Amazon Category:  Mystery/Suspense Publisher: Black Rose Writing ISBN-10:  1612967264 Pages: 268 Copyright: July 12, 2016 ISBN-13: 9781612967264 A man and his best friend are kidnapped by a mysterious person known as the Employer. Jack Petrov, lead singer of a successful rock band, is spending the Thanksgiving weekend with his wife and children in the Poconos. He has been out of the limelight for two years after a terrible car accident that resulted in the deaths of two of his children. Traveling with the family is the children’s nanny, Penny Shepherd. Penny and Jack have been best friends since their days at Princeton. After a verbal fight with his wife, Jack orders Penny to drive him after he gets buzzed in the lodge’s bar. Before they can return, they are abducted by kidnappers hired by someone called the Employer. Although treated okay at the beginning, their treatment worsens as the Employer demands information from Penny. After the truth is revealed, the Employer leaves after a final goodbye and Penny and Jack are left to try and survive, still as captives.       Excerpt Chapter 1 William walked around the man slumped in the heavy wooden chair, his slow steps making little noise on the hay strewn floor. He didn’t know what the man’s discretions were; it didn’t matter to him. Only on the rare occasion did he ask for such information from those who employed him. If he thought it was necessary for the purchased job, then he would inquire. With this particular contract, however, the background information was irrelevant. All he knew was the man had done something very despicable and was going to pay the price. That price was a most definite ending. The Employer paid a sizable amount of money for that service and William was about to complete the transaction. “Please don’t do this,” the man begged. Rivulets of moisture – a combination of tears and sweat – trickled down his beaten face and he spoke with a lisp due to two missing teeth. One tooth lay on his rotund belly while the other had flown into the rotten straw to serve as a potential warning for a future, unfortunate guest. William and his team were working in the secondary work room in the old hog barn out of logistics. The guest was a fat man and once the deed was done, it would be a pain to drag the hefty carcass from the basement of the bungalow for disposal. William chuckled as he continued to orbit the sweaty man. The guest was a pig and his last hours were being spent in the former hog barn built by William’s grandfather over half a century earlier. The irony was beautiful. “Please, just let me speak to whoever is behind this. Give me the chance to apologize. Please.” “My services were not purchased to extract an apology,” William replied in a calm voice and stood before the naked man. It was day five and the man smelled worse than a pig. He’d lost control of his bladder and bowels several times out of fear. William was ready to end the guest’s suffering just so he could get away from the rotten odor. It was an unfortunate side effect of his career. William’s cell phone rang, for the moment extending the obese man’s life. He pulled the phone from his belt and answered. “Hello,” he said, his speech cordial. The voice on the other end spoke with much confidence, even a touch of anger. It was a potential new Employer William had been negotiating with for the past few weeks. “The money is being transferred right now. It begins Thursday night. Take him then.” “As you wish,” William replied and disconnected the call. With experienced and smooth movements, he stepped behind the fat man and pulled his hunting knife from its leather sheaf on his belt. He yanked the man’s head back by his greasy hair and in a quick motion, slit his neck from ear to ear. As the man whimpered to his sad end, William rinsed his knife in a bucket of water and then addressed his team who looked on with admiration. “Dispose of him. We have a new Employer now. An important Employer. We must prepare.”

A Definite Page-Turning Read!
I enjoyed this book. I fell in love with the main character right away and her story was well written with current issues and flashbacks as well. It really built her persona. Then the story became a little dark and then darker and I couldn't stop reading. I wanted to know why and who?! Definitely looking forward to the next book!!

A must read!
I loved this novel! It was captivating from the first chapter! Each character was developed and I really felt their pain and anxiety! Definite page turner!

This book is a great read! Easy to follow and is a great ...
This book is a great read! Easy to follow and is a great suspense! This book would make a GREAT movie!!!!! :)