Lockdown (Ryan Lock Book 1)

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Yes No Thanks for your feedback! Awesome book, good believable characters, and suspenseful plot. FIrst time I have ever read one of his books. Can't wait to read more of his work! Characters do not hold your interest and are extremely cliche. Characters fall "out of character" and they are like every action adventure movie that went straight to video. Main character is not someone you route for, is unbelievable and completely unrealistic. I finished the book, but wish I never wasted my time.

I was hooked from the first word, literally. It was a real page-turner and I wouldn't put it down till the end. But the ride was as racy as the story.

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The pursuit of a child kidnapper, dealing with animal rights activists who would stop at nothing to achieve their goals, along with a romance and unethical human trials for a bio weapon, it has it all, and more. The humor had me laughing just to release the tension, only for the action to pick up where it had left off.

For once the media was used effectively and they came to the party. Unscrupulous executives use a dastardly plan to coerce a scientist to do their bidding, but they don't reckon in his principles, and loyalty to the main protagonist, Sean Lock, whose commitment sees loyalty only to finding out the truth, which he does spectacularly. A real twist to the tale and you want to see justice meted out deservedly, which it does.

One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful. I was intrigued enough to complete the story and it had a good ending. I found some of the dialogue to be a little smart-aleky during stressful scenes that lent an air of an unserious grasp of their situation. But otherwise a good concept and plot. Ryan Lock and sidekick must battle the whole alphabet of government agencies fight their own turf wars while fighting a crazy terrorist determined to bring New York to its knees on New York Eve.

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All the while tracking the world's most elusive psycho bomber, the Ghost who isn't the real problem after all. This plot would make a great movie. One person found this helpful. See all reviews. Most recent customer reviews.

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Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Lockdown by Sean Black. Lockdown Ryan Lock, 1 3. A high concept conspiracy thriller that delivers every step of the way. Suddenly gunshots ring out. People run for cover. Innocent people are mown down. Amid the chaos, Lock's hunt for the killers A high concept conspiracy thriller that delivers every step of the way. Amid the chaos, Lock's hunt for the killers turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse. Lock's search for the truth takes him from the rooftops of a New York skyscraper to a heavily fortified warehouse on the Hudson where he confronts one of the world's most dangerous women.

As the clock ticks towards midnight on New Year's Eve, all routes into and out of Manhattan are sealed, and Lock realises that not only is his own life in terrible danger but so are the lives of millions of others. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Lockdown , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Dec 30, Giacomo rated it really liked it. Lockdown started off with all of these.

I had no trouble getting into Ryan Lock, the main character, and the plot seemed to be moving along at a nice pace, with no big holes; in fact, I was so involved I read half the book the first Started off fantastic! I had no trouble getting into Ryan Lock, the main character, and the plot seemed to be moving along at a nice pace, with no big holes; in fact, I was so involved I read half the book the first night. I wish I had stopped there. In the second half of the book the plot, for me, lost believability and I soon found myself skimming to see when it would get better.

I felt Sean Black has the makings of an excellent main character in Ryan Lock, and he is a very good writer with a lot of talent. I was impressed enough with his writing though, to pick up his second book and see what that one is like. I was also surprised to find not only several errors in grammar and typos, but also a few miscues that a good copy editor should have caught. I have a rating system for my books based on dialogue, character development, plot, storytelling, and quality. I would have rated this more than a 3.

Emotionally, I wanted to give this a 3-star rating, because I had such high expectations after the first half, but when I looked at my numbers it deserved a 4. Also I realize that not everyone is as critical of plot as I might be. Well I am a fan of this type of book anyway and wondered whether this would be up to scratch. There is so much competition out there that it is hard to grab the readers attention but can honestly say that Sean Black certainly grabbed mine.

This is the first novel with the lead character of Ryan Lock. Lock is an ex-soldier who now works for a Pharmaceuticals company. He runs the operations team there as an elite bodyguard. Things turn sour when an animal protest march goes wrong and Lock is worki Well I am a fan of this type of book anyway and wondered whether this would be up to scratch. Things turn sour when an animal protest march goes wrong and Lock is working against the clock to find the people responsible.

With his good friend and partner Ty, they hunt down one of the worlds most feared and dangerous women. The story runs smoothly from start to finish and is a real page turner. I loved the style of writing and the book kept me gripped from start to finish. We also meet Locks love interest in this book as well as his partner Ty and I can only hope that they all appear in his next book. Sep 11, Linda Lpp rated it really liked it. Fast paced story by a new author for me.

Life and death situations. Some lived, many died some brutal deaths knives, guns, strangulations, face to face combat, kidnapping etc. Dealt with oppositional rallies to animal test in research settings, ethics around human subject testing often snatching from foreign countries. A bit of romance to humanize the protagonist perhaps. Not for the faint of heart but if you're craving a thriller this might fill the bill! After reading so many books of this genre I was becoming quite bored with it. Nothing shocks or surprises you anymore when you've read so many similar books.

That said I loved this book and read it in 24 hours. I liked the main character immediately and the story was good too and kept you guessing for most of the book, and even after certain characters are revealed for what they are the twists still keep coming resulting in one of my favourite endings of a book in this genre anyway, similar s After reading so many books of this genre I was becoming quite bored with it.

I liked the main character immediately and the story was good too and kept you guessing for most of the book, and even after certain characters are revealed for what they are the twists still keep coming resulting in one of my favourite endings of a book in this genre anyway, similar setting to the ending of Kill Me If You Can. I found the book similar to something that Simon Kernick might write, only better. I just hope the next books in the series are as good. The best thing about discovering an author late on is not having to wait ages for the next book because they've already been published!

Also I think Sean Black's book covers are some of the best I've ever seen, I love them and they really make you want to read the books.

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Liked the story, but expected a little more character development from both Lock and especially from Ty, Lock's partner. We never really get to see Ty. Plenty of action and suspense. Looking forward to the next Lock thriller.

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When a failed assassination attempt leaves the streets of midtown littered with bodies, and hours later the son of the company's chief research scientist is abducted from his Upper West Side prep school, Lock's hun Lockdown by Sean Black Ryan Lock series Book 1 3. When a failed assassination attempt leaves the streets of midtown littered with bodies, and hours later the son of the company's chief research scientist is abducted from his Upper West Side prep school, Lock's hunt for the boy turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse.

Through the corporate corridors of power and dark alleys of Manhattan, Lock's search leads him towards a deadly confrontation with one of the world's most dangerous women, a deadly Chechen black widow seeking revenge against America. As the clock ticks towards midnight on New Year's Eve, and the crowds gather in Times Square, Lock realizes that not only is his own life in terrible danger but so are the lives of millions of others.

After giving it a great deal of thought I realized that there is no way that I can cover the ratings for this book in a single number of stars. The chief characters of Ryan Lock and his friend and co-worker, Tyrone Ty I would have to give them a 5. Both are competent and likable characters with a lot of promise for future novels. I hope that Angel, the rescued dog, stays in the series also. She gets a 5 all by herself. This is the start of a new series Since this is only the first book I will cautiously give the series a 4 but have expectations of it being one that I will add to the mountain of series I already read.

I wish that Sean Black had kept this subject in reserve and used it in book 3 or 4 instead of the first that many will judge the entire series by and be afraid to take a chance on another one. The story is about a bio-technology company that does research on animals and has graduated to living human beings. I found that the animal part was so much harder to take than the human…since they were hardened criminals and the animals had done nothing to find themselves in this situation. Having said that…I would have to give the story line a big red 1 with maybe even minus signs.

Animal lovers and people with a heart will hate the subject. Since I do have hope for this series I will await Book 2 in the series Deadlock.

Jeff Harding I was expecting this to be thrilling based on the positive ratings but I found it rather boring and did not bother to listen to the end. Perhaps it was the animal rights protestors which I lump in the same category as tree huggers, perhaps it was just a plain boring plot that had potential. Unfortunately it failed to deliver for me. This was my first Ryan Lock book and unlike other series, I have not gotten a firm impression of him as the MC of a series. I'll try the next book and hope the plotting in better.

Mar 28, James Roby rated it liked it. Not a bad book, just not a good one. Ryan Lock is your ex-military specialist finding his way in the rough unkind world. He has all the appropriate baggage — ex-girlfriend, haunting memories of adventures gone by; along with the equally expected skill set and best buddy. Lock is now the head of security for a large pharmaceutical. During a protest by animal rights supporter Not a bad book, just not a good one.

From here on out, the novel becomes a step by step of what thriller have become of late.

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