My third book from this author and they’ve all been fantastic!

This was such a fast-paced thriller with sci-fi elements. It starts off as a police investigation. A former detective is brought back in (reluctantly) to assist on a crime scene. However, things get weird quickly. Certain elements of the crime baffle the police and the coroner. And more crimes start occurring at pace. As we start to unravel the investigation we learn more and the sci-fi concepts start to take shape. It is an absolutely beautiful blending of genres that works so well.

We see the story from three perspectives. They all have very distinct personalities and it works. We have brave and bold, nervous but curious and a more sensible and experienced approach. The roles these characters play help the story to move along with extreme pace.

Towards the end there’s even some horror elements that are highly unnerving. It’s not excessively graphic. But thinking about something that was suggested in the book is still creeping me out!

This book was totally gripping and I wanted it to be longer as I didn’t want it to finish! A wild race against time, clever and impossible to put down.

I read an eARC of this book so thank you to the author, the publisher and NetGalley.

This is an excellent fast-paced time-travel heist police procedural novella. Can a disgraced ex cop, a mysterious assassin, a clumsy junior Detective Constable and his world-weary boss prevent an existential calamity caused by a group of secretive billionaires? They’re certainly going to try!

When two identical bodies are found murdered, Julia Torgrimsen, an ex cop with a troubled past, is the best person to help. With the reluctant assistance of Mark, a junior DC, and her ex boss, John Grossman, they discover that the end of the world is nigh.

A lot of plot and some decent characterisation are packed into a punchy 176 pages, with a perfect balance of action, mystery and jeopardy. The story is presented from the 1st person perspective of each of the main characters - a format that works really well, and gives it a slightly film noir feel, which is reinforced by the selection of characters.

Thank you #NetGalley and Pan Macmillan / Tor for the free review copy of #Extremity without obligation. All opinions are my own.

I enjoyed this ,I liked the main characters, and I loved the pace. It was really exciting the way it zipped along. Great read ,it was a bit short but I didn't mind that I prefer that to a boring longer book.

I requested Extremity on the basis of enjoying Ascension, and a blurb that promised intriguing things. And, for the most part, that was true. It was a gripping, fast-paced novella, although perhaps with a storyline that meant I felt it ought to have been a novel instead. A few things happened a bit too fast, but it still had me on the edge of my seat throughout. Really, I think my 3-star rating does come down to the fact it just feels a bit too short to fully establish good characters and plot for me. It's written as three main characters' statements following an investigation so you kind of just get told a lot of things, which is fine for a novella, but it felt somewhat formulaic at the same time. There was an 'oh shit' moment towards the end (no spoilers) which got me interested for a potential sequel - although I also have to say, in retrospect, it was kind of obvious - but beyond that, this never really threatened to go higher than 3-stars for me. Still, an enjoyable read and one that makes me curious for what Binge has coming next.