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Vodka Over London Ice (The Danny Pearson Thriller Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Stephen Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 4,082 ratings
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What would you do for family…Would you die for them…

Leaving the military for civvy street, Danny Pearson reconnects with his family and takes a job working for his uncle, Harry Knight. He soon finds out Harry’s no angel, and other parties are making a play for his businesses.



South of the river, Viktor Volkov has his eyes on Harry’s patch. A tit for tat battle escalates leaving fatalities on both sides. For a while the battle seems to be over, until Viktor’s older brother Yuri arrives in London. Danny must take on the Russian Mafia and win before more of his loved ones die…

Vodka Over London Ice is the first in British thriller fiction writer, Stephen Taylor’s, bestselling Danny Pearson series. If you like edge of your seat, nail biting action and adventure thrillers, then you’ll love Stephen Taylor’s high octane books.


Readers are saying

★★★★★ "A gritty, gangland crime thriller with real world emotion."

- International bestselling thriller writer Alex Shaw.

★★★★★ "Jack Reacher, Mitch Rapp, Jason Bourne and now Danny Pearson.”

Although some characters appear in several books, the series can be read in any order.

The Danny Pearson Thriller Series

Vodka Over London Ice
Execution of Faith
Who Holds The Power
Alive Until I Die
Sport of Kings
Blood Runs Deep
Command To Kill
Leave Nothing To Chance
Won’t Stay Dead
Till Death Do Us Part

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THE DANNY PEARSON THRILLER SERIES BY STEPHEN TAYLOR
THE DANNY PEARSON THRILLER SERIES BY STEPHEN TAYLOR
THE DANNY PEARSON THRILLER SERIES BY STEPHEN TAYLOR
Vodka over London ice, British Crime thriller, action adventure thriller series. Amazon best seller

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About the Author

I was born in 1968 in Walthamstow, London but have lived in Norfolk since the age of five. I have a wife Emma and two children, Adam and Sophie.I've always had a love of action thriller books, Lee Child's Jack Reacher and Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp and Tom Wood's Victor. I also have a love of action movies, Die Hard, Daniel Craig's Bond and Jason Statham in The Transporter, and don't get me started on Guy Richie's Lock Stock or Snatch. The harder and faster the action the better, with a bit of humour thrown in to move it along.Call it a mid-life crisis or a need to let my creative monster out, with the big 50 approaching I sat down threw all of the above in a blender and started writing Execution of Faith. A supercharged, action packed roller coaster of a ride that doesn't take itself too seriously. That went so well I wrote a prequel Vodka and Jellied Eels, which due to the time line was made the first in the Danny Pearson Thriller Series.www.stephentaylorbooks.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07R9QCFHG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 7, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 7, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6935 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B09BTJ3R62
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 4,082 ratings

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Stephen Taylor is a successful British Thriller writer. His Amazon bestselling Danny Pearson series has sold well over 150,000 copies, and delighted lovers of the action and adventure thriller genre. Before becoming a novelist, he ran his own business, installing audio visual equipment for homes and businesses.

With the big 50 approaching, Stephen wrote the book he’d always wanted to. That book was Execution Of Faith. A supercharged, action packed roller coaster of a ride that doesn’t take itself too seriously. People loved the book so much he wrote a prequel Vodka Over London Ice. Because of the timeline, this became the first in the Danny Pearson Thriller Series.

Born out of his love of action thriller books, Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp and Tom Wood's Victor. Not to mention his love of action movies, Die Hard, Daniel Craig’s Bond and Guy Richie’s Lock Stock or Snatch. The Danny Pearson series moves along with hard and fast action, no filler, and a healthy dose of humour to move it along.

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Tim Waterman
5.0 out of 5 stars exciting
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
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Suspenseful, hard to put down, good read! Plenty of action, not unrealistic. UK setting, easy to understand if you are a USA reader.
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Dane McKitrick
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid story from a new author
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2023
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New author, self publishing brings forth a solid first story. It is fast paced, logic holds up pretty well and it is very readable. Good story line and some fairly realistic characters make this an enjoyable read.
Looking forward to the next in the series and seeing how the author develops.
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Andrew C
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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Much like the Sam Pope series, Danny Pearson is a bad man. Taylor weaves an action packed story with plenty of villains and an intense story line. Pearson and his family/friends are likeable. I really enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series!
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Lucy
5.0 out of 5 stars Vodka Ice
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024
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A very good read. The chapters flowed well. Hard to put down. I’m going to love reading Danny’s next adventure. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes action thrillers.
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Jim Cerone The Perfect Host DJ MC
4.0 out of 5 stars Promising Start
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2022
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Action thrillers should be just that - thrilling action, start to finish. This one delivers and is a promising start to this series. On to book 2!
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greg shearer
5.0 out of 5 stars one sitting read
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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Got caught up in the action and could not put it down
A good read enjoyed it. Hope you do
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Walter
3.0 out of 5 stars Fast, lean violent but lacks depth
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2021
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No long political speeches, volumes of backstories or time wasted on irrelevant characters. Well choreographed violence by a lethal protagonist. Hopefully, the author will add more depth in every aspect of his stories. The characters were cardboard, the descriptions of everything superficial and too often the book felt like it was one violent encounter after another with the everything else mere filler. There is a foundation that hopefully the author will build on.
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Goober Mom
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
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I couldn't put the book down because I had to know what was going to happen next. Loved all the characters. Can't wait to read the next book in the series.
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Bob V
5.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2024
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A fast paced action thriller!
I will definitely be reading the next book in this series.
There's a good chance Stephen Taylor will become one of my favourite authors.
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Neelabh Pratap Singh
3.0 out of 5 stars Very 70s kinda storyline
Reviewed in India on May 29, 2022
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There was action on every page but little in terms of storyline. The protagonist who's just returned home gets caught between two mobsters - one being his uncle who is all good and other the Russians who are pure evil. Once the war breaks out, the story is nothing but you killed mind I killed yours. And this is how the story ends finally with the hero coming at top. I expected a better storyline but was disappointed in the end. Not sure if I'll try another book in the series.
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Mish Medhat
5.0 out of 5 stars A non-stop, brutal action-fest that’ll leave you gasping
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2021
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From the outset, Vodka and Jellied Eels tells you the type of book it is - brutal, fast-moving and very, very entertaining. This is the way an action thriller should be written. It doesn’t pull any punches, just like the book’s engaging protagonist Danny Pearson, doesn’t when he faces off against one of Russia’s most savage mobs, ever to hit the streets of London.

The ruthless action sears across every page. Descriptions are succinct but as loaded as the Glocks touted by all. You feel the momentum building, and for a reader, that insatiable urge to race to the story’s stunning denouement is evident. An all-encompassing thirst to see bloody justice is wrought on the Russian mob, for their unspeakable crimes delivered on rival crime lord and Pearson’s Uncle, Harry Knight and his family, rages like wild fire through Mr Taylor’s brilliant writing. Pearson of course, steps up to protect his family and descend retribution on the Volkov mafia family.

As characters go, Danny Pearson is a man I was drawn to instantly, and felt invested in his fight to save himself and his family. With the sudden alluded to death of his wife and child by a car accident, it’s apparent that Pearson is a ball of inner trauma and pain, but he hides this fact well. He’s former SAS, immediately explaining his unique skill set, intelligence and ability to compartmentalise emotions. He wears a thin veil of the ‘easy-going guy’ when he’s with his mates, but inside, he’s on a hair trigger, holding down an anger that surges up and spews out like a super-charged volcano of wrath when the moment demands it. And those moments come in torrents… But, Pearson never uses his violence blindly. Each action is planned and executed with precision. Pearson is a thinker and a strategist, in tune with the environment around him, reading every nuanced indication, vibration or breath, and making adjustments and decisions to counter and compensate, and retain the advantage.

Pearson needs to be that good too, as the antagonist, Viktor Volkov is an evil foe gunning for Harry Knight’s slice of the action North of the Thames. Needless to say, Knight’s nephew is happy to jump into the fray, and redress the balance of power.

The story unfolds, and the pages ignite with thunderous action, which is beautifully juxtaposed with sensitive scenes of contemplation and reflection with Pearson and Knight sitting by Maureen Pearson their Mum and Sister respectively, watching her pass away. Amongst all the fighting, it’s recognized that Maureen is also a woman fighting with cancer, but it’s a fight where there are no winners.

Grief however, doesn’t last long in Mr Taylor’s book. Events roll fast, no spoilers, but I was open mouthed by what transpires. Very soon the stage is set for a turf war showdown between the brutal crime lords.

It should be noted that within the fearless, no holds barred action is a great sense of humor that Mr Taylor invests in the characters. There’s a knowing wink to the reader, honouring Bond’s clever one liners and the fast cockney funnies of Lockstock and Snatch. This is a serious book that still can see the fun in all the action that takes place. It’s perfectly pitched, and takes the edge off of the more violent shenanigans. I almost read this, in what amounts to a day, and for me, with my pressured life, this pace of reading is virtually unheard of. I loved Vodka and Jellied Eels- that title is work of genius! - and I can’t recommend it high enough. Just buy it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great.
Reviewed in Australia on January 4, 2024
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Great read, couldn't put it down, finished in one go. Recommend to anyone who enjoys action thrillers, a "must read".
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beena
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in Canada on August 24, 2023
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Awesome book ....great writing and good characters ....will definitely be checking out the next one in the Danny Pearson series
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