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Too Far
A tense, addictive psychological thriller about a Manhattan couple whose lives implode after one secret date goes horribly wrong.
Perfect for fans of Lisa Unger, Harlan Coben, and Mark Edwards.
ONE NIGHT. ONE DATE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
Jack and Maria Harper live in a claustrophobic Manhattan apartment with their eight-year-old son, Jonah. Jack has quit booze, but his music career has stalled, and his real estate career isn’t going much better. Maria’s thriving at her corporate job, but her frequent travel strains their already fragile marriage. They love their son, but beyond that, they’re barely holding on.
When a former bandmate tells Jack about a new extramarital dating app, he downloads it on a whim…and quickly connects with the mysterious, seductive Sophia. Their online affair escalates fast, and when they finally arrange to meet in person, Jack steps into a trap that will shatter everything he thought he knew about marriage, loyalty, and survival.
What begins as a secret date becomes a sinister scheme,one that may cost him his freedom…and his life.
PRAISE FOR TOO FAR
“A rocket-paced, propulsive and utterly addictive thrill-ride.”
—Lisa Unger, New York Times Bestselling Author
“If you enjoy being manipulated by a brilliant storyteller with a diabolical mind, then Too Far is your kind of novel. I loved it, pure and simple, and recommend it to anyone.”
—Scott Pratt, Author of the Joe Dillard Legal Thrillers
“Too Far is another tour de force from the man with the wickedest imagination in crime fiction.”
—Mark Edwards, International Bestselling Author
Perfect for fans of Lisa Unger, Harlan Coben, and Mark Edwards.
ONE NIGHT. ONE DATE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
Jack and Maria Harper live in a claustrophobic Manhattan apartment with their eight-year-old son, Jonah. Jack has quit booze, but his music career has stalled, and his real estate career isn’t going much better. Maria’s thriving at her corporate job, but her frequent travel strains their already fragile marriage. They love their son, but beyond that, they’re barely holding on.
When a former bandmate tells Jack about a new extramarital dating app, he downloads it on a whim…and quickly connects with the mysterious, seductive Sophia. Their online affair escalates fast, and when they finally arrange to meet in person, Jack steps into a trap that will shatter everything he thought he knew about marriage, loyalty, and survival.
What begins as a secret date becomes a sinister scheme,one that may cost him his freedom…and his life.
PRAISE FOR TOO FAR
“A rocket-paced, propulsive and utterly addictive thrill-ride.”
—Lisa Unger, New York Times Bestselling Author
“If you enjoy being manipulated by a brilliant storyteller with a diabolical mind, then Too Far is your kind of novel. I loved it, pure and simple, and recommend it to anyone.”
—Scott Pratt, Author of the Joe Dillard Legal Thrillers
“Too Far is another tour de force from the man with the wickedest imagination in crime fiction.”
—Mark Edwards, International Bestselling Author
- GenresCrime
340 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 16, 2025
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About the author
Jason Starr
116 books246 followersJason Starr is the international bestselling author of many crime novels and thrillers, including Cold Caller, The Follower, The Pack and The Next Time I Die. He also writes comics for Marvel (Wolverine, The Punisher) and DC (Batman, The Avenger) and original graphic novels such as Red Border and Casual Fling. In addition, he writes film and TV tie-in novels including an official Ant-Man novel and the Gotham novels based on the hit TV show. His books have been published in sixteen languages and several of his novels are in development for film and TV. He has won the Anthony Award for mystery fiction twice, as well as a Barry Award. Starr lives in New York City.
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
October 26, 2020
Once getting past the whiney chapters and highly annoying unrealistic detective, it turned into a pretty compelling and easy read. There's many strange moments and a sudden twist of events. A story of self-destruction and desperation and an ending I quite enjoyed. To avoid any confusion, Too Far is also known as Fugitive Red, and is the same book.
October 31, 2019
A whiney, dull main character, a predictable plot and some very dull writing. My first Jason Starr book and my last.
September 25, 2022
The first couple of chapters were good and the shock I felt was real when Jack realised this wasn’t just a meeting with an ‘online friend’ anymore.
However as the chapters went on, the repetitive use of words and phrases really started to bore me and the dialogue between characters (especially the cops) seemed a bit unrealistic.
Some of the details didn’t make sense to me either, like how on earth had the detectives not been able to locate where the messages from the Discreet Hookups website were actually sent from.
Seems a bit silly and not like how it would’ve really been dealt with in real life.
For me, this is mainly why I gave it 2 stars… it’s a bit hard to immerse yourself into a world in a book when it’s just not believable.
The extreme changes in behaviour and mood didn’t really seem to build any personalities for the characters either, again, making this book hard to completely immerse myself into and create a vivid picture in my head.
However as the chapters went on, the repetitive use of words and phrases really started to bore me and the dialogue between characters (especially the cops) seemed a bit unrealistic.
Some of the details didn’t make sense to me either, like how on earth had the detectives not been able to locate where the messages from the Discreet Hookups website were actually sent from.
Seems a bit silly and not like how it would’ve really been dealt with in real life.
For me, this is mainly why I gave it 2 stars… it’s a bit hard to immerse yourself into a world in a book when it’s just not believable.
The extreme changes in behaviour and mood didn’t really seem to build any personalities for the characters either, again, making this book hard to completely immerse myself into and create a vivid picture in my head.
October 5, 2022
Before reading this I made the mistake of reading some reviews on here that didn't like it very much and the overall rating is very low.
I however found this to be an enjoyable read despite the main character Jack being a complete idiot, so much so that I wanted to reach through the pages and give him a slap.
The pacing was good and the story raced on throughout.
Whilst it was nothing amazing it wasn't terrible
I however found this to be an enjoyable read despite the main character Jack being a complete idiot, so much so that I wanted to reach through the pages and give him a slap.
The pacing was good and the story raced on throughout.
Whilst it was nothing amazing it wasn't terrible
March 30, 2020
I enjoyed this book, I had my suspicions from the start and for the most part I was right!!
April 12, 2021
Great thriller!
July 4, 2023
What utter poop. I made it 100 pages in before I went stuff it and skipped to the final few chapters to find out who did it.
January 15, 2026
Great
The twist just keeps coming think you have it all worked out then the author throws another angle . Fast reading excellent story
The twist just keeps coming think you have it all worked out then the author throws another angle . Fast reading excellent story
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews