Winner of the Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize for 2017
Kara Wright & Tien Tran
Kara Wright and Tien Tran, former members of an elite intelligence gathering team active in Afghanistan, Iraq, and places still classified, now make their living through Wright & Tran, a PI service that tracks errant spouses, identifies dishonest employees and, just occasionally, takes on more significant cases that allow them to use all their skills. When siblings Zoe and Michael Sterling insist that their middle-aged parents have gone missing, Kara and Tien are at first sceptical and then quickly intrigued; the father, ex-intelligence analyst Chris Sterling, appears to be involved with an enigmatic Russian thug. Using less than orthodox methods and the services of ex-colleagues with highly specialised talents, Wright & Tran take on the case. But the truth they uncover is far from simple and will shake Zoe and Michael as much as it will challenge Tien and anger Kara. An anger she can ill afford for she is being hunted by others for the killing of a street predator who chose the wrong prey. The only constant in this darkening world is that nothing and no one can be taken at face value.
Ian Andrew is an author who can be relied upon to deliver a good – no, much more than that – a great read. I loved his first novel, A Time to Every Purpose and had high expectations of his second, Face Value. Very different in theme to the first, Face Value once again proved Andrew to be a versatile and gifted writer who delivers books that hold readers from beginning to end. With very well-constructed plots, Andrew delivers adrenalin and excitement laced with imaginative, innovative technology with memorable characters who provide heart and substance to his work. In a market inundated with so many books, it is a relief to find an author who is more than just the sum total of all his attributes – there is something prodigious, an elusive extra that makes his work special. It also helps that, for a self-published author, his work is well-written, professionally presented and blessed with quite exceptional story-telling skills. – Elaine Fry, West Australian Newspaper Professional Reviewer
Exciting read This book goes at great speed. The author has a good eye for detail and the book is well-researched. I guessed he had a background in military intelligence. I love the fact he uses women as main characters and have picked out others apart from Wright and Tran that I might find in the next book. I hope the next book is already being written!
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