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Sara Labriola is a married woman haunted by the shattering secrets of her past—and terrified of the future. Tired of living in fear—and knowing that if she stays in her marriage she'll be killed—Sara decides to do the only thing she can: she makes herself disappear.
One afternoon, without telling a soul, she packs a single suitcase and leaves her life in Long Island behind. In New York City, she will reinvent herself. She will change her identity, and maybe even get the happy ending she's always dreamed of. But that dream is about to become a nightmare when her father-in-law decides to make her pay for abandoning his son.
Leo Labriola runs his modest but lucrative criminal organization like he does his family—with unspeakable brutality and zero tolerance for disobedience. He's determined to teach Sara a lesson and he'll stop at nothing to do it. Now six differently desperate and dangerous men—each with the power to destroy her—are on Sara's trail. But none of them suspect that the woman they are seeking has a dangerous secret of her own. For Sara is leading all of them down a path of private demons, past sins, and the deadliest peril.
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One afternoon, without telling a soul, she packs a single suitcase and leaves her life in Long Island behind. In New York City, she will reinvent herself. She will change her identity, and maybe even get the happy ending she's always dreamed of. But that dream is about to become a nightmare when her father-in-law decides to make her pay for abandoning his son.
Leo Labriola runs his modest but lucrative criminal organization like he does his family—with unspeakable brutality and zero tolerance for disobedience. He's determined to teach Sara a lesson and he'll stop at nothing to do it. Now six differently desperate and dangerous men—each with the power to destroy her—are on Sara's trail. But none of them suspect that the woman they are seeking has a dangerous secret of her own. For Sara is leading all of them down a path of private demons, past sins, and the deadliest peril.
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EACH TIME she thought of it, she felt her body shiver, felt the pistol cold in her hand, the pressure of her finger as it drew down upon the trigger. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've been a fan of Thomas H. Cook since I first read 'Evidence of Blood' in 1993. I have read most of his books now - with the exception of some of the earlier, hard-to-get titles, which I am gradually hunting down.
'Peril' is a departure from his usual elegiac mystery novels but is none the less hall-marked by the quality and dark resonance of Cook's writing. In fact this hard-boiled 'Sopranos' style thriller is one of his most accessible works.
It explores dark themes of loss, pain, world weariness, disillusionment, failure and impending death. Each character is played out vividly against an ingenious plot line. And ingenious it is. There are not many writers who could pull this off without messing it all up.
'Peril' is something special. An edge of the seat suspense story which never stops building tension. A Shakespearian study of tragedy and broken lives. And a plot construction/stage management of characters to marvel at. With an unexpected twist at the end too. What else could one ask for?
Thomas H. Cook has a special skill in creating unexpected endings. I don't know of many other authors who have that magical ability to really surprise you. 'Breakheart Hill', 'Mortal Memory', 'Evidence of Blood', 'Night Secrets', 'Places In The Dark','The Interrogation', 'Red Leaves' - you are always left with a sense of something genuinely mysterious. (Though I have to say that 'The Murmur of Stones' was not in this league at all - it didn't seem to work out very well. But that's another story.)
'Peril' is a departure from his usual elegiac mystery novels but is none the less hall-marked by the quality and dark resonance of Cook's writing. In fact this hard-boiled 'Sopranos' style thriller is one of his most accessible works.
It explores dark themes of loss, pain, world weariness, disillusionment, failure and impending death. Each character is played out vividly against an ingenious plot line. And ingenious it is. There are not many writers who could pull this off without messing it all up.
'Peril' is something special. An edge of the seat suspense story which never stops building tension. A Shakespearian study of tragedy and broken lives. And a plot construction/stage management of characters to marvel at. With an unexpected twist at the end too. What else could one ask for?
Thomas H. Cook has a special skill in creating unexpected endings. I don't know of many other authors who have that magical ability to really surprise you. 'Breakheart Hill', 'Mortal Memory', 'Evidence of Blood', 'Night Secrets', 'Places In The Dark','The Interrogation', 'Red Leaves' - you are always left with a sense of something genuinely mysterious. (Though I have to say that 'The Murmur of Stones' was not in this league at all - it didn't seem to work out very well. But that's another story.)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
On reading Red Leaves I became a dedicated fan of Thomas H Cook, and it amazes me how little exposure his books get in general, most only being available to purchase online.
The things I love about his writing are the eloquence of his prose and the infallible way he draws out the characters and scenes. I am always struck too by the Hardy-esque way in which the flaws of his characters, however minor, result in tragic undoings.
Having read most of his books I agree that Murmur of Stones is probably the weakest and Red Leaves a definite high, but I especially like some of his earlier books, Blood Innocents for instance.
By the way for anyone who thinks Thomas H Cook is as great as I do, but that he hasn't written enough books to keep you going, try R J Ellory, another great builder of character and plot!
The things I love about his writing are the eloquence of his prose and the infallible way he draws out the characters and scenes. I am always struck too by the Hardy-esque way in which the flaws of his characters, however minor, result in tragic undoings.
Having read most of his books I agree that Murmur of Stones is probably the weakest and Red Leaves a definite high, but I especially like some of his earlier books, Blood Innocents for instance.
By the way for anyone who thinks Thomas H Cook is as great as I do, but that he hasn't written enough books to keep you going, try R J Ellory, another great builder of character and plot!
Format:Kindle Edition
Maybe is the subject matter, which held no interest for me at all, but honestly, i thought the writing style was weak and unimaginative, nothing like Red Leaves or Mortal Memory, both of which i thought were superb. For me, this was boring and a bitter disappointment.
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