When I saw the preview for this book, my thought was whether or not I wanted to read it since the first scene was about Jake Reese getting his finger cut off. Not a great way to start a book but when I checked the preview, I was happy that the author didn’t make it graphic. Instead, I...
This is a very dark book with a deeply troubled protagonist who would not be out of place in a novel by Jim Thompson.Dexter McCray is a farmer with a very troubled past. His family has suffered horrible tragedy; he has committed acts of great violence; he has gone off his meds, and he has a serio...
This was my first experience with John Rector and man, can this author keep you on edge! I downloaded this book to my Kindle on a day that I was home sick and read the entire book in one day. I even took it with me to the doctor’s office and was disappointed when the nurse called me in from the w...
Evan Teller has everything going for him: a good job, a beautiful fiancée, and the prospect of making partner at his firm. But it all comes crashing down one dark night on an empty street, when one bad decision turns his dream life into a nightmare of cover-ups and lies.What begins as a celebrati...
There was a dark window leading back inside, and a cement ledge lined with several stone gargoyles above me. The ledge ran along the length of the building, and I thought if I climbed onto the railing and jumped, I might be able to reach the ledge and pull myself up onto the roof. &nb...
She had a book open on her lap and didn’t look up when I drove by. A block down the road I doubled back then parked across the street and watched. Jessica’s voice was buzzing in my head. No words, just a low steady pulse of mumbles and noise. I tried my best to push the sounds away, but my though...
She seems to know the way, but I’m completely lost. I ask her where we’re going. “To a house in the canyon. I want to get off the street until we can figure out our next move.” I look at my watch. “How...
Syl said. “But this is a hell of a way to wind up.”“Syl, what happened to your fingers?”He looked at me like he didn’t understand then down at his hands and said, “She did.”“Who?”“Lilith,” he said. “She wanted the money.”I looked away. “And what did you tell her?”“I don’t remember.”I frowned. He ...