{"id":135688,"date":"2014-08-27T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danversreads.wordpress.com\/?p=135688"},"modified":"2014-08-27T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T15:00:00","slug":"maries-pick-patron-review-those-who-wish-me-dead-michael-koryta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/?p=135688","title":{"rendered":"Marie’s Pick & Patron Review: Those Who Wish Me Dead – Michael Koryta"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“When 13-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he’s plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him. Now all that remains between them and the boy are Ethan and Allison Serbin, who run the wilderness survival program; Hannah Faber, who occupies a lonely fire lookout tower; and endless miles of desolate Montana mountains. The clock is ticking, the mountains are burning, and those who wish Jace Wilson dead are no longer far behind”<\/p>\n

Marie on Those Who Wish Me Dead<\/em>: “This one is very good!”<\/p>\n

Kim’s Patron Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Thirteen year old Jace witnesses a brutal murder all while following a dare. Now he’s on the run from the perpetrators who have a uncanny ability to track down their prey. There’s only three people who stand between Jace and the Blackwell Brothers; Ethan and Allison Serbin who run a wilderness survival camp for teens, and Hannah Faber who’s in charge of a lookout tower in the endless woods of Montana’s mountains. Add to that a growing wildfire and things get explosive pretty quickly. I’ll get the bad news out of the way first. Those Who Wish Me Dead is pretty predictable and a good part of the story has been done before. BUT, I honestly don’t think Michael Koryta could write a bad book if he tried. Even though I guessed what was going to happen pretty much through most of the book, that didn’t stop me from tearing through it in one day. I loved Jace, Ethan, Allison, and Hannah. They all had vulnerabilities balanced by unexpected places of strength. The Blackwell Brothers are two of the weirdest, creepiest villains I’ve read in a while. And the ending while not your happily ever after type, tied up everything smoothly. I would recommend this to fans of contemporary thriller\/suspense books.<\/p>\n

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