One Eye Open
- Downloads：3277
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-09-05 08:51:31
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Paul Finch
- ISBN：1409184013
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
YOU CAN RUN
A high-speed crash leaves
a man and woman clinging to life。
Neither of them carries ID。 Their car has fake number plates。
In their luggage: a huge amount of cash。
Who are they？ What are they hiding？
And what were they running from？
YOU CAN HIDE
DS Lynda Hagen， once a brilliant detective， gave it all up to raise her family。
But something about this case reignites a spark in her。。。
BUT YOU'LL ALWAYS SLEEP WITH。。。
What begins as an investigation soon becomes an obsession。
And it will lead her to a secret so dangerous
that soon there will be nowhere left to hide。
ONE EYE OPEN
Reviews
Joanne McWilliam
，
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book。 This is another fast paced and well plotted book from Paul Finch， a little “Americanised” in places but nothing to detract from an excellent storyline。
Nicholas Edensor
，
DS Linda Hannegan is a traffic cop whose investigation into a near fatal car accident leads her into the criminal underworld tracking thieves who have stolen a red book of police informers。 It was an okay read but no way as good as other books by Paul Finch
Mike
，
A dog walker comes across a car wreck in the woods off the A2 highway。 Detective Sergeant Lynda Hagen from the Collision Investigation Unit is tasked with the investigation。 Juggling family responsibilities with her nine to five policing， Lynda is confronted with a baffling case。 Two seriously injured people in the car crash battling for their lives， with no IDs， a cloned car and a bundle of money， makes for a baffling police procedural。 With great characters and plenty of surprising reveals， th A dog walker comes across a car wreck in the woods off the A2 highway。 Detective Sergeant Lynda Hagen from the Collision Investigation Unit is tasked with the investigation。 Juggling family responsibilities with her nine to five policing， Lynda is confronted with a baffling case。 Two seriously injured people in the car crash battling for their lives， with no IDs， a cloned car and a bundle of money， makes for a baffling police procedural。 With great characters and plenty of surprising reveals， the mystery deepens as the danger and body count mounts。 A gripping story with a surprising hero and make it a three-and-a-half-star rating。 。。。more
Megan Smith
，
A really enjoyable crime thriller-fast paced and gripping。
Debbie Blackham
，
Really did not enjoy this book。 The premise sounded intriguing but it did not deliver。 Too many names， even one of the main characters had three names？？ The story of Elliot and Harri was boring， the police work only slightly better。 The end was predictable and dull。
Ray Smillie
，
Having been slightly disappointed with a couple of the more recent Paul Finch novels this is a step back to good form for the author。 Typical of his work there is a sense of stepping back from the "would that happen in real life" and just enjoying the ride。 Then again， Paul Finch used to be a boy in blue so maybe it did？ Having been slightly disappointed with a couple of the more recent Paul Finch novels this is a step back to good form for the author。 Typical of his work there is a sense of stepping back from the "would that happen in real life" and just enjoying the ride。 Then again， Paul Finch used to be a boy in blue so maybe it did？ 。。。more
Lisa Clift
，
OK thriller。
Collette Mcgaahan
，
Once I got used to the time line changing I didn’t mind it but because it was a little too choppy I don’t think it added to the tale much。 Linda Hogan wasn’t a particularly likeable character and nor was her husband who I know I should have felt more sympathy for。 The action scenes of which there are many are graphic and detailed to within an inch of their lives to the point of overkill at times。 Good neat ending with all your questions answered I think so overall a good three stars。
Jazz Webb
，
One eye open is a crime thriller that is centred around Linda， Elliot and Harriet。 Linda is a traffic cop and when she arrives at the scene of a RTA she feels there's more to the story than a car thats lost control。 With both Elliot and Harriet unconscious in the car， Linda isn't willing to write this one off。 However the more she investigates the more danger she finds herself in。 The book goes over a period of a few weeks but the main investigation is over 5 days。 We go back to learn about how One eye open is a crime thriller that is centred around Linda， Elliot and Harriet。 Linda is a traffic cop and when she arrives at the scene of a RTA she feels there's more to the story than a car thats lost control。 With both Elliot and Harriet unconscious in the car， Linda isn't willing to write this one off。 However the more she investigates the more danger she finds herself in。 The book goes over a period of a few weeks but the main investigation is over 5 days。 We go back to learn about how Elliot and Harriet end up in the car and why their lives are infact in danger。 Harriet doesn't have much depth to her as a character I often forgot who she was。 Elliot was my favourite character and I almost wanted to know alot more about his past as a race car driver。 The idea these two end up in this major crime organisation id ridiculous to say the least and I couldn't get to grips with it。 Linda is a police officer who appears to be constantly breaking protocol。 In reality her actions would hinder any chance of prosecution。 I didn’t like her character her motive for putting herself in danger seemed to be to get back at her husband it was just silly。 She is our leading lady but to be honest I just couldn't get to grips with her。 I love crime thrillers it's my favourite genre but I found this book to be very slow to get to the excitement。 Even with the first few chapters around the RTA I just wasn't hooked。 It's such a shame because this book has such great potential I just feel like alot of information is thrown at you and alot of names and not all are relevant and adds confusion。 I know fiction often isn't realistic but this book just stepped to far away from reality in terms of acceptable police work that I just couldn't commit。 Further there are things that happen which we get no explanation for and just have to accept。 But I must say the last quarter of the book was fantastic。 High in drama and suspense it had me on the edge of my seat as by this point I truly had no idea what was going on so it was great to see it all play out。 The last part of the book really makes up for the rest of it。 I wish that there wasn't as much build up and more of this action packed drama。 There were several twist that came to play and I only managed to predict one of them the rest blew my mind。 This is why I rate this book 2 stars because it got much better nearer the end and really brought everything together I just wished there was more of that from the start。 Quite an easy read for those new to the genre although some blood and guts described throughout so if screamish may not be for you。 This book is enjoyable I would just say don't get caught up in all the names。 I look forward to following Lindas career if there are anymore books follow her journeyThank you to Netgalley， the author and publisher for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my fair and honest review。 。。。more
Neil Dobson
，
Have read all of his other books & thought will i like this one， shouldn't have had any doubts， absolutely loved it， the storyline， the characters， everything。 The story is told by both sides， which I love & there was a spaniel at the beginning， bonus 😀 Have read all of his other books & thought will i like this one， shouldn't have had any doubts， absolutely loved it， the storyline， the characters， everything。 The story is told by both sides， which I love & there was a spaniel at the beginning， bonus 😀 。。。more
John Johnstone
，
Good story of crime and corruption which starts with a car crash。 It has taken me ages to read but during lockdown I have been doing other things。 It may indicate the story is not strong enough or I was just not allocating enough time for reading。 It is about how the dedicated individual can win win through in the end as long as you stick with it。 I did。
Glyn Evans
，
Excellent thriller by p finch ， some negative reviews on amazon（don，t know why）， fast paced plot， a few suprises and a good conclusion。 Have read quite a few heck stories and enjoyed them as well，so just go out and BUY the book its well worth a read。
Chris-Cuddy
，
A gritty cops and robbers crime caper。 DS Lynda Hagen， a 9-to-5 traffic collision detective is called to an RTA with two critically injured passengers with no ID， fake number plates and a bundle of cash。A tense， action-packed and fast-paced read。
Sue Brooke
，
Excellent bookThis book was so exciting to read didn't want to put it down。 First class story line and totally gripping。 Excellent bookThis book was so exciting to read didn't want to put it down。 First class story line and totally gripping。 。。。more
Christopher Teague
，
A great start to a new cop on the crime shelves。But unlike the 'glamour' and violence of your standard detective， DS Lynda Hagan works traffic duty around the motorways of Norfolk and Suffolk。。。 who becomes involved in the wrong case at the wrong time。 A seemingly ordinary RTA which spirals out into London gangland territory。Famed for his violent Heck novels， this is far more subdued - it still has the occasional moment of violent， but nowhere near as visceral。 Hagan is a superb character - a wo A great start to a new cop on the crime shelves。But unlike the 'glamour' and violence of your standard detective， DS Lynda Hagan works traffic duty around the motorways of Norfolk and Suffolk。。。 who becomes involved in the wrong case at the wrong time。 A seemingly ordinary RTA which spirals out into London gangland territory。Famed for his violent Heck novels， this is far more subdued - it still has the occasional moment of violent， but nowhere near as visceral。 Hagan is a superb character - a woman， like many， who slowed her career in the force to raise a family。You could argue that the story is littered with secondary characters from central casting， but the short chapters of two timelines that eventually collide。。。 creates an unputdowndable book that I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend。 。。。more
Roger Price
，
Another cracking cops & robbers yarn from the pen of an ex-cop who knows his stuff。 The novel drags you through it making it hard to put down; but when you do pause the characters stay with you， such is their depth underpinned by all sorts of conflicts in their lives。 Full of twists and turns to the denouement which surprises and satisfies。 Great read， highly recommended。
Ed Taylor
，
I have tried to avoid any spoilers in this review， which is my first on NetGalley。 Apologies if this is not up to the standard of more experienced reviewers on this platform。This is not the first of Paul Finch's books that I have read， and it definitely won't be the last。 I have to confess I was expecting an addition to either the Heck or Lucy Clayburn range， but One Eye Open introduces a new lead character in DS Lynda Hagen following her marriage to a fellow police officer （now no longer in the I have tried to avoid any spoilers in this review， which is my first on NetGalley。 Apologies if this is not up to the standard of more experienced reviewers on this platform。This is not the first of Paul Finch's books that I have read， and it definitely won't be the last。 I have to confess I was expecting an addition to either the Heck or Lucy Clayburn range， but One Eye Open introduces a new lead character in DS Lynda Hagen following her marriage to a fellow police officer （now no longer in the job）。 Lynda's career has not perhaps been as stellar as she might have liked， and her husband could be more supportive。An armed robbery and its aftermath offer Lynda an unexpected opportunity to get her teeth into a much meatier case than her role in the Traffic division normally allows her when a car leaves the road in suspicious circumstances。 Elliott Wade is a former Formula One driver whose life has taken a difficult path over the past few years， during which he has made some poor life choices， however he very much loves his wife。 I enjoyed this book - the author's writing seems to improve with each new publication。 There is some violence which would not be unexpected to Paul Finch's readers， but within the context of the plot it all makes sense - if you're reading this type of book， you will presumably be expecting it anyway。 On the negative side， there are one or two minor plot holes and loose ends which could do with tying up， but nothing that is likely to spoil the reader's enjoyment。The book is either a stand-alone novel or， I hope， the first of a new series。 As such， it would be a great introduction to Paul Finch if you've not read anything by him previously， but also equally enjoyable for his existing readers。Personally， I would like to read more about Lynda Hagen and her husband - and find out what， if anything， happens with regard to his new career - albeit not at the expense of losing Heck or Lucy Clayburn。 There is definitely scope for a series here。Overall， I am happy to give a whole-hearted recommendation of this book and pleased that my first NetGalley review is deserving of a five-star rating - not something I often give in my Amazon reviews。 。。。more
Rachel Myers
，
While investigating a serious car crash， DS Lynda Hagen suspects there’s more to it than a simple lapse in concentration。 As more details emerge， her suspicions are confirmed， but others seem determined to stop her solving the case， including the victims themselves。 Can she get to the bottom of the events？I enjoyed reading One Eye Open。 It’s an interesting plot， with the buildup to the accident gradually revealed， at the same time as the investigation moves forward。 There were times when it drag While investigating a serious car crash， DS Lynda Hagen suspects there’s more to it than a simple lapse in concentration。 As more details emerge， her suspicions are confirmed， but others seem determined to stop her solving the case， including the victims themselves。 Can she get to the bottom of the events？I enjoyed reading One Eye Open。 It’s an interesting plot， with the buildup to the accident gradually revealed， at the same time as the investigation moves forward。 There were times when it dragged a little， and there were bits at the end that didn’t quite seem to work， but overall it’s a good story。 Lynda’s character develops well， even if her husband is rather annoying， which is probably the point。A good book， worth a read。 。。。more
ron harris
，
Fabulous readAnother great book by Paul Finch。Full of action and intrigue from first to last。Has a really great ending。
Miss R
，
Thanks to Orion Publishing and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。'One Eye Open' is pure adrenaline from the get-go。 So， if you like your thrillers fast-paced and action packed， then this is the book for you。 Paul Finch certainly knows how to hook his readers from the very first page and as such， you will certainly want to keep reading and reading。。。 Well， you get the picture。 It begins with a high-speed crash， and as you already may suspect， this is just the beginning of a tw Thanks to Orion Publishing and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。'One Eye Open' is pure adrenaline from the get-go。 So， if you like your thrillers fast-paced and action packed， then this is the book for you。 Paul Finch certainly knows how to hook his readers from the very first page and as such， you will certainly want to keep reading and reading。。。 Well， you get the picture。 It begins with a high-speed crash， and as you already may suspect， this is just the beginning of a twisty， intriguing tale。 With well described scenes of car chases and other dramatic events， which are far from sparse in this book， 'One Eye Open' has all the necessary ingredients of a Hollywood action movie。 Make no mistake， however， there is substance as well as style in this book， which gets more intriguing as the plot unfolds and we begin to uncover the motivations of the main protagonists of the novel。 With its heady mix of gangsters， violence， betrayal and blackmail， this is a refreshingly original police procedural with some explosive twists。 'One Eye Open' can only be described as the Molotov cocktail of thrillers。 。。。more
marjorie hall-venmore
，
# One Eye Open # NetgalleyThis is my first book by this author but I assure you it will not be my last。 Wow wow wow。 A car crash and in one of the cars bags of money。 Who’s is it。 You are in for the ride of your life with this fast paced rollercoaster of a ride。 Talk about sitting on the edge of your seat。 You will be with this high octane thriller。 It’s bloody fantastic you do not want to miss reading this one。 I am definitely looking forward to reading more from Paul Finch。 Brilliant just damn # One Eye Open # NetgalleyThis is my first book by this author but I assure you it will not be my last。 Wow wow wow。 A car crash and in one of the cars bags of money。 Who’s is it。 You are in for the ride of your life with this fast paced rollercoaster of a ride。 Talk about sitting on the edge of your seat。 You will be with this high octane thriller。 It’s bloody fantastic you do not want to miss reading this one。 I am definitely looking forward to reading more from Paul Finch。 Brilliant just damnd well brilliant 。。。more
Christine Stanton
，
DS Lynda Hagen - an ambitious， tenacious traffic cop who wants more out of her career。 She's bored of routine stops and minor collisions， so when a mysterious crash appears in the middle of the forest， her intuition tells her that this is the big case that could make or break her career， but is it worth the price it comes with？Elliot Wade - an ex racing driver， caught up with the wrong people at the wrong time， not able to escape the criminal hole he's got himself into， further dragging himself DS Lynda Hagen - an ambitious， tenacious traffic cop who wants more out of her career。 She's bored of routine stops and minor collisions， so when a mysterious crash appears in the middle of the forest， her intuition tells her that this is the big case that could make or break her career， but is it worth the price it comes with？Elliot Wade - an ex racing driver， caught up with the wrong people at the wrong time， not able to escape the criminal hole he's got himself into， further dragging himself deeper， but is it to the point of no return？ Or will his quick thinking （and quick driving） help him get away？ Switching between both Elliot and Lynda's POV， the reader is thrown from one fast-paced scene to another， with graphic descriptions of car chases， fight scenes and gangland warfare。 If this gets made into a movie or an episode of the Bill I truly wouldn't be surprised！ The characters aren't very likeable， so at points it's hard to fully invest into the storyline， which is why at points I felt myself switching off from the narrative and having to force myself to pick the book back up to finish it。 There wasn't anything that stood out too much compared to any other cop crime novel， and I felt myself waiting for the moment when I would be shocked by a twist or surprised by the direction the narrative chose to go in。 However， the speed of the action and the multitude of different characters really gave a lot of body to the writing， so much so， that you felt transported into the criminal underworld and the struggle between the law and lawlessness along with the other characters。 I felt the end of the book tied up all loose ends and didn't leave the reader with unanswered questions or confusion - which I loved。 Paul Finch writes with expertise and experience， and this definitely has potential to become a series with either the police team or the gangs within the narrative at the forefront of any future investigations。 If you love cop novels and are addicted to high speed drama - this is definitely a book for you。 Thanks to NetGalley and Orion for my advanced reader copy！ 💕 。。。more
Amanda Holyoak
，
DS Lynda Hagen is called into investigate following a car crash leaving two unknown victims seriously injured。 But who are the victims and what led to the crash？ This was a brilliant read， tightly plotted with excellent characterisation。 Lynda in particular was a fascinating， well-rounded character and I'd love to read more books featuring her。 This was cleverly written in the way in which sympathies were led to particular characters。 It was a fast paced thriller which immediately drew me in wit DS Lynda Hagen is called into investigate following a car crash leaving two unknown victims seriously injured。 But who are the victims and what led to the crash？ This was a brilliant read， tightly plotted with excellent characterisation。 Lynda in particular was a fascinating， well-rounded character and I'd love to read more books featuring her。 This was cleverly written in the way in which sympathies were led to particular characters。 It was a fast paced thriller which immediately drew me in with an evocative start and which maintained an excellent pace throughout。 A real page turner which I would highly recommend。 。。。more
Nicky Mottram
，
Wow ！ What a roller coaster of a read！ It kept me gripped from the first page to the last ！ I love this author as every book he writes has you wanting to read ‘one more chapter’ ！ Told in the past and the present which comes together in one great finale ！ Highly recommend this book 📚
Mark
，
After a slow start this became a gripping read。 A two tier story mixes a road traffic accident leaving two seriously injured in an untraceable car and with no wallet or documents， with the events that led up to the accident。 Mor3 of @ thriller than a crime story， but a very good story， well told。
Diane Donnan
，
Yes I did enjoy reading this book 。The characters where well thought out and believable。 A good read I would recommend it 。
Julie Nicholls
，
Brilliant book， a real page turner。
Sally Boocock
，
I am a big fan of Paul Finches books。 He never disappoints。 This is a fast paced crime thriller 。 I read it with my heart in my mouth and couldnt read fast enough。 It was nice to have a new detective although my heart will always be with DS Heckenburg。。
Sue Burton
，
Another great thriller edge of your seat read
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=One Eye Open
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=One Eye Open&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,One Eye Open&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0