The Righteous Men - Sam Bourne ǀ Book review

This action packed book keeps you on the hook until the final pages. It is perhaps one of the only books I have come across that rivals the works of Dan Brown, in the thriller genre. You can tell from the get go the book has been well researched and that allows for it to provide a truly immersive experience.

After reading the To Kill a President and To Kill the Truth, also by Bourne, I wanted to read some more of his books, this one in particular was recommended to me. So I did end up reading it over the course of a week. 

Overall, I actually far preferred it to the To kill a President and To kill the truth books. 

Will is plunged into a deep mystery. People are being murdered. It turns out these people are actually some of the most righteous men in the world, even if not many people know it. Will is a New York Times reporter so naturally writes about it. 

It turns out somebody is not to happy about this, as quickly after his story is printed - on the frontpage of arguably one of the world's biggest newspapers - his wife is kidnaped.

Will's investigation leads him through perilous themes such as family, history and religion and through many corners of New York city, a grand home for a grand story.

This book is a blockbuster, although it is not about to have you thinking philosophically about every word on the page it will, if you give it the time, pull you into it's twists and turns - of which there are plenty. Although the book doesn't match up to Dan Browns books, and the characters are not the most memorable I have ever read about, I still think this is a fun story that is probably worth your time.

If I had to rate the book I would give it a 6/10.