Praise for One Way and the Sam Archer thrillers:
Have just read all the Sam Archer books over the last few daysbest Ive read in a long time
Tom Barber creates characters you feel you know very quickly and care about. He writes in a very visual way which makes the stories intense and exciting
This is an incredible series, and One Way certainly didn't disappoint. The action is non-stop from beginning to end
I highly recommend this book for any adrenaline junkies out there, but don't start here, read the other 4 first!
Having now discovered Tom Barber I am really hooked on his Sam Archer novels. They are the best books I have read for a long time
NYPD Detective Sam Archer is on his way home on a Sunday afternoon in New York City. Hes been out of the field for over three months due to a broken ankle and a nasty case of pneumonia, but has just been given the all clear to get back out there again, starting tomorrow. Archer takes a seat on a bench in the Upper West Side, enjoying a cold drink and soaking up the last remaining sun of the day.
Then he sees something totally unexpected.
Two men are crossing the street in front of him, heading quickly towards a group climbing into a car. Both men are armed with pistols.
And all hell breaks loose.
Shouting a warning and racing to their aid, a ferocious gunfight erupts, shattering the peaceful afternoon. Archer and the group are forced to flee uptown in the strangers vehicle, their ambushers giving chase. With their tyres blown out and the car crashing, the group have no choice but to take cover in a Harlem tenement block, situated in one of the most dangerous areas in the city. Their ambushers are close on their heels and seal off the building, pinning down the NYPD as they start to arrive.
Archer and the others are trapped in the building with their attackers.
Hiding out with the group from the car in an apartment upstairs, Archer starts to piece together the situation. The people hes with are US Marshals, protecting a witness, a seven year old girl. Clearly, someone out there is desperate to kill her.
But as they barricade themselves in and wait for back-up, none of them realise the full extent of the danger they are in.
Others are on their way to the building, ruthless and trained killers who wont leave until the girl is dead. As the scores of NYPD and Marshals on the street desperately try to figure out how they can get to their people inside, Archer and the Marshals must fight to stay alive against increasingly hopeless odds, running out of ammunition, chances and time.
Unarmed and totally unprepared, Archer is thrown back into the fray; either kill or be killed. As they encounter the enemy, take casualties and Archer learns who this child witness really is, two things become abundantly clear.
Theres only one way in or out of the building.
And it appears theres only one way this can end.
About the Author
Born in Sydney, Australia and raised in England and Brunei, Tom Barber has always had a passion for writing and story-telling. It took him to Nottingham University, England, where he graduated in 2009 with a 2.1 BA Hons in English Studies. Post-graduation, Tom moved to New York City and completed the 2 Year Meisner Acting training programme at The William Esper Studio, furthering his love of acting and screen-writing. Upon his return to the UK in late 2011, Tom set to work on his debut novel, 'Nine Lives', which introduced young counter-terrorist cop Sam Archer. Detailing the story of an attempted terrorist attack on London on New Year's Eve, 'Nine Lives' has become a five-star rated Amazon UK Kindle hit. The second, third, fourth and fifth Archer novels, 'The Getaway', 'Blackout','Silent Night' and 'One Way', have since followed and all four are on course to be equally successful. In his mid-twenties, Tom spends most of his time back and forth between the US and the UK. He loves movies and good thrillers and hates coffee and bad weather.