Thermal image - Pat O'keeffe

Steve Jay is a fireman on the edge. Crippling debts and the recent return of his unfaithful partner Jenny have bent him out of shape, getting between him and the job he loves.

But Jay's problems are only just beginning. A horrific fire in an East London fashion store and workshop tests him and his watch to the limit. And when an old friend offers him serious money to investigate the Sheldon family'' history of fires, it sounds like the answer to a prayer.

His decision to accept the case plunges him into a nightmare of arson and murder.

A former Operational Station Officer in the London Fire Brigade, Pat O'Keeffe is also the holder of a 5th degree black belt in Karate and has fought 28 times as a kick-boxer.

A promising start . . . this first-time novelist draws on his own experiences as a London firefighter to bring to life the dangerous world of firefighting.

O'Keeffe...brings an authentic feel to his descriptions of fire fighting, and the plot, involving arson and murder, is skilfully brought to an exciting climax

I hope he is planning more murders and more fires for his hero to fight his way through.

...authentic realism...packed with far more incidents than an episode of London's Burning
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This first novel from Pat O'Keeffe is truly gripping with plenty of twists and turns in the plot...This is truly a book that is virtually impossible to put down.

Pat O'Keeffe has written an intelligent and thoughtful novel that rises far above the typical arson terrorist adventure novel... Thermal Image is a successful debut novel and worthy of a reader's time.

Crisp, realistic dialogue keeps this savvy story moving at a brisk pace

Pat O'Keefe's first novel is a standout among the new wave of fire-fighting thrillers. It is not only compelling but there is a certain depth to the characters rare in modern thrillers.
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