When Alistar Haston is suddenly informed that he may have a son, he is as expected shocked, but as he is trying to trace the genealogy he may get caught into a very dangerous race of survival. Second Skin by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart is packed with action and very unexpected twists, keeping the reader engaged and curious until the end.
The book is a continuation of the bestseller The Lizard - also turned into a motion picture - but can be easily read as a stand-alone.
The gripping thriller is enjoyable not only from the point of view of the action, taking place mostly in Greece, the place where the main character witnessed a murder five years ago, but also from the writing style and character construction.
The beautiful setting may distract you from the intricacies of the story - featuring some spy action as well - as it receives the full attention from the author, playing an important role in the overall setting of the story.
As a character, Alistar is adventurous, curious but a honest man, who may be eager to meet his secret son. He is the type of person that may assume the consequence of his actions, but acknowledging being completely out of control when it comes to the actions themselves. He may be taken away by his own desires and feelings, not always leading him to the right place. But, definitely, good and normal people will never inspire a good thriller.
Second Skin is a recommended book to anyone looking to some adventurous story set in the beautiful Greece. That kind of action that you hopefully will encounter only between the covers of a book.
Rating: 4 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
Thanks for the blog tour support x
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