After enjoying some very positive
reviews for his first novel Niedermayer
& Hart (my favourite ‘Indie’ read of last year) Martin has presented us
with his psychological thriller Roadrage.
Forget the why’s and wherefore’s
of the plot and just accept the fact that there are potentially some
dangerously crazy people out there and, if they had hold of your personal
information, how much damage could they do to your life? One such person sets his sights on destroying
the life of Gil Harper, an unassuming illustrator, who is learning to live
again after the tragic death of his wife.
What starts out as a brief incident on the motorway one rainy Christmas
night sends Gil’s life spiraling out of control.
There are some nice touches here
and there; I liked the gear shift chapter headings, and dear old Spike…… what a
lovely brave little character he is. Some of
the other characters I suspect are based on people Martin has known from his
acting days (Sally, Gil’s love interest, is involved with the theatre). I was suspicious of Sally from the start, and
I was trying to work out how she would fit into the scheme of things, but you
will need to read the novel to find out why she is so secretive.
This novel will get you thinking
about the danger of being a creature of habit, and the security of your own
personal information. After all, we all
live in the age of the internet where everything is accessed by passwords – and
you can’t possibly remember them all, you have to write them down………..
somewhere……. don’t you?
For more info about Martin and
his work visit: http://www.mj-johnson.com/
Maxine
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