If you've never read Sean Black's books then you are missing out. Lockdown was a fast exciting thriller which I couldn't put down.

I got very confused at the start of this book - perhaps too many characters being introduced at once. When I got past this problem I enjoyed the story. It gallops along at a fast pace and I found myself turning pages just to see how it would end up. It's never going to exercise your brain - but that's sometimes what you need!

Lots of mixed views and opinions on this book from the other reviews. This book and series enter a market very busy with authors generating loyalty to them and their books. This is not a masterpiece and is never going to finish top of any critics list. But then it was never meant to be or written to be. This is a fairly pacy thriller introducing Ryan Lock, a personal protection agent who ends up investigating an abduction. It has flaws with some of the execution and a couple of times you have to re-read as a plot point almost passed you by. But for a poolside read or as an introduction to the series (which does get better), read and enjoy.