Follow criminology consultant Leopold Blake with his big ego as he romps around Paris with his two lap dog girlfriends Mary and Sophie. Hang on tight for this fast paced, far fetched, unbelievable thriller.
Oh dear, this is a tale of puerile fantasy where a billionaire playboy can afford to do whatever he wants with the other characters jostling to wipe his backside. The plot is typical James Bond and people are killed willy nilly.
I was unable to find any depth to this novel. Oh yes, there was plenty of action but it was all far fetched. The plot was quite simple and lacked realism. Character development was basic and I felt no empathy for these throw-away characters.
The lack of realism irritated me and the comic book storyline gave me very little reading pleasure. This book was simply an okay 3 star read, something better than a daily newspaper to read but only just. It is light reading but the enjoyment is also light.
If this was a television pilot, I very much doubt it would be commissioned. It is shallow and the viewers would drift away after wasting their time on the first episode. Nick calls his novel Wanted, a better title would have been Wasted. Why… because of the number of characters who were unnecessarily killed and the time the reader has Wasted.
Wanted is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook and was written in 2013.
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