Mystery

The Final Twist

The Final Twist

  • Downloads：6367
  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2021-05-12 22:31:06
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Jeffery Deaver
  • ISBN：B08KPHT6KV
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
  • Download

Summary

"The master of ticking-bomb suspense" （People） returns with a devilishly good thriller， and reward seeker Colter Shaw's most personal case to date。

Just hours after the harrowing events of The Goodbye Man， Colter Shaw is hot on the trail of a missing person whose disappearance he desperately hopes to explain: his own father。

Following the enigmatic clues his father left behind， Shaw explores one site after another， seeing clearly for the first time what strange business his father was up to--and what dangerous people he was working against。 But when Shaw is caught by these same people， he's rescued by an intruder: his own older brother Russell， from whom he's been estranged for more than a decade。 After saving Shaw， Russell stays on， and the brothers--both very different and oddly similar--join forces to identify the family。

This novel is a race against time to both find the family and to pursue leads to solve a decades-old mystery。

Download

Reviews

Darcy ，

I like how Colter seems to pick the lost causes for a lot of his reward cases。 I feel like those people need the help more than other offering a lot more money。 As Colter was looking into this missing girl it seemed like things quickly spun out of control。 The great thing about it was how Colter ended up meeting up with his brother。 Sure things were all kinds of awkward a bunch of times， but it was also odd how much the two men were similar and wanted to fix what was wrong。 They might have come I like how Colter seems to pick the lost causes for a lot of his reward cases。 I feel like those people need the help more than other offering a lot more money。 As Colter was looking into this missing girl it seemed like things quickly spun out of control。 The great thing about it was how Colter ended up meeting up with his brother。 Sure things were all kinds of awkward a bunch of times， but it was also odd how much the two men were similar and wanted to fix what was wrong。 They might have come after things from different end， but the result was the same。 Colter actually needed his brother's help more than a couple of times， he had skills and resources Colter didn't have。 By the end， I was glad that they found the girl and the bad guys were dealt with。 I was also glad to see the surprise visit at the end， it needed to happen。 。。。more

PottWab Regional Library ，

E

Steve ，

This is the third book in Jeffery Deaver’s Colter Shaw series。 All 3 books take place in about a three week time span - Shaw is a busy， traveling man！ His main occupation is a reward seeker - finding people who have been lost in one way or another and for which a reward has been offered。 While doing this job， he he has also been following clues to an undefined corporate conspiracy that were left behind by his father。 These clues have led him to San Francisco where he encounters enforcers hired b This is the third book in Jeffery Deaver’s Colter Shaw series。 All 3 books take place in about a three week time span - Shaw is a busy， traveling man！ His main occupation is a reward seeker - finding people who have been lost in one way or another and for which a reward has been offered。 While doing this job， he he has also been following clues to an undefined corporate conspiracy that were left behind by his father。 These clues have led him to San Francisco where he encounters enforcers hired by the company。 In what appears to be a final， and perhaps fatal， confrontation， he is rescued by a figure from his past （no spoiler here！）。 Together they must find evidence hidden by a friend of the father while at the same time preventing the death of a family who may be associated with the conspiracy。 This is the best book in this trilogy （the ending certainly leaves future editions of this series in play）。 I thought the middle book really dragged at times。 But this book is full of Deaver’s ability to keep the reader on one’s toes - plenty of action and plenty of plot twists and reversals-just when you think everything is getting wrapped up， another bit of action ensues。 Deaver has long been a favorite author of mine and although this series is not the best， this book was very enjoyable。 My thanks to G。 P。 Putnam’s Sons and Edelweiss for the opportunity to read and review the ARC of this book。 。。。more

Elaine Tomasso ，

I would like to thank Netgalley and HarperCollins HarperFiction for an advance copy of The Final Twist， the third novel to feature reward man Colter Shaw。Colter is in San Francisco following his dead father’s cryptic clues to find the information that will take down the nefarious corporation BlackBridge， the corporation that murdered his father and has done untold damage to countless citizens。I thoroughly enjoyed The Final Twist， which is a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy。 It should be note I would like to thank Netgalley and HarperCollins HarperFiction for an advance copy of The Final Twist， the third novel to feature reward man Colter Shaw。Colter is in San Francisco following his dead father’s cryptic clues to find the information that will take down the nefarious corporation BlackBridge， the corporation that murdered his father and has done untold damage to countless citizens。I thoroughly enjoyed The Final Twist， which is a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy。 It should be noted that this is not a stand-alone thriller and concentrates on the conspiracy that is developed in books one and two with little else going on。The novel is told from Colter’s point of view and slips back in time occasionally to events from the past。 I’m not sure if it due simply to the formatting of the arc I received but this was not well signposted and I found it confusing。The plot is fairly typical of Mr Deaver’s writing with twists galore， plenty of action and a whole load of misdirection。 I never knew what to believe and what to discount， because， even with a healthy dose of cynicism and experience of the author’s mindset， I kept getting caught out and fooled。 It’s both clever and engrossing。 The conspiracy at the heart of the trilogy seems far fetched， but then you look at each piece and none of them are far from actual events so maybe not so far fetched and that’s scary。Colter Shaw is an interesting protagonist and I would gladly see more of him in his day job。 He was brought up by survivalist parents so she has a lot of unusual skills， a preternatural situational awareness and an analytical mind。 These skills help him uncover the conspiracy and in his “normal” life of finding people for the reward money。 The Final Twist is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending。 。。。more

Diane Saul ，

Colton Shaw is on the trail of evidence his Father was seeking about corrupt corporations。 His long lost brother， Russell， shows up to help。 There are a lot of powerful people who will do anything to get their hands on the information Colton is trying to find。 The story has lots of twists and turns that will keep you turning the pages。 This story is part of a series but could be read as a stand alone。

Lori L （She Treads Softly） ，

The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver is a highly recommended thriller and the third novel featuring Colter Shaw。Colter， a professional seeker of missing people for the reward money， finds himself in San Francisco。 He is following clues his father left in his search for the missing courier bag containing evidence that will bring down BlackBridge Corporate Solutions， a firm responsible for hundreds， perhaps thousands， of deaths。 While searching he knows he is being followed by operatives that are Bla The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver is a highly recommended thriller and the third novel featuring Colter Shaw。Colter， a professional seeker of missing people for the reward money， finds himself in San Francisco。 He is following clues his father left in his search for the missing courier bag containing evidence that will bring down BlackBridge Corporate Solutions， a firm responsible for hundreds， perhaps thousands， of deaths。 While searching he knows he is being followed by operatives that are Blackbridge enforcers who are out to kill him。 Shockingly a figure from his past surfaces， his estranged older brother， Russell， who has a team of his own。 They work together to take down Blackbridge and save a family who is slated to die。 If that isn't enough， Colter also begins searching for missing person Tessy Vasquez for her mother， Maria。The first two novels featuring Colter Shaw are The Never Game and The Goodbye Man。 Unfortunately， I haven't read either of these novels but that didn't curtail my enjoyment of The Final Twist。 There is enough background information provided that you can follow the action and have all the background information you need。 The action is non-stop and there are plenty of deceiving clues and twists to keep you glued to the pages in order to keep track of everything going on and try to figure out what exactly is going on。 This is a complicated thriller full of action， mystery， and danger。 It is a well-written thriller that you will be hard press to put down。Colter is a well-developed character。 Even without reading the first two books， I felt I had a good handle on who he is， his background， and what is important to him。 Throughout the novel are words of wisdom his father imparted to his children。 Some of these lessons and admonitions are surprising， but not in relationship to Colter's upbringing and they had a profound effect on his character and how he thinks and views the world。All in all this is good escapism and an exciting thriller that will make the time fly by while reading。Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Penguin Random House in exchange for my honest opinion。http://www。shetreadssoftly。com/2021/0。。。 。。。more

Jen ，

Ooooh。 This book。 Did it meet my expectations？ You bet it did and so much more。 The Final Twist sees our hero， Colter Shaw， take on his most personal case yet。 Because this is personal， a quest for the truth， maybe even revenge， but certainly for justice following the death of his father at the hands of an operative working for the elusive， and very dangerous company， BlackBridge。 Taking his search to the streets of San Francisco， as readers we are treated to not only a brilliantly paced and int Ooooh。 This book。 Did it meet my expectations？ You bet it did and so much more。 The Final Twist sees our hero， Colter Shaw， take on his most personal case yet。 Because this is personal， a quest for the truth， maybe even revenge， but certainly for justice following the death of his father at the hands of an operative working for the elusive， and very dangerous company， BlackBridge。 Taking his search to the streets of San Francisco， as readers we are treated to not only a brilliantly paced and intrigue laden thriller， but also some real surprises， none more so than an unexpected reunion between Shaw and a face from his past。From the very opening chapters of this book you can feel that underlying tension building， Shaw's quest to find the missing evidence his father was searching for becoming more urgent and yet seemingly more distant with every lead he marks off his list。 Although we join the story at a point where Shaw has exhausted nearly all avenues and all clues that his father has left， you never once get the feeling he is likely to give up。 That's not in his nature。 And that's what I really love a bout the character of Colter Shaw。 He's a man who deals in probabilities， constantly working the likelihood of an event occurring whilst concurrently running the scenario through some really complex and dynamic risk assessments。 He， and his siblings， have been taught well by their father and his survival skills are finely honed， and yet he is not portrayed as a superman style character。 He is as likely to be hurt as any man， although his quick thinking nature give him one heck of head start。 And he fights for what is right， even when the cost to him， both financial and physical， can be quite steep。As much as this is story about Shaw's quest for the truth about his father's death and to bring those he believes responsible to justice， there are also two other threads which run alongside his quest， one inextricably linked to his father's death and that has major repercussions for the far more than just Shaw。 The evidence he is searching for is an unknown quantity at first but it doesn't take much hard thinking to work out where Jeffery Deaver may have taken some of his inspiration from for some of the less than scrupulous characters Shaw comes into contact with， or the implications of what he ultimately finds。 It's a really chilling thought， but not outside of the realms of possibility and that adds to the sense of jeopardy in everything Shaw does。 And because he's not quite busy enough avenging his father's death， Shaw takes on a reward case， a missing young girl whose mother has little to offer， but who Shaw knows that he can help， once again demonstrating his human， caring side。Now the book is not all about Shaw， and in Droon and Braxton he has two very worthy and dangerous adversaries who are more than willing to twist the knife - quite literally in Droon's case。 I really like the way in which the trio play off each other， the strange dynamic between Droon and Baxter combining them to be the almost archetypal villain， between the calm and controlled Braxton and the violence addicted psychopathic nature of Droon。 There are others in the frame too， the CEO of BlackBridge for a start， who is always on the periphery， directing the action but keeping his hands clean。 All three of the BlackBridge crew are objectionable and yet I can't help liking Droon and Baxter - in as much as you can ever like the stories antagonists。 But there is really one other character who is a standout alongside Shaw。 I don't want to say too much as I think that part of the story might be spoiled if I did， but a big thumbs up for Russell from me。 As removed from Shaw as you could possibly imagine， the two complimented each other perfectly， and I can't help thinking that there are many stories to be told there - perhaps a spin off series？If you like a well plotted， intelligently written， action packed and mystery laden read， full of misdirection and with more twists and turns than Lombard Street， then this would be right up your street。 If you haven't read the previous two books， and why not， then I'd suggest reading at the very least， The Goodbye Man as this book leads on almost directly from that and some of what happens in the story is informed by what Colter Shaw went through before， especially in that book。 But you probably want to read The Never Game to understand his， how should I put it， complicated history with Braxton and Droon。 So really you probably just want to read all three， and the short stories too， as Colter Shaw is a fantastic character and the very nature of these books and Shaw's chosen career path make this an addictive and intriguing series to read from first book to last。 I loved this book and love Jeffery Deaver's writing style， totally cinematic， putting the reader in the mind and shoes of the protagonist， and at the very heart of the action。 And he always， always， leaves you second guessing everything。 Never take what you see for granted with these books。 The real final twist？ Well it is one of those things that you just won't see coming。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Lisa ，

"The Final Twist" finds Colter Shaw in San Francisco searching for the evidence his father sought to destroy a corporate espionage firm responsible for hundreds， perhaps thousands， of deaths。 Colter comes full circle in this book as he must confront his past to live to see his future。 Jeffrey Deaver is a master of serpentine thrillers and this one is no exception。 The relentless pace of the action keeps you on your toes as Colter's search pits him against sadist enforcers with unlimited funds an "The Final Twist" finds Colter Shaw in San Francisco searching for the evidence his father sought to destroy a corporate espionage firm responsible for hundreds， perhaps thousands， of deaths。 Colter comes full circle in this book as he must confront his past to live to see his future。 Jeffrey Deaver is a master of serpentine thrillers and this one is no exception。 The relentless pace of the action keeps you on your toes as Colter's search pits him against sadist enforcers with unlimited funds and power。 I loved the history of every neighborhood Shaw went to from the grittiest， poorest sections to the elite Nob Hill district。 Another excellent read from one of my favorite authors！ 。。。more

David ，

I have always enjoyed reading the novels of Jeffrey Deaver。 The plots are complex， the characters well drawn， and there are lots of unexpected developments to keep the plot spinning forward。 While I enjoyed reading his new The Final Twist， courtesy of NetGalley and publisher PenguinRandomHouse I felt the writing was tired， the plotting predictable。 This book would be considered a great genre novel if it were written by anyone else。 As a Jeffrey Deaver novel， I had higher expectations。。 In fairne I have always enjoyed reading the novels of Jeffrey Deaver。 The plots are complex， the characters well drawn， and there are lots of unexpected developments to keep the plot spinning forward。 While I enjoyed reading his new The Final Twist， courtesy of NetGalley and publisher PenguinRandomHouse I felt the writing was tired， the plotting predictable。 This book would be considered a great genre novel if it were written by anyone else。 As a Jeffrey Deaver novel， I had higher expectations。。 In fairness， it may be my expectations were too high for what really is a very good novel。。Summarizing the plot is difficult， as there are numerous twists， turns， red herrings and dead ends。 Colton Shaw， who readers first met in The Never Game and The Goodbye Man is a professional reward seeker， takes on a very personal case - one which his father took on many years ago - exposing a corporate espionage firm responsible for the death of hundreds， perhaps thousands。 The case takes on a new sense of urgency as Shaw not only learns of a plot to murder an entire family in forty-eight hours， but that the solution to his father’s mystery might have disastrous results for the nation。。The book is a lot of fun to read and I don’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking to stay up all night and read。 I just don’t think it is Deaver’s best novel 。。。more

Monnie ，

4。5 stars， actually。This action-packed adventure， the third in a series featuring Colter Shaw， begins as the self-described "reward seeker" is trying to follow clues left by his late father， Ashton， a well-educated man who， with Colter's mother Mary Dove and their children， left mainstream life to opt for a survivalist existence。 Over the years， Ashton fought against what he considered to be corrupt corporations， including one named BlackBridge Corporate Solutions。 One of that company's employee 4。5 stars， actually。This action-packed adventure， the third in a series featuring Colter Shaw， begins as the self-described "reward seeker" is trying to follow clues left by his late father， Ashton， a well-educated man who， with Colter's mother Mary Dove and their children， left mainstream life to opt for a survivalist existence。 Over the years， Ashton fought against what he considered to be corrupt corporations， including one named BlackBridge Corporate Solutions。 One of that company's employees， it seems， not only turned up evidence of some kind of serious wrongdoing， but stole it; that man， now dead， apparently hid that evidence and Colter hopes to find it。But almost before his investigation gets started， Colter is attacked by some very bad guys; on the verge of being killed and bringing the series to an abrupt end， he's saved at the last minute by a man who turns out to be his brother Russell。 That comes as a total shock to Colter， who hasn't seen or heard from his brother in more than 10 years。 The two of them meeting up after all this time and getting to re-know each other （well， as much as their secretive lives will allow） is a big part of the story that follows。As all this is sorted out， Colter gets an assignment on his day job， which basically is a finder of missing persons; in this case， it's a daughter who's gone missing。 The reward money is minuscule - the mother can scrape together $1，750 at most - but he sympathizes and agrees to take the case （thus providing a secondary storyline for the book）。 Most everything else is action， all underscored by flashbacks to the intense， hard-core survival training the brothers got from their late father。 So what prompted me to give this book fewer than the five stars I gave the other two （The Never Game and The Goodbye Man）？ Because for the first third or so it somehow felt disjointed - like I was missing something and couldn't quite figure out what。 But then I realized it's been a while since I read the previous book - and if I'm honest， I have to admit that because I read so many books in a given year （141 in 2020）， once I reach that final page and finish writing my review of any given one， I've forgotten most of what was between the pages。 The good news is that I went back and reread those earlier reviews， and most of what I was reading now became much more clear。 My advice， then， is this: If you haven't read at least one of the first two books in this series， do it before you tackle this one。 You won't be sorry， because they're both terrific。In the end， this one， too， is an exciting， well-written tale with an entertaining plot and intriguing characters that left me looking forward to the next installment。 Thanks to the publisher， via NetGalley， for providing me with a pre-release copy to read and review。 。。。more

Kris ，

Best of the series as Colter delves into a family mystery。

OutlawPoet ，

Well， the Collter Shaw series just keeps getting better。This one offers a twisty and complicated plot that simply keeps you engaged all the way through。 I usually hate quirkiness， but Colter’s mix of math， ethics， and the ability to completely incapacitate a man in seconds is just a blast。 I also loved meeting Russell and – note to the author – he could totally rock his own series！Tons of danger and mysteries that just demand to be solved。Love！*ARC Provided via Net Galley

Cheryl ，

Full of action， chase scenes， and fights。 Loved the characters。 Hoping for another in this series！

Jacqui ，

In usual Deaver fashion， The Final Twist （G。P。 Putnam 2021）， a new series and separate from the long-standing and highly-successful Lincoln Rhyme character， is a fast moving， intricate， and original thriller。 The main character--Colton Shaw--finds people， good or bad， no questions asked， for money。 To become the most sought-after finder who regularly does what seems impossible， he draws on a background of survivalist training， defensive and offensive skills taught to him and his siblings by his In usual Deaver fashion， The Final Twist （G。P。 Putnam 2021）， a new series and separate from the long-standing and highly-successful Lincoln Rhyme character， is a fast moving， intricate， and original thriller。 The main character--Colton Shaw--finds people， good or bad， no questions asked， for money。 To become the most sought-after finder who regularly does what seems impossible， he draws on a background of survivalist training， defensive and offensive skills taught to him and his siblings by his father。 In this， the first of the series， he is drawn into a mystery that also might help him understand how his father was killed in circumstances that he should have easily survived。 To Colton's surprise his estranged brother shows up， a man he hasn't seen in a decade， not since their father died。 For Colton and his brother， survival means questioning everything:"。。。as the son of a survivalist， Shaw had a preliminary question: Just how safe a safe house was it？""No evidence of threat isn’t synonymous with no threat。""Sanction was one of those odd words that had contradictory meanings: it could be either permission—as in you’re sanctioned to attack—or punishment， as in imposing sanctions。"I loved Jeffrey Deaver's NY criminalist Lincoln Rhymes。 I read every one in that series and never got bored。 I didn’t know if I’d like this new guy， Colter Shaw。 Two pages into it， I did。 Besides being an interesting character， tough and resilient， grounded in family， with a strong moral core， I learned a lot about survivalist strategies。 He shares rules his father drilled into him that apply to life in general:He hears his father’s voice: Never be blunt when subtle will do。Never resort to violence unless you have no alternative。"Never assume your weapon is loaded and hasn’t been damaged or sabotaged since the last time you used it。"Never fight from a downhill position。Never use a safe house that doesn’t have a trapdoor 。 。 。 You see why I embraced Colton and claim him now as a favorite character。 What do you think？ 。。。more

Lynne ，

In this 3rd addition to the Colter Shaw series， The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver， we find Colter inSan Francisco following clues his father left behind before his death and also helping a mother search for her missing daughter。 Fast paced thriller with twists & turns and an unexpected appearance by a family member he hasn't seen in years。 Always look forward to a great read by Mr。 Deaver！ In this 3rd addition to the Colter Shaw series， The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver， we find Colter inSan Francisco following clues his father left behind before his death and also helping a mother search for her missing daughter。 Fast paced thriller with twists & turns and an unexpected appearance by a family member he hasn't seen in years。 Always look forward to a great read by Mr。 Deaver！ 。。。more

Cas ❦ ，

The synopsis only makes me more excited。。。 And it's releasing in May again， my birthday month！ [Spoiler to those who haven't read book one and two yet]（view spoiler）[what if the "unexpected figure from his past" is Russell？ My first thought was Dalton Crowe though lmao （hide spoiler）] The synopsis only makes me more excited。。。 And it's releasing in May again， my birthday month！ [Spoiler to those who haven't read book one and two yet]（view spoiler）[what if the "unexpected figure from his past" is Russell？ My first thought was Dalton Crowe though lmao （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Final Twist

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Final Twist&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Final Twist&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0