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Blake Crouch

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For Will Innis and his daughter, Devlin, the loss was catastrophic. Every day for the past five years, they wonder where she is, if she is—Will’s wife, Devlin’s mother—because Rachael Innis vanished one night during an electrical storm on a lonely desert highway, and suspected of her death, Will took his daughter and fled.

Now, Will and Devlin live under different names in another town, having carved out a new life for themselves as they struggle to maintain some semblance of a family.

When one night, a beautiful, hard-edged FBI agent appears on their doorstep, they fear the worst, but she hasn’t come to arrest Will. “I know you’re innocent,” she tells him, “because Rachael wasn’t the first…or the last.”
Desperate for answers, Will and Devlin embark on a terrifying journey that spans four thousand miles from the desert southwest to the wilds of Alaska, heading unaware into the heart of a nightmare, because the truth is infinitely worse than they ever imagined.

About the Author:

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, Facebook, or visit his website.

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*Starred Review* From the first sentence of this thriller, it’s clear that bad times lie ahead for the Innis family of Ajo, Arizona—but just how bad is nearly beyond comprehension. When Rachel Innis vanishes, local authorities focus on her husband, Will, as the perpetrator. Fearing wrongful conviction that will take him away from his 11-year-old daughter, Devlin, who has cystic fibrosis, Will flees with Devi and they take new identities. Five years later, FBI Agent Kalyn Sharp tracks Will down with news that Rachel was not the only woman to disappear in the same manner and that Kalyn’s sister was among those who vanished. Kalyn has determined that Javier Estrada, a cruelly expert mercenary, is the kidnapper of the women, but she needs Will’s help in finding the victims. The quest takes them to the snowbound Lodge That Doesn’t Exist in remote Alaska, and Kalyn and Javier—both skilled, courageous, and coldly calculating—become worthy adversaries. Crouch (Abandon, 2009) builds suspense as lines blur between good and bad and plot twists continue to the last sentence. Absolutely compelling reading; not for the faint of heart. --Michele Leber --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

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. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ASCMDFK
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 22, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 443 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 324 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #64,684 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,479 in Horror (Kindle Store)
- #3,627 in Horror Literature & Fiction
- #6,623 in Thrillers (Kindle Store)

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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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Ben

I made it about 65% through and gave up.

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2016

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This book started out fairly good. The characters were well-drawn and the plot was pretty interesting. There were a few leaps in logic that lead the characters to weird decisions; but much like in movies, you just have to let some things go. The next 100 pages or so were very engaging. The story was taking off and we were starting to unravel the mystery of the disappearances. Then, they found what they were looking for about 60% of the way into the book. At that point the author completely lost me!

The characters were able to do things that were completely unbelievable, immenent death always seemed to allude them, and the bond between our protagonists was snapped in an instant. I really felt like I had wasted my time investment to get to the point where everything was dashed in order to meet some pre-determined checklist the author had for the ending. I just skipped to the end to read a few pages of the resolution then put the book away. *Sigh*

I LOVED the "Wayward Pines" trilogy and immediately put Blake Crouch in my favorite authors list when I finished them. But after reading this, "Run", and "Abandon" (admittedly a pretty good book, but not without its faults), I'm starting to think I made a mistake in that initial fandom. I will be very cautious about my next purchase from this author.

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Ken T

Not Blake Crouch's Best Work, But May Be Worth A Read

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2017

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The scenes set in the book were realistic enough and the book starts out very well, with Will (the protagonist) wife's disappearance. As the characters and plot began developing is when the novel begins to slide.
The local cops are very suspect Will is guilty of the foul play which has befallen his wife. Will takes his daughter, ill from cystic fibrosis, goes on the run from AZ. To CO. for quite some time, living a new life with new names.
Enter a very pretty ex-FBI agent, Kalyn. He asks almost no questions of Kalyn, the ex-agent, and takes up with her since she believes him. He follows her unorthodox tactics, knowing she's no longer an agent. Kalyn puts herself, Will, and the daughter in some precarious and dangerous situations, serving her own agenda. Basically from this point on the storyline of the novel just goes "over the top" regarding any sort of reality. We wind up in a very remote section of Alaska in a lesser known secretive lodge in which the remainder of the preposterous story takes place.

One large problem is the lack of continuity in some of the writing. The author skips quickly from one scene to another without any lead-in. He uses pronouns frequently to the point the reader wonders who he's referring to. From one sentence to the next he switches characters with a he/she instead of names.
There are a few twists and a larger one at the end (which is drawn out.)
I normally like Blake Crouch's no- nonsense style. He normally gets right to the point in a believable plot. To the point here, as well. Realism and writing style really take the hit here.
Oddly enough there was a quality about it, both I and other readers, seemed to have liked.

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Mike Kazmierczak

Fun and entertaining but not realistic

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2019

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3.8 stars that I'm rounding up to 4.0.
While I might have read a short story or two by Blake Crouch, this was my first novel by him. I believe that his Wayward Pines Trilogy has some supernatural elements to it; SNOWBOUND did not. It was a thriller from start to finish. An energetic, compelling, and tense thriller.

Will Innis has a happy life with his wife Rachael and daughter Devlin. However, since he is the main character in a thriller, that life cannot stay happy. His wife gets kidnapped and even though he had nothing to do with it, Will is still considered a primary suspect. Will decides to run away, taking his daughter with him, and to start a new life somewhere else. Five years later, FBI agent Kalyn shows up at his door and convinces Will to help her catch the guy who kidnapped Rachael. From that point on, the story keeps the action going at a fast pace.

The problem that I had with the book was not the characters. The characters were a bit stereotypical but they were an enjoyable stereotype. Like a comfortable sweatshirt that feels good but you know is no longer stylish. The problem I had was the lack of reality in decisions being made and the results of those decisions. Will's first response when he finds out he is a suspect is to run away and start a new life? He wasn't even arrested. He was living a "normal" life but he suddenly can run at a moment's notice, bring practically nothing with him, liquidate enough funds to get started somewhere, and create a fake identity for him and his daughter. Maybe that's easier than I thought but I would have thought hiring a lawyer to fend off any arrest would have been easier. Then once recruited by the FBI agent Kalyn, Will demonstrates a prowess that he should not have while actively taking down the criminal. The whole story was full of similar moments. Unrealistic elements that simply don't mesh. I'm not sure I would call it lazy writing but it was certainly convenient. All told, I did enjoy the book and found it entertaining. I would hope to find his other books equally entertaining but alas, my To Be Read list doesn't have any of his novels on it.

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Victor

An Exhilarating Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2020

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I decided to take a mini-break from reading Blake Crouch's books to explore books from other artists and genres. As nice as it was discovering other genres and artists I might like to explore further, there's just something about the way Blake Crouch writes that just never disappoints me and keeps me coming back for more, and in Snow Bound he continues this streak.

I managed to get through this book in about a week (I could easily have done it in a couple of days but I had to juggle my time between work and other stuff). As usual, Blake Crouch manages to keep the reader fully immersed in the story and at a pace which leaves you always wondering what's going to happen next. I felt that the main characters were all well developed and the usual twists and turns I have becoming used to seeing were also very evident without me ever guessing what was around the corner, so to speak.

I don't know if the wintry setting also helped me to really get into this story, but it was nice reading it during some of these colder nights we've been having.

It's nice to get back to reading stories which excite me and remind me why I got back into reading again. Thanks, Blake Crouch.

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Mrs. Bruce

A good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2013

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A woman is snatched from her car and the husband is suspected of her murder. He takes his daughter and runs, creating a new life for them - until 3 or 4 years later an ex-FBI woman finds him and persuades him to join in the hunt for his wife and for her sister, who also vanished in mysterious circumstances. She is sure they are both alive and has some clues as to where to start looking, but she needs his help. Perhaps some of her "leads" are a bit far-fetched, but hey, this is fiction!
Eventually they end up in an isolated part of America surrounded by ice, snow and wolves - hence the book title, of course. In the hunt for their missing relatives, the husband and the FBI woman uncover a nasty enterprise being carried on by "the baddies".
There is some violence and sex in the book, but I didn't find it excessive and it was part of the story. I liked the twist at the end of the book.

I also read Run by this author and I gave it 5 stars, but I would also recommend this book and will look out for more by this author.

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Hard to beleive the same author went on to write Dark Matter and Recursion

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2021

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Beware. If, like me, you are coming to this book because you read Dark Matter and/or Recursion, you may be sorely disappointed. Such a flimsy premise that actually makes no sense (protagonist runs off after the mildest provocation - apparently in order to protect his daughter - only to completely endanger her later). Third rate, pot boiler stuff. Just skip to Dark Matter if you haven't already.

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I do think the standard of hired assassins need to be looked at. They do seem remarkably imcompetant.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2016

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Far fetched but you get what you pay for. Cheap and cheerful. A pot boiler not a masterpiece. Spends a lot of time running up and down corridors near the climax. Nice twist at very end when you think it is all over. Maybe written with the hope of it becoming a film? I do think the standard of hired assassins need to be looked at. They do seem remarkably incompetent. Laugh along with that and the book can be entertaining.
Read and forget.

avid reader

Violent, unpleasant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2013

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Make no mistake: this story is extremely violent, extremely unpleasant, extremely harrowing, extremely unbelievable. The characters are two-dimensional at best, and all kill or intend to kill, for whatever reasons. The twists and turns are entirely predictable until, perhaps, the last, though even that is in keeping with all that has gone before. On the other hand, the narrative, if rather long drawn out in parts, does keep you turning the pages, if only to get to the end. If you like unleavened perversion and violence, then this is for you, otherwise steer clear. You have been warned!

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