I was sent this book for the purpose of review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
So happy to be participating in this blog tour for Guy Roland’s new book, Miss Smith Commits The Perfect Crime? I just had to read it – being a Miss Smith myself I was intrigued to see where the story led. Thanks go to the publisher and Rachel’s Randoms Resources for the opportunity to review.
About The Book
Recovering from a brutal attack where she was savagely raped, university student Sam Smith attempts to rebuild her life and overcome the ongoing effects of her ordeal. Her ultimate goal is to bring her assailant to justice, but before she can do so her life and loves take a series of intriguing turns as she continues her sometimes unconventional education. Eventually she is able to identify her attacker and decides to exact retribution in her own particular style, but during her preparations Sam becomes aware that her every move is being tracked by a mysterious organisation. To avoid detection by the police and also her hidden watchers, Sam Smith attempts to commit the perfect crime. However in the aftermath of her vigilante action events change rapidly to bring about a most unexpected outcome.
Miss Smith Commits the Perfect Crime? is the first book in the Sam Smith Adventure Series and can be read as a standalone.
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MY REVIEW
Having been drawn in by the title, I was soon whisked away into a world of intrigue. I wasn’t sure what to expect going into the book and I totally didn’t expect what happened but I loved it. I read this book in one sitting. I can definitely see why it works well as a standalone but I do love how the ending paved the way for future books.
Sam is a really interesting character who has experienced some past trauma but is determined to not let it bother her. I loved the characters of Nick and Ari although was a little disappointed with how the story with one of the characters ended – I won’t mention which one because of spoilers. Her friendship with Fran was true and I loved seeing how she progressed in her life as she battled to get past her previous trauma.
Sam is an intelligent and feisty woman who knows what she wants from life and she is surely going to be a fantastic protagonist going forward in the books. I would definitely recommend checking this out.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Guy Caplin worked in television broadcasting for over 40 years and is one of the few people to have achieved success in both the technical and artistic branches of the medium. He has worked with many celebrities including, the Beatles, Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Hope and Maria Callas.
He moved to ITV’s Yorkshire Television in 1969 as a Producer and Director of Sport, Outside Broadcasts and special events. Among the many programmes he devised was the quiz programme “Winner Takes All” fronted by Jimmy Tarbuck and Geoffrey Wheeler, which under his tenure was regularly amongst the Top Ten TV programmes and twice reached the coveted Number One Spot.
When the final series of the hit American programme Dallas ran into technical problems in Hollywood in 1989, Guy left YTV and joined a UK broadcast engineering company to try to come up with a solution. The solution proposed resulted in the creation of the DEFT process, which although too late to be used on Dallas, was used initially on the Simpsons and subsequently on Friends, Frasier, Superman and many others America series. DEFT was awarded an Emmy for outstanding technical achievement.
Back in the UK Guy owned and ran a company creating video productions for both broadcast and industry, was a freelance trainer at the BBC and a visiting tutor at the National School of Film and Television
For the past thirteen years Guy has also been regular lecturer for P&O cruises and Cunard and has effectively travelled twice around the world.
Now, having closed his video company, he spends his time writing under the name of Guy Rolands and has now completed four novels in the Sam Smith Adventure series. Having worked all over the world and encountered hundreds of remarkable characters, his experiences provide colour and intrigue to his work.
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It certainly does sound very intriguing! I am hoping to start reading again soon and will have to give this book a try.
My kids are back to swimming which means I get my hour of reading time back. I cannot wait to get started again
I have been reading so much more recently and will soon run out of book ideas, so thanks for sharing.
Ohhhhhh sounds like a book that grabs you in!