An Unlikely Betrayal


Fiction - Mystery - Murder
145 Pages
Reviewed on 03/11/2018
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Author Biography

Jack Probyn is the author of the Detective Jake Tanner terror thriller writers. Jack started writing when he was a child, and had some of his work published in a poetry anthology when he was 10. Of course, the success of the book went nowhere and meant nothing.

When Jack isn’t writing, he is often reading, writing about reading, reading about writing, or... doing a sudoku. He enjoys thriller programmes, especially the ones on Netflix.

    Book Review

Reviewed by Susan Sewell for Readers' Favorite

A girl is abducted from the murder scene of a prominent barrister and held for ransom with a short time limit in the exciting murder mystery novel, An Unlikely Betrayal (A Jake Tanner Thriller) by Jack Probyn. All the years that Detective Jake Tanner has worked at the precinct he has worked from the desk. Now his superior has taken him out of the office and thrown Jake into a high-profile case. Not only does this case involve the murder of a barrister, his wife, and his youngest daughter, but it also includes the kidnapping of the barrister's oldest daughter.

Partnered with the aggressive and volatile Detective Ashley Rivers, Jake tries to make sense of the confusing aspects of the case. With Ashley bullying him, and the inspector breathing down their necks wanting instant results, Jake struggles with the unfamiliar element of being in the front line. Although criminal psychology is his expertise, will Jake's inexperience trip them up? The clock is ticking, and the teenage girl's life is at stake. Can Jake and Ashley unravel the discrepancies in the case and save her before their time is up?

An Unlikely Betrayal (A Jake Tanner Thriller) by Jack Probyn is a suspenseful murder mystery with a tangent. The story has several subplots laced within the story line which come together, forming a fascinating tale of deception and death. It has a psychological thriller facet to the plot that keeps the reader captivated until the unexpected conclusion. With compelling characters and an enthralling story line, this exceptional novel will entertain and delight fans of thrillers, suspense, and murder mysteries.