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Desert Places: A Novel of Terror (Andrew Z. Thomas/Luther Kite) Audio CD – Unabridged, November 3, 2015

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The first installment in the Andrew Z. Thomas Series and a prequel to Crouch's and Konrath's thriller Stirred…

"Greetings. There is a body buried on your property, covered in your blood. The unfortunate young lady's name is Rita Jones. In her jeans pocket you'll find a slip of paper with a phone number on it. Call that number. If I have not heard from you by 8:00 p.m., the police will receive an anonymous call. I'll tell them where Rita Jones is buried on your property, how you killed her, and where the murder weapon can be found in your house. (I do believe a paring knife is missing from your kitchen.) I strongly advise against going to the police, as I am always watching you."

Andrew Z. Thomas is a successful writer of suspense thrillers, living the dream at his lake house in the piedmont of North Carolina. One afternoon in late spring, he receives a bizarre letter that eventually threatens his career, his sanity, and the lives of everyone he loves. A murderer is designing his future, and for the life of him, Andrew can't get away.

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Blake Crouch is the author of over a dozen bestselling suspense, mystery, and horror novels. His short fiction has appeared in numerous short story anthologies, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Cemetery Dance, and many other publications. Much of his work, including the Wayward Pines Series, has been optioned for TV and film. Blake lives in Colorado. To learn more, follow him on Twitter or Facebook, or visit his website, www.blakecrouch.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition (November 3, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1511321504
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1511321501
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 5.5 x 0.25 inches

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Blake Crouch is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. His novels include the New York Times bestseller Dark Matter, and the internationally bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy, which was adapted into a television series for FOX. Crouch also created the TNT show Good Behavior, based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. His latest book is Recursion, a sci-fi thriller about memory, and will be published in June 2019. He lives in Colorado.
To learn more about what he is doing, check out his website, www.blakecrouch.com, follow him on Twitter - @blakecrouch1 - or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/blakecrouchauthor
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JA Konrath is the author of WHAT HAPPENED TO LORI BOOK 1 and BOOK 2, a gearshift duology meant to take thriller fiction to the next level.
Joe also wrote twelve novels in the Jack Daniels thriller series. They do not have to be read chronologically to be enjoyed, but the order is: Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Fuzzy Navel, Cherry Bomb, Shaken, Stirred, Rum Runner, Last Call, White Russian, and Shot Girl. More coming soon.
Jack Daniels also appears in the novels Dead On My Feet, Dying Breath, Everybody Dies, Shot of Tequila, Flee, Spree, Three, Timecaster Supersymmetry, Banana Hammock, Lady 52, and Serial Killers Uncut. She's also in the novellas Floaters, Burners, Planter's Punch, Babe On Board, Racked, Straight Up, October Dark, Jacked Up!, Beat Down, Cheese Wrestling, Abductions, Watched Too Long, and Babysitting Money, and the collection Jack Daniels Stories.
Wow, that's a lot of Jack.
Other novels include the thrillers Origin, The List, Disturb, Timecaster, Afraid, Trapped, Endurance, Haunted House, Webcam, Grandma?, Holes In The Ground, and Draculas. Other novellas include Fix, Hit, Naughty, Exposed, Rescue, and Wild Night is Calling.
He also writes the Stop A Murder mystery puzzle series, where you become the sleuth and solve brain teasers to try and catch a killer.
And, finally, he writes erotica under the pen name Melinda DuChamp.
Joe writes a lot. You should probably read everything.
You can visit Joe and sign up for his newsletter at www.JAKonrath.com/mailing-list.php
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Elaine Williams Crockett

Needs A Traffic Sign: Violence Ahead!

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2017

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I gave it two stars because I'm sure some people will like it and I hate to totally trash a book because it's not something I enjoy. However, the violence is graphic and disturbing. After three pages of an innocent woman begging for her life in the most graphic manner I can think of, my stomach had turned to the point that I felt ill and I decided to read the reviews again, only to realize that violence against children was on the horizon, i.e., it was just going to get worse. That's when I decided that I didn't really need to subject myself to something this awful. I would, however, recommend his book, Run.

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Ken T

My First & Last Installment In This Trilogy

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2021

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I fully enjoyed the “Wayward Pines” trilogy, as well as other works by Mr. Crouch. “Desert Places” description appeared interesting. What a mistake. “Wayward Pines” was an excellent trilogy, while I cannot imagine Desert Places a successful stand alone novel; let alone a good trilogy.
I’ll not put the onus on the co-author, Jack Kilborn.
The novel delves, very deeply, into darkness and very descriptive violence. Albeit, this didn’t turn me off regarding the book. I’ll make this the first and last installment in the series.
Neither of the "protagonists" really interested me for long. I found myself not caring what they may be onto next. Though the idea and beginning of the book were very good, the main characters became two-dimensional and flat as the story went on. The “good” protagonist, Thomas, commits some ridiculous blunders. I became so weary of this chore I stopped before reading the Epilogue. A trilogy? No way

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Michael R. Dickman

My least favorite Blake Crouch book

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2020

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Generally speaking I really like this author and have enjoyed every thing he has written. I would give the other dozen or so books that I have read from this author either 4 or 5 stars. This one for some reason didn't do it for me. I found the violence extreme and gratuitous. This is odd for me to write because violence is something that I expect in many books and certainly other books by this author have more than their fair share of violence and it doesn't bother me in the least. This time it did.

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There's no turning back once you step into the desert

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What can I say, this book will entice and grab you by the collar or whatever, it's fast and delightful and sick and furious, by 59% I seriously thought I was going to have a heart attack from this story, I was actually shivering like a drunk snow man when I walked into my kitchen and told my boyfriend what I was reading this afternoon.. this was probably my 5th Crouch book and I am in love.. he took my eye balls and rubbed them viciously though many, many words that formed some intense ideas, I'm crazy fanatically addicted and not because I loved the Pines series from him so far ( eagerly awaiting Pines #3 in July) this guy will out-do grand master Stephen King by the time he grows a long beard of time.

Crouch is a master. Period. I've read a few books from Crouch, from his brother, and his equally impressive side kick, J A Konrath, and I enjoyed their collaborative effort of Serial Uncut which I read last year, it has about twenty of their best, most twisted serial killers in it, few of them were in this book as well, Orson and Luther, and I have to say that this guy gets it even at the young age, he has the gift for the written word twisted around a story that will kick you in the spine.. You can read that book without reading Desert Places but once you get hooked you will probably seek out the rest in order to get all of it. That's what I'm buzzing through now with pure delight.

Cold shivers, sweat, adrenaline, Desert Places is not a joke..that one part in the house with Andrew creeping around had me at the end of my wits and I rarely lose it over a book, I had to close it and step away but still inside I was dying for the story.. I felt it, it's rare that a book will make me sick and scared since I have read horror for the past eighteen years ever since I was fifteen or so, and this still takes the cake... but don't get me wrong, this has substance, charm not just gore, you will care about the characters even the so called bad ones, it's a delicious gray area similar to that of the Game of Thrones story lines, you will feel ill to the pit of your stomach with pity even for monsters then be smacked back with a few typed words, it's intense. Addictive. I wont even talk about the plot, but it involves Andrew Z. Thomas who writes fictional crime books and someone who knows him well and who will turn his world upside down and inside out and then back through a mental and physical meat grinder, into the open flame and then back in the freezer. I cant even explain this book, it simply has to be read, and not plunging into the rest series takes some serious Orson style restraint on my part, minus cutting people's insides out, that is.

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Anon Cannuck

Nice pace and high suspense; Some elements conveniently placed to link pieces (e.g., the cowboy); shows poor story telling.

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2017

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My first reaction to this novel was that a lot of the story line is taken straight out of Koontz's Velocity. The character in mid-30's is a writer, receives notes with instructions leading to bad endings, etc. My second complaint with this book is, unlike Crouch's other books (and he is a talented writer), some premises in this book were not well fleshed out. Two examples come to mind (SPOILER ALERT -- DO NOT READ FURTHER) (1) For a conman so secretive that no one can know his identity, a cowboy who sells him land conveniently knows his name and spills it to the protagonist when he meets him outside the cabin, which leads to point 2: (2) In a cabin meant and chosen for no one to be found by, the cowboy easily comes in close vicinity two times, once to spill the name, and secondly to check up & help when the protagonist is about to be killed. This was poorly thought out. After reading all the novel, the reader goes WTH, that was convenient!

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Ryan

Decent book, Great series!

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2020

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So this book when in a completely different direction than I thought it would. At first, it had an "Old Boy" feel to it, but then out of nowhere it completely turns that on its head. I was along for the ride at that point. I really love Crouch's body of work as a whole (RUN was amazing..) so I will cut Blake a break here though because it's his first outing there are always growing pains. The other two books in this trilogy are, in my opinion, way better! It is nuts how much it matures over the years! This series is one of the reasons I got into more hardcore horror stuff! This book has two villains, but the main one in the series is nuts!

My point is, if you enjoy Blake Crouch, then you will enjoy this book. Is it his best? no, but its still a really solid freshman book! Something to be proud of. I bet not many of his peers can say the same!

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Victor

No One Is Perfect

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2021

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In my last review of a Blake Crouch book (Run), I finished my review by saying “His run of great books continues”. Although this book ends that run I wouldn’t say I didn’t enjoy it or that it was bad, but rather that it didn’t quite meet my lofty expectations.

I also found myself on a few occasions getting lost at certain parts of the story as it seemed as though I couldn’t quite work out how we got to what was happening, almost as if I had skipped parts of the book. This is something I have never experienced in a Blake Crouch book, maybe I was just too tired when reading it and that could explain this strange situation. I would add though that by the end of the story, I had a good idea of what happened and I wouldn’t say I felt I had missed out on anything important. I would be interested to know if anyone else had this same experience.

So despite this book not hitting the heights of previous books I have read from Crouch, I am still very interested in seeing how the rest of this story plays out.

AndyR

Too sick and violent for me and not redeeming characterisation to offset it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2020

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Having just finished the Wayward Pines series I downloaded the three books in this series.
I’m writing the review having just given up half way through the first book.
I’m sickened by the violence and not captured by the characters. It might work for some readers but I find psychopaths distressing and it’s not for me. It’s unusual for me to give up on a book and when I like an author I often consume most of their work.
I won’t be reading any more Blake Crouch though now as it just too sick for me.

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Mr. Robin Glover

Unsympathetic Murder Porn.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2020

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I thought with the high quality of his sci-fi, this would be as good. I reviewed 'Abandon' and was just as disappointed with that. Mr. Crouch take note, fill your plot holes before proceeding. The writer chap ( of crime novels that made money no less) should know that modern forensics, access to money in the USA (and a half decent lawyer), would easily show the first victim was not down to him (and I'm speaking as someone who knows a little about the legal profession). In a word - pants!

Francis M

Solid debut

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 30, 2020

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I have grown to love this author dearly and recommend his latest installments wholeheartedly. While this debut novel has a number of glaring wholes and characters I ultimately didnt feel much for, its an enjoyable enough read and an interesting enough concept. The aformentioned issues are well papered over by a writer that makes the journey effortless and its fascinating to see how he developed his craft after this start. Probably his least polished work but worth a read non-the-less.

Brigato

disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2015

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I read this book on the back of a glowing reference by J A Konrath of whom I'm a huge fan. Thought I was in for a real treat but having finished the book (I read it in one sitting) I can only say how disappointed I am. There's no doubting that Blake Crouch is a very talented writer but this book is sadly lacking, it's very one dimensional, there are no characters who really grip you, no one person you can feel a connection to or even like a little. The book ends with lots of unfinished business and loose ends which obviously then lead into the next book, the reader should want to download the sequel immediately but I really can't be bothered. Instead of wanting to know what happens next it left me with a real feeling of apathy and ennui. Sorry Blake but I shall be sticking with your pal J A Konrath/Jack Kilborn instead. His books are something you can really sink your teeth into

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