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Tess Barrett #1
Blind Rage
After a year of rehab from a car accident that killed her parents, Tess Barrett is ready to go back to school for her final semester as a senior. Blinded in the accident, she hires a "seeing-eye guy" as her assistant. On her first day back she gets emails from "Dad," asking her to find and upload computer files. But the emailer isn't the only one who wants whatever's in those files, and suddenly people around her start dying violently. Tess wonders how much her Uncle Travis, a former assassin for the Army Special Forces, knows about the files. He returned from a mission a year earlier to guard the family from a potential threat. And since he was on watch at the time, she also wonders what he knows about the accident that took both her sight and her parents' lives. In a race against time, Tess and her companion Oliver must learn the secret of the mysterious computer files before the killers stalking her get their hands on technology that could change the balance of world power.
- GenresRomantic Suspense
340 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 19, 2016
29 people are currently reading
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About the author
Michael W. Sherer
26 books103 followersMike is a member of and frequent judge for International Thriller Writers and Mystery Writers of America and the author of "Mistaken Identity" and "Stolen Identity," four books in the Seattle-based Blake Sanders series, including "Night Strike" and "Night Blind," which was nominated for an ITW Thriller Award in 2013. His other books include the award-winning Emerson Ward mystery series, the stand-alone suspense novel, 'Island Life," and the Tess Barrett new/young adult thriller series, currently in development for television.
Mike and his family now reside in the Seattle area. Please visit him at www.michaelwsherer.com or you can find him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thrillerauthor and on Twitter at @MysteryNovelist.
Series:
* Emerson Ward Mystery
Mike and his family now reside in the Seattle area. Please visit him at www.michaelwsherer.com or you can find him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thrillerauthor and on Twitter at @MysteryNovelist.
Series:
* Emerson Ward Mystery
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January 16, 2018
Tess Barrett was eighteen years old, and the previous year, she had lost her parents in a terrible car accident which claimed her eyesight, as well as leaving her with horrific injuries. Her rehabilitation over the past twelve months had been one of the worst things she’d had to endure – but now she was ready to return to her senior level in school.
Tess’ Uncle Travis had been in the Army’s Special Forces, returning home just before the accident. He was now her guardian – he also controlled her father’s business. But the day Tess received an email stating it was from her dad, she thought she would go crazy. How could it be? Her dad was dead – wasn’t he?
Oliver had been hired to be her personal assistant now that Tess was returning to school. He had to work with her; take notes; help her in any way she needed. But was it in his job description to get her away from the mercenaries who appeared to want to kill her? As people around them died, Tess was terrified – not sure what anyone wanted from her; could she keep following the instructions? Or was she putting everyone in danger?
Ending on a cliff-hanger, Blind Rage by Michael W. Sherer is another fast-paced thriller which I thoroughly enjoyed. I previously read his Blake Sanders series and loved them – this is looking like the start of another excellent series. There were a couple of unbelievable instances, but not enough to stop the thrill of the read. Highly recommended.
Tess’ Uncle Travis had been in the Army’s Special Forces, returning home just before the accident. He was now her guardian – he also controlled her father’s business. But the day Tess received an email stating it was from her dad, she thought she would go crazy. How could it be? Her dad was dead – wasn’t he?
Oliver had been hired to be her personal assistant now that Tess was returning to school. He had to work with her; take notes; help her in any way she needed. But was it in his job description to get her away from the mercenaries who appeared to want to kill her? As people around them died, Tess was terrified – not sure what anyone wanted from her; could she keep following the instructions? Or was she putting everyone in danger?
Ending on a cliff-hanger, Blind Rage by Michael W. Sherer is another fast-paced thriller which I thoroughly enjoyed. I previously read his Blake Sanders series and loved them – this is looking like the start of another excellent series. There were a couple of unbelievable instances, but not enough to stop the thrill of the read. Highly recommended.
September 29, 2017
Blind Rage (Tess Barrett #1) by Michael W. Sherer is an interesting read. Lots of twist I didn't see coming, no, not a pun on the blind girl. Good mystery, thriller, and plot. Left some issues hanging but maybe this is for book 2? Good book. Worth the read.
April 29, 2018
Blind Rage is book one of the Tess Barrett series by Michael W. Sherer. Tess Barrett's lost her parents in a car accident that left her blind was finally ready to go back to school. To help Tess in school and her homework the family hired Oliver Moncrief. However, Tess's guardian did not realise this would trigger events that will change everything for everyone who is involved. The readers of Blind Rage will follow Tess and Oliver to see what happens.
Blind Rage is the first book I have read of Michael W. Sherer, and I love it. I will continue to follow this series by Michael W. Sherer. The portrayal of Michael W. Sherer main character Tess Barrett ensured that I engaged with the plot and characters of Blind Rage. Also, like the way, Tess Barrett entwined with other characters throughout Blind Rage. I like Michael W. Sherer writing style and the way he describes his settings.
The readers of Blind Rage will start to understand the problems that people who are blinded face in the community. Also, Blind Rage shows the readers about living in areas that get snow during the winter months.
I recommend this book.
Blind Rage is the first book I have read of Michael W. Sherer, and I love it. I will continue to follow this series by Michael W. Sherer. The portrayal of Michael W. Sherer main character Tess Barrett ensured that I engaged with the plot and characters of Blind Rage. Also, like the way, Tess Barrett entwined with other characters throughout Blind Rage. I like Michael W. Sherer writing style and the way he describes his settings.
The readers of Blind Rage will start to understand the problems that people who are blinded face in the community. Also, Blind Rage shows the readers about living in areas that get snow during the winter months.
I recommend this book.
February 28, 2024
Blind Rage is the first in the series of Tess Barrett thrillers. Tess is a priveleged child of a tech genius dad who runs a video game company. The biggest things she has to worry about are grades, snowboarding and who's taking her to prom. That is until she and her parents endure a tragic accident that costs both of them their lives and Tess her sight.
After a long recuperation, Tess is going back to school under the guardianship of her uncle, Travis, a career military man who isn't prepared to run his brother's company or raise his teenage daughter. To help Tess, he has Alice, the Barrett housekeeper, hire an undergrad student from the nearby university to be Tess's 'seeing eye dog' and help her with school and classwork. But then Tess begins to get text messages from someone who should be dead - her father - that charge her with retrieving a program hidden by a series of clues. The trouble is there are others who want this program and they won't stop til Tess is dead.
I was given an ARC of the third in the Tess Barrett series so I thought I should start at the beginning. This book, to put it bluntly, isn't very good. This is mostly down to the fact that the heroine is completely unlikeable. She is very obviously a pampered, privileged girl who spends most of her time whining or lashing out at the people trying to help her.
She'll acknowledge what she is doing is wrong, but doesn't care and at no point does she learn from her mistakes or take responsibility for her actions. She wants to be left alone and prove her independence, until she doesn't, and then she wonders why people don't help her, stand up for her, etc and is quick to play the "I'm blind" card. The recipient of most of her whiplash mood swings is poor Oliver, who somehow becomes protective of her and even starts to like her by the end of the book. I have no idea how or why he should, she does nothing to earn it.
As for Travis, we don't get to know much about him and the bits that involve him seem to just be placed there for the author to show off his knowledge of military terms and strategies, which makes it very hard to know what's going on. Alice is barely there, and the only other figure in the house is Yoshi - a Mr. Miyagi-esque Japanese gardener whose accent borders on stereotype.
The book is also littered with grammar errors and the author switches tenses from first to third person without warning, sometimes for only single sentences where it makes no sense!
The only thing that stopped this book from getting a single star was the fact that the action in the last third of the book did draw me in a little. Other than that, I couldn't stand it and I must say I'm really not looking forward to the other two books.
After a long recuperation, Tess is going back to school under the guardianship of her uncle, Travis, a career military man who isn't prepared to run his brother's company or raise his teenage daughter. To help Tess, he has Alice, the Barrett housekeeper, hire an undergrad student from the nearby university to be Tess's 'seeing eye dog' and help her with school and classwork. But then Tess begins to get text messages from someone who should be dead - her father - that charge her with retrieving a program hidden by a series of clues. The trouble is there are others who want this program and they won't stop til Tess is dead.
I was given an ARC of the third in the Tess Barrett series so I thought I should start at the beginning. This book, to put it bluntly, isn't very good. This is mostly down to the fact that the heroine is completely unlikeable. She is very obviously a pampered, privileged girl who spends most of her time whining or lashing out at the people trying to help her.
She'll acknowledge what she is doing is wrong, but doesn't care and at no point does she learn from her mistakes or take responsibility for her actions. She wants to be left alone and prove her independence, until she doesn't, and then she wonders why people don't help her, stand up for her, etc and is quick to play the "I'm blind" card. The recipient of most of her whiplash mood swings is poor Oliver, who somehow becomes protective of her and even starts to like her by the end of the book. I have no idea how or why he should, she does nothing to earn it.
As for Travis, we don't get to know much about him and the bits that involve him seem to just be placed there for the author to show off his knowledge of military terms and strategies, which makes it very hard to know what's going on. Alice is barely there, and the only other figure in the house is Yoshi - a Mr. Miyagi-esque Japanese gardener whose accent borders on stereotype.
The book is also littered with grammar errors and the author switches tenses from first to third person without warning, sometimes for only single sentences where it makes no sense!
The only thing that stopped this book from getting a single star was the fact that the action in the last third of the book did draw me in a little. Other than that, I couldn't stand it and I must say I'm really not looking forward to the other two books.
May 3, 2016
Tess was involved in an accident with her parents that left them dead and left her blind. Oliver is a trust fund baby that found out that his grandparents stole all of his money (nothing is mentioned after we find this out) and now there is nothing left and he has no job. Oliver is hired by Tess's "homekeeper" to help her through navigating school. Once she starts going to school, that's when the trouble starts. I have read a few books by this author before and I have struggled, not going to lie. But this book was way different than any of the other books by this author. This book is geared more YA than Adult. I liked the mystery of who is trying to get in contact with Tess and trying to save her life. The majority of the book sucks you in and keeps your interest and you can't wait to see what happens next. I had a hard time in parts as they didn't make sense. One piece of that was when they were talking about that her birthday was coming up and the Uncle is all freaked out about her getting her trust fund when she turns 21.....she is only 18 right now so it has nothing to do with this. I also didn't understand why after a year of doing school at home when 3 months before she can graduate she goes to school and is forced to go to school when obviously it isn't working for her. Tess is a very whiny, irritating, poor pity me person that gets very old quickly but I think there was a good reason for that as she seems to get stronger towards the end. There is really no ending and you have to wait for the next book which I wish I would have known because I personally like to read books right in order right away but I can wait :) I would recommend this book for all ages and I am glad I was able to read it!
April 18, 2016
Tess Barrett has lost everything in one fell swoop; her parent's and her eye sight are all gone in the blink of an eye. A year later and Tess is still torn up over the loss and angry as hell. Yet her Uncle Travis and everyone else thinks she is ready to rejoin the real world. Oliver is hired to help Tess navigate her new world. Both are reluctant to start this journey together and that is BEFORE strange emails and texts start to appear from someone who should be dead. When it comes to saving the world or saving yourself what would you do? No matter how safe former Army assassin Travis tries he can't seem to keep the ones he loves safe. He failed his brother and sister in law, is he doomed to fail Tess as well? Who can they really trust and where are these emails and instructions coming from? When every clue leads to death do Tess and Oliver give up or finish the mission? This book will definitely keep you on your toes. It's a great action packed read that will leave you hooked and anticipating the next one.
May 26, 2016
Entirely engrossing and unusual clandestine operations fare
Michael Sherer has a unique way of writing characters with whom you can relate. In one of his books, the protagonist was a person with ADHD. as someone who has that himself, I can tell you that he nailed the symptoms perfectly.
But that book, like this one, has nothing to do with the symptoms of a condition...the condition only informs the reader of the limitations (or in this case, I would say enhancements) of the character which factors into the characters' choices.
One of the key characters in this book - Tess - happens to be blind. Further, she is a woman just coming out of her teenage years, while still harbouring some familiar teenage angst and mercurial temper.
Her protector is a man who has an eidetic memory, and a wealth of patience - something he needs in order to be around Tess.
The story itself is riveting as it involves a puzzle mystery - one which is surrounded by assassins and death. It's well worth the read.
Michael Sherer has a unique way of writing characters with whom you can relate. In one of his books, the protagonist was a person with ADHD. as someone who has that himself, I can tell you that he nailed the symptoms perfectly.
But that book, like this one, has nothing to do with the symptoms of a condition...the condition only informs the reader of the limitations (or in this case, I would say enhancements) of the character which factors into the characters' choices.
One of the key characters in this book - Tess - happens to be blind. Further, she is a woman just coming out of her teenage years, while still harbouring some familiar teenage angst and mercurial temper.
Her protector is a man who has an eidetic memory, and a wealth of patience - something he needs in order to be around Tess.
The story itself is riveting as it involves a puzzle mystery - one which is surrounded by assassins and death. It's well worth the read.
April 14, 2016
A cervical collar might be a good accessory to have on hand as you read this thriller. The plot has more ups and downs and sideways twists than a first-class roller coaster and will keep you going as you read it. My usual preference is for plots that run, in a more or less straightforward fashion, from start to conclusion, with only a few diversions or sidetracks. Blind Rage, though, sucked me into lots of little mind tricks along the way and really held my interest. The structure of this book is a little unusual, as it employs first-person narrative from Oliver, the personal assistant hired to be a companion to Tess, coupled with third-person narrative from the POV of Tess and other characters. Unusual, but it worked for me as a means of telling a good story. Oh, and in the earlier part of the book there are a number of flashbacks to events of a year earlier than those of the main story. All of these twists are going to hold your interest, I promise.
May 18, 2016
This book is not so much action-packed as full to bursting, sit on the lid to close it. There are more twists and turns than spaghetti junction so you need to be prepared for a busy read. It has an unusual structure, written from three points of view. Two in the third person and one in the first that works surprisingly well. The main character, Tess, is pretty whiney, to be honest. She has reason though as her parents were killed in an accident which blinded her. This is offset by the lovable first person character, Oliver, who is employed as her 'seeing eye human'. The third character is Tess' ex-special forces uncle. The book ends rather abruptly with a lot of unanswered questions, which was frustrating, so i was happy to see it was the first of a series.
May 19, 2016
“It’s not a game anymore. It never was.”
Tess Barrett has experienced incredible loss. The same accident that killed her parents also left her blind.
Now, after a year of rehabilitation, she’s trying to build a new life. That new life is threatened when she receives emails supposedly from her dead father, asking her to email him files. The situation escalates from creepy to deadly when people around her die.
The new/young adult thriller enthralls the reader. The fast-paced action and compelling characters build to an unexpected ending.
Like Blind Rage and need more Michael W. Sherer? An Option On Death is an excellent choice. It’s the first book in the Emerson Ward Series. The well-written story is an exciting read, with unforeseen twists at the end.
Tess Barrett has experienced incredible loss. The same accident that killed her parents also left her blind.
Now, after a year of rehabilitation, she’s trying to build a new life. That new life is threatened when she receives emails supposedly from her dead father, asking her to email him files. The situation escalates from creepy to deadly when people around her die.
The new/young adult thriller enthralls the reader. The fast-paced action and compelling characters build to an unexpected ending.
Like Blind Rage and need more Michael W. Sherer? An Option On Death is an excellent choice. It’s the first book in the Emerson Ward Series. The well-written story is an exciting read, with unforeseen twists at the end.
March 8, 2018
Overall good story, with lots of great action. The writing was good. I did have some issues with the beginning, though. The thriller parts were great, but mixing it with the school scenes was distracting, as if I was reading two different books for two different audiences. Tess at school felt more like a YA novel and I tired quickly of her whining. The story does leave some things unresolved that will probably unfold in future novels.
May 4, 2016
Wow! I really loved this book!
This book was fantastic! I can't wait for the next book in the series too see what else Tess, Oliver and Travis get in to. This book gives you enough information to stay involved but leaves enough information out to keep you guessing. I can't wait for Michael W. Sherer's next "Blind" adventure. Hopefully it's not a long wait!
This book was fantastic! I can't wait for the next book in the series too see what else Tess, Oliver and Travis get in to. This book gives you enough information to stay involved but leaves enough information out to keep you guessing. I can't wait for Michael W. Sherer's next "Blind" adventure. Hopefully it's not a long wait!
June 11, 2016
Blind Rage
A very good book! At first it was a little too slow and I got lost a couple of times but once it got going there was a twist at every turn. Looking forward to reading more by this author.
A very good book! At first it was a little too slow and I got lost a couple of times but once it got going there was a twist at every turn. Looking forward to reading more by this author.
November 6, 2016
Disappointed
I didn't like the way it ended. Needed a better conclusion
Want to know who did it relationship between Tess & Oliver
I didn't like the way it ended. Needed a better conclusion
Want to know who did it relationship between Tess & Oliver
November 28, 2016
Enjoyed the book.
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