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Someone Knows
Meet Jason Vincent, a good man doing a bad thing.
A school principal, he has allowed himself to slip into an affair with one of his teachers. Now, haunted by guilt, he decides to end it and get back to being the husband his wife deserves. But this is only the beginning of Jason’s problem, it seems that his secret wasn’t a secret after all.
Somebody knows what he’s been up to and that somebody is ready to make him pay. Jason has gotten to know guilt. Now he is going to meet terror.
A school principal, he has allowed himself to slip into an affair with one of his teachers. Now, haunted by guilt, he decides to end it and get back to being the husband his wife deserves. But this is only the beginning of Jason’s problem, it seems that his secret wasn’t a secret after all.
Somebody knows what he’s been up to and that somebody is ready to make him pay. Jason has gotten to know guilt. Now he is going to meet terror.
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First published September 30, 2022
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September 2, 2022
“Why did I do it? Why did I have an affair?”
With writing so strong and compelling, story was told in the diary perspective of Jason Vincent, a principal who had an affair with one of his teachers. His thoughts were filled with agony, grief, and torture. There was no denying the guilt written all over the man’s face. For months, the man was living two separate lives. But now it was time to end it.
The night he tried to make things right was the night it all went terribly wrong.
“Illicit affair with principal leads to teacher’s violent death!”
For a while, Jason puts on a charade about what he doesn’t know while battling with the truth of what he does know. At first, it would seem that he was getting away with it and that he would finally be able to get back to honoring his marriage vows. But then an alarming suspicion comes up: someone knows.
The story is an addicting read from start…until you get to the second half. For some reason, Part 2 relayed how the whole affair got started. It began with an attraction, a talk, a look, a connection, a dinner. Soon, this all led to texts, feelings, and, secret meetings. The whole thing was slightly off-putting and a disruption to the suspense that kicked off this story so well in the first chapter. I’m not sure if it was really necessary. Although still enriching and captivating, the pace certainly slowed to a lull in Part 2, which took up too much time and precious storyline.
Part 3 continued on where Part 1 left off (really, we could’ve omitted Part 2 altogether.) In Part 3, we get back to the doubt, fear, and paranoia that someone knows “what he did.” Getting toward the end wasn’t as terror-filled as I expected to be, but it certainly brought out more revelations.
Overall, this was a good, solid read with mystery and suspense.
With writing so strong and compelling, story was told in the diary perspective of Jason Vincent, a principal who had an affair with one of his teachers. His thoughts were filled with agony, grief, and torture. There was no denying the guilt written all over the man’s face. For months, the man was living two separate lives. But now it was time to end it.
The night he tried to make things right was the night it all went terribly wrong.
“Illicit affair with principal leads to teacher’s violent death!”
For a while, Jason puts on a charade about what he doesn’t know while battling with the truth of what he does know. At first, it would seem that he was getting away with it and that he would finally be able to get back to honoring his marriage vows. But then an alarming suspicion comes up: someone knows.
The story is an addicting read from start…until you get to the second half. For some reason, Part 2 relayed how the whole affair got started. It began with an attraction, a talk, a look, a connection, a dinner. Soon, this all led to texts, feelings, and, secret meetings. The whole thing was slightly off-putting and a disruption to the suspense that kicked off this story so well in the first chapter. I’m not sure if it was really necessary. Although still enriching and captivating, the pace certainly slowed to a lull in Part 2, which took up too much time and precious storyline.
Part 3 continued on where Part 1 left off (really, we could’ve omitted Part 2 altogether.) In Part 3, we get back to the doubt, fear, and paranoia that someone knows “what he did.” Getting toward the end wasn’t as terror-filled as I expected to be, but it certainly brought out more revelations.
Overall, this was a good, solid read with mystery and suspense.
September 21, 2022
"Meet Jason Vincent, a good man doing a bad thing." Now, you could argue that Jason isn't a good man, or he wouldn't have been in the mess he found himself in. To be honest, I'd agree with that, and I did agree with that for a lot of this book. I didn't feel much pity for Jason and was convinced he was getting his just desserts. Okay, maybe the repercussions he was facing were more than the average adulterer, but that didn't stop me from passing judgment from the comfort of my armchair. Then something happened. I'm not even sure exactly when, but I realized I was starting to root for this guy. Somewhere between thinking he wouldn't be in this pickle if he'd kept things where they belonged and trying to suss out who was behind everything, I started liking this guy. Jason became a man who made a mistake. Granted, it was a pretty big mistake as far as his marriage is concerned, but still a mistake, and boy, oh boy, was he ever paying for it. Now, other than to tell you that Mark Atteberry had me fooled, and I certainly didn't see the conclusion coming, I"m not going to say anything else about the storyline. This is a mystery after all, and I don't want to risk giving too much away. What I will say is that the story was well plotted and well-paced. Whether I liked Jason or not, I was pulled into his tale and finished the book in one sitting. I had to know who was behind it all, and I even guessed wrongly a couple of times. So, if you enjoy a good whodunit with a little life lesson or two thrown in, you'll want to check out Someone Knows. It's a good way to spend an evening or weekend.
September 17, 2022
This was quite a quick read at 300 pages and kept me gripped enough to read it in one sitting on holiday.
The author discusses in the acknowledgments can a good person, with a good spouse cheat and if they do, can they really be called a good person? He answers yes and explains why and I completely agree. I genuinely felt that Jason was a good man, with a good wife, who made a horrible choice that led to some awful consequences. Even with what he had done, I felt empathy for Jason. I think the author wrote his character really well. I actually felt he was a good man who made a mistake. I was really hoping for a good ending for him. I put myself in his position when he made ‘fight or flight’ choice at the start. I think I know what I would have done but would I?
I enjoyed reading the development of the affair, the consequences and how they were being presented to Jason. I think his relationship with Faith had depth and I liked their parts. There were enough characters in the story to throw me off as to who was behind Jason’s problems without there being too many people to consider. I enjoyed the misdirection and ultimately how it ended.
This book definitely made me think and was an enjoyable read.
Thank you to @rabtbooktours and @themarkatteberry for a gifted review copy of this book.
The author discusses in the acknowledgments can a good person, with a good spouse cheat and if they do, can they really be called a good person? He answers yes and explains why and I completely agree. I genuinely felt that Jason was a good man, with a good wife, who made a horrible choice that led to some awful consequences. Even with what he had done, I felt empathy for Jason. I think the author wrote his character really well. I actually felt he was a good man who made a mistake. I was really hoping for a good ending for him. I put myself in his position when he made ‘fight or flight’ choice at the start. I think I know what I would have done but would I?
I enjoyed reading the development of the affair, the consequences and how they were being presented to Jason. I think his relationship with Faith had depth and I liked their parts. There were enough characters in the story to throw me off as to who was behind Jason’s problems without there being too many people to consider. I enjoyed the misdirection and ultimately how it ended.
This book definitely made me think and was an enjoyable read.
Thank you to @rabtbooktours and @themarkatteberry for a gifted review copy of this book.
March 24, 2022
Someone Knows is an unrelenting thriller, deliciously written, with twists that come faster than you can turn the pages.
August 23, 2022
Written with such force that has you completely soaked in. Page turner! This author did an amazing job with the plot and characters!
November 3, 2022
An exciting nail bitter!
Wow. What an unexpected ending!
Couldn’t have guessed that ending!
It was definitely worth the read and I look forward to more books by Mr. Mark Atteberry.
Wow. What an unexpected ending!
Couldn’t have guessed that ending!
It was definitely worth the read and I look forward to more books by Mr. Mark Atteberry.
January 22, 2023
Intriguing!
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