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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: A woman must uncover the secrets of her dead husband's past in this electrifying thriller from the author of the New York Times bestseller The Blue Zone. An explosion rips through New York City's Grand Central Station one morning, destroying the train Karen Friedman's husband, a successful hedge fund manager, is riding in to work. Days later, with many bodies still unidentifiable, Karen resigns herself to the awful truth: her husband of eighteen years is dead. On that same day, a suspicious hit-and-run accident leaves a young man dead in Karen's hometown of Greenwich, Connecticut. Ty Hauck, a detective, becomes emotionally caught up in the case and finds a clue that shockingly connects the two seemingly unrelated events. Months later, two men show up at Karen's home digging into Charles's business dealings. Hundreds of millions of dollars are missing�??and the trail points squarely to Charles. With doubt suddenly cast on everything she has ever known, Karen, with Hauck, steps into a widening storm of hedge fund losses, international scams, and murder. And as the investigations converge, these two strangers touched by tragedy are pulled into a deepening relationship and unwittingly open the door to a twisted�??and deadly�??conspir… (more)
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My main gripe with The Dark Tide was that it was boring. After the first initial 30%, it just started going downhill. I seriously didn't want to pick the book up after that. I kept thinking "And I care why?" Yes, it was incredibly snarky of me, but my God, I was bored! That should excuse my snarkalicious behavior shouldn't it? Speaking of snark: the romance. Sigh.
By the way, that wasn't a good "OMG, they are incredibly cute" sigh, but rather "WHY is a romance even being written in this book!" sigh. I have seen many a mystery ruined because the author thought it was imperative to put a romance into the mix just so the book blurb could read "Intrigue, Espionage, and ROMANCE! This book has it all!" And normally, what it has isn't good. Sure, there are exceptions. Dennis Lehane's Kenzie & Gennaro series is fantastic (the romance is actually my favorite part of the series) and Jennifer Lane's With Good Behavior did the whole romance suspense thing beautifully, but those are about the only ones. The Dark Tide didn't. At all. These two are madly in love after seeing each other like three times throughout the year she's supposed to be mourning her husband and they're already in love. In fact, she gives him that part of herself that she's always kept hidden even from her husband of 24 years. Blach! What is that part supposed to be? Shallowness? Annoyingness? Seriously, I'm dying to know. Only I'm not. Not really.
Needless to say, I did NOT like The Dark Tide. It was superficial, cliche, and oh my GOD was it BORING! I'm just so incredibly happy that it was a free Kindle pre-order and I didn't waste any money on it. Besides that, SKIP IT!
This is the story of a happily married woman,
As the story unfolds, surprising things happen and Karen discovers more about her husband than she ever wanted to know....he had a very secret life that she knew nothing about. With the help of a detective named Ty Hauck, they delve into the mystery of Charles Friedman.
Offshore accounts, deception, safe-deposit boxes full of money....murder. Karen soon realizes that her life and the lives of her 2 children may be at risk as she tries to learn if her husband is actually alive and hiding somewhere, as she believes.
The story flows smoothly for the most part, bogs down a bit near the end, but then picks up again shortly before the conclusion.
There were some errors and typos that I caught, but I'm sure they will be taken care of before the final printing.
Overall, a very good second novel by a promising writer. I plan on seeking out his first book, and will also be on the watch for novel #3 in the future.
On the same day that Charlie died, another man is killed in a hit and run accident, many miles away. With Charlie’s name and telephone number in his pocket. Enter Detective Ty Hauck, a man still raw from losing a loved one.
Karen and Detective Hauck team up to figure out the mysteries that defined Charlie’s life and business, and end up with fighting for their own lives.
This story will keep you reading and turning pages as fast as you possibly can - it is so full of twists and turns, you won’t be able to guess what’s coming next.
This is the second book that Andrew Gross has written by himself (he teamed up with James Patterson for 5 others). I will absolutely be getting myself a copy of the first one. And I’ll be adding him to my list of favorite authors.
Read The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross this week. It was a pretty good if predictable suspense novel. It was timely, involving mentions and connections to 9/11 and the emotions that time still evokes in us. Interesting in the mentions of high
I plan on adding Andrew Gross's first book, The Blue Zone as a must read. Very enjoyable. I have already recommended this to several of my
On the front of this book is a quote "The Dark Tide takes off like a rocket and doesn't slow down
I don't exactly agree with this statement. I felt the beginning was kind of slow, even with the explosion and a hit and run, the possible connection between the two. I felt like I was a little bird being feed bread crumbs, following along a path, and then, OH LOOK! There are cookie crumbs on that other path. So I start down this path, then I look at the other path and I notice, hey those bread crumbs are from cinnamon toast, I love cinnamon toast! But then, there are chocolate cake crumbs on that third path over there!
That is The Dark Tide was to me a gradual increase in speed as I tried to gather all the information from each story line and then they all started to come together into a big pile of crumbs but I knew, I knew I just shouldn't dive right in. Danger Will Robinson!
Also the final shocking twist wasn't that much of a shock to me, from different clues in the book, I had a feeling about who one the major bad guys was and I was right. All in all I enjoyed this book, I felt it had a believable plot and good character development. I might even read another one if I can fit it into one of my challenges.
Karne Friedman sees the news on TV in a sceen that must have been what many wives were experiencing at 9/11.
The same day there is a hit and run in Greenwich. When Lt. Ty Hauck investigates,
Charlie never made it home. 111 people die in the train including the three bombers.
Things are never the way they seem. Karen is threatened by two men looking for a large amount of unaccounted money. Then on the anniversary of the bombing she's watching a news recapsule and sees her husband leaving the train station covered with ash.
Finally, Karen's daughter is threatened and Karen asks Ty for help in finding where her husband is hiding and why.
Gross does a fantastic job with his story. His talent toward building suspense and keeping the action going is unsurpassed. The characters were well drawn although I question Charlie's motivation in his decision making.
My heart was racing so much in reading this story that I thought I'd need medication.
Highly Recommended. Should have won the award for "Best Thriller of the Year."
I enjoyed this book a lot. I was involved as soon as I started to read. Gross weaves a intriging web and snares his readers from word go. I actually liked this book better than his collaborations with James Patterson. I will definatly look for his first solo novel and am looking forward to his next.
I'd recommend it to mystery lovers anywhere - especially
As a regular commuter to New York City, someone who takes the train into Grand Station every day,
On the front of this book is a quote “The Dark Tide takes off like a rocket and doesn’t slow down until the final, shocking twist.” –Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Power Play and Killer Instinct
I don’t exactly agree with this statement. I felt the beginning was kind of slow, even with the explosion and a hit and run, the possible connection between the two. I felt like I was a little bird being feed bread crumbs, following along a path, and then, OH LOOK! There are cookie crumbs on that other path. So I start down this path, then I look at the other path and I notice, hey those bread crumbs are from cinnamon toast, I love cinnamon toast! But then, there are chocolate cake crumbs on that third path over there!
That is The Dark Tide was to me a gradual increase in speed as I tried to gather all the information from each story line and then they all started to come together into a big pile of crumbs but I knew, I knew I just shouldn’t dive right in. Danger Will Robinson!
Also the final shocking twist wasn’t that much of a shock to me, from different clues in the book, I had a feeling about who one the major bad guys was and I was right. All in all I enjoyed this book, I felt it had a believable plot and good character development. I might even read another one if I can fit it into one of my challenges.
A little too much of the love story aspect for me. But an interesting, quick read.