I loved Lies the debut novel by T.M. Logan that was published last year as you will be able to tell if you read my review HERE

So I was delighted to get an early copy of 29 Seconds from netgalley and I managed to escape from the hustle and bustle of Christmas to cuddle up with it so I could give it my undivided attention. And boy was I glad that I did as this is one of those books that you won’t want to put down! From the opening prologue, I was drawn into this intriguing dilemma for Sarah. If she was able to give a name of someone that could then disappear forever would she do it?

I think we’ve all wanted someone who’s upset us or a loved one to vanish off the face of the earth but could we really go through with it if we had the chance? Especially if no one were ever to know what we had done? This is the decision faced by Sarah when she’s offered the chance to get rid of her vile boss by a man who’s daughter she has rescued from a kidnapping attempt. And her boss is the sort of misogynist dinosaur that any woman would want to disappear especially as he seems hell bent on making life as difficult as possible at work for Sarah with his sexual harassment of her and other women. The author uses our hatred of this man to encourage our support of Sarah in her decision, which obviously is a difficult one for her as a law abiding mother of two young children. And when things don’t go quite as planned, Sarah has an unexpected ally to support her with some sound advice…..advice that may lead to her own downfall though.

I loved the “runaway train” feel to this book. Once Sarah had made her decision she had no control of the outcome of her 29 Seconds of madness. I liked the character of Sarah, I’m not saying I agreed with the path she followed but as a fellow victim of sexual harassment in the workplace I do understand how desperate you can become to find a way to stop it. T.M. Logan writes with a depth of understanding of Sarah’s situation which complimented the fact paced narrative as she gets sucked deeper into the consequences formed by her decision. I really enjoy the way this author takes normal everyday families and throws them into moral dilemmas they have no experience of and then sits back to watch how they cope with the emotional impact.

29 Seconds is an unputdownable and gripping thriller with a likeable protagonist and I can thoroughly recommend it!

That was an exciting thriller with some great twists and turns.

It`s about making decisions and their consequences. If you are not 100% behind your decision, then let it go..... Otherwise, you can be in even more trouble than before...

Sarah's individual and moral development was interesting to read. It was like sitting in a roller coaster and driving through different stages of moral development.

I really liked the way she solved her problem at the end. It was completely unexpected.

Give me one name. One person. And I will make them disappear . . .

Sarah is a hard working, dedicated and accomplished academic, but all her hard work will soon be for nothing if she doesn't do something about her situation. Her serial predator of a boss has made it increasingly clear he is all powerful in his position at the university in which he and Sarah both work. He has all the university big wigs in his pocket. His influence is so great that the only way for her to now keep her job or even hope to work at another university, is to provide him with the sexual favours he's been harassing her over for the past two years.

When Sarah rescues a young girl in trouble, she inadvertently puts a powerful and dangerous man in her debt. He lives by his own ruthless code of honour, and according to him, this debt must be repaid.

He offers Sarah a once-off deal that will make her biggest problems disappear. No consequences. No comeback. No chance of being found out. All it takes is a 29 second phone call to him with a name.

Because everyone has a name to give. Don't they? 

For Sarah, that name comes easily enough!

But will she take this powerful man up on his offer?

Sarah's situation is certainly thought provoking and had me questioning myself, whether if I were approached with the same proposition, who would that someone be that I'd like to have magically disappear. Everyone has that someone right?

With a clever, original story line and colourful characters, some you root for instantly and others that make your blood boil and skin crawl, this will have you captivated from beginning to end!

It is a true page turner, intense and entertaining all the way with its unexpected surprises and slick twists.

I give it ALL the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'s!!!

I am so looking forward to reading more by T.M. Logan!

Many thanks to Netgalley, Bonnier Zaffre and the author for the opportunity of reading an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. The pleasure was all mine.

I really enjoyed this author's debut novel, so I was eager to read this. Unfortunately I found it quite difficult to connect with the voice of the story, and therefore the main character,

That said, this is an interesting story that reveals some of the darkest sides of human interaction. Worth a read for fans of this genre, and it will keep you guessing throughout.

Loved Lies, and was certainly not disappointed with 29 seconds.
Completely captivating from start to finish, full of twists and turns with no way to guess what will happen next, just could not put it down.
Can't wait for more from this author, who's now in my top ten.

Thank you Netgalley, TM Logan, and Bonnfer Zaffre for allowing me to read and review this book.

I went into this story totally blindly, only lured by the intriguing title, and am glad that I did. 29 seconds of what? The clock is ticking .... I will try to write this review without giving anything away, since this story very much relies on its original premise and the surprises it holds in store.

Our main protagonist is Sarah, an accomplished academic in her early thirties, whose career is being thwarted by members of the “old boys club” at the university she is working at. Her boss is a sexual predator of the worst kind, lording his power over all female employees and exploiting his position to garner sexual favours. All the women know it, but unless they want to jeopardise their careers they feel powerless to do anything about it. The last woman who lodged a complaint with HR lost her job, her reputation and her sanity. Sarah, who has been hoping for a well-earned promotion, has so far successfully avoided being in that position, but lately the man has made it clear that he expects some favours from her as well. How can she say no and still keep her job? Who can she turn to when everyone is in his pocket? Something needs to be done. And sometimes help comes from the most unexpected direction ....

Logan does well to get the reader emotionally involved in the story, and I felt an intense burning anger a few pages into the book, as it becomes clear that Sarah has her back against the wall. Slowly stoking the fire with mounting injustices, the story may have been off to a bit of a slow start with its direction a bit unclear – until BAM! – there it was, the big twist that made the story both original as well as very intriguing. With my boiler already on full red alert I experienced the same gut reaction Sarah must have felt when confronted with her unusual situation. And just to make it all more interesting, there are a few ethical dilemmas along the way. Have I wetted your appetite yet? No, I will not say any more about the plot, except that the 29 seconds of the title may change Sarah’s life. 29 second of what? You will have to read it to find out. It does rely a tiny bit of the reader’s ability to suspend disbelief, but then again, we live in a strange world where strange thing happen, so who says it’s not possible?

29 Seconds may be a bit of a slow burner at the start, but don’t be fooled – this is a very clever and original thriller that will have you questioning a few ethical and moral dilemmas along the way. It took a few unexpected turns that had me on edge, wondering how it would turn out in the end – and then I was still wrong in my guesses. This is the perfect book to pick up if you want a thriller with an original premise and some clever twists!

In the current climate of women finding our voices, publicly speaking out about institutional sexual abuse and exploitation this book could have been a message of hope to thousands of women. Unfortunately, instead it just doesn't work on any level, the perpetrator may have been unmasked but for all the wrong reasons and fabricated crimes, effectively preventing several women seeing justice for their horrifying experiences.

I really enjoyed TM Logan’s first book and this one was just as great. A gripping story with lots of
twists and turns. I couldn’t put it down. Looking forward to reading more from this author.

Sarah is a Dr at the University. She seems to have it all. Lovely house, 2 children, great job. Or does she? What would you do if your boss told you in order to keep your job you have to sleep with him? This book was fantastic. It had me hooked from the 1st page. So much so before i new it i was 30% through after just starting it. It will have you on the edge of your seat. Never knowing whats coming next. It really is a great read.

Thank you Net Galley, Bonnier Zaffre and TM Logan for allowing me to read this novel subject to an honest review.

Utterly brilliant book from start to finish. The story follows Sarah as she struggles to further her career with her boss trying to sexual harass her at every possible opportunity. The characters are well developed and utterly believable. Sarah struggles with trying to do the right thing but is desperate to keep her job.

Saving a child’s life gives her an opportunity to deal with the situation and a 29 second phone call starts the ball rolling towards a cleverly plotted finale.

Luckily, I was on holiday so managed to read it in one sitting. Excellent. Strongly recommended.

I was a huge fan of TM Logan's first novel "Lies", so I had high hopes for this. I was not disappointed. It was thrilling, gripping and the twists and turns left me guessing the whole time! I ended up staying up til 3am finishing this off, as I could not put it down. 5 stars, fantastic

Another gripping read from this author. I loved Lies, his first novel and this is just as good. This is well written and I couldn't put it down.

29 Seconds by T.M.Logan is a psychological thriller that kept my hooked from the first page to the last. I could not put it down and read it in one day, 3am before I finished it. Sarah is a hard working mother of two young children. Deserted by her husband and trying to cope. Her boss is a bully and a sexual predator who makes it clear that if she wants to do well in her career she has to agree to his advances. Sarah is then offered a way to get rid of her boss for good but will she agree to this offer? Sarah was a great character and I was rooting for her all the way. This books has many twist and turns and keeps you guessing about the outcome. I have now downloaded the first book from this author and I am looking forward to reading it.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Bonnier Zaffre for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

‘29 Seconds’ by T.M.Logan published on 11th Jan by Bonnier Zaffre

There is always a bit of doubt that an authors follow up book to a brilliant debut will not maintain that brilliance, sometimes it doesn’t..... but in the case of T.M.Logan it does and even slightly betters it

Our main character Sarah ( who I loved more or less instantly ) is bullied by her TV presenter of a boss.....he wants sex in return for his promises of promotion......he is a bully who thrives on his harassment and sexual gratification of his staff, peiple ate scared of him, he makes their lives a misery.....there will never be any change, he has too much power, money and authority......then Sarah witnesses an event and helps avert a tragedy....her ‘reward’ for this from a grateful and very wealthy Russian is she can have one person ‘disappear’ from her life, forever.....she has 72 hours to decide whether to accept this ‘offer’, the call, if she makes it on the mobile phone with 1 number in the memory will only take ‘29 seconds’......and so follows a wonderfully past paced story of decisions,repercussions and nail biting tension ( hard to say much more as would ruin the story if give too much away)

The book does not give up the excitement or twists
and turns....right up until the last sentence and I really enjoyed the ‘will she, wont she?’, ‘has she, hasn’t she’ throughout the whole book

It was also very interesting to put Sarahs choice (s) as a question to yourself, the reader and decide what you would do given the choice (s) she found herself having to make, its great to read her absolute disbelief how her life had changed in an hour!

Great story telling and descriptive writing and wonderful characters....sone who you will love.......and some you will hate, passionately!!!!

This was one of those books that when I wasn’t reading it the last few days ( and nights!! ) It was on my mind and wanted to get back to it to see what had happened

A unique, great concept, genuine edge of your seat page turner that gives thrills and excitement and a really really good read and IMO would make a brilliant film

One of my favourite books this year
5 stars 10/10 really recommended

This was a gripping read and had me on the edge of my seat more than once. Highly recommend this book.

Give me one name. One person. And I will make them disappear . . .

When Sarah rescues a young girl in trouble, she expects nothing in return. But her act of bravery puts a powerful and dangerous man in her debt. He lives by his own brutal code, and all debts must be repaid - in the only way he knows how.

He offers Sarah a way to solve a desperate situation with her intolerable boss. A once-in-a-lifetime deal that will make all her problems disappear.

No consequences. No comeback. No chance of being found out.

All it takes is a 29 second phone call.

Because everyone has a name to give. Don't they.....

This twist packed thriller is narrated entirely by Sarah from the third person perspective.Sarah is a university lecturer and the mother of two small children who is struggling to get on with her life after her husband left her for another woman.She is doing ok apart from one major problem,her boss Alan Lovelock and believe me that bloke is a sleezebag with a capital S.I loved Sarah,she was a wonderful,complex character who found herself caught up in a situation that no matter what she tried she couldn't get out of.Everytime she thought she have found a solution something would go wrong and the situation would just be made worse.

When you have read and absolutely loved an author`s debut book there is always that worry in the back of your mind that you will not enjoy their next book as much.Well I can honestly say with hand on heart that Mr Logan has taken my worries and thrown them out of the window.29 seconds is a gripping,twist packed,sometimes very intense,thought provoking thrill ride that hooked me in from the first page,had me totally invested in Sarah`s story and routing for her as this riveting story unfolded before my eyes..With the skill of a expert storyteller Mr Logan takes Sarah and the reader through a whole spectrum of emotions,fear,hope,frustration,betrayal,anger and sadness.This book is definitely going on my list of my favourite books from this year.Highly recommended