Too Far

by Jason Starr

Jack Harper isn't a bad man, but he's stuck in a loveless marriage with a mediocre job just trying to keep sober. The only good thing in his life is his son. When an old college friend introduces him to a new extramarital dating website, he tentatively reaches out to find a distraction from his misery. But when he goes to meet up with his steamy online date, he quickly realises it was a dire choice. Soon, Jack finds himself desperately trying to prove his innocence for crimes he did not commit, and the life he once had - unhappy as it was - is nothing but a dream. Now, he's living his worst nightmare.

Genres: Thriller, Crime

320 pages, Paperback

Published February 21, 2019

About the author

Jason Starr is the international bestselling author of many psychological thrillers, including Vanessa's Men, Too Far, Panic Attack, Fantasies, and The Manhattan Trilogy. He also writes original graphic novels, such as the thriller Casual Fling, and comics for Marvel and DC. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Teresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

A whiney, dull main character, a predictable plot and some very dull writing. My first Jason Starr book and my last.

[Maddy · Rating 1 out of 5]

The first couple of chapters were good and the shock I felt was real when Jack realised this wasn’t just a meeting with an ‘online friend’ anymore.


However as the chapters went on, the repetitive use of words and phrases really started to bore me and the dialogue between characters (especially the cops) seemed a bit unrealistic.

Some of the details didn’t make sense to me either, like how on earth had the detectives not been able to locate where the messages from the Discreet Hookups website were actually sent from.

Seems a bit silly and not like how it would’ve really been dealt with in real life.

For me, this is mainly why I gave it 2 stars… it’s a bit hard to immerse yourself into a world in a book when it’s just not believable.

The extreme changes in behaviour and mood didn’t really seem to build any personalities for the characters either, again, making this book hard to completely immerse myself into and create a vivid picture in my head.

[Steffs.Chapter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once getting past the whiney chapters and highly annoying unrealistic detective, it turned into a pretty compelling and easy read. There's many strange moments and a sudden twist of events. A story of self-destruction and desperation and an ending I quite enjoyed. To avoid any confusion, Too Far is also known as Fugitive Red, and is the same book.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Before reading this I made the mistake of reading some reviews on here that didn't like it very much and the overall rating is very low.
I however found this to be an enjoyable read despite the main character Jack being a complete idiot, so much so that I wanted to reach through the pages and give him a slap.
The pacing was good and the story raced on throughout.
Whilst it was nothing amazing it wasn't terrible

[Stephanie Lambeth · Rating 1 out of 5]

I haven't been great about writing reviews as soon as I finish a book but can usually recall what I felt about the book even months later. This one left zero impression on me, I just didn't find it interesting and it's a little difficult to explain why. The main character was just too dumb to follow as a storyline.

[Dakota Gryffin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not want a happy ending for this man. He was a complete POS the entire book - cheating, lying, blaming others for his own failures, being violent and aggressive, making every stupid decision he could, and scaring his son while saying his wife was scaring his son. Thats my only reason for three stars is fuck this guy

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good one

The main character was kind of ditzy and weak. I’m not sure I ever really liked him, but I was rooting for him a bit. He seemed to make all the wrong decisions. He did love his son in a very tender passionate way, so that part was good.

[Hayley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, I had my suspicions from the start and for the most part I was right!!

[Ranjana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great thriller!

[Gemma · Rating 1 out of 5]

What utter poop. I made it 100 pages in before I went stuff it and skipped to the final few chapters to find out who did it.

[willie giere · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

The twist just keeps coming think you have it all worked out then the author throws another angle . Fast reading excellent story

[maureen · Rating 5 out of 5]

good read

Great read. Read in one sitting! Love a story that keeps me guessing. Kept me guessing until the very end.

[KATHY BALLARD · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good ride

U had me from the first line to the last. So well done. Thank u for a first class time.

[Teresa Jarvis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, I didn't see that ending coming, do I feel a sequel coming on. Would recommend

[Isabelle · Rating 1.5 out of 5]

What a stupid story! 1.5* rounded up.

1st and last book by this author for sure