Or Else: A Thriller
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- Create Date：2022-03-07 11:21:47
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Joe Hart
- ISBN：1713650924
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Reviews
Peggy Owens
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UnbelievableI'm an avid reader， but get so tired of the storylines so easily discerned。 This was amazing。 Kept me guessing to the last sentence。 Thanks Joe Hart。 UnbelievableI'm an avid reader， but get so tired of the storylines so easily discerned。 This was amazing。 Kept me guessing to the last sentence。 Thanks Joe Hart。 。。。more
Bob Miller
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All in first person， all the same first person。 Quite unique。 Although I don't think like the narrator， I think he was consistent and just a regular person。 Well， a regular writer。 In the end， all the mysteries are resolved， and the main characters are happy， for the most part。 Life goes on。 All in first person， all the same first person。 Quite unique。 Although I don't think like the narrator， I think he was consistent and just a regular person。 Well， a regular writer。 In the end， all the mysteries are resolved， and the main characters are happy， for the most part。 Life goes on。 。。。more
Fran Parsons
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Good suspense novel！ Kept me guessing until the end。
Ingrid M Brown
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Pretty good who done itI had no idea what happened until the end。 Many twists and turns。 Good portrayal of small town life and neighborhoods。 Many deaths and the horrible slow death of a person with Altsimers。
Marner Weber
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3。5 ⭐️ Purchased book as part of Amazon First Reads。 The book was OK … didn’t hate it。 It had a lot of twists and turns but not a thriller。 The main character put himself in a lot of situations that were not realistic。
Glen J
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The cops don't know it allSometimes a good imagination can be much more useful than bringing a great novel to print。 The way Mr。 Hart brings his reader along should make his criminally inclined neighbors more than one sleepless night。 The cops don't know it allSometimes a good imagination can be much more useful than bringing a great novel to print。 The way Mr。 Hart brings his reader along should make his criminally inclined neighbors more than one sleepless night。 。。。more
Barbara Williams
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DifferentGood story but different from some of his previous works。 Tamer。 A lot of twists along the way， false leads and even a few characters that had a bit part but nothing ever came of the connection like the Visitor and Herringbone。 Speranza。
Claudia
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Or Else was one of the best books I have read in a long time。 The author was able to paint an incredibly clear picture of the characters and setting， making it so enjoyable and exciting to read。 I truly could not predict or see the ending coming， something that usually I am good at。 In Or Else， the twists and turns kept me turning pages quickly， and I finished the book the same day I got it。 An amazing thriller from an amazing author。 I cannot wait to read what he writes next。
Christy Martin
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When mystery writer Andy returns to his small town to help look after his father he rekindles a relationship from his past。 Rachel is a girl from long ago that he can't forget and someone knows that they are closer than they should be。 Andy finds a note threatening him to end his relationship with Rachel "or else"。 The note throws Andy into a tailspin。 Somebody knows about their secret relationship but who？ As other things begin to happen to people around him he tries to put the pieces together， When mystery writer Andy returns to his small town to help look after his father he rekindles a relationship from his past。 Rachel is a girl from long ago that he can't forget and someone knows that they are closer than they should be。 Andy finds a note threatening him to end his relationship with Rachel "or else"。 The note throws Andy into a tailspin。 Somebody knows about their secret relationship but who？ As other things begin to happen to people around him he tries to put the pieces together， relying on his skills as a thriller writer。 He begins to think his suspects are not the right people involved in this intricate tale but how does he find the answers he needs in order to save Rachel and her innocent children in time？ His own family relationships are jeopardized and Andy finds himself in one heck of a mess as everything from his past comes back to haunt his dreams and his waking hours。 Joe Hart writes one heck of a thriller in this intense book that readers won't be able to put down。 The plot is believable and the sometimes bumbling very human Andy is likable。 There are lots of characters and the author makes them all real。 I thoroughly enjoyed the ride this novel gave me and highly recommend it。 Thanks to #NetGalley#OrElse for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
debbie walker
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I devoured this in one day…Never mind that I should be packing to move， but this novel appeared。。 recognizing Joe Hart from a previous read， I started… hours， hours later… I finished this amazing， heartbreaking， love story…。 Sometimes I was anxious， sometimes， I was worried， but in the end I was so relieved that love truly won out。。 Definitely worth my Saturday for a good read。 Joe Hart is becoming one of my favorite authors， 2 out of 2！！！
Cynthia A
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where does the killing endA small town suddenly has more deaths than can be explained。 A mystery writer moves to this town to help his father who is developing dementia。 This writer can’t keep his nose out of things he shouldn’t be concerned with。The story flows and is very interesting。 I enjoyed this book。
Shirley
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Not too much of mystery with too many probable connections。
Hugh Butler
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not bad but a bit maudlin and sentimental。I know emotions drive actions and mysteries require purpose and drive， but it's not at all clear to me why this must mean so much introspection and doubt。plus， what's with this latest trend of declaring "but that stuff doesn't happen in real life" while deep in fiction？oh well。 not bad but a bit maudlin and sentimental。I know emotions drive actions and mysteries require purpose and drive， but it's not at all clear to me why this must mean so much introspection and doubt。plus， what's with this latest trend of declaring "but that stuff doesn't happen in real life" while deep in fiction？oh well。 。。。more
Roberta Eagleston
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It was a don’t put down， but too obvious ending
Julie
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couldn’t put it downOne of the best books I’ve read lately。 So many twists and turns kept me almost guessing until the end。 I’ll be looking for more Joe Hart books。
Alison Tress
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Excellent mystery。 I thoroughly enjoyed thisbook and most definitely recommend it。
Sara
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This was great！ Quite well written and lovable characters as swell as a mystery to contemplate。
Suzanne
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Really liked this。 Very suspenseful。 I wanted to keep reading even when my [expletive] Kindle ran out of juice when I was 65% done。
CW Crollard
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Back in his home town， taking care of his dad， becomes involved in a very complicated dilemma。Trying to finish his latest novel， Andy gets reacquainted with people from school days。 He rekindles a wishful romance， and when her husband is found dead， and she and her boys have disappeared， he tries to solve a complicated series of mysteries。
Susan Heiser
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Good one， JoeAh， I write scenes in my head too。 This one has given me an idea。 Someday， I have a story。
Bonnye Reed
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Amazon First Reads 3/22
Zoe
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Andy Drake is a thriller and mystery writer who has moved back to the street where he grew up to care for his dad after his recent dementia diagnosis。 Andy quickly falls in love with his childhood sweetheart Rachel again but the problem is she is married with children now。 After receiving a note telling him to stay away from Rachel， deaths keep happening around the town and Andy decides to do his own investigating。 As he uncovers layers and layers of secrets in the town he is putting himself in Andy Drake is a thriller and mystery writer who has moved back to the street where he grew up to care for his dad after his recent dementia diagnosis。 Andy quickly falls in love with his childhood sweetheart Rachel again but the problem is she is married with children now。 After receiving a note telling him to stay away from Rachel， deaths keep happening around the town and Andy decides to do his own investigating。 As he uncovers layers and layers of secrets in the town he is putting himself in danger but will he get to the bottom of it all before he gets himself murdered。 This is a quick read with a few twisty bumps in the road that ties together nicely at the end。 Enjoyable read。 。。。more
Christina
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Great bookStoryline was a definite attention holder。 I enjoyed the ease of the flow between the author's ideas。 The ending was perfectly done Great bookStoryline was a definite attention holder。 I enjoyed the ease of the flow between the author's ideas。 The ending was perfectly done 。。。more
Miriam
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Don't botherWorst Amazon first pick ever。 Aside from the obvious church hating yet Bible thumping narrative， this novel is so badly written that I admit to skimming at least 100 pages。 The narrator， Andy who is a mystery writer is intent on finding his missing mistress and her two kids after her husband is found murdered。 The story just unravels from there， makes no sense。 Would love Amazon to give me a refund， but it was a free pick。 Wasted。 Don't botherWorst Amazon first pick ever。 Aside from the obvious church hating yet Bible thumping narrative， this novel is so badly written that I admit to skimming at least 100 pages。 The narrator， Andy who is a mystery writer is intent on finding his missing mistress and her two kids after her husband is found murdered。 The story just unravels from there， makes no sense。 Would love Amazon to give me a refund， but it was a free pick。 Wasted。 。。。more
Judy Churchill
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I really liked this book。 The protagonist worked hard at solving the multiple crimes but brought the reader along for the discoveries。 Excellent。
Cid Herman
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Sorry， but this one is just dull。Joe Hart's new novel， OR ELSE， never really got off the ground for me。 It is dubbed as a mystery/thriller but fails entirely at the "thrilling" part。 It does have a few things going for it， but not enough to overcome a major pacing problem。Hart is a good writer and he manages to bring his main character to life。 Some of his family dynamics are interestin， amusin and probably the best part of the book。 Unfortunately， the main character is just not edgy enough to b Sorry， but this one is just dull。Joe Hart's new novel， OR ELSE， never really got off the ground for me。 It is dubbed as a mystery/thriller but fails entirely at the "thrilling" part。 It does have a few things going for it， but not enough to overcome a major pacing problem。Hart is a good writer and he manages to bring his main character to life。 Some of his family dynamics are interestin， amusin and probably the best part of the book。 Unfortunately， the main character is just not edgy enough to be interesting。 He is a nice guy， who is a bit of a wimp。 He takes care of his ailing father and is sneaking around with the neighbor， who is married with two children His crush on the neighbor seems both juvenile and sappy。 The main character is the sole narrator for the story， and may be why the book seems as dull as he does。Even a great story can be diminished by a poor story teller， and I am not sure this ever could have been a great story。 The plot is intricate with several dead people and multiple shady characters， and yet it still seemes like not much happens。 There are multiple red herrings， but any mystery fans will have it figured out fairly early。 Some of the clues that are "discovered" had already been overlooked by the police beause they were so obscure， they should never have been used as clues， at all。 The main character's amateur sleuthing is almost pathetic。 Yet he manages to dig up lots of trouble， helped by the fact there is an almost unheard of number of criminals within walking distance of his house （located in a small religious community， in the shadow of a church）。 Really？？This book has a lot going on， and yet it feels like nothing ever happens。 The book isn't awful， but it is forgettable and a waste of time。 。。。more
Audriana
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I’ll be honest， I did not like this book at first。 I found it hard to relate to the main character， which resulted in me being annoyed by him for the first half of the book。 I felt no sympathy for him or the situation。 The last 40% is what made me like it。 I had no idea what to expect for Rachel and the boys， no idea who did it or what really had been done。 It was a shock to learn the “who-done-it”。
Sandi Wallace
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4。5 stars。 Advance review copy received with thanks from the publisher and NetGalley。 More in my next Good Reads blog at www。sandiwallace。com/blog/。 4。5 stars。 Advance review copy received with thanks from the publisher and NetGalley。 More in my next Good Reads blog at www。sandiwallace。com/blog/。 。。。more
V
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The setting for this murder mystery is a small town in the Adirondacks。 There are many residents who have grown up， married， had children， go to the same church， started businesses and never left。 They know everyone， they gossip， spy， and hide secrets。Andy has relocated to his hometown to assist in the care of his dad， recently diagnosed with early dementia。 His sister， Keli， single mom of two young daughters， lives nearby。 Andy is a crime novel writer， currently in a slump。 He's spending all th The setting for this murder mystery is a small town in the Adirondacks。 There are many residents who have grown up， married， had children， go to the same church， started businesses and never left。 They know everyone， they gossip， spy， and hide secrets。Andy has relocated to his hometown to assist in the care of his dad， recently diagnosed with early dementia。 His sister， Keli， single mom of two young daughters， lives nearby。 Andy is a crime novel writer， currently in a slump。 He's spending all the extra moments making memories with his dad while he still can。Rachel is married to David， with two kids and they live on the same street。 Their parents are powerful and well known families。 They all went to school together。 David has a lending agency business that's in financial trouble， with his business partner， Ryan。Andy follows his heart and emotions instead of logic and reconnects with Rachel。 Their affair doesn't stay a secret。 David is murdered， Rachel and the kids disappear， Andy spirals。 There's a threatening note， other deaths and/or murders follow。Andy doesn't trust the local police to find Rachel if she's even still alive。 He makes more poorly thought out choices。 He riles gangsters， neighbors， his own family， the cops， even drags the church into his schemes to find her。 The predicaments he gets into threaten not only his own life， but puts those he loves at risk。 He's also a suspect so there's lots of sneaking around， breaking and entering， trespassing， basic criminal behavior。The family dynamic is messy， funny and interesting。 Andy's capers are hair brained and a tad over the top but， sure didn't keep me from racing to the conclusion。 Couldn't wait to see what happened next， who the killer was and what the motives were。 Plenty of suspense， good plot， easy to read， would recommend and would read this author again。Many thanks to Netgalley， Joe Hart and Thomas & Mercer for the digital advance copy of "Or Else"。 These are my personal thoughts and opinions given voluntarily。 。。。more
ShireenWrites
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