Brothers

by Amy Friedman

Christopher Haslow has it all, good looks, money and a carefree life of sun, surf and parties, with his friends in the trendy town of Coconut Beach. With the odd stint of work thrown in, to keep them afloat. His twin brother Carl has nothing, no money, a dead-end job, and a boring life in a tiny inland town. The brothers have barely spoken to eachother in years, and are very different.

Life seems ideal on the surface for Christopher, his twin brother and their friends, in spite of the doubts, confusion and fears that growing up throws at all of us. Follow the lives of these close-knit friends as they go through a time in life that only comes around once. Then Joshana comes to Christopher's town. Gorgeous, seductive, fiery and mysterious, Christopher is smitten by her and can't get her out of his mind.

When an anonymous stalker goes after Christopher, his world is turned upside down. One of his friends is already dead, he knows he's next. Can the two brothers reconcile their differences and prevent the stalker from killing Christopher? And will his group's friendship be as strong when they reach the other side? Find out in this gripping thriller.

99 pages, Paperback

Published January 31, 2019

About the author

I'm an author from Australia. My novel "Brothers" from Olympia Publishers was released in January 2019. My book launch was at Glee Books in Glebe in April 2019. I was in the Local Author Exhibition at Erina Library in 2019. I have just finished writing the sequel to my novel, "Coconut Beach". Both books are thrillers. I'm a prolific reader, I read over 50 books a year. I have a BA in English, I'm trained in counselling, and I'm training to be a healer. I speak 3 languages, I do theatresports and I've done stand-up comedy. I love animals, I'm a vegan, and I have a cat called Sooty. I have been writing stories since age six. My Facebook author page is @amyfriedmanauthor42 on Facebook.

Reviews

[Casey Blake · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not only is the writing appalling, but the plot is inconsistent (suddenly halfway through the book it goes from the characters being in the 90s to suddenly having access to Instagram and the main villain being sentenced in court THE MORNING AFTER BEING ARRESTED), under researched (do you even KNOW what military prison even is?), the characters are stereotypes and there is such poor handling of sensitive issues including this (incredibly unnecessary) subplot of a young man figuring out his sexuality. And what was with all the slut shaming? Is the author projecting some self loathing here? It was only 90 pages but it sure felt a hell of a lot longer. I swear I lost IQ points reading it. Thank you for reading.

[Ami · Rating 1 out of 5]

If I can give a piece of advice to just one person....don’t buy this book. Save your money.

[Amy Friedman]

An edgy thriller set in a fictional beach town in Queensland. Christopher Haslow has it all, money, good looks and a fun life in a trendy beach town. His twin brother Carl has nothing, is poor and lives in a tiny boring town. The two brothers are not close. Then Christopher meets Joshana. Gorgeous, mysterious, seductive and fiery, Christopher is smitten by her and can’t get her out of his mind. When a stalker pursues Christopher, Christopher’s world is turned upside down. Can the two brothers resolve their differences in time to prevent Christopher from getting killed? I really enjoyed writing this book; I’m 2/3 of the way through the sequel ‘Coconut Beach’. The characters in this book are in their early 20’s, the age I was when I started writing this book. I took a 16 year break in the middle of writing it. In the sequel they’re in their early 40’s which is about the age I am now, and most of them have kids. In the original book, the book appears to conform to stereotypes but really smashes them. A beach read with twists and turns.

[Vivienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really good and written well. Thank you Amy and look forward to your sequel.