Deceptive Practices by Simon Wood

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Available for Pre-order. This item will be released on November 15, 2016.

From the Back Cover:

Do you have a cheating spouse? Has counseling failed? Want to get even? Then hire Infidelity Limited…

Olivia Shaw grew up poor on the wrong side of the tracks, but with her thriving real estate business and a solid marriage, her life finally feels stable…until she discovers her husband is cheating. Enraged, her sister offers a solution: Infidelity Limited, a firm that promises to rough up her husband and scare him straight.

Overnight, Olivia’s life is upended as she, like all of Infidelity Limited’s clients, is drawn into a dark web of blackmail and murder. Now, Olivia is emerging as a prime suspect in her husband’s death. As a dogged detective closes in, Olivia has only one option: take down Infidelity Limited before it’s too late.

My Thoughts:

Simon Wood is rapidly becoming one of my favorite authors. So when I had the opportunity to review one of his books prior to the release date of November 15, 2016, I actually got all giddy about it!   His ability to pull you into the story is phenomenal and then you cannot let go until the very end.  He is a master of intrigue and suspense!

"Deceptive Practices" starts out with Olivia's gut-wrenching discovery that her husband is cheating on her.  As she sits in her car watching him take another woman into his arms Olivia''s thoughts turn from her deep emotional pain to having the intense desire to allow her car to lurch forward and run the two of them down.  Her thoughts are disrupted by her cell phone ringing and as she confides her misery to her sister Clare, a new plan starts developing.  A plan to make him pay.  That plan grows into something much more sinister after Olivia contacts Infidelity Limited, a "discreet" service that deals with infidelity issues, and Olivia finds herself in far more trouble than she could have possibly imagined.  Can she escape this murderous cycle and still stay two steps ahead of Detective Finz?  You'll have to read this to find out!  I'm not giving any spoilers!  But I will tell you that I had tears in my eyes at the very end.

A pre-release copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review.

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The One That Got Away by Simon Wood

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The Back Cover:

Graduate students Zoë and Holli only mean to blow off some steam on their road trip to Las Vegas. But something goes terribly wrong on their way home, and the last time Zoë sees her, Holli is in the clutches of a sadistic killer. Zoë flees with her life, changed forever.

A year later and still tortured with guilt, Zoë latches on to a police investigation where the crime eerily resembles her abduction. Along with a zealous detective, she retraces the steps of that fateful night in the desert, hoping that her memory will return and help them find justice for Holli. Her abductor—labeled the “Tally Man” by a fascinated media—lies in wait for Zoë. For him, she is not a survivor but simply the one that got away.

With an unforgettable heroine, a chillingly disturbed psychopath, and a story that moves at breakneck speed, The One That Got Away is thriller writer Simon Wood at his finest.

My Thoughts:

Okay, I admit it.  I'm a big Simon Wood fan.  And this novel did not disappoint me.  This is a suspense thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat and turning those pages so fast you won't have time to bite your nails.  Yes, there is violence in this book, but what would you expect from a story involving a serial killer?  No sugar coating!  And Zoe is an awesome heroine!  Some of the scenes are creepy and gut wrenching, but the story was well written.  Simon Wood once again did an excellent job of developing each character and keeping your heart rate at full speed.

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