Another great novel by James Deegan that follows John Carr on another mission.

Really authentic that makes you feel as though are actually in the thick of it with the characters.

Hoping there are going to be future installments!

The Angry Sea is the third instalment in the John Carr series, and although it's hardly an original concept the execution is so brilliantly done that it makes up for the lack of originality. The writing and pace are perfect, and the action-packed, thrill-a-minute plot is completely gripping from the very beginning. There were a few issues which made me drop a star on the rating - I feel there should be a glossary of terminology for those with no prior knowledge of military wording because trying to work out what some of the terms meant impacted the flow of the novel each time, and secondly, the narrative often feels male oriented due to some mildly sexist comments and ubiquitous profanity, but I am here to tell writers that women also read these type of stories; in fact they are one of my favourite type of books.

As an ex-SAS man Deegan pens an authentic military action novel, but of course, the reader needs to suspend their disbelief quite substantially as some of the happenings seem serendipitous. If you enjoy books by Chris Ryan, Andy McNab, Tom Marcus and Stephen Leather you will find much to like here. The terrorism that precipitates the SAS-style mission is full of non-stop thrills and spills with a tension that builds steadily and results in a satisfying climax. Due to the focus being on the action and set pieces the character development is somewhat neglected with most of them being stereotypical of the genre. This is a quick, easy read and the epitome of a page-turner. I look forward to the next instalment.

Many thanks to HQ for an ARC.

The Angry Sea is the first book by James Deegan that I have read however it did not grip me and was only a so so read which was disappointing as the blurb promised a lot