Random Things Tours: Flowers from the Black Sea by A.B.Decker

 

I love good international thrillers, because it is where two of my passions (besides reading and writing) meets: international politics and travel. On the road there are so many chances that something spectacular happens: either spies are chasing each other or transborder crime is about to endanger the world peace. And some places are more prone to such encounters than the others. Like Turkey, or the region around the Black Sea, for instance. Culturally, the meeting of cultures and traditions is a blessing. For the police enforcement though, it is a curse, as this diversity may permeate the daily life in many challenging ways.

Flowers from the Black Sea, the second novel by A.B.Decker inspired those thoughts. As private investigator Matt Quillan is requested to do a friendly favour and localize some person in Turkey, he is trusted a flash drive by a stranger, shortly before being arrested by police officers. Thus, unwillingly, he found himself in the middle of a global situation that is about to get completely out of control. What can Quillan do in order to dismantle the net of dangers?

This fast paced thriller creates a world in itself, genuine in its dangerous settings and international imbroglio. Curious by nature, I couldn´t give up until the end of the story, and afterwards, took some time to think about some of the sequences of the book. Also, the local ambiance is recreated taking into account many individual details, which gives even more authenticity to the story.

Flowers from the Black Sea is a recommended read if you love the taste of a fast forward international intrigue. It just opened up my taste for even more such novels and hopefully by the end of the year I can dedicate even more time to such brain challenging lectures.

Rating: 4 stars

Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own