The School

Val Ryker #1.5

by Ann Voss Peterson

All the kids in Lake Loyal, Wisconsin know the abandoned school must be haunted.

And when eight-year-old Josh disappears inside, the adults know it too...

Josh's mother, Rachel, will stop at nothing to get her son back. Even if that means going up against supernatural forces, a police chief named Val Ryker, and her sexy next door neighbor, Nate, who isn't what he appears to be...

THE SCHOOL is a 25.000 word short novel that is set in the Val Ryker world (Pushed Too Far, Burned Too Hot, and Dead Too Soon).It is part of the upcoming series, Small Town Secrets.

109 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 19, 2015

About the author

Ann Voss Peterson is the author of over thirty novels and has millions of books in print all over the globe. Winner of the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award and a Rita finalist, Ann is known for her adrenaline-fueled thrillers and romantic suspense novels, including the Codename: Chandler spy thrillers she writes with J.A. Konrath and her own thriller series featuring small town Wisconsin police chief Val Ryker.

A creative writing major in college, Ann worked all manner of jobs after graduation, ranging from grooming show horses to washing windows, and now she draws on her wide variety of life experiences to fill her fictional worlds with compelling energy and undeniable emotion.

She lives near Madison, Wisconsin with her family and their border collie.

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a Great Book, Nor a Positive Improvement to the Val Ryker series

Fortunately, this wasn’t as down-and-out stupid as the ‘other’ short story written to include Val Ryker — but — NEITHER of these short stories complement and/or improve on the Val Ryker stories ... why were they even written?!?

[jules0623 · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars. Didn't realise until about halfway through that this was the second book in a series. I didn't really need to read the first book as the Sheriff - the MC of the series - didn't appear all that much here.

[David Blaylock · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seemed to wedge itself into the Val Ryker universe.

[Kimberlie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the tension and pacing of the story. The Police Chief (crossover from another series) came across wimpy and not flowing easily into this story. I struggled with suspending disbelief for the paranormal parts.

[Deanna George · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't like it

I have like some of her other books, but this was a waste of time...glad it was short very disappointing