North of Nowhere: A Thriller
New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan’s next standalone is an unputdownable race to the dramatic finish.
After five years in hiding from their murderous father, the day Kristen and Ryan McIntyre have been dreading has arrived: Boyd McIntyre, head of a Los Angeles crime family, has at last tracked his kids to a small Montana town and is minutes away from kidnapping them. They barely escape in a small plane, but gunfire hits the fuel line. The pilot, a man who has been raising them as his own, manages to crash land in the middle of the Montana wilderness. The siblings hike deep into the woods, searching desperately for safety—unaware of the severity of the approaching storm.
Boyd’s sister Ruby left Los Angeles for the Army years ago, cutting off contact in order to help keep her niece and nephew safe and free from the horrors of the McIntyre clan. So when she gets an emergency call that the plane has gone down with the kids inside, she drops everything to try save them.
As the storm builds, Ruby isn’t the only person looking for them. Boyd has hired an expert tracker to find and bring them home. And rancher Nick Lorenzo, who knows these mountains better than anyone and doesn’t understand why the kids are running, is on their trail too.
But there is a greater threat to Kristen and Ryan out there. More volatile than the incoming blizzard, more dangerous than the family they ran from or the natural predators they could encounter. Who finds them first could determine if they live or die. . .
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This is a heart racing, edge of your seat, have to read one more chapter, thriller! This book will keep you enthralled until the very end.
After being in hiding for the past five years from their murderous father Boyd McIntyre, head of the LA crime family, he has finally found them. Kirstin and Ryan McIntyre are terrified. They have been hiding in a small Montana town, and Boyd is minutes from them. To kidnap them and take them back to Los Angeles to “deal” with them.
Kristin and Ryan barely escape in a small plane, but it’s soon losing control after Boyd’s men have shot the fuel line. The pilot, a man who has been raising them as his own, manages to crash land in the middle of the Montana wilderness. They hike deep into the woods, searching desperately for safety—unaware of the severity of the approaching storm.
Ruby who is Boyd’s sister, left Los Angeles for the Army years ago, cutting off contact in order to help keep her Kristin and Ryan safe and free from the horrors of the McIntyre clan. So when she gets an emergency call that the plane has gone down with the kids inside, she drops everything to try save them.
Ruby isn’t the only person looking for them. Boyd has hired an expert tracker to find and bring them home. And rancher Nick Lorenzo, who knows these mountains better than anyone, is on their trail too.
Kristen and Ryan have a greater threat out there. More unpredictable than the incoming blizzard, more threatening than the family they ran from or the natural predators they could encounter. Who finds them first could define if they live or die.
I want to thank Netgalley, the author, Allison Brennan and the Publishers St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books
After being in hiding for the past five years from their murderous father Boyd McIntyre, head of the LA crime family, he has finally found them. Kirstin and Ryan McIntyre are terrified. They have been hiding in a small Montana town, and Boyd is minutes from them. To kidnap them and take them back to Los Angeles to “deal” with them.
Kristin and Ryan barely escape in a small plane, but it’s soon losing control after Boyd’s men have shot the fuel line. The pilot, a man who has been raising them as his own, manages to crash land in the middle of the Montana wilderness. They hike deep into the woods, searching desperately for safety—unaware of the severity of the approaching storm.
Ruby who is Boyd’s sister, left Los Angeles for the Army years ago, cutting off contact in order to help keep her Kristin and Ryan safe and free from the horrors of the McIntyre clan. So when she gets an emergency call that the plane has gone down with the kids inside, she drops everything to try save them.
Ruby isn’t the only person looking for them. Boyd has hired an expert tracker to find and bring them home. And rancher Nick Lorenzo, who knows these mountains better than anyone, is on their trail too.
Kristen and Ryan have a greater threat out there. More unpredictable than the incoming blizzard, more threatening than the family they ran from or the natural predators they could encounter. Who finds them first could define if they live or die.
I want to thank Netgalley, the author, Allison Brennan and the Publishers St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books
This is the sixth Allison Brennan book that I’ve read. I like Brennan’s work; she’s a good writer and storyteller. Brennan starts the story in one of my fave ways to start a story, adrenaline pumping, at the edge of my seat, with some nail-biting feats. Yeah, scenes like that will beat any slow burn story EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!
The book summary lays out the first 20% of the primary story and introduces the MC’s. What the book summary doesn’t mention is the secondary storyline of the evil grandmother, Frankie, also tracking them down, through her mob family henchmen. There are a boatload of characters that the story flips back and forth with. We have Kristen, and her aunt, Ruby. There is also Nick and his son, Jason. There is Frankie’s son, Boyd, who is Kristen & Ryan’s father, and then there is the local Sheriff, Kate Paxton.
From pretty early in the story, the two kids, Kristen & Ryan (16 & 10), are on their own and hiking their way through the mountains to a town that is a day away. There is a storm on the way so getting search and rescue out looking for them is impossible. To make matters worse, there is a boatload of people looking for them, some good, some not. Most of the story revolves around getting off the mountain alive. However, the danger for the kids doesn’t end there and there is a whole other danger waiting for them. There are some adrenaline pumping, intense scenes where it’s not clear who will make it out of this mess alive.
This was a fast-paced, action-packed story that had me invested from the get-go. I don’t want to say too much because I truly do not want to reveal any spoilers. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator, Eliza Foss, was very good. I want to thank NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending me this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #NorthofNowhere
The book summary lays out the first 20% of the primary story and introduces the MC’s. What the book summary doesn’t mention is the secondary storyline of the evil grandmother, Frankie, also tracking them down, through her mob family henchmen. There are a boatload of characters that the story flips back and forth with. We have Kristen, and her aunt, Ruby. There is also Nick and his son, Jason. There is Frankie’s son, Boyd, who is Kristen & Ryan’s father, and then there is the local Sheriff, Kate Paxton.
From pretty early in the story, the two kids, Kristen & Ryan (16 & 10), are on their own and hiking their way through the mountains to a town that is a day away. There is a storm on the way so getting search and rescue out looking for them is impossible. To make matters worse, there is a boatload of people looking for them, some good, some not. Most of the story revolves around getting off the mountain alive. However, the danger for the kids doesn’t end there and there is a whole other danger waiting for them. There are some adrenaline pumping, intense scenes where it’s not clear who will make it out of this mess alive.
This was a fast-paced, action-packed story that had me invested from the get-go. I don’t want to say too much because I truly do not want to reveal any spoilers. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator, Eliza Foss, was very good. I want to thank NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending me this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #NorthofNowhere