Pay the Penance (Mechanic Trilogy -3) by Rob Ashman
A stunning serial killer thriller from The Mechanic Trilogy
Murder. Corruption. Revenge.
Lucas has been tracking a killer, known as Mechanic, when his world is shattered. Unable to continue his hunt for the murderer he is forced to rely on his friend and colleague Dick Harper. But Harper has a knack for not playing by the rules. And he doesn’t disappoint.
Meanwhile Detective Moran is trying to piece her life back together. The police stumble upon new evidence without grasping its significance and she must divert the investigation if she is to survive.
The police are closer to Mechanic than they realise which puts Moran right in the firing line.
Mechanic, as usual, has other plans and the consequences for Lucas and Harper are terrifying…
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Author’s Bio
Rob is married to Karen with two grown up daughters. He is originally from South Wales and after moving around with work settled in North Lincolnshire where he’s spent the last twenty-two years.
Like all good welsh valley boys Rob worked for the National Coal Board after leaving school at sixteen and went to University at the tender age of twenty-three when the pit closures began to bite. Since then he’s worked in a variety of manufacturing and consulting roles both in the UK and abroad.
It took Rob twenty-four years to write his first book. He only became serious about writing it when his dad got cancer. It was an aggressive illness and Rob gave up work for three months to look after him and his mum. Writing Those That Remain became his coping mechanism. After he wrote the book his family encouraged him to continue, so not being one for half measures, Rob got himself made redundant, went self-employed so he could devote more time to writing and four years later the Mechanic Trilogy is the result.
When he is not writing, Rob is a frustrated chef with a liking for beer and prosecco, and is known for occasional outbreaks of dancing.
Rob will be publishing all three books in the Mechanic Trilogy with Bloodhound Books – the second novel is titled In Your Name and the third is called Pay The Penance.
My Review
5 stars
Lucas’ world came to an end in In Your Name. He is broken, shattered, and although he still wants to stop the Mechanic he can’t. He sends Harper to do the work, but Harper has a bad habit of not following instructions. Lucas also calls in Moran who has trying to put the last year behind her and move on. Moran has cut Lucas and Harper out of her life and tried to sweep her connection to them under the rug so her supervisors don’t find out. But Lucas draws her in again to fight to stop the Mechanic.
I have not gotten the chance to read book two but I had no problem hopping into Pay the Penance, I’m sure this is from having some background with Those That Remain. I felt horrible for Lucas, especially when you learn what happened just before the main event. I can understand how everything has gone to hell in the last year. I also understand why Moran doesn’t want to have anything to do with this. But they are the ones who have to stop the Mechanic, willing or not.
This is a great story and an amazing end to the series. Lots of action, blood, and death but that’s what I come to expect. I will definitely be getting In Your Name to find out what I missed. But if you like high octane thrillers I strongly recommend checking out the Mechanic series.
I received Pay the Penance from Bloodhound Books for free. This has in no way influenced my opinion of this book.
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