“Those
who Wish me Dead” by Michael Koryta
Young Jace Wilson needs to prove his
classmates wrong; he's not afraid of heights. He leaps from a tall ledge into
dangerous waters to show those who made fun of him that he's not a chicken.
But what he finds is more than courage.
He swims next to dead bodies then witnesses a murder. Since then, he has been
on the run. The men know who he is and they need to kill him before he can
testify against them. He goes into witness protection, but it's not enough. So,
his parents agree to take him off the grid; into the Montana mountains where
surely, no one will find him. But they do.
And the thriller is on. Jace hopes to
rely on Ethan, the man in charge of teaching young boys survivor skills. Ethan
finds out that the killers have burned his home and sent his wife Allison to
the hospital, barely escaping death. Ethan vows to keep her safe. But safe is
not what she is.
Jace realizes the men have found him on
the mountain, so relying on the skills Ethan showed him, he goes solo into the
mountains in order to keep Ethan and the other boys from harm.
What ensues is a treacherous race
between escaping the killers and outrunning a forest fire. But Jace isn't
alone. Hannah, the firefighter in the tower, comes to his aid. Ethan is forced
by the killers to find Jace in the mountains.
More than outstanding, this book will
have you jumping from one chapter to another as the fire races across the
mountains, as Jace and Hannah try to survive, and while Ethan tries to keep
both killers away from Jace.
This thriller had me glued to the words,
not wanting to do anything else but finish this book. Koryta pens a novel that
will leave you gasping along with the characters.
This is excellent and one I recommend.
Absolutely without a doubt--5 STARS.
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