Nothing Ventured
Hardcover, 336 pages
Published September 3rd 2019 by St. Martin's Press
Goodreads synopsis:
Nothing Ventured heralds the start of a brand new series in the style of Jeffrey Archer’s #1 New York Times bestselling Clifton Chronicles: introducing Detective William Warwick. But this is not a detective story, this is a story about the making of a detective . . .
William Warwick has always wanted to be a detective, and decides, much to his father’s dismay, that rather than become a lawyer like his father, Sir Julian Warwick QC, and his sister Grace, he will join London’s Metropolitan Police Force.
After graduating from university, William begins a career that will define his life: from his early months on the beat under the watchful eye of his first mentor, Constable Fred Yates, to his first high-stakes case as a fledgling detective in Scotland Yard’s arts and antiquities squad. Investigating the theft of a priceless Rembrandt painting from the Fitzmolean Museum, he meets Beth Rainsford, a research assistant at the gallery who he falls hopelessly in love with, even as Beth guards a secret of her own that she’s terrified will come to light.
While William follows the trail of the missing masterpiece, he comes up against suave art collector Miles Faulkner and his brilliant lawyer, Booth Watson QC, who are willing to bend the law to breaking point to stay one step ahead of William. Meanwhile, Miles Faulkner’s wife, Christina, befriends William, but whose side is she really on?
This new series introduces William Warwick, a family man and a detective who will battle throughout his career against a powerful criminal nemesis. Through twists, triumph and tragedy, this series will show that William Warwick is destined to become one of Jeffrey Archer’s most enduring legacies.
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4.5 Stars
This is the first book in the William Warwick series by Jeffery Archer.
This felt like a community story more than a single man searching for the truth. He is a very agile minded man who could have been a lawyer like his sister and father but instead chose to be a detective. He is quickly pulled into the art and antiquities section when he notices by happenstance that the painting his fellow officers have recovered was indeed a fake.
William meets Beth and is immediately enamored with her. Unfortunately, she has a stake in getting the missing masterpiece back into the possession of the museum. But she has other motives as well which are not related until near the end of the book which throws William for a loop.
I really liked how William’s father and sister were included in this book. The whole scene where his sister was cross examining him was classic! I wish I could watch that on tv just to see him squirm. And William’s father, Sir Julian Warwick QC was the type of man you wanted on your side when you were between a rock and a hard place.
When William makes that choice to sleep with Christina Faulkner, the wife of the man with the stolen painting, I thought it would be all over between him and Beth but that fact never truly came forth. I wonder if it will be brought up in future books. I have to admit that I feared for William after that occurred.
I am invested. I am ready for book two! I look forward to anything new Archer brings forth in this world. It is my first Jeffrey Archer book and I know for sure I will be picking up others. It is no wonder this man is a world-renowned author. This man knows how to craft a story. I am surprised tv series haven’t produced some of his books. Maybe they have and I am just not aware.
Great stuff. Pick this up for sure!
I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.
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