After reading a few chapters, I decided this book held no interest for me at this time nor was it a good fit for my blog.  I elected not to finish the book now, but it may well be a case of "the right book at the wrong time" syndrome and I might be willing to try it again in the future.  Thank you to Oceanview Publishing and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to sample this title.

I enjoyed this book but I didnt love it 

I loved the setting the plot was pacy and the writing was good. It just wasnt the book for me I didnt get as gripped as much as I thought I would but I know plenty of readers will

Above it all on the rooftops of Manhattan, people get to feel superior and smug. The Metropolitan Museum’s rooftop is classy and imparts an even greater feeling of superiority. At this sleek, rooftop birthday celebration, the mayor of NY, Roland Fortune, is guest of honor. But, as the crowd primp and prance, a series of explosions rock the venerable museum. As the nature of the terrorist attack is revealed, the city learns that even more iconic locations have been blow away at the same time. The mayor places the city under lockdown. Law enforcement teams assemble. The FBI, Homeland Security, and several branches of the Armed Forces, are tasked with stopping further attacks. Taking the lead is New York City Police Commissioner Gina Carbone who becomes an undercover vigilante. But will her approach help or make things worse? An exciting and well-paced thriller, that fans of the genre won’t want to leave off their list.

Review:  MANHATTAN LOCKDOWN by Paul Batista

Like Thomas Harris' 1975 thriller BLACK SUNDAY, about a terrorist attack on the Super Bowl,  MANHATTAN LOCKDOWN portrays events most of us hope never happen: a terrorist assault on New York City, commencing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  [Yes, I realize this happened on September 11, 2001.] This is not a one-event act, but a series of terrors. Also different is the composition of law enforcement agencies, including Homeland Security, and former Marine and Staten Island native, NYPD Commissioner Gina Carbone, a strong character with a mission: to protect her community, and halt the terrorism.