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Sydney Rye Mysteries #10-12
Sydney Rye Mysteries Books 10-12 Box Set
Books 10-12 in the Sydney Rye Mysteries: Flock of Wolves, Betray the Lie, and Savage Grace.
I should be the one dying.
I should be dead.
The doctor flashed her penlight into my eyes, and I blinked against the bright ray. My dog Blue sat on the floor next to me, his head resting on my knee. My fingers curled around the edge of the exam table, gripping onto the seat, hoping I could hold onto reality.
Robert Maxim stood by the door, his arms crossed and face shadowed. He watched us, reminding me of a simmering pot, one just on the cusp of a rolling boil.
The sound of thunder rumbled in the back of my brain. The stringent scent of the hospital tickled my nose. My heart echoed in my chest, pounding out Mulberry's name.
He'd changed my life, Mulberry—helped me when I needed it and when I didn't. Touched me when I asked and stayed away when I insisted. Now, if my mind was to be believed, his life teetered on the edge, his leg blown off, the veins opened, his blood spilled onto the battlefield, rushing away from him.
The doctor stepped back, a woman in her early 40s with straight black hair and big glasses that slipped down her elegant little nose. "You've suffered major trauma."
Thanks Captain Obvious.
"I think…” She cocked her head, narrowing her eyes, inspecting me like a gardener might a plant that refused to grow toward the sun. “We need to get you back to the States." She turned to Robert.
Thunder rumbled louder, crackling in my ears and blotting out her voice. Lightning sizzled across my vision, and I blinked against the bright, white light.
A woman's voice whispered through the storm…You are a miracle.
I shook my head, trying to shake free of the hallucinations, but they clung to me like fog hovering over a harbor—thick and dangerous, but intangible, impossible to touch or avoid. There and yet not.
Had my worst nightmare really come true? Mulberry, the man I loved, in dire danger. Me, powerless to help.
I stayed away to keep him safe.
Everyone I love dies.
P.S. The dog does not die.
**Beware: If you can’t handle a few f-bombs, you can’t handle this series.**
I should be the one dying.
I should be dead.
The doctor flashed her penlight into my eyes, and I blinked against the bright ray. My dog Blue sat on the floor next to me, his head resting on my knee. My fingers curled around the edge of the exam table, gripping onto the seat, hoping I could hold onto reality.
Robert Maxim stood by the door, his arms crossed and face shadowed. He watched us, reminding me of a simmering pot, one just on the cusp of a rolling boil.
The sound of thunder rumbled in the back of my brain. The stringent scent of the hospital tickled my nose. My heart echoed in my chest, pounding out Mulberry's name.
He'd changed my life, Mulberry—helped me when I needed it and when I didn't. Touched me when I asked and stayed away when I insisted. Now, if my mind was to be believed, his life teetered on the edge, his leg blown off, the veins opened, his blood spilled onto the battlefield, rushing away from him.
The doctor stepped back, a woman in her early 40s with straight black hair and big glasses that slipped down her elegant little nose. "You've suffered major trauma."
Thanks Captain Obvious.
"I think…” She cocked her head, narrowing her eyes, inspecting me like a gardener might a plant that refused to grow toward the sun. “We need to get you back to the States." She turned to Robert.
Thunder rumbled louder, crackling in my ears and blotting out her voice. Lightning sizzled across my vision, and I blinked against the bright, white light.
A woman's voice whispered through the storm…You are a miracle.
I shook my head, trying to shake free of the hallucinations, but they clung to me like fog hovering over a harbor—thick and dangerous, but intangible, impossible to touch or avoid. There and yet not.
Had my worst nightmare really come true? Mulberry, the man I loved, in dire danger. Me, powerless to help.
I stayed away to keep him safe.
Everyone I love dies.
P.S. The dog does not die.
**Beware: If you can’t handle a few f-bombs, you can’t handle this series.**
757 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 1, 2022
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About the author
Emily Kimelman
44 books927 followersI write because I love to read, but I have specific tastes...
If I was offered a job as a professional reader with no strings attached, I would take it. Getting paid to sit around and read while drinking tea all day—I'm there. Since that’s not possible, I became an author.
I write the books I want to read—stories that give me the immersive reading experiences I crave. When a series grabs me, and it's all I can think about, I'm SO happy. When my inner dialogue starts sounding like the protagonist of my current read, I think, Oh yeah, this is IT. This is what I love.
When I finish a book, and I NEED to immediately grab the next one in the series, that’s the intensity I crave. When I binge read an entire series, I want to feel like my own reality changed—as if the stories I read affected the real world just a little. After a great series I'm a little wiser, a little more grateful for my everyday existence, and a little more aware that my personal perspective is not everyone's.
Personally, I like to spend time in fictional worlds where justice is exacted with a vengeance, even though good and bad are not always black and white. Give me raw stories with a main character who occasionally makes me laugh, is flawed like we all are, and feels like a friend by the end of the first few chapters. They don’t have to be a friend I always LIKE, per se, but a part of me has to root for them.
For me, the sentence structure is important. Too much passive voice, and I'm out. I do not mind four-letter words at all though. Sex in books can go either way—fade to black or show me the details, but either way there has to be a reason it’s in the story. I'm also into heroic pets, plots that seem totally unhinged but all come together in the end with a BANG, and long series so I always have more to look forward to.
Those are the types of stories I love reading, so that’s how I write. If you’re into some or all of the above then I think we are going to get along fantastically.
If I was offered a job as a professional reader with no strings attached, I would take it. Getting paid to sit around and read while drinking tea all day—I'm there. Since that’s not possible, I became an author.
I write the books I want to read—stories that give me the immersive reading experiences I crave. When a series grabs me, and it's all I can think about, I'm SO happy. When my inner dialogue starts sounding like the protagonist of my current read, I think, Oh yeah, this is IT. This is what I love.
When I finish a book, and I NEED to immediately grab the next one in the series, that’s the intensity I crave. When I binge read an entire series, I want to feel like my own reality changed—as if the stories I read affected the real world just a little. After a great series I'm a little wiser, a little more grateful for my everyday existence, and a little more aware that my personal perspective is not everyone's.
Personally, I like to spend time in fictional worlds where justice is exacted with a vengeance, even though good and bad are not always black and white. Give me raw stories with a main character who occasionally makes me laugh, is flawed like we all are, and feels like a friend by the end of the first few chapters. They don’t have to be a friend I always LIKE, per se, but a part of me has to root for them.
For me, the sentence structure is important. Too much passive voice, and I'm out. I do not mind four-letter words at all though. Sex in books can go either way—fade to black or show me the details, but either way there has to be a reason it’s in the story. I'm also into heroic pets, plots that seem totally unhinged but all come together in the end with a BANG, and long series so I always have more to look forward to.
Those are the types of stories I love reading, so that’s how I write. If you’re into some or all of the above then I think we are going to get along fantastically.
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July 24, 2020
Such a great series that is a full on, adrenaline pumping, action packed, page turner that has you glued to the edge of your seat!
One would never know feisty Joy Humbolt would ever be capable of the dangerous life she leads. Good thing too because her alter ego Sydney Rye is a badass. Plain and simple. She has an itch for a fight and a need to right a wrong. But she also has that charisma that just makes people admire her and follow her lead. Working for the greater good by seeking justice where the system has failed makes enemies but fear doesn't stop her. If anything, it pushes her forward. Sydney seeks to save as many as she can even if it means leaving a few bodies behind.
#Towanda ✊🏼 #AndTequila 🥃
One would never know feisty Joy Humbolt would ever be capable of the dangerous life she leads. Good thing too because her alter ego Sydney Rye is a badass. Plain and simple. She has an itch for a fight and a need to right a wrong. But she also has that charisma that just makes people admire her and follow her lead. Working for the greater good by seeking justice where the system has failed makes enemies but fear doesn't stop her. If anything, it pushes her forward. Sydney seeks to save as many as she can even if it means leaving a few bodies behind.
#Towanda ✊🏼 #AndTequila 🥃
July 8, 2020
Good Series That Needs A Good Ending
Love the characters. I like when Sydney is large and in charge. Don't care too much about the Joyful Justice plotline. The idea is good, but Sydney is not the driving force behind it. It is like there are 2 storylines going, but they do not really converge, there is just cross-over characters. Then throw in a third plot, I am Her. And give Her an enemy, the incels, and it just gets a little convoluted. Oh yeah, and Robert's past has come calling. Anyway, I love the early books. And I hope the author is going somewhere with all of this. But right now the books have turned into the Never Ending Story.
Love the characters. I like when Sydney is large and in charge. Don't care too much about the Joyful Justice plotline. The idea is good, but Sydney is not the driving force behind it. It is like there are 2 storylines going, but they do not really converge, there is just cross-over characters. Then throw in a third plot, I am Her. And give Her an enemy, the incels, and it just gets a little convoluted. Oh yeah, and Robert's past has come calling. Anyway, I love the early books. And I hope the author is going somewhere with all of this. But right now the books have turned into the Never Ending Story.
June 17, 2025
Sonja Field is an amazing narrator: after listening to books 1-12 I don’t even need clues (like chapter listings of whose voice) to know who is who. Sydney continues to be impetuous and recklessly seek justice despite new challenges she has just discovered. She also continues to leave a trail of yearning and broken hearts in her wake and lacks the ability to care for someone and love them fully because of her fears. I’m gonna need Dan to find someone because it feels like he moved on from Sydney to Anita and now that won’t be working out either: I also want to know more about Tom. Seems too good to be true
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November 1, 2021
Emily Kimelman Keep a the Tension High as the Saga Unfolds!
I recommend the Sydney Eye Mysteries Books to any one who lives intrigue, suspense, strong women, and good vs bad struggles. I can't say enough about the fabulous writing, extremely complex characters, and expanding storyline. You need to read it!
I recommend the Sydney Eye Mysteries Books to any one who lives intrigue, suspense, strong women, and good vs bad struggles. I can't say enough about the fabulous writing, extremely complex characters, and expanding storyline. You need to read it!
May 13, 2021
Sydney Rye Books
I have read many many books, but this series really gets me into the story. As soon as I finish one I am looking for the next book. Love the dogs in the story, they drew me to the books with the statement that the dog lives!
I have read many many books, but this series really gets me into the story. As soon as I finish one I am looking for the next book. Love the dogs in the story, they drew me to the books with the statement that the dog lives!
September 17, 2021
Books 10-12
Interesting books. Total surprise the direction of the plot. Not sure whether it is good or bad. But it is definitely interesting.
Interesting books. Total surprise the direction of the plot. Not sure whether it is good or bad. But it is definitely interesting.
May 27, 2022
Good books
Another good collection of books. Sydney is unstoppable in her fight for justice but what will it take out of her to keep going.
Another good collection of books. Sydney is unstoppable in her fight for justice but what will it take out of her to keep going.
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