Release

by Nina Blakeman

The love of her life, a beautiful adopted son, a successful career in academia, Dr. Faye Davis appears to have it all. She's finally made her life into what she thinks it should be. But it came with a heavy price, a piece of her soul. Living with the things she's done to attain the perfect life has left her questioning where her ethical line lies and how far she will push it back if necessary. It all started when her relationship began with now husband, Dr. Todd Davis. Behind the scenes, there were always certain individuals scheming to take what belonged to her or take her life in another direction, and that hasn't changed. The dispirited region of West Texas provides the backdrop to Faye's struggles to hold on to what she holds dear. Chaos looms at every turn when she learns that certain things and people in her life are not what they appear to be, but worse, when some proved to be exactly what or who she knew them to be. When she learns her life is on the line, she's ready to fight. But when her situation causes others to lose theirs, Faye learns the ultimate lesson . . . sometimes you need to just let go.

412 pages, Paperback

First published September 21, 2018

About the author

Nina Blakeman, BSN, PhD is an experienced professional who takes her knowledge of the biomedical field to the fictional realm. Her thrillers are meant to unhinge the reader's sense of well-being. She lives in West Texas with her husband, Scot, and their three dogs. She enjoys classic rock, golf, a good suspense novel, and the Green Bay Packers. She’s the author of Blind Vision, as well as the Faye Davis series, The Blow-up Man, Envy Rots the Bones, and Release.

Reviews

[Goth Gone Grey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dark tale of a twisted family tree

This is the third book in a series, the ending a hint at more to come if the author chooses. I hadn't read the first two; this starts by jumping into the story quickly by explains enough of the backstory to catch a new reader up. It's a very dark psychological tale of a gnarled, twisted family tree.

This book is well crafted enough to stay with you - on two of the nights I read it before bed, I found myself waking to vivid nightmares. It's rich with all manner of gruesome acts - kidnapping, rape and murder - that completely fit the storyline. Nearly every character is deeply flawed in their own unique manner, whether it be physical or mental.

A calmer example of the writing, foreshadowing what's to come:

"Tami pulled the 2014 Chevy Cruze up to the curb. On the car’s front doors were magnetic signs that promoted Mack’s Delicatessen and its phone number. Tami grabbed the insulated case that held two Reuben sandwiches along with a large side of potato salad. Tami started up to the house. She noticed a tree that had littered the yard and walk with pine straw and cones. Little did she know that nature shedding its waste was nothing compared to the waste humans could waylay on the precious earth. But she was about to find out."

I was given a copy of this book by the author to review.

[Grouch · Rating 4 out of 5]

… AND MORE

The following review was not anyway influence by the manner that I received the copy. I am not a proof reader or editor. I judge the book on whether I like it or didn’t like it.


This book has everything it needs. It has a psychopath of epoch proportions, a father who likes to dip his pen in the company inkwell, a prostitute named Tami, a couple of dysfunctional individuals who are in a false marriage, a unwed mother, kidnapped baby, of course the FBI, local police detectives, a face un-implantation, victims falling like wet snow, and a plethora of supporting characters. For those who are old enough to remember, a house built from a Sears Home Kit was also found in this book.

Trying to read this book and keep the voices in my head from erupting, I felt I needed a crime time line and evidence board with the character’s pictures. Or maybe I was too deeply involved to really enjoy this book,

It is well written and even though I found to be laborious read, I feel it deserves low four star review and I would recommend this book to those that need a brain massage.

[Kerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just when you thot nothing worse could happen....
This book does hit a point where I thought perhaps they all just kill each other and no one will be left at the end. A total tragedy.
Lots of gruesome ness. Not sure if the author could do another book at hold interest as we have read/heard it all. Not for the faint of heart at all!
The end left me slapping my forehead in "oh geez" mode.
Blakeman sure can make nasty characters!

[Morgan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Here's the thing... I couldn't even finish this book. I won it in a giveaway from Goodreads & that in no way affects my review! I love the writing style & think it could be a great story line, it's just not my story line.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't like the ending.

[Kathy Webb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this Kindle edition book in a GoodReads giveaway. Thank you to everyone involved!!
This is a different type book than I normally read. Very different but interesting!!

[Carolyn Inman · Rating 3 out of 5]

My interest was held through the book but all the killing and torture was a little much!

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written - a good read.

[Paul Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting story about crazy relationships.

[Kimberley H · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining

A good mix of characters and a dark suspenseful story. I appreciated being a selected giveaway winner of this book

[Qui2 · Rating 1 out of 5]

I stopped reading this. The writing was ok, but 1/4 w way through the book I still couldn’t remember who was who, because the characters were so one dimensional. It seemed to go for shock value, but fell flat on its face.