The Coming Darkness- Blog Tour

 

Author: Greg Mosse

Publisher: Moon Flower Books

Publishing Date: 10th November 2022

Many thanks to the author and publishing team for my copy of the book and a spot on the tour

Blurb 

Paris, 2037. Global warming and pandemics have torn through the fabric of society. And Alexandre Lamarque of the French external security service is hunting for eco-terrorists. Experience has taught him there is no one he can trust. Experience has taught him there is no one he can trust - not his secretive lover Mariam, not even his old mentor, Professor Fayard, the man at the centre of the web. He is ready to give up. But he can't.

In search of the truth, Alex must follow the trail through an ominous spiral of events, from a string of brutal child murders to a chaotic coup in North Africa. He rapidly finds himself in a heart-thumping race against chaos and destruction. He could be the world's only hope of preventing the coming darkness...

My Thoughts

I was taken by surprise by this book as it read much more than a dystopian thriller. It is a complex, though provoking and intelligent piece of fiction. 

I found Alex to be a very complex character. He seems to be intelligent but has his guard up. And rightly so, having come up against some traumatic events he is now torn between who to believe and trying to help the right people. In doing so this amps the book up and make it fast paced read. 

The fist parts of the book contains a-lot of information which I can become over sensitising but it all starts to fall into place as the story develops. The opening chapters pack a heap of action from Alex receiving a tip from his friend about a threat that will take place. The book touches on subjects such as COVID and Climate change which isn't far from reality which makes it more chilling. 

With him and his team having do deal with this threat, his mother contracting COVID it feels like things are starting to spiral. And what is the connection between all this. 

A thrilling read with a plot lines that  will keep you eagerly reading.