Advance Praise - 5* Goodreads Reviews
"Phil Mercer is one of the most intriguing characters I've read about in a long time. Mercer is a British veteran who returns home from the war in Afghanistan and studies law, then becomes an attorney in London... The author writes about the humanity of a person who has taken the lives of other people. Like when watching a tragic play, I felt sympathy for Mercer at various times and then cringed at the murder scenes... The opposing roles of Phil Mercer, a murderer given in to the temptation to kill, and an attorney, driven by order, logic, and law, make for a unique protagonist. Bentley does a great service in the way he writes about Mercer's interior dialogue, hallucinations, depression, and memory problems. He does not make Phil Mercer a stereotype of a mentally ill person. Mercer is a sympathetic character; one who is approachable for the reader. I liked Phil Mercer so much that I can visualize his character in further novels by the author... Told through flashbacks, dream sequences, and various points of view, Comfort Zone is a first-rate story. Crime novel fans will be entertained by Comfort Zone. I highly recommend reading this book."
"Not the usual genre of book by this author but wow what a story, it had more twists and turns then a formula 1 racetrack. Well worthy of the 5 stars and in fact I'd go as far as saying 5+Star rating."
"Comfort Zone was anything but that and as a result a brilliant read... "
"A complex, thought-provoking novel with the protagonist a tragic war vet suffering from PTSD. Mr. Bentley pulls no punches and proves he can write a heart-breaking, haunting novel second to none. BRILLIANT. Highly Recommended."