The Survivor (Audible Audio Edition) Gregg Hurwitz Jeff Harding Audible Studios Books
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From the 11th storey of a Los Angeles high-rise, Nate looks out on the city - the traffic, the trees, and the beach beyond. He breathes deeply. And then he moves one foot off the ledge and into thin air. But before he can jump, gunshots ring out from within the building. A robbery is in progress. And Nate, with nothing to lose but the life he was about to give up, decides to intervene. What happens next plunges Nate into mortal danger...and reunites him with the family he hasn't known for years - a family he will do anything to protect.
Packed with twists and suspense, hurtling forward at relentless speed, The Survivor is a gripping, unforgettable story of sacrifice, redemption, and heroism.
The Survivor (Audible Audio Edition) Gregg Hurwitz Jeff Harding Audible Studios Books
This is a terrific novel, on two levels. The first level is that it stands out in the suspense genre. Every time you think the situation can't get worse, it does. Nate Overbay is a man who seems to have hit bottom. He has nothing left to live for in the present, he is haunted by the past (literally - he has a ghost as an unwanted companion), and his future is soon to end. The second level is literary. The author takes pains to use writing techniques that are often omitted, and his hard work pays off for the reader. The beginning foreshadows the end, there are parallels in situations all through the book, and - I was really pleased with this - the behavior of one daughter reflects the behavior of one father. There is a Ukrainian master criminal who adores his daughter, a teenage brat who drinks, uses drugs, is promiscuous, and doesn't care about school. There is Nate, who adores his daughter, a teenage Goth who is in love with one guy (apparently unsuitable, but wait) and does her best in school. Nate encounters Pavlo, the criminal, and once their paths cross, a wild ride begins. One father will gain his family, one father will lose his; one man will redeem himself and one man will not. This is a great read!Product details
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The Survivor (Audible Audio Edition) Gregg Hurwitz Jeff Harding Audible Studios Books Reviews
Update It is now August, 2016. I'm not sure when i wrote this initial review - I'd guess 2 years ago? I was searching through my books & audiobooks for what to read/hear next, and I came across this awesomeness here. I have probably 40 to 60 unread - unheard titles, & an additional couple hundred books that I could re-read if desired, but after just a glimpse of The Survivor, I knew there was no way I could resist. And that really says a lot.
I'm listening to the audiobook, narrated by the Hercules of the audiobook narration world, a man named Scott Brick and despite the fact that I'm alternating between immense physical pain & being totally high out of my mind from the pain medication, I am feeling GOOD immersed in this story. (end of update)
This book just overtook a few weeks of my life. The author took the totally unique-to-me path of changing things entirely about 1/3rd in, and then doing so again in the final 1/3rd of the story. I was floored. This was one of the few times where, after finishing a book, I sat up all night thinking about it in detail.
Nate Overbay performs a heroic deed, gets married, has a daughter, has a good job, and has his own house. Headed towards the American dream. Then everything turns to ashes. His National Guard unit is called up for service in Iraq. He loses friends, returns home with PTSD and nightmares, haunted by visitations of the ghost of a dead friend. All that is compounded when he is diagnosed with ALS, a degenerative disease. His life is falling apart and he is out on a top floor window ledge ready to end it all. But shots are fired inside and people are being killed. He looks in through the window, intervenes and becomes a hero, saving the day.
The only problem is that he has disrupted the plans of a psychotic Ukrainian gangster who has a spiderweb reaching into the social structure. He wants Nate to bring him what he was trying to steal. Otherwise he will torture and kill Nate's family. Nate himself has nothing to lose - after all, he intended to kill himself at the outset. But he is protective of his family. This becomes a deadly game between Nate and the gangster, and bodies pile up as people are killed. To quote an expression from another novel Catch Me A Detective D.D. Warren Novel, "Everyone has to die sometime. Be Brave."
The novel is not a mystery as you know the bad guys from the start, but it is nonstop action as Nate contends with the threat. Everyone is not going to survive.
The author's other novels includeYou're Next, the just being released Tell No Lies, and others. He has also written short stories including, "The Thief" which appears in First Thrills High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors
This story -- no, this AUTHOR -- man. I read a LOT, and I have to say, Gregg Hurwitz is one of the best I've ever come across. Character development, plot twists, action sequences yes, he has all of that. But what really impresses me is the descriptors he uses. Like I said, I've read a lot, particularly in the action genre, and certain things quickly become cliched. Hurwitz applies his own unique phrasing with an impact that is visceral. "The Survivor" is no exception. Pick it up when you have the time to read it all the way through, and be prepared to feel EVERYTHING.
Enjoy.
This is another wonderful book by Gregg Hurwitz. In this one, he takes a damaged and sick hero who has lost his family because he can't get beyond the horrors of the war he experienced or his PTSD. And now he is facing a horrible health issue that leaves him ready to take his own life. But just at that moment, he ends up being the hero in a bank robbery. Unfortunately, a really, really bad guy is willing to kill the hero's daughter if he doesn't get the item he needs from the bank. This leads to a series of challenges the hero and his family must surpass and a mystery to solve quickly or lose his daughter. Through the process he manages to reconnect with his wife and daughter. However, to stop the bad guy, he must make the ultimate sacrifice. Hurwitz is a master at fleshing out all of these characters, making the reader care about them, root for the hero and his family, even knowing the hero cannot have a true happy ending because of his devastating illness. Hurwitz resolves this situation the only way it can be, leaving the reader deeply saddened and yet resolved to its inevitability. I HIGHLY recommend this and all Hurwitz books! Anyone should enjoy them all.
This is a terrific novel, on two levels. The first level is that it stands out in the suspense genre. Every time you think the situation can't get worse, it does. Nate Overbay is a man who seems to have hit bottom. He has nothing left to live for in the present, he is haunted by the past (literally - he has a ghost as an unwanted companion), and his future is soon to end. The second level is literary. The author takes pains to use writing techniques that are often omitted, and his hard work pays off for the reader. The beginning foreshadows the end, there are parallels in situations all through the book, and - I was really pleased with this - the behavior of one daughter reflects the behavior of one father. There is a Ukrainian master criminal who adores his daughter, a teenage brat who drinks, uses drugs, is promiscuous, and doesn't care about school. There is Nate, who adores his daughter, a teenage Goth who is in love with one guy (apparently unsuitable, but wait) and does her best in school. Nate encounters Pavlo, the criminal, and once their paths cross, a wild ride begins. One father will gain his family, one father will lose his; one man will redeem himself and one man will not. This is a great read!
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