Book Review: The Queen and the Viper by Adam C. Mitchell

Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: The Queen and The Viper

Subtitle:

Author: Adam C. Mitchell

Genre: Crime fiction

Part of a series? No

Order in series: N/A

Best read after earlier books in series? N/A

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39930162-the-queen-and-the-viper

Overall score:

I scored this book 4/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

The House of Cards is a notorious crime organisation working in India and the States. They smuggle treasures in snakes and murder whoever stands in their way or threatens their exposure.

The Viper follows closely on their tail and takes out some of the people. Just like the Queen of Spades brings them to justice.

Jack Malone tries to bring the House of Cards to justice and is kidnapped. Will his sidekick Peggy Ellen be able to save the day or does the Queen of Spades or the Viper need to come out to play?

What I liked about the book:

This book showed the struggle between right and wrong, good and evil and a bit of a love story woven in.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I felt the change towards the end of the book was a little abrupt. The change over from the first part to the second part could have been slightly smoother.

My favourite bits in the book:

How the heroine saves the day twice.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I liked the book entirely.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

There are several more books by this author.

What books could this be compared to and why?

It is difficult to think of a book I’ve read to compare this one to.

Recommendation:

Children	No
Young Adult	Yes
Adult	Yes

If you like Crime and fiction this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more books by this author.

Book Description by Author:

Policewoman Peggy Ellen has secret - by night, she's a caped vigilante, known as The Queen of Spades. Her city is crippled with crime, thanks to the notorious gang, The House of Games.

When police Lieutenant Jack Malone, who's also Peggy's lover, gets too close to uncovering the truth behind this band of criminals, it's up to The Queen of Spades to rescue him.

Can she save him in time, or will her rescue plans fold like a house of cards?

About the Author:

Adam is the writer of The Lost Angel, Central City Tales & Chloe’s Justice. He is also a contributor to several Independent Anthologies, all of which are available on Amazon Adam has been a fan of golden age Pulp and crime from the 1930’s and 1940’s era. It's because of his love of this genre, his novels follow the exploits of Jack Malone Private Investigator

In 2015 Adam overcame a crippling case of Dyslexia as he was writing his first novel. He now uses it as a platform to bring awareness about this learning disability. His aim is to deliver the message that it can be overcome, and it doesn't have to become an obstacle. He has proven that if you set yourself a goal, and you want it bad enough, you can overcome and succeed