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I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this audiobook! I hadn‘t heard of the author before which makes sense bc this was his 1st novel. I found it to be well-written. However, there were a couple cliche tropes/plot points that I thought were beneath the quality presented earlier in the book. Looking forward to his second book out this summer!

I read this on a recommendation from a friend. I like thrillers. I‘m into crime. What isn‘t there to like? A lot. I would have bailed on this early if I wasn‘t reading this for a friend. A book that should have been right up my alley, but ended up being such a disappointment.

With a Dexter-adjacent protagonist, this is more thriller than mystery, morally gray, well written, and I can see it getting an adaptation eventually, a series based on the premise. I really enjoyed the sarcasm in the two main POVs, reminded me of Karin Slaughter in that way. #AudioYoga #Audiobooks #Libby

Martin Reese has a hobby: he buys stolen police files on serial killers and uses them to find and dig up murder victims. Once he finds them, he calls the police anonymously, taunting them for their failure to do their job. Martin sees his work as a public service, but others disagree... Nathan Ripley will be at #emwf18 to read from his chilling thriller! bit.ly/2MsillX #canlit #thriller

Nope.

I checked my library list and this one has no renewals left, so I‘m giving it a try next. It‘s okay so far—easy to read, certainly.

While not a masterpiece in terms of writing quality, this was a unique and fun thriller that kept me flipping the pages. 3/5 stars.

Full review: https://reneereadsbooks.wordpress.com/2018/08/09/book-review-find-you-in-the-dar...

A morbidly fun, gruesome-murder-filled thriller (written by a friend of mine!) that takes readers deeper into the gloom of the human psyche with every plot twist.

Read June 2-5
Book 25/50, my 2018 goal halfway point 🎉

The premise of this book was really interesting, but the writing just didn‘t live up to it. Martin Reese is a wealthy Dexter-type. Instead of killing bad guys, he solves cold cases to bring closure to the victims‘ families. He soon gets in over his head and has a suspicious detective on his trail. The story picks up near the end, but the beginning was way too slow.

Interesting book! I really enjoyed it and the writing style was really fascinating. My criticism would be that the first half or so of the book was kind of slow paced and then it started going really fast! I think I would would've enjoyed it even more if the pacing was a little better. Still a really enjoyable book, it is a little morbid though, might not be everyone's cup of tea.
4/5 ⭐
#crime #thriller #mystery

I loved the premise of this book, but it fell a bit flat for me. Not nearly as intense or creepy as I was hoping for. Nathan Ripley is a pseudonym for Naben Ruthnum, and since this is Naben‘s first thriller, I have high hopes for the future. I met him last night, and he was very nice! #canlit #emwf18

Nathan Ripley is a pseudonym for an author who wrote a short work of nonfiction I loved, so I was rooting for his debut thriller novel. It's a slow burn & goes to some dark places, minus the gore. It needed to be a gripping character study but the main character, Martin Reese, was curiously blank. His foil, the female cop, was equally blank. An interesting premise about privacy, Silicon Valley culture & true crime obsessives that didn't go far.

The premise of this book was really interesting and the writing style was very engaging but I found some parts were just a bit underwhelming. I would say a solid 3.5 ⭐

Hailed as a cross between Dexter and The Talented Mr. Ripley, I thought this book was going to be a mesmerizing study in character development. Nope! It was mediocre at best and I had to push myself to finish partly because I didn't connect with the characters—they were underdeveloped and at times not believable. Ripley's Martin Reese lacks the depth and likability factor of Dexter Morgan, or the creepy brilliance of Highsmith's Tom Ripley.

Second giveaway I won within a week! Thank you Goodreads!! ☺️