"Big-time businessman Sir Gerald Campion is losing money. The losses in his gambling division look like an inside job. He’s angry, and betrayal like this can’t go unpunished. He enlists the help of Shannon Investigations, a team of fraud detectives with a reputation for getting results — and fast. Wasting no time, Nick heads to the casino to gather intel and spots shady dealings at the blackjack table . .Nick’s onto something. But before he has time to act, he’s attacked by a mad axe man waiting for him in the carpark, backed up by an unknown figure in a van. Then a car bomb explodes, killing one of Campion’s staff and injuring one of Shannon’s own team.
someone is playing a game of Russian roulette and Shannon’s going for broke."
This is book 7 in a series, i would recommend starting with the 1st one to understand the storyline.
Fast paced read, suspenseful, I give this book 3 1/2 stars.
Thank you Joffe books, netgalley, and the author for a chance to leave an honest review.
Published May 23, 2023

This was a fast read, suited for action fans. Very little character development and predictable, but a nice escape.

Another book which is part of a series. I have not read any others, but this was OK as a stand alone once I got into the story. For a short book, it took me a while to get into the plot. Initially I was not too keen on Shannon, the narrator and did not really understand what he was doing. I am also not really up on the betting industry, how it works etc. The explanations did give some insight . The team is quite diverse and it was not until half way through the book that I had sorted out who everyone was and their roles .
The book really did pick up though and I came to understand and like Shannon more as the book progressed . The writing style reflects Shannon's thinking style, no nonsense and noticing details of dress styles etc. It took some getting used to (perhaps that accounts for my reservations in the first part of the book.). Once the action picked up, I really started to enjoy the book and will definitely look out for others.
Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

The hero and his team are fraud detectives and are tasked with finding out why a gambling franchise is losing money - on the horse? at the tables? where? Plenty of action and a lot of description about various gambling scenarios. Nice input about probabilities. The team work well together. A first for me although 7th in the series; enjoyed it as such but not sure I'd go back to read the rest. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy.

Nick Shannon #7

Big-time businessman Sir Gerald Campion is losing money. His losses in his gambling division look like an inside job. He's angry, and betrayal lie this can't go unpunished. Wasting no time, Nick and his team head to the casino to investigate. But as they're leaving, they're attacked by a mad axe man, backed up by an unknown figure in a van. Then a car bomb explodes, killing one of Campion's staff and injuring one of Shannon's own team. Someone is playing a game of Russian roulette = and Shannon's going for broke.

This the first book in the series that I've read but it does read well as a standalone. This is a fairly quick read with a fast-moving plotline. This is also a descriptively written story. The characters are well developed and mostly likeable. If I ever find the time, I will read the read of the books in this series as I quite enjoyed this one.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #JoffeBooks and the author #PaulBennett for my ARC of #ShannonsGamble in exchange for an honest review.

I hadn't realised when i started to read this book that it was actually part of a series. Not only that it's the 7 th book in the series.
NICK SHANNON THRILLERS

Book 1: DUE DILIGENCE

Book 2: COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Book 3: FALSE PROFITS

Book 4: THE MONEY RACE

Book 5: BLUE ON BLUE

Book 6: SHANNON’S LAW

Book 7: SHANNON’S GAMBLE

I don't think this took too much away from the story for me, as i hadn't realized until I'd finished it, then it's clear it could be read as a standalone. I will at some point have to read the previous books and then re read this, but that is just for personal satisfaction that anything else.

I really enjoyed this read, a great story line that felt fresh and enjoyable. Some great characters. The author has done a sterling job of engaging the reader throughout and each chapter leaves you wanting to read the next.

investigations, fraud, gambling, casino, teamwork, mathematician, ex-cons, private-investigators, specialists, money-laundering, law-enforcement, murder, attempted-murder, threats, thriller, betting, forensic-consultant, forensic-accountant, bombing, England*****

Amazing cast of characters!
This is a very timely subject for either side of the Atlantic--gambling/betting. The client suspects that there is fraud going on in his casinos so the team takes the son along with them to learn as they investigate and he becomes a part of the team. FOLLOW THE MONEY.
Excellent read with a fast moving plot and a side order of interactions between members of the team.
I requested and received an EARC from Joffe Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

First time I had read a Paul Bennett book and found it a easy read, but unlike some, not one that made you want to keep turning the pages until you had finished it in one sitting.
There is every chance that I will look for further titles by the author, so perhaps I could still get hooked.

Paul Bennett is a new author to me and I thought from the premise of the book it would be something I liked. I found this an enjoyable albeit fairly short and refreshing read full of action and thrills. Nick and his team are asked by a gambling division owner to find out why it is losing money. It took me a while to get used to the writing style and at times I thought the writing was a bit too overly descriptive for my liking. I loved the subtle humour in the story, and that it had mostly likeable characters - my favourites being Shannon, Valentine and Palmer. I loved the camaraderie between the team members and enjoyed following their investigation before it raced to its conclusion. Whilst this is the 7th book in a series I think it can be read on its own although I will be looking to read the previous books when I can.

4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is the first of the Shannon books I've read - how did I miss them - and I found it to be good fun. Things zipped along nice and quickly with very little build up to the exciting actions. They just agree what to do and go on and do it.

Really enjoyed it.

Thanks to Net Galley and Joffe Books, the publisher, I read a free advance review copy of the book. This review is voluntary, honest and my own opinion.