Ruthless, John Rector
Ruthless, John Rector
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Ruthless

Author: John Rector

Narrator: Scott Merriman

Unabridged: 4 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 06/01/2015


Synopsis

Nick White is the only person who can save Abigail Pierce. After uncovering a plot to have her killed, he attempts to warn her but instead puts himself squarely in the crosshairs. They know who he is, they know where he lives, they know how to get at his family.Drawn into the conspiracy surrounding Abigail, Nick soon discovers the danger is bigger than he ever believed. Now he must uncover the truth to save her and himself. Gripping and intense, this novel is a twisted thrill ride from bestselling author John Rector.

About John Rector

John Rector is the bestselling author of The Grove, The Cold Kiss, Already Gone, and Out of the Black. His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and has won several awards, including the International Thriller Award for his novella, Lost Things.He lives in Omaha, Nebraska.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James on June 30, 2015

Nick White is having a pretty crappy couple of months. He's lost his job; his efforts to make money as a card player are not going well, and his wife has recently kicked him out. So one can readily understand why the poor guy might be sitting in a bar on a rainy night, sucking down Scotch. It appear......more

Goodreads review by Blake on June 06, 2016

Ruthless is aptly named. It will ruthlessly steal your time, your sleep, your other priorities, and you won't know what hit you until you come crashing and gasping into the last brilliant page. Rector’s gorgeous, streamlined prose goes down like a fine single malt. A breathless, ruthlessly-efficient......more

Goodreads review by Richard on January 11, 2016

This new book became conveniently available right in the middle of my mini-binge of some of John Rector's great books. I received an advanced copy of this upcoming novel through NetGalley for an honest review. I've been pretty excited about Rector, who writes tense noir tales that recall the classic......more

Goodreads review by Josh on April 11, 2015

RUTHLESS is a classic wrong-man tale oozing noir and dripping in conspiracy and sinister motives - all of which become more paramount as the plot unfolds. There is a real sense of mystery with the truth hidden in a dense brume that envelopes the quarry, Abigail - a young women marked for death, and......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on June 12, 2015

I've been reading more and more mysteries and thrillers these days. This isn't my usual genre of choice, but the plot of this one really caught my eye and it was definitely worth the read. Imagine someone handing you an envelope with a lot of money in and a flash drive with photos of a woman on it. Th......more


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Ruthless is aptly named. It will ruthlessly steal your time, your sleep, your other priorities, and you won’t know what hit you until you come crashing and gasping into the last brilliant page. Rector’s gorgeous, streamlined prose goes down like a fine single malt. A breathless, ruthlessly-efficient thriller that is not to be missed.” —Blake Crouch, International bestselling author of The Wayward Pines Series“Rector pulls some nice surprises.” Publishers WeeklyPraise for the International Thriller Award Winning and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author John Rector:“John Rector is quickly becoming a master of suspense and drama…Just when you think the story can’t get any more complicated, it does. It has more twists than a pretzel, but is much more satisfying” New York Journal of Books“Its time to get on board, before Rector stops being ‘the next big thing’ and becomes the phenomenon he deserves to be.” Los Angeles Review of Books“Swift and savage and smart, Rector [writes]…superior pulp in the grand James M. Cain tradition.” —Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition“[John Rector is] a novelist who I consider to be one of the very best new writers to enter the scene in a very long time…John Rector is a game changer.” Spinetingler Magazine“John Rector piques our curiosity at every page turn and leaves us hanging at each chapter ending.” New York Journal of Books“A bestselling author who doesn’t make us embarrassed to have his books on our shelves.” The Nerd of Noir“Rector brings some really impressive writing and strong characters into a genre that is often teeming with contrived, cringe-worthy dialogue and flat, unoriginal characters.” Baltimore Reads“[Rector’s] consistent excellence in storytelling is already proving his calling card.” Books and Writers“John Rector writes a lean, mean mystery.” Lincoln Journal Star“Rector’s style has never been so assured or polished as in Ruthless. To borrow the title of director Sergio Martino’s 1972 giallo, Tutti i colori del buio, Rector writes with all the colors of the dark: the dimly lit atmosphere, the ugly edge of violence, and the sadness of human betrayal. Equally bleak and exhilarating, Rector’s rollercoaster is the ideal ride for hardcore fans of noir. With nary a wasted word, Rector’s streamlined prose reads so quickly that my only complaint is waiting another year for his next book.” —The Life Sentence