"Maybe it all began three years ago with a group of writers gathered in a mountain cabin, making up stories. He hadn't seen the harm in it. It was all make-believe. A story never killed anyone...Until now." -musings of Ian Ludlow, from the novel
This was another free selection from First Reads/Amazon, the first I have read by this author and a good choice on my part. Loaded with suspense, a unique plot and dashes of humor, it was a true page-turner. I'll rate it a 4.
Does the title strike you as an oxymoron? It is but as you read you understand how it fits the story.
Suspense writer Ian Ludlow is on a tour to publicize his latest book, The Dead Never Forget, when he hears of a terrorist attack in Hawaii that seems eerily similar to a plot he had developed. He soon realizes, after a couple of close calls, that he and his escort Margo French are being targeted by the CIA...wait! What?
The plot is interrupted a few times with Ludlow's fiction featuring protagonist detective Clint Straker. Ian ends up channeling his inner Straker to help him and Margo escape multiple assassination attempts. With some help from a very eccentric (some say insane) former TV star, they bring truth to light in the end, not to mention providing Ian with another book plot, and maybe even a new job!
No doubt I will read another of Goldberg's series sometime. If you take this one on, get ready for an exciting ride!
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