I received this book from Publisher for review consideration.
As Night Falls by Jenny Milchman Published by Ballantine Books on June 30th 2015
Genres: Fiction, Suspense, Thrillers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Source: Publisher
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Sandy Tremont has always tried to give her family everything. But, as the sky darkens over the Adirondacks and a heavy snowfall looms, an escaped murderer with the power to take it all away draws close.
In her isolated home in the shadowy woods, Sandy prepares dinner after a fight with her daughter, Ivy. Upstairs, the fifteen-year-old—smart, brave, and with every reason to be angry tonight—keeps her distance from her mother. Sandy’s husband, Ben, a wilderness guide, arrives late to find a home simmering with unease.
Nearby, two desperate men on the run make their way through the fading light, bloodstained and determined to leave no loose ends or witnesses. After almost twenty years as prison cellmates, they have become a deadly team: Harlan the muscle, Nick the mind and will. As they approach a secluded house and look through its windows to see a cozy domestic scene, Nick knows that here he will find what he’s looking for . . . before he disappears forever.
Opening the door to the Tremont home, Nick brings not only a legacy of terror but a secret that threatens to drag Sandy with him into the darkness.
I just mentioned As Night Falls in my Best of 2015 (so far) list on Tuesday, and declared it to be in my “top three books so far this year (maybe even including last year)”. Just to put it into perspective, I have read over 100 books since January last year. That being said, I understand that it is quite a bold statement to make, however, every now and again you read a book that blows you away. As Night Falls was one such book.
The characters drew me in from the start, the secrets, the mystery and how it all blended together and fell in to place with brief visits to the past. The story takes place in a single night, and I’m not sure I’ve read a novel written like that before. If I did, it certainly wasn’t as memorable as this one.
An absolute page-turner, I stayed up late two nights running to try to read as much as possible. At the end of each chapter I found myself wanting to squeeze in just one more chapter. Honestly, if my eyes hadn’t been straining to stay open, I probably would’ve stayed up all night reading!
Suspense was high in As Night Falls, and maybe even higher as the plot was very close to home at the time I was reading. There was a real live prison break and fugitive hunt going on in the next state, and I would find myself considering how close to reality Jenny’s book may become. Anyway, just a week after I finished reading and one escapee was shot dead, while the other finally caught.
And before I leave you for today, I just want to remind you that I have two (signed and personalized) copies of As Night Falls to give away:
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