Best Left Buried is the second book in the Matt Latham series by Australian author Neil A White.
Matt Latham is an Australian journalist living in London. He is also a part-time spy for Australia's Secret Intelligence Service.
When strapped for cash Matt takes on the task of writing the biography for an old acquaintance, Bryant Callahan. Bryant is on track to become Texas' next US Senator.
Best Left Buried starts at a slow, steady pace however quickly ramps up in tension and danger as Matt, once again trying to help someone out, lands himself in all sorts of trouble when Bryant's Cuban born wife asks him if he could help her find her biological parents.
Neil A White has written a cleverly plotted and intriguing political thriller. The prologue, set in 1986, features a freedom fighters attack on a small village in Nicaragua and I was interested to how this attack would have relevance to a Texan running for Senate in 2022.
This plot driven mystery all seemed cut and dried to me until the pace ramped up and the twists started coming which had me racing through the last half of the book.
Best Left Buried reads well as a standalone. There are a few mentions of events in Shadow Lives but nothing that will make you feel like you missed something crucial but enough to make you want to read it.
In Shadow Lives Matt Latham was a broken man, taking drugs, drinking too much and I enjoyed the character development as the book progressed. However in Best Left Buried I felt he was too in control.
Best Left Buried is a riveting tale of revenge, greed and corruption.
My rating 4 / 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Publisher: Echo Publishing
Publication date: 3rd June 2025
Series: Matt Latham #2
Genre: Political Thriller
Pages: 352
RRP: AU$32.99 (trade paperback)
Source: courtesy of the publisher
My review of Shadow Lives:
No comments:
Post a Comment