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Never Back Down
John Coburn, a Harvard-trained doctor still reeling from his father's sudden death a few days earlier, wanders into a bar in New York City's Greenwich Village a few minutes before midnight. He encounters an old friend from college, a man named Brian Ripley, whom he hasn't seen in nearly 20 years. Ripley is with a beautiful young woman and is clearly in a hurry to leave. Coburn could have never been prepared for Ripley's reaction to seeing him, and he is even less prepared for what happens next.
The following morning, the young woman with Ripley is found dead in Washington Square Park, the victim of a brutal murder. Coburn goes to the police and tells them of his encounter with Ripley the previous night. What the police tell him shakes him to his core - Brian Ripley has been dead for 15 years.
The story moves at breakneck speed as John Coburn searches for the truth behind the woman's murder and whether or not he really saw his friend, or merely a ghost, that night.
The following morning, the young woman with Ripley is found dead in Washington Square Park, the victim of a brutal murder. Coburn goes to the police and tells them of his encounter with Ripley the previous night. What the police tell him shakes him to his core - Brian Ripley has been dead for 15 years.
The story moves at breakneck speed as John Coburn searches for the truth behind the woman's murder and whether or not he really saw his friend, or merely a ghost, that night.
250 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 13, 2011
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October 29, 2011
Very disjointed. Incredible situations and timeline. Paid $1 and not worth that. The solution was so incredible, a surgeon out"spying" CIA operatives and Marine Black OPs was so far beyond farcical. The last third of the book was a joke. However, the first two thirds presented good, sympathetic, engaging characters. Look for it on deep discount so you wont be disappointed.
August 1, 2011
Really enjoyed the thriller part. The characters were real and very involved but there were a lot of them. I love when a book really makes you concentrate and get lost & I did. The Doctor Coburn character was excellent and the way he got thrown into the turmoil was great
March 16, 2012
LOTS OF ACTION. KEPT MY ATTENTION MOST OF THE TIME. SOME OF THE CHAPTERS WERE SOMEWHAT BORING. TOO MANY CHARACTERS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH MAINLY IRRITATED ME. ENJOYED THE MAIN CHARACTER JOHN AND SABRINA. DID NOT END QUITE THE WAY THAT I HAD ANTICIPATED.
July 8, 2018
Action Filled
Loved it. It was hard to put down. It kept me guessing what was to happen next and that's a hard job for any novel. Would recommend to any and all, it has lot's of action and romance. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Loved it. It was hard to put down. It kept me guessing what was to happen next and that's a hard job for any novel. Would recommend to any and all, it has lot's of action and romance. Thank you for sharing your talent.
February 13, 2019
Adrenaline Rush
This was an exciting story from beginning to end with action and intrigue adding to the breadth of the detailed rendering of this author highly recommended an i will be looking for further books by this author
This was an exciting story from beginning to end with action and intrigue adding to the breadth of the detailed rendering of this author highly recommended an i will be looking for further books by this author
April 6, 2022
Excellent read!!
May 6, 2017
I can't! I gave up, terrible writing, couldn't get into it
October 13, 2016
Horrendous
The writing style and storytelling are immature
Factually, it's a train wreck - Haiti is not in Asia and our noses are cartilage, not bone (something a doctor character should know)
The older man and indescribably gorgeous younger woman falling helplessly into bed ... painful
We are meant to care about the young woman who is killed because she too is indescribably gorgeous - had she not been, well the story wouldn't have taken place
Pretty sure the author didn't spring for an editor. Sentences are repeated countless times
I wouldn't bother reading this author even if the books are free
The writing style and storytelling are immature
Factually, it's a train wreck - Haiti is not in Asia and our noses are cartilage, not bone (something a doctor character should know)
The older man and indescribably gorgeous younger woman falling helplessly into bed ... painful
We are meant to care about the young woman who is killed because she too is indescribably gorgeous - had she not been, well the story wouldn't have taken place
Pretty sure the author didn't spring for an editor. Sentences are repeated countless times
I wouldn't bother reading this author even if the books are free
January 9, 2012
This book was another mystery of who done it? Were the good guy gets blamed for the murder and has to clear his own name with the cops. While fining out someone who he thought was a friend is really not that great of a friend. the ending ends as predicted. I read this on my kindle and I know it's not a big deal but there were quite a lot of grammer errors that did start to irritate me. Overall it was a nice book.
March 13, 2013
This was another Kindle freebie and it was pretty good. A women is murdered shortly after a visitor to NYC sees her with a man he swears is his long-lost college roommate. When the protagonist calls out to the man pulling the woman through a bar, the other man takes off, dragging the woman out. The police don't believe the witness once they learn the federal databases say the "college roommate" has been dead for years. They learn the hard way that databases can be wrong.
February 23, 2012
Surprisingly, I enjoyed this book. It was as most of the other reviewers described | a quick read. I thought it had an interesting plot. A couple of the characters made no sense or had a relevance to the story, but overall not bad. The end was a let down, though. I expected more and it just poor the end.
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July 14, 2014I started this multiple times. This book has potential, but I think it was published before reaching it. There are all these espionage-y type things going on, but the narration is too straightforward, too basic. Sentences are choppy, unengaging. There's no suspense, I can guess what's going to happen a few pages before it does. I can't get through it.
September 29, 2016
Dead Man Walking
A really good read. Action, suspense and drama. John Coburn, a divorced, roaming doctor, sees an old friend from his college days. When he sees him, he is not alone. He's with a girl, who later ends up murdered. He later goes to the police but they don't believe him about his friend because records say the man died years ago. A very intense story.
A really good read. Action, suspense and drama. John Coburn, a divorced, roaming doctor, sees an old friend from his college days. When he sees him, he is not alone. He's with a girl, who later ends up murdered. He later goes to the police but they don't believe him about his friend because records say the man died years ago. A very intense story.
February 20, 2012
This book was fast-paced and enjoyable. Some parts were a little predictable, some unbelievable. The editing could have been better, but the errors were mostly amusing, like the bus "shuttering" to a stop, or keeping the plane in a "hanger." I would recommend this one though.
July 15, 2012
The description of this book sounded very interesting indeed. However, I started to read it and it seemed to be all over the place and wasn't as described. It all seemed a bit too deep and complicated for my liking and so I packed it in.
January 4, 2012
It was okay, but not great. I definitely enjoyed Stranger Beside Me more.
January 14, 2015
This is an awesome book with TONS of twists and turns....
March 4, 2012
Read it because it was an Amazon free read. OK, but predictable.
March 9, 2012
Loved this book!!! Great polt, great characters, great suspense! Best free book I have "bought"!!! Must read for anyone like Harlan Coben, Lee Child or Robert Crais!
May 14, 2012
Well written and exciting.
August 21, 2012
Just awful. It just ended. So much of the story left hanging. Some many questions and plots not answered. A waste of time.
February 18, 2013
I was worried after reading some of the reviews, but I enjoyed this book.
March 11, 2013
Fast paced, easy read, but very unbelievable,, and the writing was average.
September 2, 2013
Very fast moving. Liked the main character, Dr. John Coburn.
February 27, 2015
This was a typically good book by Moreton. Liked the protagonist; from the ending, I assume there will be other books with him in them. I give this one 4.3 stars.
July 7, 2013
This is a very fast paced thrill ride. I was hooked from the start! I will be reading more from this author.
September 26, 2013
Started well (albeit with some slightly jarring turns off phrase) but tailed off into a confused & ridiculously unbelievable puddle! Lucky I got it for free!
February 25, 2014
Novella. interesting, left me wishing it was longer although situation was 'settled' in the end. Had trouble rating it because of those two things. TTS-enabled. ©2011.
May 26, 2014
Another good Moreton read
it's always good to be encouraged by getting exactly what you expect from another story written by W.C. Moreton.. . kudos......
Dan
it's always good to be encouraged by getting exactly what you expect from another story written by W.C. Moreton.. . kudos......
Dan
August 12, 2014
Moreton does a great job. I have decided to read all his books.
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