Purgatory Bay, Bryan Gruley
Purgatory Bay, Bryan Gruley
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Purgatory Bay

Author: Bryan Gruley

Narrator: Scott Merriman

Unabridged: 10 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2020

Synopsis

Twelve years ago, her life was torn apart. Now those who wronged her will pay.Jubilee Rathman is a straight-A student and star soccer goalie destined for Princeton—until her family is brutally murdered. Twelve years later, she lives in a virtual fortress on Purgatory Bay near Bleak Harbor, plotting revenge on the people she considers responsible.In her crosshairs is former reporter Michaela “Mikey” Deming, who Jubilee believes got her family in trouble with the Detroit mob. As retribution, Jubilee kidnaps Mikey’s sister and daughter, and that’s just the start in her ruthless quest for justice.Bleak Harbor police chief Katya Malone, still reeling from her failure to find a kidnapped boy, leads the investigation. She’s determined to keep history from repeating, but Jubilee is more cunning than Malone can imagine.All Mikey and Katya can do is follow Jubilee’s dangerous trail of clues. But in Bleak Harbor, nothing is what it seems, and no one can be trusted. As an ominous end draws ever nearer, the women must face the misdeeds of the past to find the kidnapping victims before it’s too late.

About Bryan Gruley

Bryan Gruley is the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Bleak Harbor and the award-winning Starvation Lake trilogy of novels. He is also a lifelong journalist who is proud to have shared in the Pulitzer Prize awarded to the staff of the Wall Street Journal for their coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Gruley lives in Chicago with his wife, Pam. You can learn more by visiting his website at www.bryangruley.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on August 25, 2019

In Purgatory bay, author Bryan Gruley has created a deliciously intricate and complex puzzle that will keep readers guessing from beginning to end while furiously turning the pages along the way. Twelve years ago, Jubilee Rathman's family was brutally murdered by Detroit mobsters who had ensnared Jub......more

Goodreads review by Heather on August 30, 2019

I haven't read the first book of this series so I might have been more attached to the characters if I had. The plot is pretty original and drones as murder weapon is still pretty fresh. This wasn't a whodunit as much as a slow yet often predictable unraveling of why. A couple of hiccups with a coup......more

Goodreads review by Fred on October 09, 2019

A bit on the confusing side - protagonists on "opposite" sides suffering similar personal tragedies, a revenge plot quite diabolical but with way too many moving parts, an explosion of characters -especially near the end - still an entertaining and fast moving story. I was intrigued by several positi......more

Goodreads review by Mark on October 10, 2019

Another page-turner with surprises from Bryan Gruley. So well written. His descriptions of characters, their clothes, expressions and frame of mind, surroundings, the weather... I'm there.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 02, 2020

Entertaining This book was entertaining and easy to read. I enjoyed the bit of suspense. It loosely referenced the first book but didn’t go into too much detail which was good.......more

Quotes

“One crazy ride.” —Kirkus Reviews“A fiendish quest for revenge drives Gruley’s tense second thriller.” —Publishers Weekly“Gruley has crafted a dark, complex novel with an equally complex and often empathetic villain. Perfect reading for cold, gray days.” —Booklist

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