Praise for One Way:‘So riveting I read in one sitting. Can’t speak highly enough about this book’‘Such a heart stopping, roller coaster ride’‘I’d go for ten stars if I could; best of the best’‘I was holding my breath for much of this book not knowing what was coming up the next stairwell – what an adrenaline rush’‘I have read every book in this series. Unlike so many other ‘series’ books, this … rush’
‘I have read every book in this series. Unlike so many other ‘series’ books, this one gets better with each book’
NYPD Detective Sam Archer is on his way home on a Sunday afternoon in New York City. He’s been out of the field for over three months due to a broken ankle and a serious bout of pneumonia from a previous case, but has just been given the all clear for a return to duty, starting tomorrow. Archer takes a seat on a bench in the Upper West Side, enjoying a cold drink and soaking up the last remaining sun of the day.
Then he sees something totally unexpected.
Two men are crossing the street in front of him, heading quickly towards a group climbing into a car. Both men are armed with pistols.
And all hell breaks loose.
Shouting a warning and racing to their aid, a ferocious gunfight erupts, shattering the peaceful afternoon. Archer and the group are forced to flee uptown in the strangers’ vehicle, their ambushers giving chase. With their tyres blown out and the car crashing, the group have no choice but to take refuge in a Harlem tenement block, situated in one of the most dangerous areas in the city. Their ambushers are right on their heels and seal off the building, preventing the NYPD from getting close as they start to arrive.
Archer and the others are trapped in the building with their attackers.
Hiding out with the group from the car in an apartment upstairs, Archer starts to piece together the situation. The people he’s with are US Marshals, protecting a witness, a nine year old girl. Clearly, someone out there is desperate to kill her.
But as they barricade themselves in and wait for back-up, none of them realise the full extent of the danger they are in.
Others are on their way to the building, ruthless trained killers who won’t leave until the girl is dead. As the scores of NYPD and Marshals on the street desperately try to figure out how they can get to their people inside, Archer and the Marshals must fight to stay alive against increasingly hopeless odds, running out of ammunition, chances and time.
Unarmed and totally unprepared, Archer is thrown back into the fray; either kill or be killed. As they encounter the enemy, suffer casualties and Archer learns who this child witness really is, two things become abundantly clear.
There’s only one way in or out of the building.
And it appears there’s only one way this can end.
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Best book i have read in a long time. Author nails a great balance between realism and heroic action. Characters just imperfect enough to make the reader like them. Depiction of the bad guys makes the reader want to jump into the plot and kick their butts too! Read it if you like military weapon style fighting action with layers if plot. Good job on the writing.
Very good read
Another totally awesome Sam Archer adventure from Tom Barber. This one is pretty much not stop action from the beginning right thru the end. This is the 5th or 6th Tom Barber book I’ve read and I can recommend them all – he is definitely one of my new favorite authors…
Can’t say enough about this book, I couldn’t put it down.
I normally don’t read books with so much bloodshed &
action, this is normally the kind of book my husband likes.
But I loved the characters and the way this author tells his
story, he really keeps your interest and what I love about
this book, is that there is so much action but no cussing!
If it was a movie, it would deffinetly be R rated for violence
and action.
I purchased “One way” , from the Sam archer book series,
and will purchase the complete series.
Like I said, can’t say enough good stuff about this book,
I would give it more stars if I could…….
Non-stop action. Kept me on the edge of my seat.
Full of action with an interesting twist in the story
Superman Sam overcomes massive odds and beats the villains who incidentally have more men, more technology, more guns, more armor but Sam comes up smelling of roses.
I would rate this one 5 stars. It was fast moving and had some twists an turns.The story begins with a gun fight in the streets of New York and moves on from there. It’s very hard to put down, it just grabs you and won’t let go. It’s one of the most exciting reads I’ve had in a long time.
G
The action starts and never stops. Kept me up half the night. I recommend this author. This series is really excellent, action packed reading.
Good characters, lots of realistic action with a couple of twists in the plot. Worth reading the series
If you liked the movie Die Hard you’ll love this book; it is action packed. I started reading it in the evening; I stayed up all night to finish as I couldn’t put it down.
Tense, action packed, lots of surprises, couldn’t put it down.