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Jason Wade #2
Every Fear
When reporter Jason Wade investigates the kidnapping of the Colson baby, he discovers that the Colsons, a seemingly perfect family with no enemies, are linked to an unsolved murder, plunging him into a vast criminal underground where his life and the baby's hangs in the balance. Original.
373 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 2006
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About the author
Rick Mofina
66 books1,324 followersRick Mofina is a former journalist who has interviewed murderers on death row in Montana and Texas, flown over L.A. with the LAPD and patrolled with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police near the Arctic. He's also reported from the Caribbean, Africa and Kuwait's border with Iraq. His true-crime freelance work has appeared in The New York Times, The Telegraph (London, U.K.), Reader’s Digest, Penthouse, Marie Claire and The South China Morning Post, (Hong Kong). He has written more than 20 crime fiction thrillers that have been published in nearly 30 countries.
His work has been praised by James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Louise Penny, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Lisa Unger, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Håkan Nesser and Kay Hooper.
The Crime Writers of Canada, The International Thriller Writers and The Private Eye Writers of America have listed his titles among the best in crime fiction. As a two-time winner of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award, a four-time Thriller Award finalist and a two-time Shamus Award finalist, the Library Journal calls him, “One of the best thriller writers in the business.”
Series:
* Tom Reed and Walt Sydowski
* Jason Wade
* Jack Gannon
Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best Novel (2003): Blood of Others
His work has been praised by James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Louise Penny, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Lisa Unger, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Håkan Nesser and Kay Hooper.
The Crime Writers of Canada, The International Thriller Writers and The Private Eye Writers of America have listed his titles among the best in crime fiction. As a two-time winner of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award, a four-time Thriller Award finalist and a two-time Shamus Award finalist, the Library Journal calls him, “One of the best thriller writers in the business.”
Series:
* Tom Reed and Walt Sydowski
* Jason Wade
* Jack Gannon
Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best Novel (2003): Blood of Others
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August 2, 2025
“Everyone’s got secrets, Jason.”
An investigate journalist is on the hunt for a Pulitzer Prize winning story, the police are on the hunt for a kidnapper, and the clock is ticking, loudly and all too quickly. Some of the clues just don’t seem to be fitting into the obvious story and, despite the traditional belief that most kidnap victims are murdered within a scant few hours of having been snatched, the faint hope that baby Coulson is still alive remains. But, as more time passes, it would seem that hope is attached to a trail that leads into a dark criminal network.
A blazing fast, thrilling, hard-hitting, and thoroughly gripping plot won’t land EVERY FEAR any literary awards or make it particularly memorable, but it sure will earn 5-stars from this reader for entertainment value. The development of the back story for lead character, investigative reporter Jason Wade, and the side bar info on the ethics of journalism and newspaper reporting, production, editing, and publishing is just sweet icing to add on the top of a cake that’s already delicious and baked to perfection.
Well done, Rick Mofina. I’m a continuing fan and I’m particularly looking forward to more novels in the Jason Wade series.
Paul Weiss
An investigate journalist is on the hunt for a Pulitzer Prize winning story, the police are on the hunt for a kidnapper, and the clock is ticking, loudly and all too quickly. Some of the clues just don’t seem to be fitting into the obvious story and, despite the traditional belief that most kidnap victims are murdered within a scant few hours of having been snatched, the faint hope that baby Coulson is still alive remains. But, as more time passes, it would seem that hope is attached to a trail that leads into a dark criminal network.
A blazing fast, thrilling, hard-hitting, and thoroughly gripping plot won’t land EVERY FEAR any literary awards or make it particularly memorable, but it sure will earn 5-stars from this reader for entertainment value. The development of the back story for lead character, investigative reporter Jason Wade, and the side bar info on the ethics of journalism and newspaper reporting, production, editing, and publishing is just sweet icing to add on the top of a cake that’s already delicious and baked to perfection.
Well done, Rick Mofina. I’m a continuing fan and I’m particularly looking forward to more novels in the Jason Wade series.
Paul Weiss
December 15, 2018
A parent’s nightmare, a baby missing while his mother lay near death in the hospital after her attempt to stop the kidnappers. EVERY FEAR by Rick Mofina will strike at the hearts of old and young alike, because “what if?”….
This suspense novel is an emotional rollercoaster, as we get on at start and slowly escalate to event one, plummeting to the bottom as the plot thickens, the mystery deepens and the police are barking up the wrong tree, all in the name of procedure, but they are trying as news reporters scramble to invade and dissect the lives of two young parents, looking for any flaw to be twisted into a feeding frenzy for public consumption.
Reporter Jason Wade wants facts without fanfare, truth without fluff, but this story is huge. Will he succumb to the editor’s pressures or will he find a way to help, rather than sensationalize this tragic event? Can he form a rare alliance with the detective on a grisly murder case when it is discovered the kidnapping and the murder just may be connected?
Suspenseful, emotionally raw, hitting hard on a nightmare-worthy topic while also addressing the vulture-mentality of the new media, If found Rick Mofina’s work to be frighteningly realistic, edgy as he tossed in twist after twist that culminated in an ending that went off in a blaze of glory!
Solid reading, a collection of characters that spotlighted only a few, detailed scenes that come to life. For suspense readers, this one has some meat to it!
Series: Jason Wade - Book 2
Publisher: Carrick Publishing (February 24, 2015)
Publication Date: February 24, 2015
Genre: Thriller | Suspense
Print Length: 435 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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This suspense novel is an emotional rollercoaster, as we get on at start and slowly escalate to event one, plummeting to the bottom as the plot thickens, the mystery deepens and the police are barking up the wrong tree, all in the name of procedure, but they are trying as news reporters scramble to invade and dissect the lives of two young parents, looking for any flaw to be twisted into a feeding frenzy for public consumption.
Reporter Jason Wade wants facts without fanfare, truth without fluff, but this story is huge. Will he succumb to the editor’s pressures or will he find a way to help, rather than sensationalize this tragic event? Can he form a rare alliance with the detective on a grisly murder case when it is discovered the kidnapping and the murder just may be connected?
Suspenseful, emotionally raw, hitting hard on a nightmare-worthy topic while also addressing the vulture-mentality of the new media, If found Rick Mofina’s work to be frighteningly realistic, edgy as he tossed in twist after twist that culminated in an ending that went off in a blaze of glory!
Solid reading, a collection of characters that spotlighted only a few, detailed scenes that come to life. For suspense readers, this one has some meat to it!
Series: Jason Wade - Book 2
Publisher: Carrick Publishing (February 24, 2015)
Publication Date: February 24, 2015
Genre: Thriller | Suspense
Print Length: 435 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
For Reviews, Giveaways, Fabulous Book News, follow: http://tometender.blogspot.com
June 11, 2021
Every book I have picked up by author Rick Mofina has been riveting, creative, full of suspense and beyond thrilling. 'Every Fear' followed suit and touched on many of society's darkest issues - child abuse within the foster care institution, residual damages of longstanding untreated, undiagnosed and/or under-diagnosed mental health disorders, lose of a child, and the lengths some people go to become parents - no matter the cost to themselves or others.
Jason Wade is a fantastic series and I love his character. He is a phenomenal journalist and it is quite interesting learning details about the ins and outs of this high-pressured, cutthroat career. How difficult it can often be to be an ethical fair-minded reporter when editors' - who are also under extremely high pressures to keep their paper relevant with "hot off the presses" first editions of the biggest happenings - have the ultimate last word on what gets printed. Any job security means producing lots of front page breaking stories, which also (sadly) means at times having to sell out your own sense of morality to appease the media beast.
This book had it all!
Jason Wade is a fantastic series and I love his character. He is a phenomenal journalist and it is quite interesting learning details about the ins and outs of this high-pressured, cutthroat career. How difficult it can often be to be an ethical fair-minded reporter when editors' - who are also under extremely high pressures to keep their paper relevant with "hot off the presses" first editions of the biggest happenings - have the ultimate last word on what gets printed. Any job security means producing lots of front page breaking stories, which also (sadly) means at times having to sell out your own sense of morality to appease the media beast.
This book had it all!
February 16, 2021
I have read other books by this author, but missed the first book in this series. I was still able to enjoy this book as the plot story works well as a standalone. Jason Wade, a rookie reporter is assigned to the abduction of a baby and tries to do the right thing to break the story, please a demanding, bully of a boss, and not to anything to endanger the case the police and FBI are trying to make against the kidnapper. The story takes a few different twists and turns and keeps the reader guessing as to what really happened to baby Dylan and why. Jason's boss is hard to take, but other than that, I enjoyed the story and definitely plan on reading the next book in the series.
June 1, 2016
Perfect thriller.
Another excellent book by Rick Mofina, this book is as good as the first book in this series. Fast moving thriller, you'll be holding your breath and hoping for good ending. Next chapter will make you feel like jumping up and down. Jason takes his reporting very seriously, digs and finds the real story behind the story. Hope very soon he won't be going home just to feed his fish.
Another excellent book by Rick Mofina, this book is as good as the first book in this series. Fast moving thriller, you'll be holding your breath and hoping for good ending. Next chapter will make you feel like jumping up and down. Jason takes his reporting very seriously, digs and finds the real story behind the story. Hope very soon he won't be going home just to feed his fish.
November 21, 2011
The second Rick Mofina book I have read in the last few months, and another good book from him. Maria Coulson has longed for a baby for years and was told she could never have one and by some miracle, she has Dylan, who is now 4 months old. Her world revolves around him. She takes him to the store and leaves him outside in his stroller with a teenage neighbour and when the young girl leaves him for one minute, he is snatched from the street and taken in a van at high speed, Marie is seriously injured when she throws herself on the van to stop it speeding away. Now lying in a critical condition in the hospital, her husband can make no sense of why this has happened and Detective Grace Garner is working against the clock to find the baby in this high profile case. A young newspaper reporter, Jason Wade, is on to the story and has a knack of getting a little ahead of the police in finding out facts about the case. I have one one small niggle with the editing, a womans body is discovered in relation to the case and the coroner estimates she has been dead for two weeks. Grace interviews a witness who said she spoke to the dead woman a week before. I wondered whether Grace would pick up on this and maybe this was relevant to the case timeline. It wasn't, it was just an error. I don't know why, maybe I'm a stickler for detail (no maybe about it really), but this type of thing bugs me. Apart from that, it was a well written book, a good plot and I was satisfied in general with the conclusion. On to the next.
June 14, 2018
An average crime novel with rather stereotypical characters. The pacing was slow until the last third, and I give the author credit for really ramping up the tension toward the end. Also, Mofina does a good job with a critical twist in the story that made the book better than it otherwise would have been.
Unfortunately however, there's no avoiding that which makes this a rather average book-- characters that are unremarkable and about whom I just couldn't really care. The story progresses, but rather mechanically, without any sense of compelling the reader to become involved.
Based on other reviews, I am apparently in the minority with this opinion and I do see how this story might appeal to another audience. The author has potential and skill. To each their own, I suppose.
Unfortunately however, there's no avoiding that which makes this a rather average book-- characters that are unremarkable and about whom I just couldn't really care. The story progresses, but rather mechanically, without any sense of compelling the reader to become involved.
Based on other reviews, I am apparently in the minority with this opinion and I do see how this story might appeal to another audience. The author has potential and skill. To each their own, I suppose.
March 26, 2016
A mother takes her baby son to the store, turns her back for a moment, only to find his stroller empty. Reporter Jason Wade is under huge pressure to land a big story, and the kidnapping could be it. Meanwhile a detective investigates a grisly murder, and parallels with the kidnapping start to arise...
Much like many hyper-talented Australian and New Zealand crime writers can be hard to find instore or in the media in the northern hemisphere, Canada is packed with talented mystery wordsmiths who often get overlooked relative to less-talented but more heavily promoted counterparts from the UK and USA.
One Canuck author that really grabbed me by the throat from the initial pages is Rick Mofina. Despite plenty of overseas acclaim, his work didn't start filtering downunder until a few years ago.
In late 2010 I read THE DYING HOUR, Mofina's first Jason Wade thriller, in less than a day. It was an absorbing, fast-paced read that offered plenty on the character front as well. Despite having dozens of great books waiting on my TBR shelf, I immediately picked up the second in the series, EVERY FEAR, and devoured it in even less time. One of those 'stay up at night until it's finished' novels.
After making his bones as an atypical rookie reporter in THE DYING HOUR, Wade now finds himself working at the Seattle Mirror, but desperately in need of a big story as the newspaper market tightens. When Dylan Colson is kidnapped from outside a store while his loving mother is momentarily distracted, then involved in a hit-and-run and left for dead, it seems Jason's prayers may have been answered. It's the sort of human interest tragedy a reporter lives for, even while hoping it will have a happy ending. But some of the pieces don't add up. The Colsons are high-school sweethearts, hard-working but not rich. A loving, ordinary suburban couple with no real problems. Why would someone kidnap their baby?
Things get more bizarre as Wade and Detective Grace Garner, who's been investigating a grisly murder, find threads that may connect the kidnapping and murder. But why would an abducted baby be tied into Seattle's grimy criminal underground peppered with hookers and drugs? As time begins to run out, Wade and Garner find themselves up against a brutal and very dangerous perpetrator.
Much like with the first Jason Wade tale, in EVERY FEAR Mofina crafts a cracking white-knuckler of a crime tale that also delivers on the character front. I was engrossed on both an intellectual and emotional level. Mofina induced me to not only be intrigued to find out how things would unfold, but also to care about the characters, to feel for them while I was following them.
For those who aren't familiar with Mofina's work, I'd say he delivers world-class crime writing that would be particularly enjoyed by those who love fast-paced, high-tension tales with well-developed characters, akin to the books of Harlan Coben, Gregg Hurwitz, or Linwood Barclay.
Jason Wade is an imperfect, very human hero. Well-meaning but flawed, he's under pressure from his job and looking to save his career. But we don't just follow things from his perspective - instead Mofina provides us with insights into the investigation from a number of viewpoints, including Detective Garner, Dylan's shell-shocked father, and others. Mofina does a fine job keeping interest high and building tension and suspense to a crescendo even as he switches between characters.
Overall, I found Mofina to be one of those authors who even if you've never read them before, you can immediately tell you're in the hands of a master. It's like going rafting, where you have complete faith in your guide, and strapped in with helmets, life-jacket and paddle, you can fully enjoy all the bumps and thrills of a powerful, fast-flowing river. An energising, invigorating experience.
Mofina is both pulsating river and trusted guide, and we as readers can just sit back and love the ride.
Craig Sisterson is a New Zealander who writes for magazines and newspapers in several countries. He has interviewed more than 140 crime writers, discussed crime fiction at literary festivals and on radio, and is the Judging Convenor of the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel. Follow him on Twitter: @craigsisterson
Much like many hyper-talented Australian and New Zealand crime writers can be hard to find instore or in the media in the northern hemisphere, Canada is packed with talented mystery wordsmiths who often get overlooked relative to less-talented but more heavily promoted counterparts from the UK and USA.
One Canuck author that really grabbed me by the throat from the initial pages is Rick Mofina. Despite plenty of overseas acclaim, his work didn't start filtering downunder until a few years ago.
In late 2010 I read THE DYING HOUR, Mofina's first Jason Wade thriller, in less than a day. It was an absorbing, fast-paced read that offered plenty on the character front as well. Despite having dozens of great books waiting on my TBR shelf, I immediately picked up the second in the series, EVERY FEAR, and devoured it in even less time. One of those 'stay up at night until it's finished' novels.
After making his bones as an atypical rookie reporter in THE DYING HOUR, Wade now finds himself working at the Seattle Mirror, but desperately in need of a big story as the newspaper market tightens. When Dylan Colson is kidnapped from outside a store while his loving mother is momentarily distracted, then involved in a hit-and-run and left for dead, it seems Jason's prayers may have been answered. It's the sort of human interest tragedy a reporter lives for, even while hoping it will have a happy ending. But some of the pieces don't add up. The Colsons are high-school sweethearts, hard-working but not rich. A loving, ordinary suburban couple with no real problems. Why would someone kidnap their baby?
Things get more bizarre as Wade and Detective Grace Garner, who's been investigating a grisly murder, find threads that may connect the kidnapping and murder. But why would an abducted baby be tied into Seattle's grimy criminal underground peppered with hookers and drugs? As time begins to run out, Wade and Garner find themselves up against a brutal and very dangerous perpetrator.
Much like with the first Jason Wade tale, in EVERY FEAR Mofina crafts a cracking white-knuckler of a crime tale that also delivers on the character front. I was engrossed on both an intellectual and emotional level. Mofina induced me to not only be intrigued to find out how things would unfold, but also to care about the characters, to feel for them while I was following them.
For those who aren't familiar with Mofina's work, I'd say he delivers world-class crime writing that would be particularly enjoyed by those who love fast-paced, high-tension tales with well-developed characters, akin to the books of Harlan Coben, Gregg Hurwitz, or Linwood Barclay.
Jason Wade is an imperfect, very human hero. Well-meaning but flawed, he's under pressure from his job and looking to save his career. But we don't just follow things from his perspective - instead Mofina provides us with insights into the investigation from a number of viewpoints, including Detective Garner, Dylan's shell-shocked father, and others. Mofina does a fine job keeping interest high and building tension and suspense to a crescendo even as he switches between characters.
Overall, I found Mofina to be one of those authors who even if you've never read them before, you can immediately tell you're in the hands of a master. It's like going rafting, where you have complete faith in your guide, and strapped in with helmets, life-jacket and paddle, you can fully enjoy all the bumps and thrills of a powerful, fast-flowing river. An energising, invigorating experience.
Mofina is both pulsating river and trusted guide, and we as readers can just sit back and love the ride.
Craig Sisterson is a New Zealander who writes for magazines and newspapers in several countries. He has interviewed more than 140 crime writers, discussed crime fiction at literary festivals and on radio, and is the Judging Convenor of the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel. Follow him on Twitter: @craigsisterson
March 6, 2008
4 stars for a great suspense thriller by Canadian author Rick Mofina. This is the first novel by this author that I have read and it did not disappoint me.
Every Fear explores what happens when a child is abducted and the mother is involved in a hit-and-run and left for dead. The investigation and search for the abductors is examined from all angles--from the viewpoint of a reporter, a tough police investigator, the father of the abducted child and many other characters.
If I have any criticism about Every Fear it is this: there is such a large cast of characters that it's difficult to say whose story it really is. The back text led me to believe it was Jason Wade's story--the journalist. Yet, while the characters were three-dimensional and kept fairly distinguishable from each other, I felt at times the large cast took away from the story and from the emotional impact the novel could have explored more. I would have liked to have seen more of how the father was affected by his son's disappearance. I also would have liked to see the relationship between Jason and Grace develop more naturally, with time and with more interaction between them. But that's just me.
Regardless, the action in Mofina's novel is razor sharp, the journey is tense, and the plot of an abducted child is a basic fear of every parent, and ironically, one I also dealt with in my latest (unreleased) novel Children of the Fog.
Overall, a tantalizing thriller that keeps you turning pages. If you're looking for a great beach read, I highly recommend this novel. Well written, crisp language and expertly detailed, Every Fear is a novel worth reading.
~Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
bestselling author
http://www.cherylktardif.com
Every Fear explores what happens when a child is abducted and the mother is involved in a hit-and-run and left for dead. The investigation and search for the abductors is examined from all angles--from the viewpoint of a reporter, a tough police investigator, the father of the abducted child and many other characters.
If I have any criticism about Every Fear it is this: there is such a large cast of characters that it's difficult to say whose story it really is. The back text led me to believe it was Jason Wade's story--the journalist. Yet, while the characters were three-dimensional and kept fairly distinguishable from each other, I felt at times the large cast took away from the story and from the emotional impact the novel could have explored more. I would have liked to have seen more of how the father was affected by his son's disappearance. I also would have liked to see the relationship between Jason and Grace develop more naturally, with time and with more interaction between them. But that's just me.
Regardless, the action in Mofina's novel is razor sharp, the journey is tense, and the plot of an abducted child is a basic fear of every parent, and ironically, one I also dealt with in my latest (unreleased) novel Children of the Fog.
Overall, a tantalizing thriller that keeps you turning pages. If you're looking for a great beach read, I highly recommend this novel. Well written, crisp language and expertly detailed, Every Fear is a novel worth reading.
~Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
bestselling author
http://www.cherylktardif.com
April 21, 2022
Kidnap-murder mystery and police procedural, with supernatural touches
This is my first complete read of a Rick Molina book, which features a baby kidnapping, murders, and associated secondary subplots. I especially enjoyed the redemptive subplot about an ex-cop who re-invents himself as an honest, hardworking private detective. The police POV and investigative pace are good, but the book slows with the reporter’s POV. As a crime fiction fan, I found the police POVs compelling, but the reporter’s chapters less so.
I do wish the police characters were more unique. The FBI agent is a cliché, and although I liked the female detective in charge, she’s also a cliché. 1) She was the first female and youngest cop promoted to homicide; 2) has suffered intense psychological trauma as a teen; 3) blames herself for causing the trauma; and 4) she’s missing out on real life, so to speak.
When baby Dylan was being kidnapped, his mom fell and smashed headlong into a curb. On page 43, a doctor gave the police an overly optimistic report on her condition. The medical subplot was so predictable that I guessed that: 1) Mom is severely brain-injured, 2) is comatose and in critical condition, 3) has multiple monitoring devices in her body, and 4) is being ventilated whilst in ICU. But, she will miraculously heal herself, make a supernatural recovery, and wake up without any deficits. I can’t help thinking of Wonder Woman or Captain Marvel.
The kidnap and murder storylines are very good, so please take my review with a tablespoon of salt.
3.5 stars
This is my first complete read of a Rick Molina book, which features a baby kidnapping, murders, and associated secondary subplots. I especially enjoyed the redemptive subplot about an ex-cop who re-invents himself as an honest, hardworking private detective. The police POV and investigative pace are good, but the book slows with the reporter’s POV. As a crime fiction fan, I found the police POVs compelling, but the reporter’s chapters less so.
I do wish the police characters were more unique. The FBI agent is a cliché, and although I liked the female detective in charge, she’s also a cliché. 1) She was the first female and youngest cop promoted to homicide; 2) has suffered intense psychological trauma as a teen; 3) blames herself for causing the trauma; and 4) she’s missing out on real life, so to speak.
When baby Dylan was being kidnapped, his mom fell and smashed headlong into a curb. On page 43, a doctor gave the police an overly optimistic report on her condition. The medical subplot was so predictable that I guessed that: 1) Mom is severely brain-injured, 2) is comatose and in critical condition, 3) has multiple monitoring devices in her body, and 4) is being ventilated whilst in ICU. But, she will miraculously heal herself, make a supernatural recovery, and wake up without any deficits. I can’t help thinking of Wonder Woman or Captain Marvel.
The kidnap and murder storylines are very good, so please take my review with a tablespoon of salt.
3.5 stars
September 23, 2018
I enjoyed book one of the series and this #2 was almost as good. Actually it was better! The sharing of information between the newspaper, police and at times the FBI was interesting to learn about.
I found I couldn't leave the story for long-Baby abductions are everyone's nightmare (especially parents).
No spoilers-to learn more about the story you have to check it out yourself. There were times I was getting impatient with the slowness of the story progression, but well worth the wait.
Have already signed out the 3rd book of this Jason Wade series-A Perfect Grave.
I found I couldn't leave the story for long-Baby abductions are everyone's nightmare (especially parents).
No spoilers-to learn more about the story you have to check it out yourself. There were times I was getting impatient with the slowness of the story progression, but well worth the wait.
Have already signed out the 3rd book of this Jason Wade series-A Perfect Grave.
May 1, 2018
What a great book. I can not believe I have not read any of Rick Mofina's books before. They are in the genre I enjoy and read the most of. This one is about a parents worst nightmare, their baby has been kidnapped. I would recommend this one to anyone that enjoys reading a great mystery. This has everything you could need or want in a book. There are plenty of twist and turns to keep you glued to it.
June 5, 2018
I loved the characters and their interactions. I found the mystery intriguing--so much that I read the book in one sitting.
The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that the police and forensic team said there were two bodies in the burned van--an adult and a small child. Then suddenly the baby is not found, but there is no explanation of the child's body. How did they bring out two bodies and then only have one? Or how did they mistake something else for a child's body?
The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that the police and forensic team said there were two bodies in the burned van--an adult and a small child. Then suddenly the baby is not found, but there is no explanation of the child's body. How did they bring out two bodies and then only have one? Or how did they mistake something else for a child's body?
July 26, 2018
If you're looking for a good book to relax and enjoy, this is not it. There is NO relaxing during this read. It starts with with a bang when a child is abducted and her mother quite literally throws herself at the van and is gravely injured. This is the 2nd book in the Jason Wade series featuring the crime reporter for the fictitious Seattle Mirror. The author's experience as a journalist really shines in this series - there is so much more to the profession than just getting the facts straight (which is not easy to begin with). It is a race against time for the police and FBI detectives, as well as Jason, to find out the truth and rescue the child. I actually had to set the book down a few times to calm down. Great suspense writing. Highly recommended.
June 17, 2019
Fast read with a gripping story line; a parent’s worse fear!
June 27, 2019
Really good thriller. Great characterization.
October 8, 2025
Different Narrator would have been better.
August 12, 2019
This was a 4.5 star raised to a 5! Jason Wade is a young crime reporter for a major daily in Seattle. He is less than happy with working conditions and his boss who wants a scoop no matter what. Wade learns of a story involving a kidnapped baby and a mother hit by the van the kidnappers used. This is the story. It is written from a series of perspectives, including those of the kidnappers. The author is a former crime reporter and his expertise is obvious. It was engrossing Reading. Thanks to the author and publisher for an e-Galley for an honest review.
April 28, 2024
Yes yes and more yes yes! I love Jason ( he is becoming my book boyfriend) an investigative journalist sounds like a sexy job!
I love the mental health of it all. Sometimes it happens just like that, random as hell, no connection. This is my every fear, living my child for one second!
Fast read. It reads like I'm watching criminal minds but from the eyes of the journalist. That's what makes it so different, following the story from Jason's eyes! He is not afraid, he is determined to help by any means necessary.
From the moment you begin the story it is action packed. I was slammed with what the hell is about to happen now. I love each and every small character that exists. They really help the story! It's people you know... People keep it moving, people can stop it, people can help!
Theme: Don't give up hope! Listen to your soul.
I love the mental health of it all. Sometimes it happens just like that, random as hell, no connection. This is my every fear, living my child for one second!
Fast read. It reads like I'm watching criminal minds but from the eyes of the journalist. That's what makes it so different, following the story from Jason's eyes! He is not afraid, he is determined to help by any means necessary.
From the moment you begin the story it is action packed. I was slammed with what the hell is about to happen now. I love each and every small character that exists. They really help the story! It's people you know... People keep it moving, people can stop it, people can help!
Theme: Don't give up hope! Listen to your soul.
April 10, 2022
Second book in the Jason Wade series. Fast paced, suspenseful thriller, with lots of twists and turns. Every time you think you’ve worked it out, something else pops up.
October 21, 2018
This book was as good as No Way Back, the first Rick Mofina book I read.
The tension here is more low-key than in that one – a steady simmer instead of a rolling boil. That’s good, as it keeps the reader caught up in the story but doesn’t exhaust him with unending intensity.
Many authors have the protagonist stumble around blindly while the antagonist is flawless for the first 90% of the book, after which the protagonists suddenly put everything together or the antagonist does something so dumb its guaranteed to give them away. Mofina has the good guys slowly gathering the information leading them to answers while the bad guys make little mistakes that trip them up in the end. That’s much more realistic.
I anticipated some of the twists and turns long before Mofina made them. And I figured out the antagonist’s motivation way too early in the book
Mofina goes a little overboard on explaining things – like how a polygraph works – most readers of this genre already know. And the post-climax seemed a bit rushed.
I’ll read more Mofina books if they come my way.
The tension here is more low-key than in that one – a steady simmer instead of a rolling boil. That’s good, as it keeps the reader caught up in the story but doesn’t exhaust him with unending intensity.
Many authors have the protagonist stumble around blindly while the antagonist is flawless for the first 90% of the book, after which the protagonists suddenly put everything together or the antagonist does something so dumb its guaranteed to give them away. Mofina has the good guys slowly gathering the information leading them to answers while the bad guys make little mistakes that trip them up in the end. That’s much more realistic.
I anticipated some of the twists and turns long before Mofina made them. And I figured out the antagonist’s motivation way too early in the book
Mofina goes a little overboard on explaining things – like how a polygraph works – most readers of this genre already know. And the post-climax seemed a bit rushed.
I’ll read more Mofina books if they come my way.
July 8, 2025
I think you need to like these kinds of books to get pleasure from reading it. "These books" being books that spell out almost everything, write a persons thoughts down as narrative but emphasizes certain special thoughts by using *italics*. Overall made me roll my eyes many times during its rather weak romantic plot line and slowly driven plot. The only plus side is that it does a good job painting pictures of the seattle city-scape.
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June 14, 2016Great writing and an excellent story line. Jason is likable and believable as a crime reporter chasing a lead into the the kidnapping of a baby in the few seconds his mother left him alone with a clerk in front of a store while she picked up a couple items. The author takes a very overdone character--reporter fighting his editor--and makes it enjoyable. Super suspense read.
February 15, 2011
Excellent, good strong characters, terrific plot, Rick Mofina keeps on getting better. A great page turner.
September 15, 2018
I rarely give very low ratings, but in this case, I’m willing to do so. I first read “The Dying Hour” (Kindle Unllimited) & enjoyed it. So I didn’t hesitate to get the second Jason Wade book (also Kindle Unlimited). However, I will never read another book by this author, since he did what I consider unconscionable.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
In this book, the author has the police inform parents that although no absolute confirmation has yet been made, their baby has been murdered in a fire.
“We have indications that two people were killed in that fire”
“We believe one is an adult.”
“The other appears to be a small child...”
When in fact, there was only ONE body (the adult) and in the end, the child is alive & never was even in the fire, since he suffered no burns & was removed from the location before the fire was started. I suppose there are some law enforcement agencies that could be this inept. But for an author to have what otherwise appears to be a competent law enforcement agency do this is very bad form.
I will not be reading any more books by this author. I rarely give very low ratings, but in this case, I’m willing to do so. I first read “The Dying Hour” (Kindle Unllimited) & enjoyed it. So I didn’t hesitate to get the second Jason Wade book (also Kindle Unlimited). However, I will never read another book by this author, since he did what I consider unconscionable.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
In this book, the author has the police inform parents that although no absolute confirmation has yet been made, their baby has been murdered in a fire.
“We have indications that two people were killed in that fire”
“We believe one is an adult.”
“The other appears to be a small child...”
When in fact, there was only ONE body (the adult) and in the end, the child is alive & never was even in the fire, since he suffered no burns & was removed from the location before the fire was started. I suppose there are some law enforcement agencies that could be this inept. But for an author to have what otherwise appears to be a competent law enforcement agency do this is very bad form.
I will not be reading any more books by this author. I rarely give very low ratings, but in this case, I’m willing to do so. I first read “The Dying Hour” (Kindle Unllimited) & enjoyed it. So I didn’t hesitate to get the second Jason Wade book (also Kindle Unlimited). However, I will never read another book by this author, since he did what I consider unconscionable.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
In this book, the author has the police inform parents that although no absolute confirmation has yet been made, their baby has been murdered in a fire.
“We have indications that two people were killed in that fire”
“We believe one is an adult.”
“The other appears to be a small child...”
When in fact, there was only ONE body (the adult) and in the end, the child is alive & never was even in the fire, since he suffered no burns & was removed from the location before the fire was started. I suppose there are some law enforcement agencies that could be this inept. But for an author to have what otherwise appears to be a competent law enforcement agency do this is very bad form.
I will not be reading any more books by this author. I rarely give very low ratings, but in this case, I’m willing to do so. I first read “The Dying Hour” (Kindle Unllimited) & enjoyed it. So I didn’t hesitate to get the second Jason Wade book (also Kindle Unlimited). However, I will never read another book by this author, since he did what I consider unconscionable.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
In this book, the author has the police inform parents that although no absolute confirmation has yet been made, their baby has been murdered in a fire.
“We have indications that two people were killed in that fire”
“We believe one is an adult.”
“The other appears to be a small child...”
When in fact, there was only ONE body (the adult) and in the end, the child is alive & never was even in the fire, since he suffered no burns & was removed from the location before the fire was started. I suppose there are some law enforcement agencies that could be this inept. But for an author to have what otherwise appears to be a competent law enforcement agency do this is very bad form.
I will not be reading any more books by this author.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
In this book, the author has the police inform parents that although no absolute confirmation has yet been made, their baby has been murdered in a fire.
“We have indications that two people were killed in that fire”
“We believe one is an adult.”
“The other appears to be a small child...”
When in fact, there was only ONE body (the adult) and in the end, the child is alive & never was even in the fire, since he suffered no burns & was removed from the location before the fire was started. I suppose there are some law enforcement agencies that could be this inept. But for an author to have what otherwise appears to be a competent law enforcement agency do this is very bad form.
I will not be reading any more books by this author. I rarely give very low ratings, but in this case, I’m willing to do so. I first read “The Dying Hour” (Kindle Unllimited) & enjoyed it. So I didn’t hesitate to get the second Jason Wade book (also Kindle Unlimited). However, I will never read another book by this author, since he did what I consider unconscionable.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
In this book, the author has the police inform parents that although no absolute confirmation has yet been made, their baby has been murdered in a fire.
“We have indications that two people were killed in that fire”
“We believe one is an adult.”
“The other appears to be a small child...”
When in fact, there was only ONE body (the adult) and in the end, the child is alive & never was even in the fire, since he suffered no burns & was removed from the location before the fire was started. I suppose there are some law enforcement agencies that could be this inept. But for an author to have what otherwise appears to be a competent law enforcement agency do this is very bad form.
I will not be reading any more books by this author. I rarely give very low ratings, but in this case, I’m willing to do so. I first read “The Dying Hour” (Kindle Unllimited) & enjoyed it. So I didn’t hesitate to get the second Jason Wade book (also Kindle Unlimited). However, I will never read another book by this author, since he did what I consider unconscionable.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
In this book, the author has the police inform parents that although no absolute confirmation has yet been made, their baby has been murdered in a fire.
“We have indications that two people were killed in that fire”
“We believe one is an adult.”
“The other appears to be a small child...”
When in fact, there was only ONE body (the adult) and in the end, the child is alive & never was even in the fire, since he suffered no burns & was removed from the location before the fire was started. I suppose there are some law enforcement agencies that could be this inept. But for an author to have what otherwise appears to be a competent law enforcement agency do this is very bad form.
I will not be reading any more books by this author. I rarely give very low ratings, but in this case, I’m willing to do so. I first read “The Dying Hour” (Kindle Unllimited) & enjoyed it. So I didn’t hesitate to get the second Jason Wade book (also Kindle Unlimited). However, I will never read another book by this author, since he did what I consider unconscionable.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
In this book, the author has the police inform parents that although no absolute confirmation has yet been made, their baby has been murdered in a fire.
“We have indications that two people were killed in that fire”
“We believe one is an adult.”
“The other appears to be a small child...”
When in fact, there was only ONE body (the adult) and in the end, the child is alive & never was even in the fire, since he suffered no burns & was removed from the location before the fire was started. I suppose there are some law enforcement agencies that could be this inept. But for an author to have what otherwise appears to be a competent law enforcement agency do this is very bad form.
I will not be reading any more books by this author.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 18, 2025
📚👶🕵️♀️📰NOVEL THOUGHTS📰👶🕵️♂️📚
Jason Wade has made a name for himself because of his fierce doggedness when running down a story and has gotten hired on at the Seattle Mirror. Always in competition with the other papers in the city, Jason's obnoxious boss Spangler gets in his face constantly, threatening he will be fired if he doesn't come up with a new twist to his stories. And it looks like he and Det. Grace Gardner (who the readers met in the first of the series) have gone out a few times. This has helped him when it comes to getting an inside track of what is going on with the police investigations and being able to get ahead of the competition with stories. Meantime, Jason's dad is getting his life back in order and has been hired by a former cop buddy who owns a PI firm and has taken on Henry who is working towards his PI license so things are looking up for the Wade family. Until, on a quiet morning, Maria Colson is walking her baby to a nearby store and leaves the baby with a teenager who works there whose standing just outside the doorway when, just for a moment, the teenager is distracted by a phone call and out of nowhere comes a van. The door of the van opens and within seconds, the occupant of the van sweeps the baby out of the stroller and flies away down the street. Inside the store, Maria sees this horrifying thing happening and runs after the van, jumps on it trying to stop the driver but she is tossed off back into the street with multiple injuries and now is in the hospital in coma. No one knows where the baby could be now as a BOLO is issued and a city wide search for the baby and the people who stole him. Jason is on the story and will follow clues and keep the city informed through the paper.
This is a page-turner of a story as the reader follows the investigation and Jason as they track down the kidnappers. Also introduced is Nadine, who has her own issues having been through the foster care system and all the damage done to her as a young girl. She writes to Axel in prison who is seeking a pen pal and after he is released, hook up and begin to live together. He tells her they are going to have a life together and she buys this but in her twisted mind she feels she has been robbed of the baby she was carrying and later gave up for adoption. She wants that baby back and she knows who has her baby.
The reader knows right away who the kidnappers are, but follow along as the police and Jason find out who they are and all the troubles they have to go through to get there and that includes bringing in suspects who are themselves victims.
Mofina has a great way of building the storyline and finding obscure threads that connect all the characters together. It's wild so see this unwind. Great book, fast-paced and will keep the reader up all night to finish!
Jason Wade has made a name for himself because of his fierce doggedness when running down a story and has gotten hired on at the Seattle Mirror. Always in competition with the other papers in the city, Jason's obnoxious boss Spangler gets in his face constantly, threatening he will be fired if he doesn't come up with a new twist to his stories. And it looks like he and Det. Grace Gardner (who the readers met in the first of the series) have gone out a few times. This has helped him when it comes to getting an inside track of what is going on with the police investigations and being able to get ahead of the competition with stories. Meantime, Jason's dad is getting his life back in order and has been hired by a former cop buddy who owns a PI firm and has taken on Henry who is working towards his PI license so things are looking up for the Wade family. Until, on a quiet morning, Maria Colson is walking her baby to a nearby store and leaves the baby with a teenager who works there whose standing just outside the doorway when, just for a moment, the teenager is distracted by a phone call and out of nowhere comes a van. The door of the van opens and within seconds, the occupant of the van sweeps the baby out of the stroller and flies away down the street. Inside the store, Maria sees this horrifying thing happening and runs after the van, jumps on it trying to stop the driver but she is tossed off back into the street with multiple injuries and now is in the hospital in coma. No one knows where the baby could be now as a BOLO is issued and a city wide search for the baby and the people who stole him. Jason is on the story and will follow clues and keep the city informed through the paper.
This is a page-turner of a story as the reader follows the investigation and Jason as they track down the kidnappers. Also introduced is Nadine, who has her own issues having been through the foster care system and all the damage done to her as a young girl. She writes to Axel in prison who is seeking a pen pal and after he is released, hook up and begin to live together. He tells her they are going to have a life together and she buys this but in her twisted mind she feels she has been robbed of the baby she was carrying and later gave up for adoption. She wants that baby back and she knows who has her baby.
The reader knows right away who the kidnappers are, but follow along as the police and Jason find out who they are and all the troubles they have to go through to get there and that includes bringing in suspects who are themselves victims.
Mofina has a great way of building the storyline and finding obscure threads that connect all the characters together. It's wild so see this unwind. Great book, fast-paced and will keep the reader up all night to finish!
December 31, 2018
Seattle, WA. (104 Shale St., Ballard, burb). Maria Jane Colson (29, wife/mother), had spoken to Lee William Colson (husband/father, tow truck operator) he was out on a service call.
Kim’s Corner Store (3400 block/Calvington Ave). Shopping for a few items she had left Dylan James Colson (7 months) with Shannon Tabor (teen daughter, store clerk) to watch. As Mrs. Betty Kim (owner) was checking Maria out, she panicked the baby stroller was gone.
The van took off in a hurry leaving the stroller behind.
Dylan had been kidnapped.
Harrison/4th., Ballard ER. Detective Grace Garner (28, Seattle PD Homicide), & Detective Dominic “Dom” Perelli (Seattle PD, were doing the hit/run follow up on the baby kidnapping.
Maria was in the hospital she might not survive.
Jason Wade (Seattle Mirror reporter) was out/about getting the scoop.
Nate Hodge (Seattle Mirror photographer) was shadowing him.
David Troy (WKKR’s crime reporter) was way ahead of the 2.
FBI SA Kirk Dupree (Seattle) had been assigned to the case.
He took Lee home in case the abductors called making a demand.
Detective Garner, & Detective Perelli were interviewing Lani Tychina (Russian, retired professor U of Washington; linguist).
Detective Wes Delucca (Seattle PD) had ID the van.
Maria Colson remains in critical condition.
Brimerley Lane. Beth Ann Bannon had been found murdered.
Would Dylan ever be found?
Warning: This book contains extremely graphic adult content, violence, or expletive language &/or uncensored sexually explicit material which is only suitable for mature readers. It may be offensive or have potential adverse psychological effects on the reader.
I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.
A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written murder mystery book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a huge set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great murder mystery movie, or better yet a mini TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free author; Carrick Publishing; DailyFreeBooks; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
Kim’s Corner Store (3400 block/Calvington Ave). Shopping for a few items she had left Dylan James Colson (7 months) with Shannon Tabor (teen daughter, store clerk) to watch. As Mrs. Betty Kim (owner) was checking Maria out, she panicked the baby stroller was gone.
The van took off in a hurry leaving the stroller behind.
Dylan had been kidnapped.
Harrison/4th., Ballard ER. Detective Grace Garner (28, Seattle PD Homicide), & Detective Dominic “Dom” Perelli (Seattle PD, were doing the hit/run follow up on the baby kidnapping.
Maria was in the hospital she might not survive.
Jason Wade (Seattle Mirror reporter) was out/about getting the scoop.
Nate Hodge (Seattle Mirror photographer) was shadowing him.
David Troy (WKKR’s crime reporter) was way ahead of the 2.
FBI SA Kirk Dupree (Seattle) had been assigned to the case.
He took Lee home in case the abductors called making a demand.
Detective Garner, & Detective Perelli were interviewing Lani Tychina (Russian, retired professor U of Washington; linguist).
Detective Wes Delucca (Seattle PD) had ID the van.
Maria Colson remains in critical condition.
Brimerley Lane. Beth Ann Bannon had been found murdered.
Would Dylan ever be found?
Warning: This book contains extremely graphic adult content, violence, or expletive language &/or uncensored sexually explicit material which is only suitable for mature readers. It may be offensive or have potential adverse psychological effects on the reader.
I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.
A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written murder mystery book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a huge set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great murder mystery movie, or better yet a mini TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free author; Carrick Publishing; DailyFreeBooks; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
February 21, 2021
Every Fear is about a good reporter and a good detective investigating the case of an abducted seven month old baby by any means necessary. Seattle Homicide Detective Grace Garner has free rain to interview and research with no restrictions. While Jason Wade, as a reporter, is limited to what the detective chooses to share unless he can get the information before her.
The police department and FBI are working together to solve the homicide and abduction case. It’s every family’s worse fear to have their baby kidnapped while the father is left to fend for himself against reporters and detectives.
Lee William Colson is a tow truck driver whose wife is in critical condition at the hospital. Detectives and the FBI are stationed in his home interrogating him hoping to get a break in the case. The FBI is following protocol on this investigation pushing every angle and asking every question.
This is my first read by Rick Mofina. Every Fear is a slow progressing procedural investigation. The title and cover caught my eye. The concept seemed promising with an intense sense of fear for both the mother and baby. The clock is ticking on this case. It’s a formulaic read.
Rick Mofina wrote a compelling story. The story is written well. Every Fear is a character procedural driven story with details and backstories of each character introduced. A determined journalist willing to source out his amateur detective skills with official validation of truth from Detective Grace Gardner. With Jason under a deadline to produce headline news time is of the essence creating an intense drama filled investigation. Grace’s job is to gather evidence to build a case. Jason’s job is to report the truth. Both essentially want the same thing but go about delivering the truth differently. This story called upon every type of specialist to assist with the case.
Every Fear is book 2 in the Jason Wade trilogy. Jason Wade is a journalist for the Mirror newspaper.
The police department and FBI are working together to solve the homicide and abduction case. It’s every family’s worse fear to have their baby kidnapped while the father is left to fend for himself against reporters and detectives.
Lee William Colson is a tow truck driver whose wife is in critical condition at the hospital. Detectives and the FBI are stationed in his home interrogating him hoping to get a break in the case. The FBI is following protocol on this investigation pushing every angle and asking every question.
This is my first read by Rick Mofina. Every Fear is a slow progressing procedural investigation. The title and cover caught my eye. The concept seemed promising with an intense sense of fear for both the mother and baby. The clock is ticking on this case. It’s a formulaic read.
Rick Mofina wrote a compelling story. The story is written well. Every Fear is a character procedural driven story with details and backstories of each character introduced. A determined journalist willing to source out his amateur detective skills with official validation of truth from Detective Grace Gardner. With Jason under a deadline to produce headline news time is of the essence creating an intense drama filled investigation. Grace’s job is to gather evidence to build a case. Jason’s job is to report the truth. Both essentially want the same thing but go about delivering the truth differently. This story called upon every type of specialist to assist with the case.
Every Fear is book 2 in the Jason Wade trilogy. Jason Wade is a journalist for the Mirror newspaper.
June 30, 2017
I love this book! It starts out with a bang and doesn't let up until the very end. It's a normal day when Maria Colson decides to drop by the supermarket for a few things. She takes her baby, Dylan, along for some fresh air. She arrives at the store and decides to leave Dylan outside with a clerk, since she will only be a few minutes. As she is paying for her items, a commotion emerges outside. She looks up to see the horrifying sight of Dylan's stroller on the ground and a woman running to a van. She rushed outside, screaming Dylan's name, and throws herself in front of the van. The driver runs right into her and her head hits the pavement. Everything is a blur after that.
Homicide Detective Grace Garner is sitting in a car on surveillance when she gets a frantic phone call from her Sargent. A baby has been stolen and he needs all hands on deck. She and her partner spring into action and start an investigation that goes through so many twists and turns, your head will spin.
Jason Wade is a reporter who has heard about the case on a police scanner and is immediately hot on it's trail. The Mirror, a publication he works for, could really use a break right now and this seems like just the story to earn them the respect they deserve. Recorder at the ready, he follows the entire case, finding some surprising leads along the way.
A riveting read!
Homicide Detective Grace Garner is sitting in a car on surveillance when she gets a frantic phone call from her Sargent. A baby has been stolen and he needs all hands on deck. She and her partner spring into action and start an investigation that goes through so many twists and turns, your head will spin.
Jason Wade is a reporter who has heard about the case on a police scanner and is immediately hot on it's trail. The Mirror, a publication he works for, could really use a break right now and this seems like just the story to earn them the respect they deserve. Recorder at the ready, he follows the entire case, finding some surprising leads along the way.
A riveting read!
June 18, 2017
This sounded like the sort of mystery I’d like, and it clearly struck a chord with many goodreaders. I listened to the audiobook edition and confess that I gave up after listening to 40% of the book.
The concept of a bulldog newspaper reporter (Jason Wade) seeking to solve the mysterious abduction of a baby is a good one. However, the characters all seemed stereotypical. The dialog is mostly in short, clipped phrases. The point of view is continually shifting, often first person of whatever character is focused on, but sometimes omniscient third person. Jason and the police are completely stuck. Then came a chapter where we suddenly crawl inside the head of the perpetrator. That’s when I quit.
The narrator Paul Costanzo spoke slowly but consistently in a tone of heightened tension regardless of context. Think Dragnet: “Jason felt hungry. Went to coffee lounge; looked at the vending machine. Tried to decide what to select. Knew he was eating too much junk. Inserted his coins anyway and pressed. Went back to his desk, deadline approaching.”
Returned audiobook. Now can’t enter review on audible. Got to remember to write review first....
The concept of a bulldog newspaper reporter (Jason Wade) seeking to solve the mysterious abduction of a baby is a good one. However, the characters all seemed stereotypical. The dialog is mostly in short, clipped phrases. The point of view is continually shifting, often first person of whatever character is focused on, but sometimes omniscient third person. Jason and the police are completely stuck. Then came a chapter where we suddenly crawl inside the head of the perpetrator. That’s when I quit.
The narrator Paul Costanzo spoke slowly but consistently in a tone of heightened tension regardless of context. Think Dragnet: “Jason felt hungry. Went to coffee lounge; looked at the vending machine. Tried to decide what to select. Knew he was eating too much junk. Inserted his coins anyway and pressed. Went back to his desk, deadline approaching.”
Returned audiobook. Now can’t enter review on audible. Got to remember to write review first....
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