(originally posted on July 18, 2005)
Female thriller writers are so rare these days that one has to embrace the new ones that come along. Fortunately, the debut US publication by Cumbria-based Sharp deserves all accolades as it combines relentless action and enough vulnerability to fully flesh out protagonist Charlie Fox. This installment (#4 in the series) is out in the US in September but #5's out in the UK at the end of the year, and I can't read it fast enough.
