TEARS OF FIRE (A Lambeth Group Thriller Book #6) by Gordon Bickerstaff is another edge-of-your-seat, compelling, fast-paced Lambeth Group thriller. Mr. Bickerstaff continually surprises me with his ability to make me cringe at the methods used by his antagonists to kill people and the excitement as Gavin and Zoe work together to defeat them. These books can be read as standalones with each espionage/crime plot being unique, but the main characters continually build their relationships with each new story. I believe they should be read in order of publication.

British Special Forces Captain Zoe Tampsin is fighting to stay alive and not protecting biochemist Gavin Shawlens of the secretive Lambeth Group as this book opens. While Gavin is pulled into an insurance investigation through the Lambeth Group because of his special studies in enzymes, but his simple investigation is not what it appears to be.

Government corruption, sanctioned revenge, twin Korean psychotic killers who want to start a war on the Korean peninsula and a nursing home with an illegal side hustle all come together in a race against time in which Zoe must uncover an intricate plot, stop the use of a dirty bomb in Scotland and once again race to save Gavin’s life.

I was not able to put this book down! Once again Mr. Bickerstaff had me hooked from page one. The fast-paced plot does not let up as Zoe is fighting one obstacle after another when she could have walked away. Zoe is an extremely strong protagonist that I enjoy cheering on. Gavin is once again brilliant in his professional field, but not so smart or brave when in the field for the Lambeth Group, but I like the added insight into Gavin’s past that influences his present behavior and it helps to make him more relatable. The secondary characters who aid Zoe and Gavin were fully fleshed, strong and came through when needed. The evil characters are truly despicable and scary. The plot will keep you turning the pages with plenty of twists and surprises right up to a very close call of a climax.

I highly recommend this Lambeth Group thriller and all the books in this series!

"Tears of Fire" is an action packed novel written by Gordon Bickerstaff. It's well written but has a slightly predictable plot. I didn't really find myself into it at first but I managed to stick with it and found myself enjoying it.

A very enjoyable thriller! I have not read any previous books by Gordon Bickerstaff and knowing that 'Tears of Fire' is the latest in a series, i did wonder whether i would find it easy to get into or not. Any doubts soon faded, as i was gripped from virtually the beginning. Well written and one that i can recommend to all who enjoy plenty of twists and turns. Am hoping to read more books by this author.

My thanks to Netgalley and the Publishers. This is my honest review.

I really enjoyed this book and the story line is action packed. Gordon Bickerstaff is another of my return to authors and I will be checking for new books..

The description of the book intrigued me but it honestly does not do justice to this intense novel - I felt like the beginning started off with so much mystery that I had to keep reading to find out what happened to the woman Zoe who was sentenced to death by a secretive council. Do you want action? Tears of Fire provides that and more than you could think to ask for! Jam packed with secrets, adventure, layers of deception wrapped around the mystery that kept me reading and reading for way too late at night. I enjoyed uncovering clues layer by layer and was astonished and how well the book flows. Never having read any of the other books in the series, there were a few times where I felt that reading the other books would have been better before diving head first into Tears of Fire. Overall it worked as a standalone, so don't let that stop you.

A delicious mind bending action mystery that needs to be solved, Tears of Fire by Gordon Bickerstaff is handled so well that I was dismayed to turn to the final few pages. Alas, I guess, like the rest of the world I am doomed to wait until his next book. Well done!!!

Thank you to NetGalley, Gordon Bickerstaff, and Books Go Social for this ARC to read and review, I enjoyed the adventure!!! As always, my opinions are my own.

A whole lot of action all the way, and still a very easy read. The ceremonies at the beginning don't seem very plausible and some of the fighting isn't realistic, but all in all a very good action book.