Thrilling and compelling, you will lose sleep!
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This book will captivate you. From the very beginning of the story, Jade, the heroine,pulls you in because she is so independent but she also has much love for her family. Garrett kind of eases up on you, his character being the broken one, but his goodness comes through too. The betrayals will shock you but the story's pace will keep you up way past your bed time on a work night, but it will be so worth it! I have never read this author's work before, but I am a fan now. This is a great story that you shouldn't miss!
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I read this compelling thriller in two days on my Kindle. It was hard to put down.

Bill Flynn's highly entertaining thriller deals with the important subject of schoolyard bullying and the devastating and sometimes fatal effects it can have. Think Columbine and you have some idea of the scope and effectiveness of this novel.

Lyle Emory decides to get even with his classmates and wreak revenge at a high school reunion. This thriller is not a Whodunnit, it is more a Whyhedunnit as it explores the motivations behind this serial killer.

A Deadly Class Reunion is an exciting read with a thrilling and explosive climax. Flynn is a polished writer who knows how to keep the reader's attention and interest. His short chapters are real page turners - shades of James Patterson or Nelson DeMille. Just when you think it is all over, there is an extra twist at the end. This one would make a good movie -- Hollywood take note.

If you are looking for a quick and exciting read, I highly recommend this book. Fully deserves 5 stars!

James A. Anderson, Author
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Talk about "on the edge of your seat" action, this book grabs you from page one, and keeps you until the very end.  Moving swiftly, every chapter is full of intense scenario's that leave you wanting more.  Gregg Hurwitz is superb with prose and description, and the perfect amount of suspense that leaves you hanging, and wanting more.  The storyline is written with precise detail, leading swiftly towards the conclusion.  Each character is developed specifically for the role they play.  This is one hell of a book!

Daniel leads a quiet life in which he councils convicts and tries to rehabilitate them.  Nestled safely in his nook, he lives with his wife, and just a stones throw away from his dominating, controlling mother.  However, Daniel's safety is severely disturbed when he stumbles upon letters that lead to victims of a highly deranged killer.  Can Daniel stop the killer from destroying his next victim, or will Daniel become a victim himself?

I have never read anything by Gregg before, but I will be reading more.  He is a terrific author!  His writing skills are superior, and each sentence paints a picture.  I couldn't put this book down!  It was such a great thriller, that I was afraid to turn the lights off to go to sleep.  His writing doesn't provide in depth, gory details, which leaves a great amount to the readers imagination.  I love this!  If you are looking for a thriller that leads you through the story with intensity, this book is for you.  It is one of the best I have read in a long time!
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If sleep is important to you, this is not the book for you!  It is so addicting you can't put it down even when fighting to stay awake just to read one more chapter.  I felt like I was right there in the midst of every conversation and event, as if i were a fly on the wall, witnessing every detail of this man hunt, following Detective Jake as he made his rounds through Fort Worth, Weatherford, and Southlake, searching for insight and answers to the bazaar killings that only left more questions.  What is just as enjoyable as reading the book is being able to email Joe directly and share your feelings and insights on the topic of the book.  I met him at a book signing, and you could tell within seconds he was genuine and truly enjoys what he has written and is enthusiastic about sharing this concern in the Fort Worth area.  I say this is a must read and am looking forward to purchasing  his other book, Stolen Innocence.  I doubt I will get much sleep while reading that one as well!
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In The Girl Who Fell, Shannon Parker established herself as a master at weaving a compelling story in a high stakes, thrilling ride of a read. She does it again, superbly, in The Rattled Bones, where a haunting on the Maine coastline blurs the line between sanity and madness.

High school graduate Rilla has been raised by her father and grandmother. In this last summer before embarking for Brown on a full scholarship, her father's unexpected death causes Rilla to rethink her plans. But it's more than the future of her family's lobstering business weighing on her. Rilla is starting to see things - things that others can't - things that are tied to the dark and dirty history of a small island off her Maine coastline. Forcing Rilla to face a startling truth - either she's losing her grip on her sanity or she's connecting with a woman who died almost a century ago.

Parker's writing flat out stuns in this paranormal mystery. She explores Rilla's grief and loss with great sensitivity and honesty. These lines read like poetry. But it is first and foremost a thriller with a deliciously high creep element. Parker absolutely shines at scaring the bleep out of you. For me, the brilliance of this story is its layers and complexity. In Rilla's quest for the truth, Parker exposes yet another long buried incident of racial prejudice and takes a provocative look at the constraints of gender roles past and present.

Scary, thrilling, thoughtful and provocative, THE RATTLED BONES, is going to be BIG! DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!!!!
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Authur Phillip N. Hancock, Sr. creates a thrilling, frightening and nightmarish story that crosses several genre lines with time travel, mystery, the mystical and crime, in his well written novel "A Path Not Chosen". It is not your standard fare in crime books, nor will you have read anything like this before--it is an original and it is entertaining!

Hancock takes the ultimate fear that all parents and grandparents have of having a child kidnapped and makes it a story that is so much more then just the crime. This book explores the hearts and souls of those involved and weaves us a storyline that captures the reader's attention and will not allow you to put down the book until you find out will happened next.

Hancock has shown he has huge talent and good word skills but he has also shown a creative imagination that is second to none.  One certainly gets the feeling that this is just the first of many more stories within this man's head that will some day be put into another fine novel. This was a fully satisfying reading experience.
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Hang on to your seats, people! This is a fast-paced wild ride from the very first page. It would be difficult to unfold the plot without giving some serious spoilers, which I do not do. Suffice it to say that Stephen has no idea what brutal awfulness is coming for him, even after he thinks the worst (his wifes mysterious death) has already happened.  Sara and her brother Kenneth have no idea what unintended consequences can be, or what shades of darkness may hide in seemingly normal peoples lives. None of them know how a single choice can change many lives, or how fatal connections can be made anytime, anywhere in everyday life. They don't know it until it is too late, and once they are careening down that black mountain winter road, there is no stopping what is comingand comingand coming.

Read it, youll see.

This book is written so tightly that I did not want to stop reading until I was done. When I finished, I took a deep breath, my first in hours, and promptly handed it off to a person (my mother, to whom I have listened ever since she finished it many years ago) pining for a book as intense as Intensity by Dean Koontz. She says she stayed up until she fell asleep, picked it back up as she made coffee in the morning, and took it with her to the bathroom all day. .She is still talking about Fatal Option being the closest she has gotten to that wonderful sustained tension she felt with the Koontz. No small praise. Way to go, Chris Beakey!

It is true, the action and suspense continues to rise throughout Fatal Option like a flood tide-,truly thrilling, all-encompassing, spreading out and up in an inexorable consumption of reason and other sane plot boundaries. It all makes sense, though I don't know how. It even has a satisfying ending. The characters are easy to get to know, good or bad. Their choices may be cringe worthy, but it is easy to empathize. Beakey sets a mood sufficient to thrill, and the chill makes you want to grab a warm blanket to snuggle down. Overall, a fine read.

If you love a tight thriller, this is a good one.

A copy was received for free in exchange for an honest review. This review and more at annevolmering.com.
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Hold on to your knickers tight guys! This one will leave your mind reeling, your heart pounding and you'll likely commit a felony to get your hands on the sequel!!

Vicarious is science fiction thriller, more mystery and thriller than science fiction, since the world is very similar to ours with advanced different technology but essentially something that feels like the world we know.

Winter and her sister Rose escaped a horrible situation and found a better life in St Louis, both of them working for their rescuer that is like family to them. It all changes when something happens to Rose and Winter decides that she needs to find out what really happened to her sister.

Vicarious is such a thrilling read! From the very action packed beginning with Winter & Jesse recording a ViSe to all the dangerous situations that Winter finds herself while looking for Rose, you can barely turn the pages fast enough! The mystery of what happened to Rose will keep you guessing and second guessing and third guessing and once again turning pages like there's no tomorrow!

Paula can write a mystery and keep you on your toes but where she really shines is in writing amazingly complex characters and their relationships. Winter and Rose, their relationship with Gideon, their rescuer and Winter's relationship with Jesse, her ViSe recording partner... They all are layered and carefully crafted, they make you feel like they're real people with complex feelings and maybe something hidden at times.

I could talk and talk at length about how fascinating I found the characters and how the book kept me guessing time and again (wrong every time) with the mystery or how I kept holding my breath in some of the action scenes, but it might lead to unwittingly reveal something that I don't want to, because Vicarious needs to be enjoyed with as little information as possible!

One last mention before I tell you to run grab it from your favourite retailer or library, it deals with some really tough subjects since Winter and Rose were sold into human trafficking as children and had to deal with very horrible situations. It's handled in an extremely respectful way and mostly just flashbacks into the sisters' relationship, but in case it's a trigger, be aware.

Very much recommended & very much deserved 5 stars!
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A breathtaking thriller! This is one of the most compelling thrillers I've ever read. Right from the beginning there is a creepy feeling to the book and to the barn in particular. The tension is present from the start and builds to very the end in a whirlwind of horrifying, supernatural tumult. The two lead girls are perfectly paired and grab your heart immediately. Throughout the book they grow from girls to brave young woman. A great read!
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A great story that will keep you up reading way past your bedtime!
I couldn't put it down. I'm going to go take a nap now!
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Be ready to not sleep as you won't want to stop reading! Hoping there is a sequel and will look for it!
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In some ways, I am glad I finished this novel because I can finally catch up on my sleep!  This book kept me up for hours.  I would tell myself that I would only read one more chapter, but then I couldn't stop myself from reading more.  Do not be discouraged by the fact that the setting is the UK.  I quickly learned the cultural differences, the changes in vocabulary, etc.  This book is highly suspenseful, realistic, and filled with details that are often painful to read.  This was an exceptional debut novel about a woman's struggle to escape her past and move forward.
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Be prepared to lose some sleep time. Forewarned is forearmed! Masterpiece...
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Matt has once again deprived me of sleep for a few days!  Darknet was impossible to put down.  Cleverly written "sci-fi" thriller that marries our current technological climate and algo driven HFT'S, which dominate Wall Street.  Matt explains the financial jargon to those who may not be in the industry or have knowledge of this world.  Think of this as a modern day era's Ocean's 11.  No need to physically break into a vault anymore!  Read the headlines, and you will see that hackers doing exactly this.

Can't wait for the next one!
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From the "Warning" appended at the very start, plus the first few pages, we readers are tossed into the hot water of this thriller and can only read on with entranced excitement as the temperature rises to boiling. No need to wait for a reader's hook here! The action, adventure, danger, and deceit commence immediately. From a simple medical patent concern in the State of Israel we are catapulted across the globe and into startling, shocking, incredible revelations. We come away from this amazing medical thriller realizing the accuracy of the proverb, "If it's too good to be true, it probably is. (Or, "don't believe everything you hear.")
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Fascinating and well developed characters with a twist. Well written and engaging. Be warned! You will want to stay up all night to finish this book!
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Summit is an outstandingly well written book that will take some hours of sleep away from you...but, don't worry, you will never, ever, regret it!
It is one of those books that stays at the back of your mind during the day and make you dream of scenes and amazing places at night! An amazing story of courage and honour, with incredible places so brilliantly described, you can almost touch them. I loved it!! It is a book I devoured and that will surely rocket to being a best-seller soon. I hope Harry Farthing is already working on a new novel to be pubblished soon!