Thief River Falls, Brian Freeman
Thief River Falls, Brian Freeman
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Thief River Falls

Author: Brian Freeman

Narrator: January LaVoy

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2020


Synopsis

Harrowing loss, psychological trauma, and a deadly mystery test the human will to survive in this electrifying novel from award-winning author Brian Freeman.Lisa Power is a tortured ghost of her former self. The author of a bestselling thriller called Thief River Falls, named after her rural Minnesota hometown, Lisa is secluded in her remote house as she struggles with the loss of her entire family: a series of tragedies she calls the “Dark Star.”Then a nameless runaway boy shows up at her door with a terrifying story: he’s just escaped death after witnessing a brutal murder—a crime the police want to cover up. Obsessed with the boy’s safety, Lisa resolves to expose this crime, but powerful men in Thief River Falls are desperate to get the boy back, and now they want her too.Lisa and her young visitor have nowhere to go as the trap closes around them. Still under the strange, unforgiving threat of the Dark Star, Lisa must find a way to save them both, or they’ll become the victims of another shocking tragedy she can’t foresee.

About Brian Freeman

Brian Freeman is an Amazon Charts bestselling author of psychological thrillers, including the Frost Easton and Jonathan Stride series. His books have been sold in forty-six countries and translated into twenty-two languages. His stand-alone thriller Spilled Blood was named Best Hardcover Novel in the International Thriller Writers Awards, and his novel The Burying Place was a finalist for the same honor. The Night Bird, the first book in the Frost Easton series, was one of the top twenty Kindle bestsellers of 2017. Brian is widely acclaimed for his vivid “you are there” settings, from San Francisco to the Midwest, and for his complex, engaging characters and twist-filled plots.Brian lives in Minnesota with his wife, Marcia. For more information on the author and his books, visit http://bfreemanbooks.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on January 05, 2020

Just okay Throughout this book,I felt like everything was so contrived and people did and said things that were illogical. by the end I understood why that was but the twist did not really make up for the story before it. In trying to make the end a surprise, the main character wasn't developed enoug......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on February 15, 2020

3.5 rounded up Lisa Power is a successful author with one of her books to be dramatised by Reese Witherspoon’s company. However, in the year of Dark Star she has suffered much tragedy. Her life is placed in danger when she finds a young boy who she names Purdue on her property. He is suffering memory......more

Goodreads review by Ruth on January 28, 2023

Lisa Power is a bestselling thriller author who must confront demons from her past after the loss of her entire family. Then on a rainy night a runway nameless boy shows up on the front lawn of Lisa's house who Lisa names Purdue. Purdue remembers nothing about his past or where he comes from. Lisa n......more

Goodreads review by Linda on January 03, 2020

Lisa Powers is the well-known local author of a bestselling thriller Thief River Falls, named after her hometown. Lisa has lost her parents, three brothers, her fiancee all within several years. Her twin brother still lives, although they haven't spoken in over a year. One night she finds a young boy......more

Goodreads review by exploraDora on June 10, 2021

This book had an interesting premise, but the dialogue between characters seemed off, so much that it made the whole reading experience a little unpleasant for me. If I hadn't checked to see if the author had written other books, I would have thought that it's his debut novel (I would have been more......more


Quotes

“[In] this strong standalone from Thriller Award–winner Freeman (the Jonathan Stride series),…Readers will admire the skillful way Freeman plays tricks with thriller conventions.” Publishers Weekly“Freeman does a masterful job creating a nightmare scenario of never-ending darkness, roads that go nowhere with bogeymen at every intersection. A disturbing yet compelling thriller.” Booklist