Unspeakable
by Sandra Brown
Expected
publication: October 25th 2016
by Grand
Central Publishing
(first
published January 1st 1998)
Carl Herbold is a cold-blooded psychopath who has just escaped
the penitentiary where he was serving a life sentence. Bent on revenge, he's
going back to where he began--Blewer County, Texas... Born deaf, lately widowed,
Anna Corbett fights to keep the ranch that is her son's birthright, unaware
that she is at the center of Herbold's horrific scheme--and that her world of
self-imposed isolation is about to explode...
Drifter Jack Sawyer arrives at Anna's ranch asking for work,
hoping to protect the innocent woman and her son from Herbold's rage. But
Sawyer can't outrun the secrets that stalk him--or the day of reckoning
awaiting them all...
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It’s
been awhile since I picked up a book written by Sandra Brown and from what I
recall from previous novels, her writing and stories were amazing. With that being said, I was somewhat
disappointed in Unspeakable. It’s not that it was bad per say, it was just
extremely slow going for me with a lot of drawn out fluff that almost made this
a DNF. I’m glad that I stuck it out
though as the ending to me was most exciting part of the book where all the
action occurred and questions were finally answered.
There
is a lot of violence in Unspeakable
and not a ton of romance, so if you are looking for the romance part, this book
probably won’t satisfy you. But if you
are looking for a suspenseful mystery, then give this one a try. Stick with it though and don’t give up
because the ending is what makes this book shine.
3 ½ stars
Sandra
Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers, including
FRICTION (2015), MEAN STREAK (2014), DEADLINE(2013), LOW PRESSURE (2012),
LETHAL (2011), & TOUGH CUSTOMER (2010).
Brown
began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy
novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide to
upwards of eighty million. Her work has been translated into over thirty
languages.
In 2009
Brown detoured from romantic suspense to write, Rainwater, a much acclaimed,
powerfully moving historical fiction story about honor and sacrifice during the
Great Depression.
Brown was
given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University.
She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the
International Thriller Writer’s Association. Other awards and commendations
include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance
Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
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