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|title=High Rollers
|author=Jack Bowman
|publisher=Bantam Press
|date=August 2013
|summary=An action packed conspiracy tale with crashes, chases and revelations. This is a typical but exciting action thriller.
|cover=0552168459
|aznuk=0552168459
|aznus=B00CQ1D2TM
}}
Tom Patrick is a far from popular air crash investigator, who is nonetheless the best there is. He has more than ruffled a few feathers and is suspended from working on cases. Despite this the largest case of his career is forced upon him when not one but two Boeing 737 jets encounter catastrophic failures resulting in many fatalities. Tom recognises a possible link between the two and potentially many more airplanes, a link that could uncover a far reaching and very dangerous conspiracy.
This is quite a successful romp of a book with characters and events making an enjoyable and sometimes tense read. I particularly enjoyed the character's side line in poker and the parallel troubles that it brought him throughout the story and the scenes in casinos seem to benefit from the author's experiences as a poker player himself.
A lo lot of the proceedings within the tale rely on the fact that Tom Patrick is supposedly the best air crash investigator there is and is only held back by his interaction with the public. The whole investigation hinges on the fact that he is an incredibly gifted investigator but by the end of the book I still have no idea what is supposed to make him better than others, he is begrudgingly considered exceptional at the job by all around but not once is this really explained. He is an interesting character and feels well fleshed out in some areas but this important aspect doesn’t feel properly tackled.
All in all this is a good fun bit of escapism, the story never lets up and provides enough human interest, action and humour to fly by. Although not spectacular the story and its lead character are great fun and the pace never dragged. Ironically I think this book would be best read when travelling and despite the big ''CAUTION DO NOT READ THIS BOOK ON A PLANE'' displayed on the cover, I think a long plane journey would most suit this book.
For a range of exciting and entertaining stories try [[Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can’t Can't Put Down by Clive Cussler (editor)]].
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