A good job, a decent flat in Los Angeles, a quiet life - Nick Horrigan has finally put his traumatic past behind him. Or so it seems, until a SWAT team smashes into his place in the middle of the night. Still in pajamas, he's dragged outside to a waiting helicopter. He's told that a terrorist has seized control of a nuclear power plant and is threatening to blow it up...unless he can talk to Nick. Flown into a deadly intrigue, Nick is charged with a dangerous secret, one that will take him from the dark alleys of the city to behind the scenes of a Presidential race. As he rockets toward the truth, peeling back layer after layer of lies and deception, only one thing is certain: The long-buried secret, tied to the traumas of his own past, threatens his life at every turn.
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For I See You: 'Hurwitz's intelligent, skillfully plotted thriller, with its clever mystery and undercurrent of menace, is a gripping read' Susanna Yager, Sunday Telegraph ** 'A thrilling, mind- bending journey, it is also deeply humane and beautifully written. You'll turn the final page with profound regret.' Dennis Lehane ** 'Crime fans looking for something different will love this one.' Booklist ** 'A performance worthy of applause... ' Kirkus (Starred Review)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Having recently 'discovered' a few writers who are new to me - Brian Freeman (Stripped, Immoral, Stalked), Jeff Abbot (Panic, Run, Black Jack Point and more) and Patrick Quinlan (Smoked, The Take Down) - I came across the book 'I See You' by Greg Hurwitz, which was a solid 4/5 read. However, this takes his storytelling skills to another level - the plot is so intense that I've spent the past three hours reading it under my desk, in the toilet, at the gym and on the Northern Line tube! I cannot wait for whatever he comes up with next, if I could give this a 10 star review I would.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Beautifully written and totally gripping - I could not put it down. You really feel what the main character experiences throughout the book. Hurwitz has a real skill for keeping the narrative moving. Anyone who likes thrillers will love this book.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This was another book, by an author unknown to me, that I picked up by chance in a bookshop and what a lucky find it was.The storyline is a refreshingly original twist on the usual blood-and -thunder novel.Intelligently researched and well written, the complex plot was thoroughly believable and kept me gripped right up to the last page.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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The book starts off brilliantly. I love a book that starts really well, as you are immediately hooked. If books start off slow then it tends to become a struggle to get to the good parts.
The book starts off with Nick Horrigan at his apartment in Los Angeles. He wakes up around 2:00am, as he does nearly every night, and he notices a rope hanging down onto his balcony. Before he knows it a SWAT team has smashed the door down into his apartment and burst in from the balcony and are tearing the place apart as he get's shoved to the floor. After some questions he's dragged outside, still in his pyjamas into a waiting helicopter. He is told a terrorist has taken over a nuclear power plant and will blow it up unless he can speak to Nick.
As the story unfolds Nick discovers a dangerous secret involving the presidential race, and he's on the run from the Secret Service.
Whilst this storyline is rather far fetched, it is very addicting. The explosive start to this book keeps you hooked and you keep reading. Admittely the storyline does get a bit far fetched but Nick Horrigan is a likeable character, a 'normal man' constantly outwitting the secret service and some very shady character's! He's a very paranoid man who is suspicious of everything, just like his Step-Father, a presidential candidate's body guard, Frank Durant.
The book goes back in time to past events and flips to the current, and you learn more of past events from him as a young adult, and as the story unfolds you can begin to piece things together. For example how he ended up having a distant relationship with his mother, and in the future how they're trying to rebuild that relationship. I enjoyed reading the events from the past and the book didn't drag at any part, nor did I struggle to read any of it.... Read more ›
The book starts off with Nick Horrigan at his apartment in Los Angeles. He wakes up around 2:00am, as he does nearly every night, and he notices a rope hanging down onto his balcony. Before he knows it a SWAT team has smashed the door down into his apartment and burst in from the balcony and are tearing the place apart as he get's shoved to the floor. After some questions he's dragged outside, still in his pyjamas into a waiting helicopter. He is told a terrorist has taken over a nuclear power plant and will blow it up unless he can speak to Nick.
As the story unfolds Nick discovers a dangerous secret involving the presidential race, and he's on the run from the Secret Service.
Whilst this storyline is rather far fetched, it is very addicting. The explosive start to this book keeps you hooked and you keep reading. Admittely the storyline does get a bit far fetched but Nick Horrigan is a likeable character, a 'normal man' constantly outwitting the secret service and some very shady character's! He's a very paranoid man who is suspicious of everything, just like his Step-Father, a presidential candidate's body guard, Frank Durant.
The book goes back in time to past events and flips to the current, and you learn more of past events from him as a young adult, and as the story unfolds you can begin to piece things together. For example how he ended up having a distant relationship with his mother, and in the future how they're trying to rebuild that relationship. I enjoyed reading the events from the past and the book didn't drag at any part, nor did I struggle to read any of it.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Sometimes the blurb on books gets carried away with itself and I'm always now suspicious of glowing tributes by other authors: the publishers are hardly likely to advertise a bad one, are they? So when Lee Child states this book is outstanding in every way, a large pinch of salt is needed - and justifiably so.
The book is a good read but it hardly breaks new ground and the intrepid hero is something of a can he can't he do it sort of man. You're never quite sure where the author is leading you with Nick Horrigan. He has a secret and doesn't know it or is it a case of there's no secret at all?
Still, we have the Secret Service, other secret cadres and an upcoming Presidential election all conspiring to entwine Nick into a murderous game of consequences. That the intial event took place seventeen years before only serves to confuse the reader as to who exactly is on who's side? Well, it does come around eventually and in the telling thereof, this is a credible thriller.
Though the detail is not necessarily apparent, the actual outcome is a no-brainer, so any added thrill is diminshed halfway through the book. When something/somebody is too good to be true, they/it usually are.
There are credibility gaps in all this but then, this is fiction. Just why and how a wily, experienced Agent allows himself to be outmanouvred by Nick is unclear, why top of the tree politicians take Nick's words at face value and why just about everybody opens up to him when hardly pressed at all is a mystery. So, yes, a good read all-in-all but there are many other books around currently which provide that extra star in the ratings.
The book is a good read but it hardly breaks new ground and the intrepid hero is something of a can he can't he do it sort of man. You're never quite sure where the author is leading you with Nick Horrigan. He has a secret and doesn't know it or is it a case of there's no secret at all?
Still, we have the Secret Service, other secret cadres and an upcoming Presidential election all conspiring to entwine Nick into a murderous game of consequences. That the intial event took place seventeen years before only serves to confuse the reader as to who exactly is on who's side? Well, it does come around eventually and in the telling thereof, this is a credible thriller.
Though the detail is not necessarily apparent, the actual outcome is a no-brainer, so any added thrill is diminshed halfway through the book. When something/somebody is too good to be true, they/it usually are.
There are credibility gaps in all this but then, this is fiction. Just why and how a wily, experienced Agent allows himself to be outmanouvred by Nick is unclear, why top of the tree politicians take Nick's words at face value and why just about everybody opens up to him when hardly pressed at all is a mystery. So, yes, a good read all-in-all but there are many other books around currently which provide that extra star in the ratings.
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I am a recent convert to this author, and so far have loved every book of his that I have read
By Jonnybee
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A gritty thriller with an unusual story line that had me guessing until the end! I will be trying some more of this autor's books.
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Its very hard to get bored with this novel. A fantastic plot full of red herrings, and surprises. A great read.
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Love this author
Looks great but haven't read it yet. Other books by him have been great, so I'm looking forward to reading this one on my holiday!
Published 2 months ago by A. J. Massey
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Hmm!
Not so sure about this one. I have read others by this author and enjoyed them. This one started off well enough, but then became overly convoluted, almost for the sake of it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by jane evans
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Loved every word of it and the plot was genius including the twist you didn't see coming at the end
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Excellent thriller
We Know has everything that a good thriller should have, a good, fast paced plot, characters with secrets and murky histories and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until... Read more
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This book is about a young man Nick Horrigan and all the events that have directed his life to move in differing directions. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Janette Skinner
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Simply a good thriller!
This book was a bit of a stab in the dark for me. Didn't know the author but the blurb appealed. What a good choice. Wish I'd bought a lottery ticket that day. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Peter Franklin
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gripping
i loved this book. Nick the main character really pulled me in and the relationship with hs late step father which was uncovered bit by bit through the story was touching and... Read more
Published 12 months ago by claire52
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started well but went downhill
Started well but went downhill. A nice idea about a life on the run from something unknown, but not very clearly told. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Aberter
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Great Read
Like some of the other reviewers I discovered Hurwitz by chance and do like his books, yes it was a bit far fetched but which books arent to be fair. Read more
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