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Family Values Trilogy #2
Father
The sequel to the #1 Kindle bestseller MOTHER.
The swamp is a living and breathing entity, and once you enter, it will do everything it can to keep you there... dead or alive.
Kendra Wilson has seen her share of heinous crimes during her 12 year career as an FBI Agent, everything from brutal murders to the macabre. So at first glance, her newest case doesn't strike her as anything out of the ordinary—an apparent murder/suicide... a man who killed both his wife and their four-year old daughter, on the eve of her birthday. To most, an unthinkable crime. To Kendra, however, it seemed old hat.
But this is not a cut and dry case, as the still cold glass of milk on the counter and the bloody scrawl on the refrigerator door will attest.
When reports of other missing girls start filing in, all with a strange connection to one central location buried deep in the swamp, Kendra realizes that the milk is only the beginning… and that unraveling the truth underlying it all means not only delving into a crime committed more than four centuries ago, but digging deep into her own troubled past for answers.
And the truth is worse than anything even she could have imagined.
The swamp is a living and breathing entity, and once you enter, it will do everything it can to keep you there... dead or alive.
Kendra Wilson has seen her share of heinous crimes during her 12 year career as an FBI Agent, everything from brutal murders to the macabre. So at first glance, her newest case doesn't strike her as anything out of the ordinary—an apparent murder/suicide... a man who killed both his wife and their four-year old daughter, on the eve of her birthday. To most, an unthinkable crime. To Kendra, however, it seemed old hat.
But this is not a cut and dry case, as the still cold glass of milk on the counter and the bloody scrawl on the refrigerator door will attest.
When reports of other missing girls start filing in, all with a strange connection to one central location buried deep in the swamp, Kendra realizes that the milk is only the beginning… and that unraveling the truth underlying it all means not only delving into a crime committed more than four centuries ago, but digging deep into her own troubled past for answers.
And the truth is worse than anything even she could have imagined.
- GenresHorror
335 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 28, 2016
173 people are currently reading
113 people want to read
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Patrick Logan
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True story: I used to cut up bodies. No, not for fun, you sickos–for work. After reaching the age of majority and fleeing the clutches of an overprotective mother, I went to university like a good boy.
More than a decade later and an alphabet soup of letters after my name, I found myself looking down the double-chamber of a microscope at an eyeball. Feeling ironically introspective, I decided that it was time for a change.
After seventy plus novels and more than a million copies sold, I’ve found my true calling, one that also includes a plethora of letters. Hopefully you see something in my catalog that you like, something to feast your eyes on.
I also have two spooky podcasts that are appropriate for ALL ages, so long as you like to be scared: P.T. Logan's Five Minutes of Terror and Camp Fear. Both are FREE and available on all podcast platforms. For MATURE audiences, I've created two fiction podcasts, Nightmare Residue and Bad Priest.
I'm on all socials! Just search for AuthorPatrickLogan.
True story: I used to cut up bodies. No, not for fun, you sickos–for work. After reaching the age of majority and fleeing the clutches of an overprotective mother, I went to university like a good boy.
More than a decade later and an alphabet soup of letters after my name, I found myself looking down the double-chamber of a microscope at an eyeball. Feeling ironically introspective, I decided that it was time for a change.
After seventy plus novels and more than a million copies sold, I’ve found my true calling, one that also includes a plethora of letters. Hopefully you see something in my catalog that you like, something to feast your eyes on.
I also have two spooky podcasts that are appropriate for ALL ages, so long as you like to be scared: P.T. Logan's Five Minutes of Terror and Camp Fear. Both are FREE and available on all podcast platforms. For MATURE audiences, I've created two fiction podcasts, Nightmare Residue and Bad Priest.
I'm on all socials! Just search for AuthorPatrickLogan.
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January 11, 2017
Disturbing but emotional
This author is new to me. I discovered him through The Haunting series. The Family Values Trilogy is disturbing. After reading MOTHER I thought I would just move on. Everyone roots for a happy ending, when someone is being haunted you want the ghost to move on, when someone experiences evil you want that evil to be sent back to Hell, but you don't get that with the FVT series. At least not as far into the series as FATHER.
I'm glad I held out to read FATHER. This book contained a lot of character depth and characters that you emotionally bond with. I was rooting so hard for the outcome to leave me that happy ever after. But in the end I had big, fat tears rolling down my face as Brett gave the eulogy at Kendra's funeral.
Now I am compelled to read DAUGHTER to find out if finally that evil bitch is dragged back to Hell.
This author is new to me. I discovered him through The Haunting series. The Family Values Trilogy is disturbing. After reading MOTHER I thought I would just move on. Everyone roots for a happy ending, when someone is being haunted you want the ghost to move on, when someone experiences evil you want that evil to be sent back to Hell, but you don't get that with the FVT series. At least not as far into the series as FATHER.
I'm glad I held out to read FATHER. This book contained a lot of character depth and characters that you emotionally bond with. I was rooting so hard for the outcome to leave me that happy ever after. But in the end I had big, fat tears rolling down my face as Brett gave the eulogy at Kendra's funeral.
Now I am compelled to read DAUGHTER to find out if finally that evil bitch is dragged back to Hell.
May 29, 2019
So................... Arielle didn't kill Martin when she became Mother, but instead he became Father and she used him to track the parents and return the children to her once they had turned four years of age.
Kendra was one of Mother's children who, thanks to her father, managed to escape Mother's clutches for a few decades. Unfortunately, Kendra thinks her parents abandoned her when they left her at the Church and the 'why' has eaten away at her for her entire life. Maybe if her FBI partner had given her the letter her father gave her to give to the Priest that day, things may have been different. Who knows?
I was not expecting Father to end the way it did. On to Daughter to see how events panned out. Happy reading. Annemarie
Kendra was one of Mother's children who, thanks to her father, managed to escape Mother's clutches for a few decades. Unfortunately, Kendra thinks her parents abandoned her when they left her at the Church and the 'why' has eaten away at her for her entire life. Maybe if her FBI partner had given her the letter her father gave her to give to the Priest that day, things may have been different. Who knows?
I was not expecting Father to end the way it did. On to Daughter to see how events panned out. Happy reading. Annemarie
May 7, 2017
I love this author. His visions are morbid especially in this series but I love his writing style. I would like to suggest tho. Please please please let someone read it for errors before you release it. It's not little errors but ones that can change the story dramatically. Totally fixable before being released. I enjoy your books but please have someone proofread.
June 7, 2021
Horror Lives On and On
What Witch started continued in Mother and then again with Father. Which begs the question does evil ever truly die? The continuation of generations of horrors in and out of the swamp. FBI Agent Kendra might just find the missing child she is searching for and so much more. But will the truth set her free or kill her? A creepy story full of horrors.
What Witch started continued in Mother and then again with Father. Which begs the question does evil ever truly die? The continuation of generations of horrors in and out of the swamp. FBI Agent Kendra might just find the missing child she is searching for and so much more. But will the truth set her free or kill her? A creepy story full of horrors.
May 8, 2017
Great book
Took a while to pick up where the other left off. Good pace and attention to details. Looking forward to Daughter.
Took a while to pick up where the other left off. Good pace and attention to details. Looking forward to Daughter.
September 16, 2017
Fantastic
Loved the book Father also read mother and can't wait to read daughter next. Needed a good thriller and I got examined toy what I wanted
Loved the book Father also read mother and can't wait to read daughter next. Needed a good thriller and I got examined toy what I wanted
September 10, 2018
Not as good as book one
I did not enjoy this book as much as its predecessor. So i really hope book 3 is better than this one.
I did not enjoy this book as much as its predecessor. So i really hope book 3 is better than this one.
July 10, 2019
Thrilling
Awesome series, awesome book and awesome author. I’m looking forward to the next book in this series. Check it out! You won’t be disappointed.
Awesome series, awesome book and awesome author. I’m looking forward to the next book in this series. Check it out! You won’t be disappointed.
July 20, 2019
Awesome book
September 11, 2019
Father
This book made my heart pound and I really liked Kendra and Brett. On to Daughter...can't wait! Have to get some sleep fidst.
This book made my heart pound and I really liked Kendra and Brett. On to Daughter...can't wait! Have to get some sleep fidst.
June 23, 2021
Father
This is my favorite of the trilogy! Any time a book can being tear to my eyes, it has be fabulously crafted and written!
This is my favorite of the trilogy! Any time a book can being tear to my eyes, it has be fabulously crafted and written!
February 28, 2017
Intense supernatural thriller
So I have loved this whole series. The end of this said Daughter the third book would be out in 2016, but I haven't found it. From chapter 41 until the end of the book, Paul Grover and Peter McGuire's names get switched among each other, don't get confused.
So I have loved this whole series. The end of this said Daughter the third book would be out in 2016, but I haven't found it. From chapter 41 until the end of the book, Paul Grover and Peter McGuire's names get switched among each other, don't get confused.
May 7, 2018
A forgettable, underwhelming addition
In all honesty, Father was a disappointment for me. The story seemed confused, as if it wasn't sure it was a crime thriller or a horror novel. Any reader of the previous installment knows where the story is going; it takes it sweet time getting to the swamp.
The element of body horror that I loved from Mother is gone here, replaced instead by an exorcism subplot that fell a little flat to me. Father could have been cleaner and tighter with some editing and a clear idea about what it wanted to be.
Logan did manage to create a more sympathetic protagonist in Father, though Kendra Wilson is a bit generic. And of course, his style is highly readable and the action fairly swift. Ultimately, though, Father is forgettable.
In all honesty, Father was a disappointment for me. The story seemed confused, as if it wasn't sure it was a crime thriller or a horror novel. Any reader of the previous installment knows where the story is going; it takes it sweet time getting to the swamp.
The element of body horror that I loved from Mother is gone here, replaced instead by an exorcism subplot that fell a little flat to me. Father could have been cleaner and tighter with some editing and a clear idea about what it wanted to be.
Logan did manage to create a more sympathetic protagonist in Father, though Kendra Wilson is a bit generic. And of course, his style is highly readable and the action fairly swift. Ultimately, though, Father is forgettable.
January 6, 2017
Fantastic
I have been absolutely amazed by this series and can't wait to read what's next. I would love to be able to say that one book was better or worse than the other in this series, however, I can not. All three books have consumed me from the first few pages and all have been page-turners with their many twists and unexpectedness. In one book you hurt for the character but in the sequel you hate that same character. This series is a must read and Patrick Logan is fast becoming one of my favorites.
I have been absolutely amazed by this series and can't wait to read what's next. I would love to be able to say that one book was better or worse than the other in this series, however, I can not. All three books have consumed me from the first few pages and all have been page-turners with their many twists and unexpectedness. In one book you hurt for the character but in the sequel you hate that same character. This series is a must read and Patrick Logan is fast becoming one of my favorites.
November 1, 2016
Page turner
I gave 5 stars because from the first chapter I was hooked! I read before bed and it was hard to put this down to get some sleep. I can tell you I had a few nights that I couldn't put it down and paid for it in the morning. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read suspense and horror. I can't wait for the next book in the series!
I gave 5 stars because from the first chapter I was hooked! I read before bed and it was hard to put this down to get some sleep. I can tell you I had a few nights that I couldn't put it down and paid for it in the morning. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read suspense and horror. I can't wait for the next book in the series!
September 13, 2016
It was a good book I couldn't put it down..
I couldn't put the book down it was very good , ,I read the book in one day...The characters were so real I couldn't wait to find out what would happen next. I can't wait to read the next book in the series..
I couldn't put the book down it was very good , ,I read the book in one day...The characters were so real I couldn't wait to find out what would happen next. I can't wait to read the next book in the series..
November 7, 2016
FANTASTIC !!
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