The Father's Son

I received an email from Peter McPhie advising me that as I had enjoyed his previous book (Good Man Gone) his new book (The Father’s Son) was available and would I like to read it. I am so glad I did.

We are first introduced to Andrew Locke as a child when his father is abducted by some men, one of which wears a mask over his head to conceal his identity. His father is never found and Andrew becomes the State’s responsibility, not without some problems. Eventually Andrew becomes an FBI agent with specialist skills and he is chosen for a particular, secret mission. This mission requires him to move house with his wife and his young son and work alone with only one contact – his very senior FBI supervisor/manager. Andrew’s brief is complex and dangerous, and he has serious concerns about the safety of his family – for Andrew raised without a family, he is haunted by thoughts of his father and the mystery surrounding the masked man.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is intelligent, well-written and well-structured. I loved Andrew and thought the dialogue plausible and sophisticated, more literary than some ‘spy’ novels.

Thank you to the author, publishers and NetGalley for providing an ARC via my Kindle in return for an honest review.

The Father's Son is an interesting book. When Andrew Locke was seven, he saw his father taken from home by gunmen, never to be seen again. Twenty years later Andrew with a wife and son, working for the FBI, is tasked for a highly secretive undertaking, which requires him to move to Pennsylvania with his family. There he will use his skills as a sharpshooter and personal plane to locate a secret organization "The Watcher". Many people have been observed doing things that they would prefer not to have out in the open are being black mailed for life. Andrew will seek out clues to uncover the people responsible. The past will return tying the present together with clues that lead back to Andrew's father kidnapping.

The Father's Son, was a suspenseful thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat from pay one to the conclusion. This book is filled with twists and turns that you will not anticipate coming. I felt extremely emotional reading as the main character suffered a traumatic event at a very young age.

Andrew was only 7 years old when he watched his Dad be led out of their home by a pack of gunmen. Andrew was left questioning what happened and why for most of his childhood. Now, 20 years later, Andrew is married and has a little boy himself. Finally, Andrew can be at peace .

Not so fast.

The past has come back to haunt Andrew and its Andrews turn to fight back. He has everything to lose and will stop at nothing to prevent history from repeating itself.

This is a story you will think about long after concluding. I found myself retelling what had happened to my husband. Now, my husband is not a reader but he was vested and wanted to know what happened. I told him he had to pick the book up to find out for himself! Well, it was a success! Five stars from both of us!

The Father's Son
by Peter McPhie
Description
A heartfelt suspense thriller.
Andrew Locke was seven when he saw his father taken from home by gunmen.
There were no answers as to what happened and why.
Twenty years later Andrew has a happier life, a wife and son.
The terrible past has lost its grip.
Until one day ...it comes back.
Clues from a very surprising source.
Determined, he undertakes a deadly hunt against a powerful enemy.
And everything's at stake.
Far more than he knows.
An emotional thriller.

When Andrew Locke was seven, he saw his father taken from home by gunmen, never to be seen again. Andrew is now in the F.B.I with a wife and child, He learns more of his father, It would delight men to finally read a book like this. I always wonder, what do men have to choose from. lol Anyway, well done, and get this one.