Since leaving the midwest he has been to college in New England, grad school in the Rockies, and lived in over a dozen different cities ranging from DC to Honolulu along the way. Each and every one of these experiences has shaped him to who he is at this point, a fact that he hopes is expressed in his writing.
EDITIONS AVAILABLE: Digital,
Paper-Back
PRICE: Rs.166
(Kindle Edition)
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