Deadbolt

by Jay Brandon

Grey Stanton is on a sabbatical from his law practice to write a book and spend time with his wife and young daughter. But a past he didn't even know he had catches up with him when he a young woman who is not what she seems shows up at his door. Her visit is followed by much more menacing appearances by Simon Hocksley, a former client of Grey's just released from prison. Hocksley is convinced Grey knows where the money is from the robbery that sent him to prison. Grey is unprepared for how far Hocksley is willing to go. In his isolated home outside Austin, Grey and his family are vulnerable to Hocksley's increasingly violent invasions of their lives. Secretly encouraged by the young woman and his brother, Hocksley becomes increasingly willling to do anything, until the question becomes, How far is Grey willing to go to protect the family he loves? Jay Brandon's first novel won an Editor's Choice Award from Booklist, which called this suspense classic, "one of the most powerfully realized, convincing thrillers of the past ten years."

Genres: Crime

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[The_Old_Brick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Starting with 5 stars...

-1 star Not an original plot

-1 star Some important aspects of the book are not believable (e.g. after a certain point, the lack of a serious police response; pool balls?#@! really?#@!)

+1/2 star Brandon is very good at writing suspenseful scenes. He is also very good at analogies in descriptions.

[LJ · Rating 1 out of 5]

DEADBOLT - NR
Brandon, Jay - 1st book

Years ago, defense attorney Grey Stanton failed to get his client acquitted of robbery, and now the robber is back on the streets, determined to take revenge on Stanton, whom he believes took his stashed money.

Not much of a story here. Boring.

[Jenene · Rating 5 out of 5]

The suspense had my heart racing! Most suspenseful 213 pages I have read in a long time! Highly recommend.

[Jim Moffett · Rating 5 out of 5]

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