The Foundation

by Anthony Izzo

Dylan O'Connor's life is about to be turned upside down. Saddled with medical debt from his daughter's cancer treatments, he receives a letter from a mysterious Foundation offering financial assistance. All he has to do is complete some seemingly routine tasks and the Foundation will help with his bills. Dylan soon finds out the required tasks are dangerous and illegal. The Foundation begins playing a twisted game with him. A game that could cost him and his family their lives. The only way out for Dylan is to play the game to its gruesome end. A thrilling novel of dark suspense from the author of Nightshade and The Lacerated Sky.

168 pages, Paperback

First published March 7, 2021

About the author

Hello, my name is Anthony Izzo and I'm the author of over 40 horror, thriller, and fantasy titles.

I love to write, but when I'm not writing I enjoy spending time with my wife and kids, playing guitar, and drawing fantasy and horror art. I've been told my drawings are as twisted as my fiction, but I'm actually pretty normal. Well, mostly.

Looking forward to hearing from you and discussing books.

Reviews

[R.A. Goli · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy an escape room or ‘forced to do tasks’ type story which is why I grabbed a free copy of The Foundation. There isn’t a whole lot of explanation as to The Foundation’s purpose, other than to entertain the rich by watching people figure out/fight their way out of dangerous situations.
It was a suspenseful & quick read. Main characters were likeable enough to want to know what would happen to them.

There was a couple of torture-type scenes which felt out of place, but I think the author was trying to show how sadistic the bad guys were. The book needs another edit to fix repeated words. There was several instances where the author used the same word 3 times/sentences in a row and it was jarring & took me out of the story. (This is an easy fix for eBook). Other than that, i liked it.