Nemesis: A gripping British thriller full of action and adventure

By Anthony Riches

Mickey Bale, a Met close protection officer, wants revenge on the mafia family who killed his sister. First in The Protector, a gripping British thriller series from Anthony Riches.

'Nemesis is a full-throttle adventure' ANDY McNAB

'Fast-moving... The Bill meets Jack Reacher' THE TIMES Thriller of the Month

They killed his sister. Now he'll kill them all.

Mickey Bale is an elite close protection officer. That's why the Met police has given him the toughest job of all: guarding the Minister of Defence at a moment when Chinese-British relations have hit a deadly boiling point.

And when Mickey's life isn't on the line for his work, he's taking his chances waging war on a powerful London gang family. Their dealer supplied a lethal ecstasy pill to his sister, and Mickey is determined to take them down, one at a time.

But will he get away with it – or will his colleagues in the force realise that the man on an underworld killing spree is one of their own?

'Nemesis is a full-throttle adventure that twists and turns from the corridors of power to London's gangland underbelly, propelled by a hero with a thirst for vengeance and the skillset to execute it' Andy McNab

'Nemesis kicks like a 12-bore shotgun... A British thriller to rival Reacher' Giles Kristian

'Mickey Bale is a Jack Reacher for a harder, faster, more assured millennium. Nemesis is the kind of book for which the word 'compelling' was coined' Manda Scott

'Meet Mickey Bale – London's John Wick. A rocket-propelled grenade of a book, shot through with gallows humour. Guy Ritchie meets Lee Child' Robyn Young

'This may be Riches' first contemporary-set novel but he throws his protagonist into a gladiatorial climax worthy of Ancient Rome' Shots

• Language: English
• Publisher: Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book
• Release date: Mar 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9781800248984

Anthony Riches

Anthony Riches, coming from a family with an army background, has always been fascinated by military history, psychology and weaponry, which led him to write the Empire series set in ancient Rome. The idea for his first contemporary thriller, Nemesis, came to him while jetlagged at two in the morning in a Brisbane hotel room. He lives in rural Suffolk with his wife, two dogs the size of ponies and a bad-tempered cat. Follow Anthony on www.anthonyriches.com @AnthonyRiches

Reviews for Nemesis

[cathygeha · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Nemesis by Anthony RichesSergeant Michael James Bale – “Mickey” – works as an Elite Close Protection Official for the Metropolitan Police force in Britain. He is happily married, enjoys his work, has good friends he meets with at the pub on Friday evenings, and stays fit boxing. He has one issue that bothers him and it is the niggling desire to get revenge for the “murder” of his sister so when that becomes an option, he seeks to mete out justice – vigilante justice. There is an unknown assistant he only knows as “Nemesis” that feeds him information that assists him in his endeavors. Will he be able to come through successful and unscathed or…not? What I liked: * Mickey: a good man with his own moral compass, sort of. He is professional, skilled, lethal, smart, and intriguing. * Martin: Mickey’s friend from childhood, has a side business that comes in handy from time to time, and is a good friend to Mickey.* The Friday night friends: a bit older than Mickey – seem to be true friends* That there are two main storylines…with a third that might show up in future books. 1) the revenge against Jo and his gang 2) the protection job and threats encountered there 3) possible traitor in the govt with terrorist leanings* The way the various threads of the story are brought together in the end* That not all the good guys were totally good and the bad guys were totally bad * Getting to read a new-to-me author* Cavendish, Shaw, and Shaw’s team* Being able to read the first book in a new series that has potentialWhat I didn’t like: * Joe and his ruthless gang – they were evil and easy to detest* Corrupt cops (there were a couple) and newspaper people* Knowing that the evil in this book happens more often than we might think* Roz didn’t seem the best fit as a spouse for Mickey but I am not sure why. Did I enjoy this book? For the most part though I did skim parts of it to get to what I needed to knowWould I read more in this series? I think soThank you to NetGalley and Head of Zeus-Aries for the ARC – This is my honest review.3-4 Stars