There is a lot of information to absorb - some of it relevant to solving the mystery, some of it just to throw you off. It's all jumbled together so there is the fun element of trying to untangle everything and come to your own conclusions. Harper draws us into her characters' lives; into the tight-knit and complex relationships, governed by love, shared experiences, and, sometimes, blame. Kieran serves as the centre, but there's so much going on around him-- old friends with new lovers, old enemies still grinding that axe, parents who understandably never got over the loss of their child... the fictional town of Evelyn Bay is its own rich world.

The extraordinary true story of the Holocaust survivor who endured six death camps before joining the hunt for the Nazis and bringing his tormentors to justice. Alex Schulman established his literary career in his native Sweden with three successful volumes of memoirs drawing on his family history, so perhaps it’s not surprising that his first work of fiction to be published internationally mines the same seam. The Survivors is the story of three estranged brothers who reunite to scatter their mother’s ashes at the lakeside cottage where they used to spend their summers, until an unspecified tragedy shattered their family for good. It's intriguing and full of secrets, and it takes some twisty turns for you to explore. If you don't overthink it you're bound to enjoy it well enough, but those looking to be blown away might be a little disappointed. Wat 200 pagina’s lang een sfeervolle, zorgvuldig opgebouwde, maar niet écht opmerkelijke terugblik op de jeugd van drie Zweedse broers lijkt, wordt plots een kostbaar kleinood dat je onmiddellijk opnieuw wilt lezen.Unfortunately, "The Survivor", despite having a great premise, is a straight-forward thriller that offers to the reader nothing. Not even good entertainment. He was one of our greatest popular novelists, whose books are sold in thirty-three other languages, including Russian and Chinese. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his 19 novels have sold more than 42 million copies worldwide.

Gregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed, New York Times and internationally bestselling author of 20 novels, including OUT OF THE DARK (2019). His novels have been shortlisted for numerous literary awards, graced top ten lists, and have been published in 30 languages. Om dit geheimzinnige, levensbepalende inslagpunt te traceren en aldus te ontdekken waarom ze elkaar zo toetakelden, zet Alex Schulman je in afwisselende hoofdstukken op twee routes: op de ene spring je telkens twee uur terug in de tijd van die bewuste avond, op de andere katapulteert de Zweedse auteur en TV-persoonlijkheid je richting zomerhuis aan het meer, waar hij iconische momenten uit het verleden dermate indringend neerpent dat je de zomerdagen kan zien, ruiken, horen, bijna aanraken -zodat het realisme van de beschrijvingen deze een plaats zal schenken naast je eigen jeugdherinneringen. Nate was on the verge of jumping because his life has fallen apart. He suffers from PTSD from his time with the military in Iraq, is estranged from the love-of-his-life who he met and married in college, has a teenage daughter who hates him and has now been diagnosed with ALS. If that wasn’t enough to bring him to suicide, he has now become the target of a Ukrainian mob boss, Pavlo Shevchenko, the man who hired the bank crew. Shevchenko threatens to kill Nate’s daughter if he doesn’t get the item that is kept in the safe deposit box at the bank and bring it to him by the end of the week. James Herbert’s 1976 tale, The Survivor, seemed like it would be right up my alley. And for over 3/4 of it, it was. And then there was the ending. Ugh. I should have known better - but I thought this would be a memoir, not this hybrid. As it is, I am left wondering why on earth this has gotten so much attention. Then again, if you are of voyeuristic nature and like to look at other people’s misery, then this may be something for you.

I've really enjoyed writing this one," Jane said. "It's been a lot of fun researching and writing about such a fantastic part of the country." Now he must try to find what's in the safe deposit box and find a way to stop these men while still saving his daughter from harm. This must be done as his body is becoming weaker from the ALS. Nel corso dei secoli ci sono stati più di mille naufragi su quelle coste. Uno proprio davanti a Evelyn Bay qualche decennio prima: tutti morti, cinquantaquattro naviganti. Il relitto giace sul fondale, le escursioni sub lo hanno adottato come meta prediletta. Jane Harper knows how to write intensely atmospheric stories. She builds foreboding tension and suspense from the very start that keeps you captivated and hanging on until the very end. This book was no exception in that regard and it finished with a twisty, intense and unexpected ending which left me a satisfied reader. I read The Survivor comfortably in one sitting, never losing interest in the plot or being put off by the pace or tone. Whereas The Fog becomes quite samey and reveals the truth too soon (in my opinion anyway), The Survivor makes variations and holds on to its secrets to the end.

The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home. An interesting, well written book but The Survivors did not grab me the way her earlier books have done. After 12 years fighting with his guilt feelings, depression, Kieran evolved into more caring, understanding, mature man with the help of Mia and his daughter’s support but seeing his broken parents who are still grieving his brother bring out the resentment, sadness he has been bottling up for years. The mystery itself is interesting and compelling. It drives the overall narrative, and infuses it with the prevailing atmosphere that something isn't quite right. The subtle malice flows through the undercurrents of this story, sweeping me away with its quiet intensity. Not much is happening on the surface, but underneath, it relentlessly builds the story into its inevitable and surprising conclusion.Okay pondering about air disasters as a horror vehicle (no pun intended) aside the story rips along at a reasonable pace and you can see why it was itself optioned for a film (which I only got to see some years later and which does not really reflect the book at all, more stole the good points and ran off before the rest of the story could catch up).