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Lost Things (2012)

by John Rector(Favorite Author)

3.58 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1469227797 (ISBN13: 9781469227795)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Brilliance Audio

review 1: With work being crazy, and my coffee intake preventing me from focussing on anything for a substantial amount of time, I've really gotten into these Kindle Single books - short stories, mostly from well established authors. They're a bit hit and miss - trying to tell a story is tricky in a hundred pages - but this book is very successful and probably my favourite to date aside from the Stephen King books. This is a short story about two childhood friends who cover up a crime and, as the book unfolds, the repercussions become apparent. Considering how short a story this is, I was impressed by the amount of back story. The ending felt a tiny bit rushed, but that's my only complaint. A good book that I finished in two sittings.
review 2: I love John Rector for kno... morewing how to play his strength. His thrillers have very little in common with what's currently on the market. In fact, his approach has more to do with Dostoevsky's complex characterization, except that his prose is straight like an arrow. Almost disembodied. It lets the reader concentrate on what Rector is trying to say with the story. In this case, the fall of a man, from having everything to having nothing. LOST THINGS is a crystal clear portrait of a terrifying ordeal that's original enough to feel real. If hardboiled literature specializes in characters who lost then sensitive side, Rector writes about that process of loss. less

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