Having been a fan of Mark Pepper’s books now for many years, I was so excited to learn he’d written a new novel - “Bad Actors” and even more excited to learn it was a follow up to ‘Man Down’ and ‘Veteran Avenue’, with a connection to ‘Man on a Murder Cycle’.  All books I adored reading and I’ve spent many a fantastic hour, lost in the exceptionally talented (but very twisted) mind of Mark’s dark imagination. 

 

“Bad Actors” is an exceedingly well plotted thriller, with twists and turns that caught me out on a couple of occasions and especially one that had me shocked to the core. Despite it being dark and quite wacky at times, Matt Spiller - taxi driver turned actor, is one remarkable character - not someone you meet everyday (nor even want to) but I liked him and his dry humour.  He’s a quick thinker and problem solver in the unique situations he finds himself in but always manages to evade the tireless detective, who is never far from his heels.  There is a subject theme that was distressing but handled with care, and sadly probably not far from being a realistic issue, in the nefarious side of Hollywood life.  Not a novel you’ll forget and although you don’t ‘need’ to read the previous novels that predate this one, I personally feel it would be beneficial for character development to do so, even if it’s just to get a feel for how Mark Pepper’s eccentric humour and  imagination conveys into readable and addictive writing. Incidentally, the cover for this book is just brilliant and perfect for the theme of this Hollywood thriller. 

 

Actor, intelligence analyst and author, Mark Pepper is a writer that deserves high praise for his incredibly defined, detailed and descriptive thrillers and I do hope he continues to use his talent in writing more books. It would be such a waste not to meet more of Mark’s crazy but likeable characters and read his ingenious plot ideas. 

 

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