“Drama and tension from page one”Do you love gripping and hard-boiled crime thrillers? Then try GB Williams’ unmissable Locked In.Ariadne Teddington is having a bad day. Then she finds herself staring down the barrel of a gun.Stuck in a bank robbery turned hostage situation, Ariadne keeps her head down and her mouth shut; because if there is one thing criminals hate more than the police it’s … mouth shut; because if there is one thing criminals hate more than the police it’s prison guards.
Trapped with a child, a policeman, and a robber on the edge, Ariadne desperately searches for a way out for them.
Can they all escape unharmed?
And when everyone is locked in, will anyone get out alive?
What readers are saying:
“Great book. Brilliant storyline and excellent main character” Stephanie C, Reviewer
“Loved the idea of this book, it is so plausible and could happen to anyone” Angie T, Reviewer
Also available in The Locked Trilogy:
Locked Up
Locked in is a hard-boiled police thriller that will have you gripped from page 1. It will appeal to fans of authors like Rachel Abbott, Ed James, Joy Ellis and Angela Marsons.
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Ariadne (Ari) Teddington is not having a good day. She finds herself in the middle of a bank robbery and hostages are taken. She is one of them. Her biggest immediate problem is that she is a prison guard. Next to police, criminals hate prison guards the most.
Among the hostages is a child and a policeman and a robber who is barely holding it together.
While the robbers are issuing their demands, Ari is desperately trying to think of a way to get them all out before anyone is harmed … or killed.
This is a rough and tumble story premise that kept this reader riveted to the fast action. Warning: Graphic Language. Some of the happenings could have been taken from news headlines. It’s a drama that escalates until the final page with a brutal ending.
Although second in this series, this is easily read as a stand alone. I do, however, always recommend starting at the beginning for a fuller picture of all the characters involved.
Many thanks to the author / Bloodhound Books / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
This book had me hooked from the first page and the pace didn’t let up until the end. Really enjoyable read and I will definitely be looking up the rest of the books in this series, both the before and after books.
Being a hostage has to be a person’s worse nightmare but when you are a prison guard it just goes from bad to worse. This is the problem facing Ari an off duty female prison guard just stopping off at her local bank to run some quick simple errands, but along with 8 other people she soon wishes she had skipped that part of her day. To make matters worse the police knew there was going to be a raid and slip in one of there own undercover officer’s in. Can Ari keep her cool and keep everyone alive before the kidnappers are caught or are tempers and guns about to blow.
I thought it was a very slow read. I wouldn’t recommend it.
About as realistic as the Easter bunny.
A British thriller, maybe a bit confusing, but mostly well written. Biggest complaint is that instead of an ending to wrap it up, it leaves one with a tease and a cliffhanger. Yes, I prefer books that finish their story. Sequels are fine, but if it is a trilogy like LOTR, for heavens sake, say so.
Great read. Keeps you involved. Great characters & unique plot.
I thought just another bank hostage theme, but I really got into this book and enjoyed it.
EXCELLENT- I highly recommend this!! Superbly executed plot and character development with a fabulously twisted ending that I didn’t see coming (which is reasonably rare) AT ALL!
Lots of twists and turns right to the end! Suspenseful!
The book was easy to read from the beginning. I found myself cheering for the main characters. The ending was a little too quick for me. It seemed like all the problems were solved too quickly and the actual ending was too abrupt.
Spent the whole book waiting for something to happen. Could have been much more interesting than it was. Ending was a let down for me.
This story is really, really good. ‘Locked In’ is the second of a trilogy and I received it as a BookBub freebie. It was billed as a gritty page turner about a bank job and hostage situation with the protagonist, Ari Teddington, a prison guard, trapped during the robbery. Because it is the second book, it takes a little perseverance to get into the plot because there is some back and forth to the first book in the trilogy. That was the only weakness in ‘Locked In’, and I solved the problem by skimming backstory (there were a couple places, not many), but it didn’t hurt the story at all. It’s been a long time since I’ve had to make myself put a book down so I could get some sleep and then want to pick a book right back up in the morning as soon as I can. ‘Locked In’ did that for me. Teddington was a great character and her actions in her situation were so believable. I liked the sparse writing style and lean dialog. Again, really well done.
This could so happen that it is scary.
Excellent read. Ready for more.
Enjoyed!
I didn’t like it because it took place in the UK. I like books that take place in the US because I can identify with the people and places much easier.
Great book. Keeps you on the edge. The only thing I didn’t like was the cliff hanger ending. What happens? It there a sequel?