Fierce Kingdom – Gin Phillips

A mum takes her young son to the zoo in what should be a really special time, but then them events take place that means they have to run and hide in fear of their lives, gunshots are heard then panic sets in. A killer is roaming the grounds of the zoo and the intent is to kill. Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips is a compelling and gripping thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat until the very last. This is one of the most anticipated novels of the summer and is sure to be a bestseller.

4.55pm and Joan and her four-year-old son Lincoln have spent the day at the zoo and it is nearly closing time so they head towards the exits, then Joan hears what she believes is gunshots.

Over the course of the next hours Joan has to think about how to not only how to run and avoid being seen by a madman with a gun who out to kill. She has to try and keep Lincoln from crying, that would attract real and grave danger. I always knew that this was going to be a gripping and tense thriller and how this delivers on every level. At times it left me breathless as you run with both Joan and her young son trying to hide and hope you are not found. Joan as a mother wanted to protect her precious son from this crazed madman. Why was he here killing people? What was his motive? I don’t think I have raced through a book so quickly I just wanted to know what was coming. You just knew something was going to happen.

I have to give credit to Phillips as she has written some incredibly strong characters for Fierce Kingdom, they are just so real which gives this novel such an edge. Incredibly powerful writing creating such dramatic scenes. The idea of setting this within a zoo is just mind blowing there are so many places and buildings not to mention the wild animals. I read this while in hospital and was caught reading during a sleepless night. The book caught the attention of some of the nurses looking after me.

So what we have in Fierce Kingdom is an extremely well thought out thriller that at times is very dramatic and for some would be traumatic I for one despite the setting felt claustrophobic I was there and I wanted to help them escape. The ending is just as dramatic and I for one never really foresaw the ending. This is pulse racing and edge of your seat thriller that will be one book I am delighted to recommend for your Summer reading list. You will not be disappointed.

288 Pages.

Thank you to Alison Barrow for the advanced review copy of Fierce Kingdom

Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips is published by Doubleday on 15^th June and is available through Waterstones, Amazon and all good bookshops.