A thriller. A page-turner. Can't put down kind of book. These are some of the emotions I felt when reading 'All The Way Down' by Eric Beetner.

We are introduced to Dale Burnett, a cop who has got on the wrong side of the law by taking payouts from a kingpin named Tat. He has skated by under the radar with his crimes or so he thinks until he is summoned in to the Chief of Police's office one morning. Dale is tasked with the job of rescuing the mayor's daughter Lauren O'Brien who has been kidnapped and holed up in his fortress of a building. Lauren, a journalist had been trying to get to the root of a story to bring down Tat's organisation and uncovering her father's corruption in the process too. Dale is left with no choice but to accept the impossible mission as the Chief & Mayor are fully aware of his dealings with Tat.

Dale goes in to the building unarmed and pleading for the safe return of Lauren hoping his good reputation with Tat will bear fruit. What entails after this is a hell-of-a-ride, starting out on the 15th floor as they try to escape the building unarmed. I thoroughly enjoyed this book (thanks NetGalley) and it was so reminiscent of a Die-Hard like movie (even a slight nod to Die Hard in the book - nicely done). We are pulled in to this roller-coaster ride of a novel, so hold on to your seats for this one

A thriller. A page-turner. Can't put down kind of book. These are some of the emotions I felt when reading 'All The Way Down' by Eric Beetner.

We are introduced to Dale Burnett, a cop who has got on the wrong side of the law by taking payouts from a kingpin named Tat. He has skated by under the radar with his crimes or so he thinks until he is summoned in to the Chief of Police's office one morning. Dale is tasked with the job of rescuing the mayor's daughter Lauren O'Brien who has been kidnapped and holed up in his fortress of a building. Lauren, a journalist had been trying to get to the root of a story to bring down Tat's organisation and uncovering her father's corruption in the process too. Dale is left with no choice but to accept the impossible mission as the Chief & Mayor are fully aware of his dealings with Tat.

Dale goes in to the building unarmed and pleading for the safe return of Lauren hoping his good reputation with Tat will bear fruit. What entails after this is a hell-of-a-ride, starting out on the 15th floor as they try to escape the building unarmed. I thoroughly enjoyed this book (thanks NetGalley) and it was so reminiscent of a Die-Hard like movie (even a slight nod to Die Hard in the book - nicely done). We are pulled in to this roller-coaster ride of a novel, so hold on to your seats for this one.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to preview All the Way Down by Eric Beetner. I've seen this movie -Bad Cop, has to make amends, make it right, do the right thing, flawed protaganist. In this action thriller, a cop.
Dale is a dirty cop and he has been found out by his superiors. They have a deal for him - save a young woman, who happens to be the mayor's daughter. She is being held hostage by "the bad guys" and Dale is chosen to save her.
She's on the top floor of a hugh building and he is going to have to go up, floor by floor. But is there a hidden agenda, and who are the "good guys" really.
Good book, lots of action - it could really be a great movie - call it Hard Die.

I thought this was a great take on the "soiled man trying to finish well story". John Mclain-ish in a good way. Great action throughout with some good thinking action man's twists. Great job Eric!!

“All The Way Down” by Eric Beetner features Dale Burnett, a police officer on the take, with both professional and personal life falling apart. As he rides the elevator up the office of the chief of police, he is sure that they know everything and that he is on his way to jail, and he knew how things end in jail for a crooked cop. Well, they do know everything, but he is not on his way to jail, he is on his way to somewhere much more dangerous. Lauren, the mayor’s daughter, a reporter for an on-line news service, has been kidnapped by the town’s biggest crime boss, and coincidentally the source of Burnett’s payoff money. Getting her back is the only way he can keep his job and perhaps his life.
There is a lot at stake for everyone involved, and conversation drives the plot. Characters and details emerge little by little about everything including, drug trafficking, political corruption, impropriety, and the unfettered drive for news, any kind, in an economic downturn.
Beetner gives readers vivid descriptions of the places:
“The wall paper crisscrossed with shiny gold hexagons. The carpet was a blood red. Mirrors hung so close to each other the room had a funhouse quality to it. It was enough to give you a complex, all those reflections of yourself all at once.
The people who inhabit them:
“His buzz cut gave his head the look of a howitzer shell. His teeth shone white in his mouth except where gold caps covered both his canines.”
And the way they die:
“She spasmed like a cell phone on vibrate for a second while the shots were pelting her body, then fell still, sinking deeper into the cushions.”
The title “All The Way Down” comes from the single completed building in the abandoned office complex, a thin rectangle with fifteen floors, and the death, destruction, and mayhem, that happen on every floor of the high rise fortress from the top all the way down to the basement.
“All The Way Down” is a thrill ride with plenty of nonstop action by the good guys, bad guys, and those in-between. I was given a review copy by Eric Beetner, Down & Out Books, and NetGalley. However, it may not be for everyone. Readers should be advised that there is “strong” language along with copious overall violence and carnage that will leave readers exhausted from the exploits. (Hence the rating)

Dale is a dirty cop about to be sent away but gets a second chance instead. He must save the mayor's daughter, Lauren, who's been kidnapped and held in a fortress you can't get out of!
Dale knows it's a suicide mission but doesn't have a choice. If that wasn't enough his wife also gets taken... There is no time to waste...
When you think Dale and Lauren might get out alive more things happen...

Really good, captivating, fast paced thriller! Action starts right away and never stops! It felt like a movie! Read in 2 days.

Thank you NetGalley and Down & Out Books for the ARC of this book. This is my honest review.

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All The Way Down is a thrilling story reminiscent of many action movies. It's enthralling and entertaining from beginning to end. Fans of thrilling fiction will like it!

Action packed, twists & turns all the way thru it.......maybe even almost on every page there was something going awry?! It almost read like a script for a 'Die Hard' movie.......action, action, action....with some inkling of humor dabbed in there, along with a lot of shooting, stabbing, violence, & gore. I liked that it had about 3 story lines going parallel, & you wondered how/when they'd intersect with each other. It was a very fast read, didn't require a lot of investment of my attention (I was able to keep track of a basketball game on tv while reading it)...but it certainly did keep me entertained!
I received this e-ARC from Down & Out Books & the author, via NetGalley.....in return for reading & offering my own fair & honest review.

All the Way Down by Eric Beetner

Fast-paced action-packed thrill ride from beginning to end!

When a dirty cop is sent in to save the Mayor’s daughter from the local gang leader it is more than likely a suicide mission for Dale Burnett BUT he is willing to go for it as he feels he has nothing to lose and perhaps some bad karma to turn the opposite direction. With a multi-story building for Dale and Lauren fighting off bad guys on every floor of the building the situations they find themselves in are hair raising and sometimes lethal...for those they encounter. Little does Dale know that his wife, on the outside, is also contending with bad guys asked to bring her in and the situations she finds herself in are just as lethal as those of those inside the building her husband is trying to escape. With twists and turns and a well laid out plot this is a book I could not put down. I have to say that though this is the first book I have read by this author it will not be the last.

Thank you to NetGalley and Down and Out Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

Eric Beetner should break into the major leagues with ALL THE WAY DOWN. This is probably his best work yet, although, I'm such a huge fan of his writing, that I don't know if I can truly say if that statement is true. I'll leave you, my fellow readers to make that distinction. All I do know is I'm still trying to catch my breath after devouring this high speed thriller, and he's definitely one of the best!

All The Way Down is a super fast paced, action packed mystery/thriller. It’s about a dirty cop who is given a chance to avoid prison and redeem himself by going on an impossible suicide mission to save the mayors daughter. Each and every page reveals a new problem. Just when things look to be fine, there is another obstacle to conquer. A thrill a page. It’s about Last chances, double crosses, and a cop who has to shoot his way out of a fortified skyscraper. The plot is suspenseful and intense. It’s one of those books you can’t put down until the end. I would like to thank Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion of this book.

I’m trying to figure out if this counts as a Christmas book. Old joke, but this does feel an awful lot like “Die Hard”. Crooked cop, wife troubles. “Played” by the police brass for their own purposes male the hostage situation seem almost like an afterthought. Still, there is plenty of action to keep the story moving.