This style of novel is not my usual choice of genre but it’s always good to try entering a new environment and adapt to a faster paced narrative. And I am really glad I chose Carl Rackman’s second book.
From the Prologue when Brad talks to his fiancé by phone as she tries to escape from the second tower on 9/11 to the culmination of this thriller on the day of the Inauguration of a new President in 2017, this fast-moving thriller keeps you guessing. There are a number of significant characters to meet, including Brad, a member of an FBI counter-terrorism unit, Dr Callie Woolf, Project Manager of the Voyager Interstellar Mission and Matt, a British pilot who freelances for MI5. Brad soon finds himself in disgrace, Callie fears her project will be cancelled and Matt may lose his freedom.
The plot is complex and offers “alternative facts” and there are acronyms and details of the workings of NASA and US Security staff to come to grips with. The characters gradually fill out into believable personalities and each of them becomes increasingly endangered. And then we meet Mirage, a mysterious superwoman. Is she good or evil? Is the world about to be invaded by creatures from another world, or is there a conspiracy? This tautly constructed suspense novel kept me turning the pages and hoping that Brad and Callie would solve the mystery and survive all attempts on their lives.
Voyager is available on Amazon UK or Amazon US
You can find my review of Carl Rackman’s first novel, Irex here
Lizanne lost in a good book 
Thank you Liz.
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Thank you Lizanne, a really slick review!
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I’m reading this at the moment! I’m finding all the technical stuff a bit difficult and hard to keep in my head, but it’s so well written, and I love the slow way it’s unfolding.
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I popped back to read the Glossary quite a bit.
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Sounds promising. Not exactly my normal read either, but it’s a gripping subject, and if it’s well written… 🙂
Have a happy week, Liz!
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