The Noise
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Summary
Terror has a new sound 。 。 。 and it comes from the darkest corners of James Patterson's imagination。
Young sisters， Sophie and Tennant Riggin， are the only two people to withstand a massive explosion that destroys their community， located in the shadow of Oregon's Mt。 Hood。
A team of elite government investigators are sent to research the fallout and the girls - why did only they survive？ - but with conflicting objectives。 For Dr Martha Chan， a psychologist who analyses large-scale medical emergencies: study them。 For Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Fraser， a career military leader with an inherent mistrust of civilians: contain them。
But as the disturbance replicates across the Pacific Northwest， it threatens to topple the chain of command。 Dr Chan and Lieutenant Colonel Fraser are caught between the perpetrators of the threat - and those who have the power to resist。
Young sisters， Sophie and Tennant Riggin， are the only two people to withstand a massive explosion that destroys their community， located in the shadow of Oregon's Mt。 Hood。
A team of elite government investigators are sent to research the fallout and the girls - why did only they survive？ - but with conflicting objectives。 For Dr Martha Chan， a psychologist who analyses large-scale medical emergencies: study them。 For Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Fraser， a career military leader with an inherent mistrust of civilians: contain them。
But as the disturbance replicates across the Pacific Northwest， it threatens to topple the chain of command。 Dr Chan and Lieutenant Colonel Fraser are caught between the perpetrators of the threat - and those who have the power to resist。
Reviews
Debbie Long
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Not one of my favorite by PattersonI feel like the ending was flat。 I expected more from this book。 It reminded me of Cell by Stephen King。
Christine Fulton
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By far one
Pam
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While I don't read sci-fi， I had to read this book because JD Barker co-authored。 I have to agree with other reviewers that I would read anything he writes。 He stands on his on and above many other authors including Patterson。 Sorry JD， this one just didn't have it。 I look forward to anything like the 4MK series or Caller's Game。 You got your own style and don't need Patterson。。。。。 While I don't read sci-fi， I had to read this book because JD Barker co-authored。 I have to agree with other reviewers that I would read anything he writes。 He stands on his on and above many other authors including Patterson。 Sorry JD， this one just didn't have it。 I look forward to anything like the 4MK series or Caller's Game。 You got your own style and don't need Patterson。。。。。 。。。more
Susan Krutzler
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Read only a few chapters。 Not the thriller I thought it would be it’s more of a supernatural and bizarre non-reality type of book a little bit like Dean Koontz and not really my kind of interest。 So no rating for me just not my kind of book。
Deborah Sondock
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Not a typical Patterson bookI found the story difficult to connect with。 The characters were not fully developed and the mystery lasted until the very end of the book。 Many of the images created by the words were extremely disturbing。 Definitely my least favorite book I have read by James Patterson。
Sophia
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The Noise: A Thriller by James Patterson Published August 16th 2021 <3 This was listed as a #FICTION #SUSPENSE #THRILLER but believe me when I tell you that this was #gory AF！ It was a #horror （definitely not my choice genre） #scifi #fantansy #political。。。 the whole 9 yards！ The lead character who happen to be my namesake freaked me out！ I went to sleep hoping not to dream of her voice from her scenes。 This was mind blowing！ The narrator's performance was epic！ I say a mini series is in order！ T The Noise: A Thriller by James Patterson Published August 16th 2021 <3 This was listed as a #FICTION #SUSPENSE #THRILLER but believe me when I tell you that this was #gory AF！ It was a #horror （definitely not my choice genre） #scifi #fantansy #political。。。 the whole 9 yards！ The lead character who happen to be my namesake freaked me out！ I went to sleep hoping not to dream of her voice from her scenes。 This was mind blowing！ The narrator's performance was epic！ I say a mini series is in order！ This just justifies some of the reasons why I don't trust the #govment！ This was so friggin good but the sentimental me hoped for a different ending。 <3If you hear it， it's too late。 Can two sisters save us all？ In the shadow of Mount Hood， sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest， building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams。 From out of nowhere， their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar。 But the sound only gets worse 。 。 。"This is a really entertaining thriller; the authors pull the reader in with a series of intriguing questions， and， as they answer one of them， they pose new ones。 The pacing is very good， too: like Michael Crichton （who might have written something very like this）， Patterson and Barker keep ratcheting up the suspense and the sense of impending doom， until， by the end， we wish we could read faster just so we can find out what happens next。" –Booklist #Little， Brown and Company 。。。more
Laura Rash
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Absolutely outstanding！！！！ Once I started this book I didn’t want to put it down！ I was squirming in my seat and turning the pages as fast as I could read them！ Horror story， apocalyptic & thriller all combined for one hell of a book！ Definitely one of my faves for this year and of JP！
Petra Redmond
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In a Survivalist’s settlement near Mount Hood in Oregon， sisters Tenant and Sophie are out checking their rabbit traps when they are ‘attacked’ by the loudest， most terrifying and penetrating noise you could imagine。 During this assault， their parents scoop them up and hide them in a survival basement。 But when the noise stops and they emerge from the shelter， their parents are gone。 And so has the entire community - inhabitants， buildings， trees and animals - the whole area has been completely In a Survivalist’s settlement near Mount Hood in Oregon， sisters Tenant and Sophie are out checking their rabbit traps when they are ‘attacked’ by the loudest， most terrifying and penetrating noise you could imagine。 During this assault， their parents scoop them up and hide them in a survival basement。 But when the noise stops and they emerge from the shelter， their parents are gone。 And so has the entire community - inhabitants， buildings， trees and animals - the whole area has been completely annihilated by an unknown force。In the immediate aftermath of this event， several specialists are flown in to a temporary military instalment in the area to try and discover what this ‘anomaly’ is and what the government needs to do to contain the situation。The book is a full-on， non-stop， assault on your senses - terrifying， gory， fast-paced - there’s no let up in the action。 If I’d have had a clear day， I would have torn through the book in one sitting。 It was that intensely gripping。 As it was， I found myself longing to find moments in the day （and night）when I could get back to it as quickly as possible。I was utterly hooked from start to finish。 Although I have to admit to not fully understanding the conclusions of what the noise was and why it happened。This would make a great film though！I never thought I’d ever choose a James Patterson book to read - it may be a sweeping generalisation but I thought he was the type of author that you find in a hotel lobby bookshelf that middle aged men begrudgingly pick up to read by the pool！ Sorry James Patterson！ I done you wrong， but I acknowledge my error by giving you a fulsome five stars for ‘The Noise’。* Thanks to Random House UK and Netgalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Laurel Benamati
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Frankly this book scared me。 Will I say why？ Nope， but I can say it had had me hooked from page one。 Right up until the end I had no idea what was causing the things that were happening to happen。 And the ending？ WOW。 Just be prepared to have a hard time putting this book down！
Linda
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I didn't enjoy reading this book。 The main female characters are strong and wise， but the rest of the book is a lot of hype。 I didn't enjoy reading this book。 The main female characters are strong and wise， but the rest of the book is a lot of hype。 。。。more
Jean Ann Raymer
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One of the most stupid books I have read。 Waste of time。
Beth
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4。5。 ⭐
Margaret Hejmanowski
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The best James Patterson book so far！！ I've read everything he has written， and they are all great， but this is a little different than all his other books！！ A MUST READ The best James Patterson book so far！！ I've read everything he has written， and they are all great， but this is a little different than all his other books！！ A MUST READ 。。。more
Donna Krajewski
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DistraughtI thought this book was excellent but also very disturbing。 It really makes you think about what are world is all about。 Well written story！
Haley Currie
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What a book！ I got it the day it came out and read it in two settings。 It is full of twists and turns and I could not put it down。 AMAZING book！！！！
Griselda Alvarez
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4。5* I don't usually do half stars but I just had to this time。 :）Although， this was a well written story that kept me at the edge of my seat wanting and biting my nails eager to know how this was going to end， there were times I felt it dragged on a bit。 I have enjoyed other books by this author combo and looking forward to future ones。 J。D Barker has become one of my favorite authors。 I am currently trying to get my hands on his backlisted books。 Thanks for the eARC in exchange for an honest r 4。5* I don't usually do half stars but I just had to this time。 :）Although， this was a well written story that kept me at the edge of my seat wanting and biting my nails eager to know how this was going to end， there were times I felt it dragged on a bit。 I have enjoyed other books by this author combo and looking forward to future ones。 J。D Barker has become one of my favorite authors。 I am currently trying to get my hands on his backlisted books。 Thanks for the eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Bob Lingle
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This is not your grandmother's James Patterson。 When partnered with J。D。 Barker， Patterson's work is elevated to another level。 Barker readers will know better than to get too attached to any single character。 Like in his previous work， The Noise creates a world where no one is safe。 This is not your grandmother's James Patterson。 When partnered with J。D。 Barker， Patterson's work is elevated to another level。 Barker readers will know better than to get too attached to any single character。 Like in his previous work， The Noise creates a world where no one is safe。 。。。more
Darren
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I enjoyed reading this book。 It had a good story to it。 I liked the variety of characters in it。 It took me longer than normal to read it as some of the chapters were long。 It was a well written book。
Ray Palen
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Whenever you put two brilliant minds together like those of perennial best-selling author James Patterson and one of the boldest new voices in thriller fiction， J。D。 Barker， you just know sparks are going to fly。 These two authors are clearly comfortable sharing the load with their latest effort entitled THE NOISE as they had a big hit with their debut collaboration last year， THE COAST-TO-COAST MURDERS。Our world was forever changed by the still burgeoning COVID-19 Pandemic， and it has changed o Whenever you put two brilliant minds together like those of perennial best-selling author James Patterson and one of the boldest new voices in thriller fiction， J。D。 Barker， you just know sparks are going to fly。 These two authors are clearly comfortable sharing the load with their latest effort entitled THE NOISE as they had a big hit with their debut collaboration last year， THE COAST-TO-COAST MURDERS。Our world was forever changed by the still burgeoning COVID-19 Pandemic， and it has changed our sensibilities and personal thresholds accordingly。 Therefore， when you get a novel that hints at a potential world-changing event like the one we have here in THE NOISE， it is amazing how quickly our minds accept what might have once been viewed as a far-fetched plot and now can see it as something that highly likely could happen in our lifetime。 Personally， I hope the horror that Patterson and Barker dreamt up remains within the pages of a fictional psychological thriller。It begins with two sisters， sixteen-year-old Tennant and her pre-teen sibling， Sophie。 They are all that is left from a community of survivalists living somewhere in the woods on the outskirts of Portland， Oregon。 They are fourth-generation survivalists， but nothing they have done or seen up to this point in their young lives would have prepared them for the genocidal horror that claimed nearly a thousand people from their community and left only them alive。 Sophie is the more sensitive of the two and can still hear the noise and the screaming which are at an almost deafening level for her。To battle the mysterious and invisible enemy that claimed all these lives requires a team of special individuals。 This small team is brought together quickly and violently by our government and the eight who were chosen are flown by military helicopters to an unknown location on the outskirts of the Oregon woods where the mass-extermination event took place。 A key member of this team is Dr。 Martha Chan and many of the chapters in THE NOISE are told by her point of view。 The reader gets to experience what she experiences as she goes from being a frightened outsider to a horrified insider in battling this unknown menace。She is joined by an astrophysicist named Russel Fravel， an expert in planetary biology named Dr。 Breanna Hauff， a British climatologist named Sanford Harbin， an agriculturalist named Dr。 Joy Reiber， and a geologist from NASA named Dr。 Brian Tomes。 I began to get a feeling like I did when I first read the late Michael Crichton’s THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN where a group of various global experts were called upon to save the world from an unexplainable threat。 From the choppers the damaged area looks like it had been hit by a tornado， but this group knew they had not been brought together to investigate a tornado strike。Once the culprit turns out to be a noise-related enemy it makes the experts look to point blame in the expected directions --- towards the Russian and Chinese governments。 It is surmised that nearly all electronic devices in the world contain some items created in China --- what if there had been a plot to have these items turn on us with a killer auditory wave？ These paranoid fears are never proven， but they are enough to give any rational person nightmares。One significant finding is that those effected by the noise begin to exhibit abnormally high body temperatures to the point where they are practically cooking from the inside out。 The question remains why Tennant and Sophie were spared。 Sophie is caged for observation and keeps blurting out odd terms --- one of her favorites being Anna Shim。 The team begins to wonder who this Anna Shim might be。 It is only later that someone realizes she is not saying the name of a person but a term --- Anahshim --- which in ancient Aramaic means people。 Someone else notes that in biblical terms this word also references an ancient demon。The question becomes: How can you outrun sound？ As the team races against the clock for a solution to this problem the President of the United States， aboard Air Force One， is being encouraged to unleash a nuclear strike on the area in Oregon that has now grown an undetermined amount of ‘infected’ who are burning up from the deadly noise and may be highly contagious。 This would cost over a million lives， but the problem may be squashed by this powerful nuclear response。THE NOISE is the perfect thriller novel for modern times and an ideal summer page-turner。 Patterson and Barker are able to keep things moving at a rapid pace while also keeping things subtle and never going over-the-top or campy with the potential extinction-level event they have created。 Reviewed by Ray Palen for Book Reporter 。。。more
Adrienne Ryans
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Very weird book， not sure I buy what was happening。 It was very interesting in the beginning but later I find it to be weird and not necessarily believable。 I liked the narrator。
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Marialyce （absltmom， yaya）
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A wild ride， I so expect from J。D。 Barker in association with James Patterson。There is a vibration coming to town which does become annoying， overbearing， and then continues to build becoming so intense that one finds themselves screaming。 For two young girls， Tennant and Sophia Riggin， saved for a time by their father's quick action， the noise becomes overpowering。 Inside the storm cellar， they are petrified but Tennant has placed wax in her ears， while Sophia doesn't have protection。 The noise A wild ride， I so expect from J。D。 Barker in association with James Patterson。There is a vibration coming to town which does become annoying， overbearing， and then continues to build becoming so intense that one finds themselves screaming。 For two young girls， Tennant and Sophia Riggin， saved for a time by their father's quick action， the noise becomes overpowering。 Inside the storm cellar， they are petrified but Tennant has placed wax in her ears， while Sophia doesn't have protection。 The noise seems to sweep everything away， their home， their town in the isolated woods neat Mt。 Hood。 Worse of all though is that their parents are missing and the world they once knew is turned upside down。The government becomes involved sending Dr Martha Chase and Lieutenant Colonel Fraser， and others to contain the catastrophe and find out what has caused this noise that is unbearable to most， but where some have seemed to escape。What follows is a wild ride into the who， what， and where was the origin of this tragedy。 Sophie is affected， yet she can also provide the clues needed to solve this supposed enigma。 There is a plethora of questions， starting with the elevated temperatures of those affected。 As Sophie seems to become further entrenched in the noise， she starts to utter things that make no sense。 Tennant is out to protect Sophie from harm and any government probing。 However， there is little she can do， when her sister exhibits "otherworldly" traits。 Both Dr Chen and Colonel Fraser are baffled and dig into all possibilities including an attack by a foreign nation， an attack from an alien source， or even a fulfillment of a prophecy。All of this adds up to a spine-chilling story where excitement mixes with possibilities and the nature of the human race seems to be at the beck and call of the noise。 When the President is called to action， he does what would be considered unfathomable but will it stop the pervasive prevalence of the noise？Definitely different， and definitely one that combines so many elements of science fiction， horror， and dystopian。 It's a dark read and one that can fill the reader with the sense of doom， and make one wonder could this ever be the ultimate end for humankind？Thank you to James Patterson， J。D。 Barker， and NetGalley for a copy of this eerie， intense， and mind blowing story that was published on August 16， 2021。 。。。more
Jean
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Actual rating: 3。5 out of 5I will read anything with J。D。 Barker's name on it。 He is an incredible writer and has become one of my favorite thriller/horror authors。 He is on top with Stephen King in my opinion。 James Patterson on the other hand， used to be one of my favorite authors， before he starting co-writing all of his books。 I was excited to read this book more because of Barkers name on it than Pattersons。The Noise was well written with short， multi-POV chapters which kept the story movin Actual rating: 3。5 out of 5I will read anything with J。D。 Barker's name on it。 He is an incredible writer and has become one of my favorite thriller/horror authors。 He is on top with Stephen King in my opinion。 James Patterson on the other hand， used to be one of my favorite authors， before he starting co-writing all of his books。 I was excited to read this book more because of Barkers name on it than Pattersons。The Noise was well written with short， multi-POV chapters which kept the story moving along at a fast pace。 The plot was unique and interesting。 A noise is making people run which is baffling the scientists， doctors， military and politicians。 I could clearly see the input of Barker's horror writing skills in the story。 One of the weaknesses with this book was Martha。 For being a doctor and working with the military， she was recalcitrant and defiant。 I had a hard time liking her。 Another weakness was the ending。 It felt rushed and instead of closure it left me scratching my head。Thank you to NetGalley， Little， Brown and Company， James Patterson and J。D。 Barker for a copy of "The Noise" in exchange of an honest review。 。。。more
Diana Garcia
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Tennant and her sister Sophia live on Mount Hood with their parents who are survivalists living off the grid。 One morning while checking traps for rabbits， a strange vibration begins and increases into a deafening pitch。 Their parents order the girls into a storm cellar built into the ground while the sound continues to grow。 When the girls emerge， the world has changed， the forest and all their village is gone along with their parents and everyone who lived there。 Sophia is also different， she Tennant and her sister Sophia live on Mount Hood with their parents who are survivalists living off the grid。 One morning while checking traps for rabbits， a strange vibration begins and increases into a deafening pitch。 Their parents order the girls into a storm cellar built into the ground while the sound continues to grow。 When the girls emerge， the world has changed， the forest and all their village is gone along with their parents and everyone who lived there。 Sophia is also different， she attacks Tennant who ends up putting her in restraints。 Meanwhile a group of scientists from vastly different specialties are brought to a secret military installation to observe the aftermath。 They are given a two hour window to observe and come to some kind of conclusions。 Not all of the group is willing to cooperate and are demanding access to places those in charge are trying to hide。 They are in a race against the clock to save not only two scared little girls but the world。 J。 D。 Barker is brilliant and fans of Robin Cook / Michael Crichton will love this sci/fi/ thriller。 I had difficulty in connecting with the story so I waited until the audiobook was available and the production was outstanding。 The narrators and sound effects help draw me into a story that was difficult to follow in e-form。 While this is not my genre， I will continue to read anything Barker publishes。 Thank you to # netgalley and the publisher for the ebook in exchange for my honest opinion。 This is available now。 。。。more
Lisa
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My thanks to Little Brown and Company， J。D。 Barker and James Patterson， and always Netgalley！I said it with the first Patterson and Barker mashup/I don't know who comes up with these stories， but I'm mostly sure that Barker writes them！Whatever is going on？ I'm happy as a pig in a mudpile！ I love it！I'll confess that this story gave me serious Stephen King vibes！ Not for the writing style， but for the eerie feelings！ It's been a while since that happened！I didn't love these characters as deep as My thanks to Little Brown and Company， J。D。 Barker and James Patterson， and always Netgalley！I said it with the first Patterson and Barker mashup/I don't know who comes up with these stories， but I'm mostly sure that Barker writes them！Whatever is going on？ I'm happy as a pig in a mudpile！ I love it！I'll confess that this story gave me serious Stephen King vibes！ Not for the writing style， but for the eerie feelings！ It's been a while since that happened！I didn't love these characters as deep as I should have though！ It's just that I eventually hit a threshold， and realized that unless this is a duology， or trilogy then nothing is going to end well。 Nothing。We will all run！ 。。。more
Sandra Burns
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A good read。 Interesting concept， but a bit long。A noise， make people go crazy。 They started running， and kept running， until they could run no more。This had to do with the internet， military， The White house， and other entities。The government knew about this， and wanted to see if it could be made into a weapon of sorts。Didn't work out， that way。 A good read。 Interesting concept， but a bit long。A noise， make people go crazy。 They started running， and kept running， until they could run no more。This had to do with the internet， military， The White house， and other entities。The government knew about this， and wanted to see if it could be made into a weapon of sorts。Didn't work out， that way。 。。。more
sharon kay
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Oh my good gracious。No review because I have no words。 I could not put it down！！ But， who wrote it？ Read it for yourself and then tell me。 Sorry it's the best I can do。 It is a great read。 So I guess that is a review。 Oh my good gracious。No review because I have no words。 I could not put it down！！ But， who wrote it？ Read it for yourself and then tell me。 Sorry it's the best I can do。 It is a great read。 So I guess that is a review。 。。。more
Sue
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For me， it was a bust。 It starts out barreling at me at 100 mph and never stopped。 You never have time to ponder on things before the next boulder runs you over。 I found no likable characters and in the case of the youngest survivor， she totally creeped me out。 That could be because the narrator used a creepy voice that will give me nightmares！ I would still recommend you give it a spin but I won’t be looking for any sequels。
LianaReads blog
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This is what a call a page-turner story！I mean， everything that James Patterson writes is a page turner anyway， but this book is definitely out of the norm。 With an unusual storyline， this novel played with my emotions and thoughts way more that I was expecting。 None of my theories were right， and I kept trying and changed with each chapter but， I was so wrong all the way through。 Honestly， it left me shocked and I hope that this book will be made into a movie because it will make a box office r This is what a call a page-turner story！I mean， everything that James Patterson writes is a page turner anyway， but this book is definitely out of the norm。 With an unusual storyline， this novel played with my emotions and thoughts way more that I was expecting。 None of my theories were right， and I kept trying and changed with each chapter but， I was so wrong all the way through。 Honestly， it left me shocked and I hope that this book will be made into a movie because it will make a box office ranking in no time。 I wanted to know what happened with the community that just disappeared in no time and why the sisters were so different。 Gripping and captivating story from the beginning to the end。 。。。more
Janice Green
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Another well written story but more in the line of Dean Koontz then James Patterson。 And like Some of Dean Koontz’s books， the scariest part about this book is there is just enough truth your mind thinks “d*mn this could happen”。
Reference
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