Another tension laden bang up to date novel from this superb author. The story built around the history of an A.K47 from its production and subsequent multi layered journey to the hands of a Manchester student radicalised and sent to Marseille to collect the weapon in company with an undercover agent. Beautifully described with graphic violence in the long journey to the hands of the girl tasked with the mission,old school gangsters,drug traffickers,an honest French policeman and his trusted sniper all play their parts as it all builds to a tense climax. Brilliant!

Battle Sight Zero is the 35th book of Gerald Seymour's career and yet his storytelling is still as fresh and interesting as ever.

This time the star of the book is a 60 year old AK47 who's story is interwoven into a very topical and well researched thriller.

Seymour has an unique stuck of writing which adds to the enjoyment of the book which is highly recommended

Battle Sight Zero, the 2019 offering from prolific writer Gerald Seymour, is ultimately not as gripping as his previous books, and despite my huge enthusiasm for starting it because of the most exciting synopsis I've come across in a while, it was a lot more predictable than I imagined it would be. The plot is actually pretty authentic and believable and this scenario is probably one that is playing out right now with the government and intelligence organisations fighting against guns getting into the country. Unfortunately, the topical storyline is incredibly convoluted and confusing and I like to think I'm an astute reader, but I just kept getting lost. My enthusiasm waned each time the narrative became difficult to consume and each time I had to reacquaint myself with the happenings in an attempt to finish it, but in all honesty by three-quarters of the way through I had lost interest completely.

On a lighter note, it's clear that Seymour has extensively researched his topic, and it really showed. His characters are some of the most diligently drawn in the business, but in Battle Sight Zero I felt there was far more detail than necessary, so the story got bogged down regularly due to over description. I usually very much enjoy books that are overly descriptive, but even for me, this was a little over the top. I guess it all depends on your reading preferences, so it's worth checking out a sample before purchasing to work out whether this is for you or not.

Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton for an ARC.

I think I have read pretty much every one of Gerald Seymour's thrillers ever since the incredible Harry's Game. It is amazing that he still maintains his consistency, producing another well written, topical and brilliantly researched novel every year since.

This is ni exception where he tells the story of one single Kalashnikov rifle over the past 60 years whilst embedding it into a plot regarding a planned terrorist attack in the UK.

The characters are credible and well drawn and the excitement palpable.

I loved this book as I have all his previous ones. Well up to standard and an exceptionally good read.