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Wolf Lake #7
Never Forget Me
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
A few weeks have passed since Sheriff Thomas Shepherd rescued Deputy Aguilar from a deranged serial killer. He's burned out and exhausted, struggling to hold the Nightshade County Sheriff's Department together.
Then a series of bizarre deaths shock the community. They appear accidental, but closer inspection reveals that a common thread connects the victims. Eleven years ago, they were high school friends, popular bullies who ruled over their classmates.
Is a tormented classmate hungry for vengeance?
After the killer murders a television news reporter, Thomas relies on his deputies and private investigator friends to track a bloodthirsty killer. Can he solve the case before the elusive killer claims another victim?
Or is Thomas next on the killer's list?
A few weeks have passed since Sheriff Thomas Shepherd rescued Deputy Aguilar from a deranged serial killer. He's burned out and exhausted, struggling to hold the Nightshade County Sheriff's Department together.
Then a series of bizarre deaths shock the community. They appear accidental, but closer inspection reveals that a common thread connects the victims. Eleven years ago, they were high school friends, popular bullies who ruled over their classmates.
Is a tormented classmate hungry for vengeance?
After the killer murders a television news reporter, Thomas relies on his deputies and private investigator friends to track a bloodthirsty killer. Can he solve the case before the elusive killer claims another victim?
Or is Thomas next on the killer's list?
290 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 17, 2021
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May 11, 2022
Amazing Book!!! What a series!!! The Wolf Lake Series is probably the best series I have ever read. I still have yet to read one of the books on that series that is not good!! Every book is an attention grabber. Thomas Shepherd is still the Best Sheriff!! You guys have got to read this series!! Every book is great!! It’s hard for me to put the book down once I start reading!!
September 19, 2021
I have just read this book and love it! This is the first time I have read any of this author's books and will be starting the beginning of the series. I am looking forward to more of Dan Padavona's style of writing. Such a great story!
April 29, 2022
I would’ve rated this 3 stars but I think the current rating is way too high. While not a terrible book, this wasn’t great either. It had the same formula where the police seem to do nothing. In fact the Sheriff seems to have become a minor character who lets his girlfriend & 14 year old neighbor solve all the local crime. Also we had the character who decides to do something stupid & dangerous & everyone who tried to talk them out of it ends up going along & then they are all surprised when something bad happens.
Ugh. Of course I’m going to finish the series, which I think is only 3 more books, but there will be a lot of sighing and eye rolling!
Oh and wtf with the macadam! It’s pavement or asphalt or roadway!! I’d never heard the word macadam in my life before this series! I had heard the term “plating food” but only in a food service environment and sprigs of parsley were usually involved. When I make my husband a sandwich I don’t “plate” it. I throw it on a fricking plate!
I forgot to rant about how much I dislike the handicapped girl. She is used as such a device. Every killer wants to go after her for some reason & all the adults around her seem fine with bringing her out to hunt dangerous criminals. The author tries way too hard to make her cool and likable. Waaa I want to go swimming but I can’t. Why not? Isn’t there a whole swimming team in the Paralympics. Yup. I looked it up… “Swimming was one of the original sports when Sir Ludwig Guttmann's Stoke Mandeville Games became the first modern Paralympic Games at Rome in 1960. While the Games were originally only open to athletes with spinal injuries, it has gradually become more inclusive and swimming at the Paralympics now includes 14 classifications of disability.” So if you “can’t swim waaaa” that’s on you honey.
Ugh. Of course I’m going to finish the series, which I think is only 3 more books, but there will be a lot of sighing and eye rolling!
Oh and wtf with the macadam! It’s pavement or asphalt or roadway!! I’d never heard the word macadam in my life before this series! I had heard the term “plating food” but only in a food service environment and sprigs of parsley were usually involved. When I make my husband a sandwich I don’t “plate” it. I throw it on a fricking plate!
I forgot to rant about how much I dislike the handicapped girl. She is used as such a device. Every killer wants to go after her for some reason & all the adults around her seem fine with bringing her out to hunt dangerous criminals. The author tries way too hard to make her cool and likable. Waaa I want to go swimming but I can’t. Why not? Isn’t there a whole swimming team in the Paralympics. Yup. I looked it up… “Swimming was one of the original sports when Sir Ludwig Guttmann's Stoke Mandeville Games became the first modern Paralympic Games at Rome in 1960. While the Games were originally only open to athletes with spinal injuries, it has gradually become more inclusive and swimming at the Paralympics now includes 14 classifications of disability.” So if you “can’t swim waaaa” that’s on you honey.
September 27, 2021
Never Forget Me - a review by Rosemary Kenny.
Nightshade County Sheriff Thomas Shepherd, (PI Chelsea Byrd's 's live-in boyfriend), is called to investigate the unexpected deaths of first, adulterous lawyer Harding Little, then local TV channel news reporter, Tina Garraway. Are the victims connected or not?
Who's Kaylee Holmes and how is she involved?
Why has Thomas come under the killer's scrutiny?
The danger intensifies as the body-count rises exponentially and the contemporaries who made the killer's life hell, are all paying the ultimate price.
Can Sheriff Thomas, Chelsea, LeVar, Deputy Aguilar, Raven and Scout unravel the clues in one victim's Yearbook, before it's too late?
Get Dan Padavona's riveting 7th Wolf Lake psychological thriller, Never Forget Me, to find out these and other answers - if you dare!
Nightshade County Sheriff Thomas Shepherd, (PI Chelsea Byrd's 's live-in boyfriend), is called to investigate the unexpected deaths of first, adulterous lawyer Harding Little, then local TV channel news reporter, Tina Garraway. Are the victims connected or not?
Who's Kaylee Holmes and how is she involved?
Why has Thomas come under the killer's scrutiny?
The danger intensifies as the body-count rises exponentially and the contemporaries who made the killer's life hell, are all paying the ultimate price.
Can Sheriff Thomas, Chelsea, LeVar, Deputy Aguilar, Raven and Scout unravel the clues in one victim's Yearbook, before it's too late?
Get Dan Padavona's riveting 7th Wolf Lake psychological thriller, Never Forget Me, to find out these and other answers - if you dare!
June 29, 2024
Why did I wait so long?
I always wonder why I wait so long to return to Wolf Lake with Dan Padavona's characters. These stories grab me and pull me in so quickly, and this one was no different. Talk about the school bullies getting their comeuppance! Imagine being bullied so badly while you were in high school that you one day break inside and decide to get revenge by murdering those that hurt you. Some people change for the better, some change for the worse! What a great read with all our favorite characters together again. Lots of action as Chelsea and her crew take on new clients and find themselves in trouble while Thomas and the sheriff's department try to catch a killer. All the while, the friendships grow. I just love these characters. Highly recommend!
I always wonder why I wait so long to return to Wolf Lake with Dan Padavona's characters. These stories grab me and pull me in so quickly, and this one was no different. Talk about the school bullies getting their comeuppance! Imagine being bullied so badly while you were in high school that you one day break inside and decide to get revenge by murdering those that hurt you. Some people change for the better, some change for the worse! What a great read with all our favorite characters together again. Lots of action as Chelsea and her crew take on new clients and find themselves in trouble while Thomas and the sheriff's department try to catch a killer. All the while, the friendships grow. I just love these characters. Highly recommend!
September 5, 2021
You know who is killing and you know why, but I still couldn't put it down. I love this family of misfits. They all have their quirks but still would do anything for each other. I've come to care about all of these characters and when I think one of them is threatened I worry. In my opinion this was a great continuation of the Wolf Lake Series. I love there seems to be 3 separate stories and how Dan Padavona manages to bring them all together. You get suspense and action. You don't have to necessarily have to read the Wolf Lake Series in order I highly recommend it. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader's copy.
July 25, 2022
i loved this book! several people are dying throughout nightshade county under seemingly accidental circumstances. are these deaths actually accidental??
this book is so unique, since you learn from some of the first few chapters who the killer is and their background. the killings end up being revenge against high school bullies, and the killer would have been successful except for different head injury patterns in the second murder. the murder gang of wolf lake is unmatched though, so she didn’t stand a chance.
i absolutely loved getting inside the mind of the killer and knowing their thoughts! 10/10 recommend!!
this book is so unique, since you learn from some of the first few chapters who the killer is and their background. the killings end up being revenge against high school bullies, and the killer would have been successful except for different head injury patterns in the second murder. the murder gang of wolf lake is unmatched though, so she didn’t stand a chance.
i absolutely loved getting inside the mind of the killer and knowing their thoughts! 10/10 recommend!!
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September 10, 2022
A terrific series
This was a complex story that's as old as time, but one that never gets any easier to read. Bullying is something that every child has been involved with, weather as the instigator, the victim, or a friend of either. Unfortunately, these tragedies seem to get worse as time goes on. What's worse is what happens to those who have been bullied their whole lives, especially when it effects them mentally and psychologically. It's certainly something that everyone needs to come together to stop, before it's too late.
I would definitely recommend this book, series, and outstanding author.
This was a complex story that's as old as time, but one that never gets any easier to read. Bullying is something that every child has been involved with, weather as the instigator, the victim, or a friend of either. Unfortunately, these tragedies seem to get worse as time goes on. What's worse is what happens to those who have been bullied their whole lives, especially when it effects them mentally and psychologically. It's certainly something that everyone needs to come together to stop, before it's too late.
I would definitely recommend this book, series, and outstanding author.
September 10, 2022
High school Can Be Hell…
As with some of these stories we know who the culprit is from the beginning. As the story moves along we are given glimpses of the mind behind the eyes of the killer. Our intrepid group of investigators and law enforcement come together to figure out why a recent group of murders aren’t as “accidental” as they first appear.
This can be read as a stand alone or in sequence. As the series goes on we learn more about Thomas and his chosen family and this one too will leave you thinking and hoping that there might be something unexplainable and awesome for one of my favorite characters. Great Read
As with some of these stories we know who the culprit is from the beginning. As the story moves along we are given glimpses of the mind behind the eyes of the killer. Our intrepid group of investigators and law enforcement come together to figure out why a recent group of murders aren’t as “accidental” as they first appear.
This can be read as a stand alone or in sequence. As the series goes on we learn more about Thomas and his chosen family and this one too will leave you thinking and hoping that there might be something unexplainable and awesome for one of my favorite characters. Great Read
October 5, 2022
A revenge story with it’s start back in high school. A tormented woman revamps her image. Gone is the fat stuttering shy gal who was picked on by the ‘cool’ group. When she returns to town her former tormenters get a deadly visit. Chelsea’s business is in trouble but she’s not telling her employees why they have so many new cases. One woman hires Wolf Lake Investigations to follow her husband thinking he’s cheating. Unfortunately he’s up to nefarious schemes and gunplay’s involved. This time it’s Raven who’s in danger. Scout takes a summer job at the park but the gang let her go on a few surveillance trips. I’m looking forward to next book and hope it means good things for LeVar and Scout.
May 22, 2022
good read.
Sheriff Thomas has a very good group of officers and friends working with and for him in his effort of fighting crime in their upper New York landscape. The teenagers, single moms, PI’s and the sheriff’s own personal life issues help keep it diverse and makes a good read. Maybe the author should recommend that each book should be read in order. In do so large parts of the previous books would not have to be repeated. Therefore assist those reading them in order from much redundancy.
Sheriff Thomas has a very good group of officers and friends working with and for him in his effort of fighting crime in their upper New York landscape. The teenagers, single moms, PI’s and the sheriff’s own personal life issues help keep it diverse and makes a good read. Maybe the author should recommend that each book should be read in order. In do so large parts of the previous books would not have to be repeated. Therefore assist those reading them in order from much redundancy.
March 2, 2023
This one is good! Some adult bullies from high school class are turning up dead. They bullied everyone they could so any one if their classmates or teachers or whomever could be holding a grudge all these years later, right?
This series involves a small town and I just had to laugh as there has been so much criminal behavior and murders that it doesn’t feel so peaceful to me as the first book made it out to be. I keep thinking the town has to keep updating their population statistics monthly to the negative value as citizens are being found dead or jailed for their crimes! Ha
This series involves a small town and I just had to laugh as there has been so much criminal behavior and murders that it doesn’t feel so peaceful to me as the first book made it out to be. I keep thinking the town has to keep updating their population statistics monthly to the negative value as citizens are being found dead or jailed for their crimes! Ha
August 22, 2021
Someone has been murdering people who have graduated from the local high school at one time, both men and women. This person is obviously dangerous because there is little concern for self, only that the high school bullies receive their comeuppance. I’ve come to care about these Wolf Creek characters. It’s hard to put the book down until I know that they are safe. Wonderful writing to get the reader to care about the characters.
September 18, 2021
Great Series
The Wolf Lake series is a set of stories that incorporates so many different situations. It's not only about fighting crimes. It touches on domestic abuse, gang affiliations, human afflictions, mental, emotional and physical problems. Rising above all that and coming out better for it. Throughout the stories there seems to always be that feeling of family. Good series!
The Wolf Lake series is a set of stories that incorporates so many different situations. It's not only about fighting crimes. It touches on domestic abuse, gang affiliations, human afflictions, mental, emotional and physical problems. Rising above all that and coming out better for it. Throughout the stories there seems to always be that feeling of family. Good series!
January 10, 2022
Awesome!!!
If you are a fan of crime fiction than the Wolf Lake Thriller series is a definite must read. The characters are extremely believable and the story line is a wonderful rollercoaster ride. I thought I was going to burn up my kindle turning the pages so fast. It wasn't that I wanted to turn the next page, it was that I HAD to turn the next page. I have bought all 7 (so far) books and have already pre-ordered #8. Each one are FANTASTIC.
If you are a fan of crime fiction than the Wolf Lake Thriller series is a definite must read. The characters are extremely believable and the story line is a wonderful rollercoaster ride. I thought I was going to burn up my kindle turning the pages so fast. It wasn't that I wanted to turn the next page, it was that I HAD to turn the next page. I have bought all 7 (so far) books and have already pre-ordered #8. Each one are FANTASTIC.
February 1, 2022
If you are a fan of crime fiction than the Wolf Lake Thriller series is a definite must read. The characters are extremely believable and the story line is a wonderful rollercoaster ride. I thought I was going to burn up my kindle turning the pages so fast. It wasn't that I wanted to turn the next page, it was that I HAD to turn the next page. I have bought all 7 (so far) books and have already pre-ordered #8. Each one are FANTASTIC !
September 11, 2021
How much abuse can anyone take.
How far does it have to go before you `SNAP``
How do you come out of it and are you a better or worse person for it.
I think this entangled tale will teach you a few things with twists and turns you might not see coming.
Read this push-pull tale and find out.
How far does it have to go before you `SNAP``
How do you come out of it and are you a better or worse person for it.
I think this entangled tale will teach you a few things with twists and turns you might not see coming.
Read this push-pull tale and find out.
September 18, 2021
This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.
September 19, 2021
Great addition to this series.
You learn who the killer is in the first few pages and what follows is an interesting glimpse into what made her one and who will she target next. A second storyline follows the P.I. Firm through several baffling cases. Taut and suspenseful this was one of my favorites in this excellent series.
You learn who the killer is in the first few pages and what follows is an interesting glimpse into what made her one and who will she target next. A second storyline follows the P.I. Firm through several baffling cases. Taut and suspenseful this was one of my favorites in this excellent series.
November 7, 2021
Awwww...
I think this book is my absolute favorite! The ending is amazing and wonderful for the little girl! I'm glad had started to work that in. While I can't read the next one yet bc it isnt free with Kindle unlimited but I will bug it soon or maybe it will get put on before I can! On to a new story!
I think this book is my absolute favorite! The ending is amazing and wonderful for the little girl! I'm glad had started to work that in. While I can't read the next one yet bc it isnt free with Kindle unlimited but I will bug it soon or maybe it will get put on before I can! On to a new story!
August 14, 2022
Please read!!
Wow. Best one yet in this series.!!! I have totally chewed all of my fingernails down to nubs. I kept forgetting to breathe.!!
I cannot find the words to convince you to read this series. It can be read as a stand alone, but makes more sense to read in order. I promise this book is outstanding!
Wow. Best one yet in this series.!!! I have totally chewed all of my fingernails down to nubs. I kept forgetting to breathe.!!
I cannot find the words to convince you to read this series. It can be read as a stand alone, but makes more sense to read in order. I promise this book is outstanding!
July 8, 2023
another crazy - and more stress but a light at the end of a couple of dark tunnels
An ugly duckling changes herself and her life, and goes in an unexpected and horrific direction.
Wolf Lake Consulting faces financial ruin as property taxes and repairs come due, as a cheating spouse investigation takes a very dark turn into dangerous territory.
An ugly duckling changes herself and her life, and goes in an unexpected and horrific direction.
Wolf Lake Consulting faces financial ruin as property taxes and repairs come due, as a cheating spouse investigation takes a very dark turn into dangerous territory.
September 19, 2021
Never Forget Me
OMG. This is a ten star book. Every book in this series gets better and better. The hard part is waiting for the next book to come out. I can't wait. I highly recommend this book and series.
OMG. This is a ten star book. Every book in this series gets better and better. The hard part is waiting for the next book to come out. I can't wait. I highly recommend this book and series.
September 21, 2021
never disappointed!
The characters in this book make us wish real people could treat each other with this kind of respect and love. Aside from a great cast, we have a killer who is a psychopath, as most seem to be! You can not go wrong with this series!
The characters in this book make us wish real people could treat each other with this kind of respect and love. Aside from a great cast, we have a killer who is a psychopath, as most seem to be! You can not go wrong with this series!
September 25, 2021
Excellent
I love this series !! It has so many great characters that work so well together. It’s hard not to love them all as they solve murders and mysteries. Lots of action and suspense. Hard to put down.
I love this series !! It has so many great characters that work so well together. It’s hard not to love them all as they solve murders and mysteries. Lots of action and suspense. Hard to put down.
April 14, 2022
Awesome 👏
Oh my gosh I’m running out stuff to say .. I love each of these books! Another hold one to your seat for an awesome, crazy, thrilling ride full of chills, suspense..& anything you could ever want in a book!!!
Oh my gosh I’m running out stuff to say .. I love each of these books! Another hold one to your seat for an awesome, crazy, thrilling ride full of chills, suspense..& anything you could ever want in a book!!!
December 14, 2022
The Excitment Continues
Finishing book 7of the "Wolf Lake Series". Has been a thrill a minute. I have always enjoyed a good series and when I make a find like this one I want everyone to know. Giving everyone the opportunity to read this series.
Finishing book 7of the "Wolf Lake Series". Has been a thrill a minute. I have always enjoyed a good series and when I make a find like this one I want everyone to know. Giving everyone the opportunity to read this series.
May 8, 2023
Readaholic
I just loved it, another page turner. Granted there was murder and mystery, but the comradery of the characters really really shown thru and left me smiling and hopeful!! On to the next one!!
I just loved it, another page turner. Granted there was murder and mystery, but the comradery of the characters really really shown thru and left me smiling and hopeful!! On to the next one!!
August 25, 2023
Another great book in the series. I am a huge fan of the author and look forward to reading several of his books each year. This one had a nice twist and a great villain, one of the strong points in this author's writing. Will be moving on to the next book very soon!
July 3, 2024
I had low expectations but so far I think this is my favorite book on the series makes me want to read the other ones! Loved loved the 3 different things going on at the same time I think that’s what kept my attention!
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