Book Review: Ray by Tony McManus

 Book Review

 

Basic Details:

Book Title: Ray

Subtitle:

Author: Tony McManus

Genre: Fiction, Short Stories

Part of a series? No

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25016289-ray

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Ray is a story about a man who disappears after work one day without a trace. His friend continues to wonder what has happened. Then one day, Ray’s wife contacts him. Ray has died. Now, his friend may find out what happened to Ray and why. It may even change his own life.

What I liked about the book:

The book makes you wonder. What if you just upped and went? What would happen then?

What I didn’t like about the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

The book was enjoyable in its entirety.

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

This is the first book I’ve read by this author.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This is a life story and mystery in one.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

 

Children	No
Young Adult	Probably
Adult	Yes

 

If you like mysteries, this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

A powerful story of abandonment, rejection and betrayal. But also a story of fulfillment, enduring love, an unquenchable friendship and a paradise found.

About the Author:

Born in Manchester, I left England many years ago to get about and see the world. It was the best move I ever made. After lots of traveling and adventure in Africa, where I worked in many jobs to serve my passion for travel such as English teacher, bar tender, taxi driver, construction worker in the Transvaal goldmines and the copper mines of Zambia.

Eventually, I moved to Canada where I still live part of the time. I made my home in Quebec, living in Montreal for many years before moving north into the Laurentian Mountains where I built a log home in the town of Ste. Adele.

I'm now living in Chiang Mai, Thailand and like it a lot. In the winter of 2012, I published my first novel on Amazon: The Iran Deception. Last November I published Down And Out In The Big Mango a collection of Thai short stories. I am presently working on a second novel: A Bangkok Interlude.