She Treads Softly: Choke Hold

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Choke Hold

Choke Hold by Paul Heatley
12/4/24; 330 pages
Inkubator Books
Tom Rollins Thriller Book 15

Choke Hold by Paul Heatley is a highly recommended action packed thriller. This is an intense action/adventure page-turner where the good guy eliminates everyone in the way of justice.

Tom Rollins, PhD, former black ops specialist is in San Francisco when he is called by his old friend, Cindy Vaughan. She is helping Chris search for his sister, Louise, who has been missing for 3 weeks. Cindy has found CCTV of her abduction. It appears that she has been taken by an organized group who has abducted others in a ominous depraved operation. Cindy knows Tom can help get to the bottom of things and find those responsible.

Set disbelief aside and follow the fierce non-stop action as Tom arrives in Lubbock, Texas, and takes no prisoners along the way. The action starts immediately as antagonists come after Cindy and Chris while they are awaiting Tom's arrival. He arrives and reads the situation while encountering a follow-up crew in her apartment. The action just keep rolling through the whole novel with mysteries, murders, violence, and henchmen galore.

This is the fifteenth novel in the series featuring Tom Rollins. It can be read as a stand alone, although others in the series would provide more of Tom's background information. Those new to the series could always go back and read previous titles, and if you enjoy Choke Hold you will very likely want to read the others.

This is a perfect choice for those who want a fierce, constant, action-hero plot. Thanks to Inkubator Books for providing me with an advance reader's copy via NetGalley. My review is voluntary and expresses my honest opinion.

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