novelesque_life's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 STARS
"On an ordinary morning, Maria Colson takes her baby son Dylan to the corner store. She only turns her back for a few seconds. When she looks again, she sees his empty stroller, at the same time he is being abducted into a waiting van. Maria climbs onto the van, but is violently thrown to the road where she is left for dead as the van vanishes without a trace.
As Maria fights for her life and her anguished young husband keeps a beside vigil, The FBI and police across metro Sea-Tac and Washington State, search for Dylan.
Across the city, Seattle Mirror reporter Jason Wade is under a lot of pressure to bring in a big story, and the Colson kidnapping could be it. It's certainly a bizarre case with pieces that just don't add up: The Colsons are a hard-working couple. Former high school sweethearts. No problems. No enemies.
Then Jason and his dad, a private detective haunted by his former life as a cop, discover a grisly murder of a young woman that is somehow connected to the Colsons.
Now, in a dark Seattle underground of desperate dreamers and ex-convicts, Jason, embarks an investigation that parallels one led by Homicide Detective Grace Garner.
They're both hunting for the one piece of the puzzle that connects the baby's disappearance with a sping-tingling case of revenge. And time is running out, because whoever took little Dylan Colson is more dangerous than anyone could ever imagine." (From Amazon)
"On an ordinary morning, Maria Colson takes her baby son Dylan to the corner store. She only turns her back for a few seconds. When she looks again, she sees his empty stroller, at the same time he is being abducted into a waiting van. Maria climbs onto the van, but is violently thrown to the road where she is left for dead as the van vanishes without a trace.
As Maria fights for her life and her anguished young husband keeps a beside vigil, The FBI and police across metro Sea-Tac and Washington State, search for Dylan.
Across the city, Seattle Mirror reporter Jason Wade is under a lot of pressure to bring in a big story, and the Colson kidnapping could be it. It's certainly a bizarre case with pieces that just don't add up: The Colsons are a hard-working couple. Former high school sweethearts. No problems. No enemies.
Then Jason and his dad, a private detective haunted by his former life as a cop, discover a grisly murder of a young woman that is somehow connected to the Colsons.
Now, in a dark Seattle underground of desperate dreamers and ex-convicts, Jason, embarks an investigation that parallels one led by Homicide Detective Grace Garner.
They're both hunting for the one piece of the puzzle that connects the baby's disappearance with a sping-tingling case of revenge. And time is running out, because whoever took little Dylan Colson is more dangerous than anyone could ever imagine." (From Amazon)
emilyyjjean's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
This was a really fast read for me. A great detective/journalist story about an abducted baby. I did like the different POVs during the story; it kept things fresh and interesting.
addy1991's review against another edition
4.0
Book 2 in this series was as enjoyable as the first. Jason still has plenty of obstacles in his struggle to overcome his upbringing but he is determined to keep his dream of being a reporter alive. The case that grabs his attention and won't let go is one that would cause any parent nightmares if it happened to them or someone they know ~ a baby is abducted in broad daylight and the mother is sent to the hospital in critical condition. While she fights for her life, the police department, FBI and reporters are on a race against time to uncover the truth and rescue the child before it's too late. The statistics on baby abductions aren't pretty. From start to finish, this book was difficult to put down as all avenues are explored and there is little information regarding the kidnappers until things start getting pieced together and all realize that time is of the essence or there might not be a happy ending at all.
cj_mo_2222's review against another edition
4.0
I have read other books by this author, but missed the first book in this series. I was still able to enjoy this book as the plot story works well as a standalone. Jason Wade, a rookie reporter is assigned to the abduction of a baby and tries to do the right thing to break the story, please a demanding, bully of a boss, and not to anything to endanger the case the police and FBI are trying to make against the kidnapper. The story takes a few different twists and turns and keeps the reader guessing as to what really happened to baby Dylan and why. Jason's boss is hard to take, but other than that, I enjoyed the story and definitely plan on reading the next book in the series.
m3l89's review against another edition
5.0
I haven't read the first Jason Wade book and this didn't affect my reading of Every Fear, so it can be read as a standalone novel.
I enjoyed the interplay between the police and the press and this definitely propelled the plot forward.
There were some irritating typing/editing errors in the kindle version; Grace was called Grade at one point and Dylan's surname became "Cohort" on one occassion. These didn't affect my reading or enjoyment of the novel, but were incredibly irritating in the work of a professional author.
I enjoyed the interplay between the police and the press and this definitely propelled the plot forward.
There were some irritating typing/editing errors in the kindle version; Grace was called Grade at one point and Dylan's surname became "Cohort" on one occassion. These didn't affect my reading or enjoyment of the novel, but were incredibly irritating in the work of a professional author.
janiceperry13's review against another edition
4.0
Gripping
This was a very intense and gripping story of kidnapping and murder. I enjoyed this book very much and recommend reading it.
This was a very intense and gripping story of kidnapping and murder. I enjoyed this book very much and recommend reading it.
barney11sg's review against another edition
4.0
This is another of Mofina's better than most thrillers that keeps you turning pages and unlike many books I've read hate to put down. He grabs us early with a kidnapping of the kind that puts the reader firmly on the side of the victims and then makes one of them a suspect. From this opening, our author keeps the suspense mounting non-stop till the final pages. Read and enjoy.
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