K.A.R.M.A [Kindle Edition]

Grant McKenzie (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Here are the first reader reviews from Amazon UK:

• "A fantastic read, was gripped from the beginning. Grant McKenzie is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. Would highly recommend this book. A+++++" - mpala67
• "Grant McKenzie scores a hat trick with his third book K.A.R.M.A. A story of injustice against innocent children being put right. As with Grant's first two books this has the same short chapters that leave you needing to read just one more, then another, then another. Grant McKenzie just gets better and better, he is a top author and now one of my favourites." - C. P. Garfield (Worcester, England)
• "A great read, couldn't put it down, certainly becoming one of my favourite authors," - godz79
• Jan Erlam - Being an avid bookworm it takes a lot for a book to become my kind of A list and Grant McKenzie has attained that with this novel. All his stories are fresh, riveting and unique. Grant McKenzie should be up there with Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay two of my all time favourites. The story instantly grips you and has the quality you long for in a book of not being able to put it down. The storyline is gritty, it has a mystery quality and something rare in murder/mystery, a sense of compassion.
• Lee Child himself called my debut, "A terrific thriller - I loved it!" While Ken Bruen said "Harlan Coben on Speed" and Linwood Barclay declared: "Grant McKenzie really knows how to make a story move." Tess Gerritsen added, "A terrific novelist."and on K.A.R.M.A., Stephen Leather said: "I was gripped from page one."

Product Description

The children want revenge. Tech-savvy victims of abuse unite to turn their collective pain into bloody retribution. The group calls itself K.A.R.M.A: Kids Against Rape, Murder and Abuse. To ensure the group’s message is heard, K.A.R.M.A’s leader enlists the aid of Tom Hackett, a rebellious freelance photojournalist who flaunts his willingness to break the rules for that perfect moneymaking shot. By tipping Hackett to the location of fresh kill, the group ensures sensational front-page media play. But when the identity of the first victim hits too close to home, K.A.R.M.A awakens a haunted past that could destroy everything Tom holds dear. In struggling with his conscience, Tom becomes an obstacle that K.A.R.M.A can’t allow to live.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 621 KB
• Publisher: Famous Books (August 28, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005JT5EX0
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #359,199 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Born in Scotland, living in Canada and writing U.S.-based fiction, I like to cover all the bases. My debut novel, SWITCH, became an Amazon bestseller in the UK (Bantam Transworld) and Germany (Heyne) and recently debuted in Canada from Penguin. My second novel, No Cry for Help, was published in 2011 by Bantam in the UK and Germany.

Dubbed too controversial for mainstream publishers, my novel K.A.R.M.A. has just been released as an Amazon E-Book Original.

My short stories have been featured in Out of the Gutter and Spinetingler magazines, plus the First Thrills anthology edited by Lee Child from Tor/Forge. My first screenplay won a fellowship at the Praxis Centre for Screenwriting in Vancouver, B.C.

As a journalist, I have worked in virtually every area of the newspaper business from the late-night "Dead Body Beat" at a feisty daily tabloid to senior copy/design editor at two of Canada's largest broadsheets. In between regular newspaper gigs, I have also contributed technology/humour columns to various magazines around the world. I currently reside in Victoria, BC.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars K.A.R.M.A, October 15, 2011

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Sarah Hamilton (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: K.A.R.M.A (Kindle Edition)

I am a big Grant McKenzie fan - his first two books I LOVED so I was excited to get this for a good price for the Kindle.

First off - it's not an easy read (in fact, none of his books have been!) - the subject matter is pretty uncomfortable, but I'm a great believer that if you don't feel ANYTHING when reading a book then the author hasn't done their job very well. McKenzie's characters are often pretty unlikeable, yet we root for them, and whilst this book felt different to Switch and No Cry For Help, this is again the case. Hackett isn't someone I particularly want to spend time with - he's a paparazzi (although I'm sure not all of them are awful!) - yet I want him to come out on top (I don't know if it says more about me though - I tend to gravitate towards morally ambiguous fictional characters!) This is a fast paced, edge of your seat tale that had me hurrying through to find out what happens..............and now, I want a follow up!

If you get the chance, download this book (and maybe get hold of a copy of Switch and No Cry For Help)- it's a shame that McKenzie is one of many authors struggling to get published.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced thriller, September 12, 2011

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Stephen Leather (Thailand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: K.A.R.M.A (Kindle Edition)

Lots of violence, snappy prose and dialogue that jumps off the page. What more could you want from a thriller? I was gripped from page one.....