Suicide Notes

by Jonas Saul

Twisted Fate: Tales of Horror (A Collection of Eleven Stories of Terror)

The Reaper

Jacob is a young boy who insists that his name is Mark and that he used to live in a nearby village in the 1930s. His parents agree to drive him to the village if only to put his delusions to rest. When they arrive, they discover that not only is their son correct in his claims, but that there's a bigger plan in place and their family is at the very center of it. The Reaper is waiting - but he has been there all along.

The Painting

A painting in Matt's home office has him spooked. On the surface, it's nothing more than a landscape scene. But now it has come to life. One evening the creek begins to flow, the leaves on the trees rustle, and a deer is spooked by someone close by. As he stares at the moving picture on his wall, Matt's wife enters the scene followed by his ex-business partner. He discovers they're having an affair and hears them plot his murder. Angered, Matt comes up with a plan of his own. What he doesn't realize is that his plan may just cost him more than he bargained for ...

The Ruse

A man receives a mysterious text that turns out to be prophetic. A few days later he receives another one, which again comes true. As more texts come in, he chooses to act on the prophesies and what follows changes his life forever.

These stories and many more await you in, Twisted Fate.

Genres: Horror

172 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 6, 2011

About the author

Jonas Saul is the bestselling author of the Sarah Roberts Series—more than two million sold!—and has written and published over sixty thrillers. After acquiring an agent, he signed several deals in Los Angeles, with MadRiver Pictures optioning his Sarah Roberts Series—over forty books!—(currently in development).
Jonas has often outranked Stephen King and Dean Koontz on Amazon over the past decade. He’s regularly invited to be a guest speaker, teacher, or workshop presenter at international writing conferences and film festivals worldwide.
He hosts multiple annual retreats in Greece, where he currently lives—writer’s, screenplay, and reader’s retreats. He focuses his teaching on how to get tension and emotion in every scene and on every page, how he made it as a creator/writer, the path to success in this business, and the pitfalls to avoid. Visit the Imagine Greece Retreats website at www.imaginegreeceretreats.com, or email him directly.
Jonas Saul is an acclaimed author, teacher, and professional freelance editor. He lends his editing prowess to several publishers and offers private editing services to clients. His website, www.imaginepress.org, is a testament to his editing skills, featuring numerous testimonials from satisfied authors. Jonas is an email away for those needing professional editing.
To book Jonas for a speaking engagement at a writer’s conference/festival, to have him on your jury at a film festival, or even to say hello, email Jonas directly at jonassaul@icloud.com.

Reviews

[Silvia Ibeck · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first time reading the work of this prolific and well-established author. I chose one of his early pieces containing a collection of short stories because I wanted to familiarize myself with his plot lines, narrative, and character development. The stories focused on building psychological tension and although brief, they are page turners, and I liked the way his words heightened my anticipation of what’s to come. The use of irony and the way he highlighted the character’s desperation was appealing to me and left me with that feeling of fright that scares me, but one that I also yearn for when I read thrillers!
I liked the way Saul took relatively everyday circumstances and injected sudden twists of suspense and horror. Rather than one protagonist, there are many characters across settings in a variety of circumstances. There is not so much gore but instead a strong supernatural theme in his work. For example, an ordinary piece of real estate becomes very unordinary, text messages become prophetic, an antique couch is possessed (and gave me shivers!), and a painting comes alive before your eyes.
I really enjoyed Jonas Saul’s collection of short stories and am looking forward to more of his work. Before choosing this book, I read where some readers said they enjoyed the “Twilight Zone-esque vibe” and I concur. He is the author of the Sarah Roberts and the Drake Bellamy Series, among other novels, collections and short stories. I found this extensive list of his published work helpful when I was deciding what to read and hope you do too!
https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/jo...

[Rose Wood · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is made up of fourteen short stories. It is fast-paced, and often, the stories end in cliffhangers. The details in these short stories are vivid. Some tropes for the different stories are unknown evil, isolated setting, serial killer, race against time, twisted ending, and psychological. The only thing was that I wanted more detail and longer stories to most of them. I think Buring was my favorite because it gave just the right amount of story.

[Lisa Pallan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book different