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The Game
Serial killers are hunting serial killers in The Game. Detective Rick Harrington and his partner Stan Valier are investigating the grisly murders of a husband and wife at an antique store in the quiet suburbs of Atlanta. Their search for the murderer leads them to a respected psychiatrist and the discovery that there are multiple serial killers involved who are stalking innocents as well as each other as part of a twisted game.
460 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 22, 2011
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March 21, 2013
The Game
by Gabriel Locke
A bit of a complicated story to follow with many key characters but overall a good story that will keep you guessing what will be happening next.
The story starts with a couples visit to a antique store only to find the gruesome murder of the proprietors. Hastily they leave the store wanting nothing more than to get away from the sights they've seen and to call the police for help, when the husband sees the killer. And the killer knows he has been seen!
That begins the your journey into the minds of those that are severely depraved, and those that are wanting nothing more that to put an end to The Game.
Quite a long book at 444 pages but necessary to introduce all the characters and what rolls they play in this thriller. The writer does well to keep you guessing the outcomes of all the action in this book. Much of the time I found myself hooked and needing to read one more chapter....then one more chapter.....repeat!
The are a number of twists in which I found myself drawn to 'the bad guy' really hoping that he succeeds in his quest and manages to survive. His backstory was compelling, quickly making him one of the hero's. Quite a flip from the way you think of him when he is introduction into the story.
The book had a couple of spots that dragged a bit. And I found 5 or 6 instances where the author used the word 'fodder'. After the first two I thought he might of made a different word choice. However, I wouldn't think any one of these should detract you from enjoying this book.
The author ends this book with a possibility for another book featuring these characters and if so I'd like to know what happens next, well, with those that survived!
Overall, I found this a very good read, one I would recommend highly if you like thrillers a bit on the dark and scary side! Enjoy.
This book was a gift from the author for a honest review.
by Gabriel Locke
A bit of a complicated story to follow with many key characters but overall a good story that will keep you guessing what will be happening next.
The story starts with a couples visit to a antique store only to find the gruesome murder of the proprietors. Hastily they leave the store wanting nothing more than to get away from the sights they've seen and to call the police for help, when the husband sees the killer. And the killer knows he has been seen!
That begins the your journey into the minds of those that are severely depraved, and those that are wanting nothing more that to put an end to The Game.
Quite a long book at 444 pages but necessary to introduce all the characters and what rolls they play in this thriller. The writer does well to keep you guessing the outcomes of all the action in this book. Much of the time I found myself hooked and needing to read one more chapter....then one more chapter.....repeat!
The are a number of twists in which I found myself drawn to 'the bad guy' really hoping that he succeeds in his quest and manages to survive. His backstory was compelling, quickly making him one of the hero's. Quite a flip from the way you think of him when he is introduction into the story.
The book had a couple of spots that dragged a bit. And I found 5 or 6 instances where the author used the word 'fodder'. After the first two I thought he might of made a different word choice. However, I wouldn't think any one of these should detract you from enjoying this book.
The author ends this book with a possibility for another book featuring these characters and if so I'd like to know what happens next, well, with those that survived!
Overall, I found this a very good read, one I would recommend highly if you like thrillers a bit on the dark and scary side! Enjoy.
This book was a gift from the author for a honest review.
October 22, 2012
The story opens with the discovery of a dead husband and wife at an antique store in Atlanta. Another couple discovers the bodies and possibly sees the killer’s face, and the police take the second couple into protective custody and start investigating the murders. When someone else tries to kill the witnesses, the police figure out there is more than one killer involved. They also discover that a local psychiatrist is intentionally turning some of his patients into serial killers. Without going into too many spoilers, the police realize that they have stumbled onto the Game of the title, which involves serial killers on opposite sides hunting each other to reap the rewards of the Game. Those rewards are never explained fully, but there are hints that there are supernatural benefits to succeeding in the Game, and some sort of dark gods behind the Game who are pulling the strings. My favorite part was the scene in the cave where the serial killers on one of the sides congregated to test their skills against each other. I liked the book overall. It was twisted and scary as a book about serial killers should be. My only complaint was that the book was probably a little overlong. It never got slow or lagged, but it could probably be cut down in length without any effect on the overall story.
March 30, 2013
I was given this ARC by the author for an honest review.
This is a very long book and took me longer than usual to finish. I usually read 2 to 3 books a week. With that said, it was very well written within the horror genre. The author has a twisted mind that kept me wanting to read on to find out what was going to happen next. To think that there are actual people who walk the sidewalks during the day with professionalism, then at night turn into monsters is a horrible thought. "The Game" was able to show me that not all people are what they seem to be in the daylight. When darkness falls, one's worst nightmares are roaming around and making someone's life pure hell!
This is a very long book and took me longer than usual to finish. I usually read 2 to 3 books a week. With that said, it was very well written within the horror genre. The author has a twisted mind that kept me wanting to read on to find out what was going to happen next. To think that there are actual people who walk the sidewalks during the day with professionalism, then at night turn into monsters is a horrible thought. "The Game" was able to show me that not all people are what they seem to be in the daylight. When darkness falls, one's worst nightmares are roaming around and making someone's life pure hell!
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