First In A New Series

Excerpt

 

Author: Jeffery Deaver
Publisher:  G.P. Putnam’s Sons (May 14, 2019)

  • Paperback (Large Print): 640 pages
  • Hardback:   416 pages
  • Audio Book: 10 hours and 30 minutes
  • Kindle:  416 pages

Deaver’s new series stars Colter Shaw, a man who collects rewards for a living. His dad a psychologist turned survivalist taught Colter many tricks of the trade.

Colter shows up to help a man locate his daughter. It helps that $10,000 is offered by Frank Mulliner for the return of Sophie, who disappeared after the two of them fought over the sale of his house.

Shaw, quickly learns that the detective in charge of the case isn’t taking it seriously, so he starts at the beginning and due to his expert tracking skills begins the process. He combines what he has learned from his father as well as his experience solving cases to attempt to locate this woman who has gone missing in Silicon Valley.

But what seems a simple investigation quickly thrusts him into the cutthroat billion-dollar video-gaming industry.

When another victim is kidnapped, the clues point to one video game –The Whispering Man. In that game, the player has to survive after being abandoned in an inhospitable setting with five random objects. But raising the stakes is the fact that this victim, Elizabeth Chabelle, is nearly ready to give birth.

 

My Thoughts

 

What Concerned Me: Though the story was fine and for the most part a page turner, it didn’t totally capture my interest.

What I Liked Most: The new character is unique and I am excited to read more in this series.

Thank you to NetGalley, Penguin Books, and Jeffery Deaver for an advanced copy of this book. 

 

4 STAR rating
4 STARS

 

 

Jeffery Deaver, a former journalist, folksinger and attorney, Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling author. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including the New York Times, the Times of London, Italy’s Corriere della Sera, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Los Angeles Times. His books are sold in 150 countries and have been translated into over twenty-five languages. He has sold 50 million books worldwide.

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