Review of Slave Trade

[Bertha Jackson]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Slave Trade" by J Anthony Sisto.]

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4 out of 5 stars

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Slave Trade by J. Anthony Sisto is a crime thriller about human trafficking. Rick McKenna, owner and CEO of Cube Intel Control, receives a threatening letter from Erik von Diabolos, President and CEO of Judean Corporation, wanting to buy his company. He learns that his friend and the CEO of the Grant Abbott Corporation, Carl Vincente, had received the same letter before his son, Sam, disappeared. Hoping to keep their daughter, Olivia, safe, Rick's wife, Annika, hires Unit Security, owned by Benton (LT) Miller, for protection. As things build up, it becomes apparent that Erik and his corporation know much more about Rick, his family, and his company than they should. Where are they getting their information? Why does Erik want Rick's and Carl's businesses? Can LT and his security team keep everyone safe?

One of my favorite aspects of this book was the suspense and mystery, which started at the very beginning of the book with the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl walking home from school and continued throughout the book. This book gave me a lot to think about. For example, did you know it is easier to kidnap someone in the liberal states that have stronger gun-control laws? The fear, love, integrity, betrayal, pain, manipulation, evil, powerlessness, and tears provided the depth needed to develop the characters fully. I appreciate the author differentiating the experiences that the victims and villains experienced during their deaths. The author did an excellent job including all the different types of human trafficking in this storyline. One of my takeaways from the storyline is that you may not know someone as well as you think you do, even if you have known them for decades.

Although this is an emotional and difficult book to read due to the darkness of the plot, I enjoyed reading every page of it, as it opened my eyes to the horrific crime of human trafficking. A couple of romantic subplots softened the harshness of the story. The only negative aspect I encountered is that this book needs another round of professional editing to make it perfect. The number of errors is why I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. As noted in the positive aspects discussed above, there were no other reasons for me to give it a lower rating.

There is religion in the storyline, but there is nothing that pushes religion onto the reader, making it suitable for all readers regardless of their beliefs. The sexual content is not descriptive, but it does contain rape, pedophilic acts, brutality, and fetishes, which makes it deserve the highest rating in that area. This aspect and the non-borderline profanity content make this book unsuitable for younger or sensitive readers.

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[Ora 2000]

Storyline of the book it's seems as if these are real events because of the depicted visual of the story and how it's phase along as we witness particular parts of the story. And it is sad because there are stories like the slave trade that are happening right now in real life events as we're speak and we can not seem to seek for help because you can not trust anyone you know even if we're shared the little we're able to offer. It is an eye opening when you read because someone could be experiencing something like this, but some people have riches and all the wealth willing to steal, kill and destroy anything they desire to take for themselves instead of thinking for others, very intresting book , very deep when it comes to what the character's in the story line because of the events and plots in the book

[Seetha E]

With the premise of the evil of the slave trade which prevails no matter which part of the world we are referring to, this book is relevant. It surely is an intense read. Thank you for the informative review.

[NetMassimo]

This novel explores some of the darkest corners of humanity making it unsuitable for young and sensitive readers. Indeed, I'd need to be in the right mood to read such a dark story but it seems like it's well-developed and just needs another round of proofreading to make it excellent. Thank you for your great review!

[Joe Alex 2]

Slave Trade seems to be a gripping crime thriller that tackles the dark topic of human trafficking with plenty of suspense and mystery. The emotional depth and exploration of both the victims’ and villains’ perspectives really stood out. The romance subplots appear to provide some relief, but the book’s content sounds heavy and intense. Given the serious themes and the need for more editing, I’m not sure if I’d pick it up just yet. The dark nature of the story might make it a tough read for me, but I appreciate the awareness it raises about such an important issue.