Tu le Regretteras (Un thriller à suspense de Megan York – Livre 1)

Megan York Suspense Thriller #1

by Ava Strong

Tu le Regretteras (Un thriller à suspense de Megan York – Livre 1)

Megan York, officier de police et mère célibataire, fait de son mieux pour élever sa fille dans une petite ville du Midwest avec l’espoir que son passé ne revienne pas la hanter, et que son ex-mari ne soit pas libéré de prison. Mais lorsque plusieurs femmes sont retrouvées mortes à bord de voiliers, victimes d’un tueur en série, Megan doit se fondre dans la psyché de l’assassin et s’attaquer à l’enquête la plus difficile de sa carrière — alors même que son ex est remis en liberté conditionnelle. Megan pourra-t-elle stopper le meurtrier et sauver sa famille ?

"L'intrigue comporte de nombreux rebondissements, mais c'est la fin que je n'ai pas du tout vue venir, ce livre est l'un des plus fascinants que j'aie lus depuis des années.
— Un lecteur de PAS COMME NOUS

TU LE REGRETTERAS est le premier tome de la nouvelle saga tant attendue, écrite par l’autrice de best-seller Ava Strong, dont le grand succès PAS COMME NOUS, a reçu plus de 1000 avis positifs.

Le premier tome de la série Megan York, un thriller policier captivant, est bourré de rebondissements et saturé d’un suspense à couper le souffle. Il met en scène une nouvelle protagoniste et vous gardera en haleine jusqu’à la dernière page. Les fans de Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll et Robert Dugoni tomberont à coup sûr sous son charme.

D’autres livres de la série sont aussi disponibles !

"Un roman à suspense glaçant et limite effrayant en pleine nuit !"
-Un lecteur de PAS COMME NOUS

"Très prenant, j'ai tourné les pages les unes après les autres... Nombreux rebondissements, une fin pour le moins inattendue. Vivement la suite !"
-Un lecteur de PAS COMME NOUS

"Un tsunami de rebondissements... Impossible de le poser avant de l'avoir terminé !"
-Un lecteur de PAS COMME NOUS

"Excellent moment de lecture avec des personnages très réalistes, forte implication émotionnelle... Impossible à lâcher !"
-Un lecteur de CODE MORTEL

"Excellente lecture, beaucoup de rebondissements, une fin surprenante qui donne envie de connaître le prochain ouvrage de la série ! Bravo !"
-Un lecteur de CODE MORTEL

"Cela en valait la peine. J'ai hâte de connaître le contenu du prochain tome !"
-Un lecteur de CODE MORTEL

"L’histoire m’a rapidement tenu en haleine ! Je recommande vivement !"
-Un lecteur de SON AUTRE FEMME

"J'ai vraiment apprécié le concentré d’action, le rythme rapide, l'intrigue et les protagonistes.... Impossible de lâcher ce livre, le dénouement est une surprise totale."
-Un lecteur de SON AUTRE FEMME

"Les personnages sont extrêmement bien documentés... Les rebondissements de l'intrigue m'ont tenu en haleine. Une histoire extrêmement bien écrite."
-Un lecteur de SON AUTRE FEMME

"L'un des meilleurs livres jamais lus... Une fin parfaite et surprenante. Ava Strong est une écrivaine extraordinaire."
-Un lecteur de SON AUTRE FEMME

"J'ai CRU à plusieurs reprises savoir qui était le tueur, mais à chaque fois, on m'a prouvé le contraire. Une surprise totale. Je suis ravie que ce livre soit le premier d'une série. Ma seule critique : le prochain opus n'est pas encore sorti. Il me le faut !"
-Un lecteur de SON AUTRE FEMME

"Une histoire incroyable, intense, envoûtante et agréable captivante jusqu'au bout."
-Un lecteur de SON AUTRE FEMME

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Audiobook, Crime, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Suspense

228 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 13, 2023

About the author

Ava Strong is author of the REMI LAURENT mystery series, comprising six books (and counting); of the ILSE BECK mystery series, comprising seven books (and counting); of the STELLA FALL psychological suspense thriller series, comprising six books (and counting); of the DAKOTA STEELE FBI suspense thriller series, comprising six books (and counting); of the LILY DAWN suspense thriller series, comprising five books (and counting); and of the MEGAN YORK suspense thriller series, comprising five books (and counting).

An avid reader and lifelong fan of the mystery and thriller genres, Ava loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit her website.

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5-3. So short. Good on audio, other than when they spent minutes reading out a cipher 😂

[Melissa Allen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hoopla bonus borrow audio - I just couldn't get into this one. I think it was the voice of the audio reader - she just didn't get into the story. It was very monotone - possibly if I had read the book I would feel differently.

[Bob · Rating 1 out of 5]

When I feel strongly about a book, I will write a review. I feel strongly about this book; unfortunately, it is strongly negative. I did not like the narrator at all. She reads with a halting voice that does not seem sure of herself and sounds like this was her very first time reading the story. She speaks in an emotionless, almost bored tone with inflections in the wrong places. Moments that should have been tense were ruined by these inflections. She rarely pauses for scene changes which makes for a confusing listen at times. As for the book itself, there is a serious lack of description throughout the book about people, places, and things: how old is her daughter (we don’t find out until Chapter 15)? What does her daughter look like? What did the first victim look like other than she was tied up and face down (naked? Clothed? Hog tied?) What does her sister look like? For that matter, what does Megan look like? What does her town look like? What do any of the scenes in the book look like? Without descriptions of any kind, it is difficult for readers to visualize anything in the book. The way the author has written about the police is dreadful because they display sloppy police procedures, even if this is a small-town police force: Megan comes home, where her daughter lives, and doesn’t immediately put her weapon in a lock box, just drops her holster on a chair. A letter from the killer arrives at police station and everyone handles it without gloves. And the letter isn’t sent to forensics, either in their station house or another police agency to check for fingerprints. Some of the dialogue was also just unbelievable. Megan, her sister (a State Police detective) and other police officers sound unprofessional and not like any police I have ever heard when they speak. As another reviewer stated, the constant use of the word ‘anyways’ was colloquial, at best, and certainly not professional. Hasn’t this author EVER read any other police procedurals? Watched any crime TV shows? Seen any movies, even Dirty Harry? Overall, the writing is mediocre at best. The actual book only mildly held my interest while the audio version was annoying. I cannot believe there are four more books in this series. I do not recommend this book and will not read anything else by this author.

[Sagexox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aside from a few minor things, mostly how some convos were annoyingly worded, this was really a great read! Held my interest, kept getting better, and even had some LOL moments.
I thought the characters were quite likeable. Not sure i'll be continuing the series since im not interested in how it left off, but this was a 4 Star for me!
Noteworthy: hardly any swearing at All, nearly nil ... and absolutely No spice, which is always a bonus imo :D

[Pat K]

I ditched this before the prologue was over. This was just not for me. I hate to criticise narrators, they usually do an amazing job, but I didn’t like this one.

[Tish · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[Barb · Rating 3 out of 5]

A standard small town cop, trying to catch a murderer in a small town ‘where nothing like this ever happens’ while juggling family, friends and relationships

[Amy McCalla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the premise and the characters, but I wasn't a fan of the writing. Too many unnecessary words were added.

[Lawanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook performed by Kristie Lee Welsh

[Jilly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best but not the worst! 3 stars.

Police officer and single mom Megan York is doing her best to raise her daughter in her small Midwestern town, hoping her past won’t come back to haunt her and that her violent ex won’t be released from prison. But when women turn up murdered on local sailboats, victims of a serial killer, Megan must enter the mind of a killer and tackle the toughest case of her career—while her ex comes up for parole. Can Megan stop a killer—and save her family?

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

You’ll be sorry, alright … sorry you listened to this audiobook. 😆

Maybe if I’d read the ebook or paper version I would feel differently, but the narrator ruined it for me. She mispronounced basic words (e.g., “silver” instead of “sliver,” “revalent” instead of “relevant”), and don’t even get me started on the 5-minute-long reading of a cypher! 😖 To make matters worse, there’s a scene where a character is caught with someone else’s oxycodone, so the main character, a police officer, confiscates it and says, “One of the deputies will get you some methadone in a bit to help you start quitting.”

Firstly, start quitting? 🙄

Methadone is a Schedule II controlled substance - a synthetic opioid agonist, meaning your body responds to it the same way it responds to opioids like morphine, demerol, heroin, etc. I’m a nurse, and I work in corrections. The only people who can “get you some methadone” are doctors and in some states PAs and NPs. A deputy can NOT give anyone methadone.

I hate bashing books and narrators, but the methadone thing would have been an easy fix prior to publishing. A simple Google search would have clarified. And did the author or anyone else listen to the narrator’s finished product before publishing? It seems unlikely. She is very monotone, emotionless, her pacing is poor, and she barely leaves any space between chapters and scenes, which can be a bit confusing at times.

In short, I would not recommend this book, and if I hadn’t purchased four books in this series as a bundle deal 🤦‍♀️ I wouldn’t read/listen to anything else by this author.

I can only hope they get better as the series progresses.

[Candy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I got this as a free book from CHIRP. Between the horrible narrator and the immature writting, I made it less than an hour. I am going to have to DNF.

[Victoria Joy · Rating 1 out of 5]

⭐️ 1/5 - AUDIOBOOK - The narrator of this audiobook was super monotoned and boring. If you are going to read this, do it via kindle or physical book. It will probably be more entertaining that way. By the end of this book, I am not even really sure what happened or how all the details came together…and I didn’t really care. It wasn’t that the book was bad, but for me, it certainly wasn’t memorable or anything different.

[Erin Dawes · Rating 1 out of 5]

The narrator was horrible. She was monotone and didn’t pause at the end of sentences or when new scenes started. Hard to follow at times and the story was average at best. Multiple facts were incorrect, almost like she didn’t fact check or research before writing this book. There’s also one part where they have to decode a cypher and the reading of the letters lasted so long I thought my phone was glitching. Had to have lasted 2 min or at least it felt like it! Would not recommend.

[§amantha · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dnf

[Gregory Trammell · Rating 1 out of 5]

A Time Filler

It'll do, if you have norhing else available to read. Stilted, awkward and cliched beyond belief. So much potential and promising charachters wasted on mediocrity.

[Linda Helou · Rating 1 out of 5]

Story might have been okay but the narrator was awful and I couldn't finish it.

[LeeAnna McDaniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

You’ll be sorry by Ava Strong

This is the first book in a series by the author. Megan York is a police officer and single mom raising her daughter in a small town with an ex is in prison for violent crimes.

Megan investigates the murder of a young woman on a sailboat and quickly realizes that a serial killer has left his calling card and is on a murdering spree. The killer taunts the detective with clues to find his next victim so it’s a race against the clock for Megan and her partner to catch him before he strikes again. She must stay focused on the case while balancing being a mom and worrying about her ex’s upcoming parole.

Plot: 5⭐️ getting into the mind of a serial killer, deciphering codes, and following clues… 🔍 Sign me up!

Characters: 4⭐️ not a lot of people to get to know but you don’t need a big cast when you’ve got a detective and serial killer! However, I’m hoping Megan will develop more in the upcoming books of the series.

Writing: 3⭐️ sometimes I felt like it was a bit all over the place but perhaps that was the intent. I did lose focus a couple of times and had to go back and reread…a book with this kind of plot shouldn’t let my mind wander. There were tiny things that were a bit annoying, like the over use of the word “perp”. Idk why that bothers me lol but it does. Maybe because my husband was a cop for 25 years and I have never heard him say that once. Some of the clues the killer left seemed a bit elementary instead of diabolical. Not the kind of thing that makes me slam the book closed and question the sanity of the author. But is that a good thing or bad thing? Lol

Pacing: 4⭐️ there were a few times I felt like there was a climb to what should have been a climax but it’s plateaued instead. However, the constant race to find the victim before they were killed kept it exciting.

Overall: 4⭐️ a serial killer mystery must be one sucks you in and has lots of twists and turns. This one did. I will definitely read the next installment with hopes that it gets better and better as it goes.

[Maryann Hornbaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kept Me Reading Into The Night.

Small town without much crime finds a dead girl tied up on an abandoned sail boat in the harbor. No apparent signs of what caused her death. Megan, a young sheriff with great instincts and her partner Naill, begin investigating. They discover she died from snake venom. But their area is relatively snake free.

When a second victim is discovered and cryptic notes are delivered, they realize they have a serial killer to hunt down. Because they are a small town without a lot of resources the case gets handed off to the state police, of which Megan’s older sister is a big wig. And they don’t get along very well.

Megan is reluctantly pulled off the case after she and Naill have done half of the leg work and Megan is pissed. She goes behind her bosses back and continues her own investigation. She manages to decipher the critic messages but not in time to save the second girl.

As sisters clash and things get tense Megan goes her own way and follows several leads. When the third critic message arrives it is entirely different and things get really hectic. Megan goes her way and her sister gets wind of it and more quarreling ensures. Needless to say it gets really tense and involved and several suspects are finally eliminated,.

I really enjoyed almost all aspects of this book. But the beginning and end could have been eliminated. They added nothing to the story line . The only we’re thrown in to add a little background into Megan’s life, which wasn’t necessary. That’s the reason for 4 stars and not the 5 I would like to five it.

[Madison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Synopsis:
Megan York is a police officer and single mother living in a small Midwestern town. She’s determined to protect her daughter and not let her troubled past—including the looming threat of her violent ex’s possible release from prison—catch up with her. When a series of gruesome murders occur—women found dead on local sailboats—Megan faces her most harrowing case yet. To stop the serial killer, she must step into the mind of a murderer, all while grappling with mounting pressure as her ex nears parole.

Thoughts:
You'll Be Sorry is a fast paced & very short read. It keep me entertained for a day. The writing is okay. All the "..." got on my nerves. She also messed up and got the wrong guy twice. It wasn't a horrible but It was good for being free on the ibooks store.

Emojis: 👮 🐍 ⛵️

Rating: ☆☆☆
Spicy:
Tears:
Anger: ☆

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[Sharon Leff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Contrast in Procedural Police Investigation Process!

Some reviews criticized the sibling conflicts and conversations within story; however, this contrast and conflict provides 2 perspectives, never dismissing one process over the other, rather emphasizing differences within systems and settings.

Megan has resided and policed within her small community to the point at which sh3 knows her environment and those residents within this area. Does she know all the lakes, all the citizens? No, but she knows and senses enough to know enough. So when one murder is quickly followed by another, too similar to ignore, she quickly recognizes and pursues the serial killer she knows has threatened her community.

Conflicts quicken with the arrival of her sister who has a greater authority and command over the situation because she resides within the higher authority of state authority that controls and supervises the departments within the state jurisdiction which includes this small lake community of many small towns.

The drama unfolds and races. Fast and satisfying read. Great series opener.

[Cidney · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay, a fairly fast read as it wasn't really holding my attention well. Megan is a single police officer with a young daughter. It wasn't apparent what happened to her daughter when she went to work, yes she had a sitter but when she was injured what happened to her!! It was never said! Some women are turning up dead on boats which had their names scratched out (the boats that is), catch me getting on one of those then, and end up being tied in knots in a complicated fashion having been injected with a lethal snake venom, so not many clues to go on then. The killer therefore has to be good at knots and know his way round lethal venom. It was slow paced hence the faster reading of it. Megan's sister arrives to take over the case and then Megan solves the puzzles the killer leaves behind and before you know it she even solves the case pretty quickly too. It was okay but I wouldn't re-read this. As this is the first one maybe they get better as the characters gain more life breathed in them.

[MrsEnginerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

*This Audiobook was given to me as a perk of the Barnes and Noble Premium Membership*

Megan York is a police Lieutenant of a small town in Minnesota. She has a daughter, and a murderer to catch. Although I'm a fan of these murder mystery types of narrative, I have to admit some of the character's reactions to the clues and the suspects in the case turned me off a bit. Not sure if Ava, the author, was going for a "it's so obvious people missed it" vibe or just for the traditional/tropey "everyone is stupid except for the protagonist" story arc.

Even with this thorn on my side, I liked the way the ending gives way to a second installment; to an opportunity to evolve the character development and perhaps add a bit more personality to the background players. York's crew definitely deserves another chance...

Enjoy!

[Heather Haapapuro · Rating 2 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️
17. 📖
You’ll Be Sorry by Ava Strong is a quick but enjoyable read. It reminds me of watching your favorite tv drama. It feels like an episode rather than a full length movie, which would make sense considering this is the first book in a multi part series. It isn’t my favorite by any means, but I could see myself reading others in the series from time to time.

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Police officer and single mom Megan York is doing her best to raise her daughter in her small Midwestern town, hoping her past won't come back to haunt her and that her violent ex won't be released from prison. But when women turn up murdered on local sailboats, victims of a serial killer, Megan must enter the mind of a killer and tackle the toughest case of her career—while her ex comes up for parole. Can Megan stop a killer—and save her family?

[Keith Withers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Riveting drama

A truly riveting and spine tingling drama. Megan York is no ordinary police officer. She is a most dedicated officer whose dedication causes her to, sometimes, spend too much time at work and away from her daughter, Emma, who really misses the love and comforting effect of her mother. When Megan becomes involved in a series of deaths, of young girls, found dead on apparently unused boats on local lakes, she and her work partner, Niall, begin an obsessive journey to try and solve the mystery/murders. Things become distinctly awkward when police from the city become involved led by none other than her own sister. A tale of mixed emotions and family disruptions evolve.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

Every stereotypical murder myster plot thrown into one, you could guess the culprit by half way through. Not that it's a bad thing, i picked it up as a break from a heavier read and it was the simple book i needed though it did get several eye rolls for the numerous clichés.

- Local Sheriff takes a case way beyond their departments depth.
- Out of town big shots swoop in to take the case, just so happens to be her big shot sister.
- Budding romance between main character and her detective partner
- Inner turmoil of being away from her own daughter and struggling as a single Mum
- Taken off the case but works behind peoples backs
- Her own past catches up to her in the form of a dangerous man released from prison. Shock.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Police officer Megan is a single mom in a small town, her biggest problem now is the release of her ex from prison. It wouldnt be an interesting book if this was just the drama nope, so lets add a serial killer who kills "teens" not from the area leaving them on boats that have been abandoned or not used much by their owners. Instead of the killer just killing he and leaving his victims to be randomly discovered he decided early on he wants to be famous... or caught and he leaves cryptic messages for the police to find where his next victim is. Can Megan decode the messages and find the women before they die? Can she survive her (not a big character plot) ex coming back to town?

[Chynna Brooker · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t even know where to start. Content was around a 3 for me. Character development about a 2.5. There was just so much more that could have been done with this I think a lot of build up was done on weird sections just for it to kind of fall off. I presume the ending was supposed to set it up for a second, but I didn’t care for it. I honestly think the whole bit about her ex could’ve been done without in its entirety. I absolutely didn’t enjoy the narrator of the audiobook it fell pretty flat, and reading out the cypher how they did it so monotone almost earned it a DNF. However I stuck it out, and reasonably enjoyed how they got to suspect. Wasn’t bad for free 🤷🏽‍♀️

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good story to listen to on the road. I could turn it on and off as needed. There was good suspense at times when the detectives thought they had the right suspect, but didn't.
The narrator seemed bored and had very little inflection in her voice and some words were misspoken which should have been caught in editing. Also, it was quite silly to have to listen to several minutes of a very long cipher which made no sense to the listener.
The bickering of the 2 female sister detectives was also unprofessional and a distraction. They sort of made up at the end after they caught the bad guy.

[Megan Browne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually really enjoyed this it! I'm a crime thriller reader mainly and I think this is the first time I've ever seen a murder done this way! I'm not sure it's logistically possible to kill people the way they were killed but I loved it!

The only issue I had was that there were so many characters with clearly such a backstory and I got so confused at times that I thought I'd missed the first one of the series or a standalone backstory or something! But I think if I read more of the collection and got a better picture of everyone and their story it might make more sense!

All in all I didn't hate it and it was quite clever!