The Head of the Snake throws you right back into the action again with the intrepid Sarah Black. Her strength and sometime naivety are at the forefront again as she gets to grips with the harsh reality of Sierra Leone.
Dark and full of violence, the whole atmosphere of this book is tense and dramatic and I was gripped again from the very beginning.
As with the first in the series, I’ve loved the links with the game of chess - how Sarah aligns all the pieces of the puzzle on the board to help her work through the conundrum in front of her.

Well written novel with a clever, well-crafted plot. I can see that Lucy has put hours of research into this, and I could feel, see, taste, touch, and smell the locations while reading, despite never having been there! The characters are three-dimensional and Sarah's dad is a personal favourite. The adventure and true-to-life risks involved kept me reading, and even though I'm by no means an expert of the genre, it was one of those novels that you don't want to put down because 'I need to know what happens next, right now!' Thoroughly enjoyed this, and will be going back to read 'The King's Pawn.'

Fast-paced, interesting, and with a perfect ending, definitely recommended

Thank you to Lucy Hooft, NetGalley and the publisher for the arc of this book.