The Victim

Sarah Roberts #5

by Jonas Saul

The Victim (Sarah Roberts Book Five) In Book Five, Sarah Roberts is The Victim. Sarah is killed in a horrible car accident, the DNA found in the car verified as hers. But the government men at the Sophia Project have faked her death to keep her to themselves. After her funeral, she shows up in the food court of a busy mall where a violent exchange takes place. Things go wrong fast. The people protecting Sarah die within seconds from a mysterious drug. She runs, escaping the clutches of the police who want to figure out her connection to the murderers. A group of men called The Rapturites surface to take responsibility for the carnage. They want Sarah raptured as the end times are upon us. As the police hunt her, and the Rapturites get close, people she loves, old friends who have helped her in the past, start to die around her. Vivian, her sister, watches. Vivian listens. Sarah executes. In Sarah Roberts Book Five, Sarah is The Victim, and there's nothing she can do about it. Except she won't stay dead. Watch for Sarah Roberts Book Six, The Enigma, due April 2013.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Paranormal, Horror, Fiction, Amazon, Suspense

270 pages, Paperback

First published December 17, 2012

About the author

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

Reviews

[Chrys Minter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loving the series

This series had me hooked from the first book I read. I am enjoying reading about Sarah Roberts. These books are filled with mystery and every sort of surprises that will have your emotions on a roller coaster. I'm psyched to read more.

[Glenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is book 5 in the Sarah Roberts mystery series. I like them. I borrowed book 6 from amazon prime.

[Marsha Frails]

Mental Joy Ride!!

m happy knowing that there are all kinds of twists to the reading. I would highly recommend this series!! You'll enjoy from beginning to end.

[Brandi Shepherd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! Love this series!!

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love the 'Sarah Roberts Series'. This book had once again proved to be a great novel. The story is amazing. The thrills and suspense kept me wanting to read every page. I could not put it down. The characters are great, as usual. The story is well thought out. Well written. I look forward to reading more of this series. As always, Jonas Saul has created a work of art with his novels. A definite must read. Recommended

[Butch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fast action thriller by Mr. Saul. Great story. Kept me interested from the beginning. Recommend this book for all readers. Note: although it can be read as a stand alone, it is best to start from the beginning of the series to understand the background of the series and the heroine.

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

very good

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fifth book in the Sarah Roberts series. Each one gets better than the one before it. Cant wait to get the next one.

[Candy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting. It was an ok read. Felt it became stereotyped. Ugly guy will do anything to be the hero. But he is a beast.

[Joan Parker]

how do I get this book? I can't seem to be able to download it. Please help!

[Janice Clifford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, but not my favorite

I did enjoy the book, but the religious zealots bothered me. I guess they bothered me because there were conflicting entities in the afterlife who had opposite goals.

[Laura Poppenwimer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A real page turner and action on every page. I found this hard to put down and couldn't read fast enough to keep up with the action. I am reading these out of order but the story stands on its own and important information from prior books covered well enough you don't feel lost.

[Sandra Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Victim (Sarah Roberts book 5)

I have really enjoyed this series. Fast paced and exciting storyline. Love the characters. Thank you for this series, I'm off to book 6. Can't wait to share! Definitely a 5 star rating!

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Sarah Roberts series is one of the best series I have ever read. Each story pulls you in from the beginning and keeps you reading until the end. Then you can't wait to start the next one.

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good book

You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so. Shelley MA

[Ashlyn Kinsinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t get enough of these books !!!!!!! LOVE THEM !!!!!

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 5

I enjoyed this 5th book in this series. And the sneak peak at 6 looks like it’s another all nighter.

[Heidi R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sarah is a charactor worth finding!! Now I really need to find book one!!

[moxieBK · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book #5 in Sarah Roberts

In The Victim, Sarah is the victim. She is captured, only to be let go by mysterious means, and then stalked by people who see her as the end of times.

I swear, I never know where this author is going to take Sarah from one book to the next, but these ae solid good rides. The violence can be extreme, but to know Sarah can get through it, is something I am willing to allow to happen. I will say, at the end of this boo, I felt like the series was ending. there was a finality there that I didn't feel in other books. (However, that is not true...there are many more books out there.) But this reader wonders: is this just one phase to the series, and is book six the start of the phase?

Three stars.

[Sally Malkowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book five in the Sarah Roberts series continues the entertainment cycle. After Sarah narrowly escapes one tormentor, she meets her match ... and then some ... in Matthew, another automatic writer, who reaches out to his twin brother from the other side. He instructs him and his fellow Rapturites to "send her and other chosen people home" since God wants all the good people with Him. Only Jonas Saul could pull this off with believable characters, dialogue and content. Avid fans of this writer will find it's a constant roller coaster ride, packed with thrills. When the ride is over, the reader hastens to buy another ticket and jump on board for the next go round.

[Bob · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was an entertaining book. i guess it's about the 5th book in a series with the same main character, so at times i felt like i was left out of the loop, trying to figure out references to her past adventures, but that wasn't enough of a drawback to mar my enjoyment of the book. the premise of the series is the protagonist is a young woman who is able to make predictions of what will happen in the future with the help of her dead sister, who writes notes through her while she's in a trance. i'm sure that's explained better in the previous books, but it gets her into all kinds of trouble. not a bad read. a good summer book.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Raptures

Sarah's self defense skills may not be enough to save her life this time. Toronto just is not the place for her. She is rescued from the U.S. Govt to being chased by a different "Godly" group that has been after her for years, only she didn't know it. Simon Peter has brain washed his men that it is time for the rapture and the "good" people are to die. They kill people with a very lethal Injection and within seconds they are gone with just a touch. They are hunting her and have her cornered with the needle in he neck and she is injected. Parkland is there but it's to late.......can they save her?

[Linda Branich · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sarah Roberts, is an automatic writer, directed by her deceased sister, Vivian. In this 5th book of the series, sarah's death is faked and she is held captive, supposedly by representatives of the government. Sarah escapes and is in a mall where a cult-like group, The Rapturites, dressed in overcoats and with rice powder on their faces, are injecting people with a mysterious drug which kills ( raptures) them.

I was disappointed in this book. It was just a little too far-fetched, with shallow characters and a poorly developed story line.

[J. Ewbank · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a little fanciful for me, but Saul knows how to write and capture your attention. Have not read the entire series but this one was interesting enough to keep my attention through the whole book. Am sure we will learn more in the next installment. It's worth a quiet, evenings read.

J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the Isms" "Wesley's Wars" and "To Whom It May Concern"

[Lori Potter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A new series for me to love! This is the story of Sarah Roberts, an automatic writer, who is led to help those in need or to stop crimes from happening. Sarah gets written messages from her the other side while blacked out. She has learned to follow the directions given and it will save someone or stop a crime. I really enjoyed getting to know Sarah and the rest of the regular characters. The books show Sarah's development as she matures and explores her gift.

[Rhonda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the book. I didn't realize that this book was part of a series. But it was really easy to read and to catch on to the characters. There was never a dull moment in the story,it just kept moving on. I had a hard time putting the book down. I just downloaded the first book in the series. I hope it is just as good.

[Linda Look · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sarah Roberts receives instructions from her deceased sister Vivian. When she follows those instructions, she is saving lives. But both government entities and individuals have harmed her and intent to kill her and scan her brain to see how she can "see things in the future". This was an excellent mystery. I rate it a 4.8.

[Marsha · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an amusing read, even though it's not my standard for type, and I found errors in the overall premise. Still, the characters were likable and fairly well depicted. It's part of the series, and I'm not likely to read others (but certainly have no intention of paying for others) but it was okay.

[Terri Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Victim (A Sarah Roberts Thriller, Book 5)

Geez, just when I thought the previous 4 books were great. You will have to read to find out what happens to Sarah. I was sad the deaths that took place, but you need to read so I'm not revealing anything. New characters and some old ones die off. Great read!