I found this a fascinating read, my kind of book.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

I thought this was a fascinating read from a police negotiator, blending both her person life with work life worked well for an over look at the subject. Very caring and thoughtfully written

This was a super interesting autobiography of Nicky’s time in the police, and her main role of hostage + crisis negotiator. It perfectly balanced stories of her personal life with her work life, and it was an emotional and powerful read. Nicky’s compassion shone through in her writing and I really admired her determination to get to where she wanted, despite the difficulties she faced being a woman in policing. This also related to my own career, which was an added bonus!

[𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 @𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 (𝘐𝘎), 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩.] —— 𝑬𝒇𝒇𝒚 @𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 🦇

A Thrilling Memoir and True Story of a Crisis Negotiators time in the Met.

We had been there for over twelve hours. This man was still thirty feet up a tree, balancing on a branch directly one of the main railway lines out of one of the busiest train stations in the country. He refused to talk to us, threatening to jump if we came too close. To him, we were the enemy. My job was to preserve his life. The most dangerous time in any negotiation is when you think you're winning. From kidnappings to terrorist incidents, violent armed stand-offs to talking someone back, all these make up the day-to-day life of Nicky Perfect's job as a crisis and hostage negotiator.

I'm always intrigues by these types of books and this one did not disappoint. The emotional and physical strength required by the people who take on this job is exceptional. There are lots of jobs crisis negotiators do that go unspoken about. We get a mixture of the authors personal life and her career. Some of the stories she tells are shocking. She has travelled all over the world as a crisis negotiator, helping out at the Mumbi shopping centre, the Paris bombings, 7/7 in London and many more dangerous situations. This is an absolutely fabulous read.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #HQ and the author #NickyPerfect for my ARC of #Crisis in exchange for an honest review.

Am interesting perspective of what it’s like to be a hostage negotiator. I thought that the stories were engaging but would have liked more. It also seemed to have another agenda with stories of her personal life which should have either been elaborated on or left out.

This had to be good! The title itself was enough to know there would be a lot of stories and tales to fill a book
The first part is all about Nicky’s early career and life and how she aspires and has to be said succeeds into being the top of her game as a hostage negotiator
The book takes in many world events we all know including 7/7, The Paris Terror attacks and the Mumbai shopping centre attacks as well as lesser known events here at home, some very moving and I think the way the author tells these stories has a lot to do with this, at all times she shows compassion and an understanding and not a bullish ‘right let’s get it over’ but especially with the domestic incidents ( terror ones are very different ) and tries to help and negotiate to a satisfying outcome and a safe one for everyone
It is a fascinating read that takes you all over the world and yet very personal showing the inner thoughts of this remarkable lady
Thoroughly enjoyable

What a powerful book. An inspiring career path and a look into the work of crisis negotiations . The training, emotional and physical strength that is required is immense. A job that we aren't even aware of till an event hits the headlines. Travelling all over the world to work collaboratively and train other teams. A hidden hero.
Thank you Nicky for your service and this book.
By reading this book I can appreciate a skill set and job that I was previously unaware of.

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

This was an excellent memoir from a crisis negotiator. I’ve read many memoirs from people who work in emergency services, but none like this. And it was brilliant.

I’ve never really thought of the need for crisis negotiators in the U.K. but this book really altered my thinking, especially as it made me realise that many situations/crimes involving a crisis negotiator go under the radar and aren’t widely spoken about in the media.

The writing was excellent, and I couldn’t stop reading. It was so fascinating and eye opening. The author completely got the balance right of how much of her personal life and career were intertwined within the pages to keep the reader engaged. I really found the whole book fascinating, and was wholly disappointed when I finished. The stories she retold were jaw dropping and excellently recounted.

Highly recommended!!