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Saturday, July 30, 2022

False Trust

 False Trust

Blake Willis Thriller Series #1

Steve Shipley



Reviewed by Helen


What a fabulous debut this one was, compelling reading, murder, political intrigue, cybersecurity and lots of good whisky with a great cast of characters good and bad and I loved the settings, come along for this high flying thriller that is sure to keep you turning the pages.

Blake Willis is happily married to Becca they have two young boys and are living the good life, they run a security protection and cybersecurity business living in Tasmania a beautiful part of Australia. Blake has a legacy that was handed down from his grandfather and that is three barrels of the finest whisky and he has decided to sell it to ensure the future of his family, he has asked long- time friend, billionaire and renowned whisky expert Justin Coulter to help in the selling of it, although Becca is not keen on Justin’s help she agrees that he is the right person to sell it.

After a trip to the Hunter Valley in NSW and Justin’s beautiful property to discuss the sale they agree on the way to go forward but when Becca and Blake return home they find the whiskey gone and their caretaker murdered and within days of investigating Becca is kidnapped as well, this starts Blake on a race against time to find his wife and find out who is behind it all.

The police and Blake uncover so many leads and so many people who could be involved, past friends of Blake’s who can he trust at a time like this? This story has everything that a good thriller should have, it is fascinating reading as we delve into a lot of technology and the dark web, there is blackmail that goes back years, the characters are fabulous MR Shipley has bought them to life on the pages and yes I was cheering Blake on to catch the villain who really is a nasty piece of work.

Huge congrats on a fabulous debut, this is one that I would highly recommend and I am looking forward to more in the Blake Willis series.

My thanks to the author for my digital copy to read and review.

4 stars
Expected publication: August 9th 2022 by InkIT Publishing Pty Ltd