Disclaimer: I received this ebook from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: Escape

Author: L.A. Davenport

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 3/5

Recommended For...: Thriller, adult books

Publication Date: July 12, 2019

Genre: Thriller

Recommended Age: 18+ (trafficking, prostitution, slavery, drugs, murder, gore, violence, language, grief)

Publisher: P-Wave Press

Pages: 298

Synopsis: John is a trauma doctor recovering at a glamorous Mediterranean resort after losing his wife in a terrible accident. Lost and alone, he wanders the streets, trying to escape his pain and drifting into alcoholism.

He ends up in a seedy strip joint, where he meets Jasna, a brilliant and beautiful hostess. Against their better judgement, they become infatuated and begin to fall in love.

When she is brutally killed, John is the only suspect. After he is mysteriously let go by the police, Charles, the hotel manager, reveals that Jasna’s death is far from an isolated incident, and he recently lost his granddaughter, Erin, in similar circumstances.

Seeking to clear John’s name and obtain justice from Jasna and Erin, they are pitched into a ruthless world of people-trafficking, prostitution, drugs and murder, where life is cheap and nothing is as it seems.

Will they gather the evidence in time to stop the killers, or be their next victims? Can they trust the police, or are they part of the corruption reaching into every part of life?

Escape is the debut novel by L. A. Davenport, plunging you into a darkly glamorous world where John has to overcome his grief to avenge Jasna, Erin and the victims of modern slavery.

Review: Overall, this was an ok book. The book had fairly good character development and a heart-wrenching story. For the most part it was enjoyable and the book was well done.

However, I thought the book was a bit too long for me and the book wasn’t as much of a mystery as I would have d it. The “demon” inside of our main character didn’t really come into play either, which was disappointing, and the plot got a bit stale especially towards the end.

Verdict: It was an ok book!
KameronAuthor 8 books93

2.5 stars (review request submitted by the author for an honest critique)


John, a recent widow, goes to a resort in the Eastern Mediterranean to get away from his sorrow. However, his escape from reality comes with dire consequences. The resort is serving more than fine food and drinks. The gang running the area has its hand in everything, and almost everyone is under their control. John isn’t though, and he proves to be tougher than anyone ever suspected. Petrov, the gang leader, sure did underestimate the middle-aged doctor (John).

Suspense, violence, mystery, love, friendship, and sadness… Escape sure had a lot going on.



As for the mystery aspect of this story, it wasn’t so much as who killed the ladies, but how would the gang be taken down.

L. A. Davenport broke up Escape into nine parts, with each section having three to eight chapters under them. I’ve read stories with 1-3 sections but never nine. Each part also began with Chapter One. That means, there are NINE of them. That seemed odd to me. Why start each part with Chapter One?! While the story was pretty good, this unusual setup seemed unnecessary and made no sense at all.



Now, let me talk about John’s love for his deceased wife. It was apparent her passing tore him up. He spoke to her portrait often. Yes, there’s no doubt in my mind he loved her, loves her still, but this is where things turn south for me. He fell in love with another woman, Jasna, quite soon after his wife died. He didn’t know Jasna. Yes, she was a nice woman, but he didn’t really know the real her. I think he was confusing infatuation with love.

John also spoke of this ‘demon’ inside him, which wanted John to do bad things. I assumed the demon would come into play later on, maybe a surprise twist, but it did not. That was a bit of a letdown.



Even though I had issues with some details of Escape, I do love when the underdog gets the upper hand. If you do as well, then buy this book.

(Find more /ratings at www.superkambrook.com) Emily Quinn232 31

A book with intriguing cover art? Yep. Solid characters we grow to know and love? Yep. A plot that leaves you emotionally wrecked? Yep! I really enjoyed reading this one – if you’re after a bit of a thriller combined with romantic suspense, then Escape is definitely one to add to your list.

Escape really captures exactly how a person feels when losing a loved one. The strong emotions the main character felt were reflected in a way that made me stop and think a little. I must congratulate Davenport on this – he’s done an incredible job!

I feel each character has been created with care and each of the main characters were memorable and solid. I thought Charles’ character was perfect – he was strange enough for me to question in the beginning, but by the end, my view of him completely changed – I loved it!

I wrote a more in-depth review over on my blog: https://aquintillionwords.com/2019/08... Sharon4,152 27

This is the debut book from this author and it’s amazing. If you enjoy thrillers full of suspense, mystery, action, plus lots of twists and turns then you shall fall in love with this book. It’s difficult to comprehend that this is his first book to be released, it really is that good. The plot is brilliant, the characters are awesome, what more can I say other than – read it!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Cesar Barron2

I'm definitely not much of a reader but author L. A. Davenport really painted a picture for me that was hard for me to put the book down. I will day that I was hooked right away but if I'm being totally honest I expected a different ended. Don't get me worth it was good but for someone who doesn't read as much as he should the ending to me was ver lackluster. Overall I would recommend this book and can't wait to read another one from L.A. Davenport. Pat Eroh2,612 29

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