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"Ever hear the dead knocking?" Novelist Darell Brooke lived for his title as King of Suspense--until an auto accident left him unable to concentrate. Two years later, reclusive and bitter, he wants one thing: to plot a new novel and regain his reputation. Kaitlan Sering, his twenty-two-year-old granddaughter, once lived for drugs. After she stole from Darell, he cut her off. Now she's rebuilding her life. But in Kaitlan's town two women have been murdered, and she is about to discover a third. She's even more shocked to realize the culprit is her boyfriend, Craig, the police chief's son. Desperate, Kaitlan flees to her estranged grandfather. For over forty years, Darell Brooke has lived suspense. Surely he'll devise a plan to trap the cunning Craig. But can Darell's muddled mind do it? And--if he tries--with what motivation? For Kaitlan's plight may be the stunning answer to the elusive plot he seeks . . .… (more)
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22 year old Kaitlyn Sering has come a long way in a few short years. From being a drug addict, Kaitlyn found God and started putting her life back together.
Kaitlyn follows her first panicked instinct, and runs to her estranged grandfather for help. This is the first contact she's had with him since he threw her out of his house for stealing from him when she was sixteen.
Darrell Brooke is known as the King of Suspense, having been a top author of suspense novels for the last forty years. Left mentally unable to focus by a car wreck two years ago, he has not written in as long. The last thing he wants or needs is Kaitlyn showing up at his door with this huge, and potentially life threatening, problem.
But Darrell agrees to help her, and tries to pull his mind together. He send her off a crazy scheme to try and prove that Craig is the killer. The twists in the plot at this point will have you shaking your head, but you will keep turning the page to see what crazy thing happens next. The ending is totally unexpected. I've read a lot of suspense, but I did NOT see it coming. Ms. Collins has really delivered with this novel. I liked it so much, I went and bought another one of her books to read!!
It's written in the omniscient voice so that the reader can easily follow all the
Of course, the grandfather’s not just any old novelist. He’s a suspense novelist, with a penchant for setting up scary situations and resolving them. But it’s been a while and the words and the plots won’t come, so it’s with mixed motives that he sets out to help Kaitlan, and with mixed results.
Surprising twists lie in the final scenes. Even if you’ve guessed some of them you probably won’t have predicted everything. I certainly hadn’t.
The dialog creates clearly recognizable characters and relationships, and the story will have you pondering the motivations behind your own pursuits, dark or light, long after it’s finished. I recommend it as an exciting, intriguing read, but don’t forget to breathe.
Apparently "Christian" fiction but surprisingly non-preachy.