Grip of Deceit
After the End #1
by Sam J Fires
Published: June 22, 2023
Publisher: Samuel Fires Publications
Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Thriller, Teen, Young Adult, Suspense
Blurb:
A gunshot cost him his job, his leg, and his self-worth. Can this retired cop reclaim his inner strength as the world plunges into darkness?
Oregon, USA. Patrick Edward Dunn has nothing left. Heading home in snowy weather after dropping off his kids, the fifty-something, three-time-divorcĂ© is shocked when all the cars on the highway lose control and start crashing. And stopping to help a woman trapped in her vehicle, he only has seconds to save her as a logging truck hurtles right at them…
Holly Rebecca Winters doesn’t know what’s going on. Waking up with surprising bandages on her head and no memory of the last twenty-four hours, the mental hospital patient overhears staff worried about a suspicious power outage. So with her keepers distracted, the forty-three-year-old detainee grabs the chance for a desperate escape.
As Patrick’s ancient EMP-immune Chevy inches its way through the mayhem and brutal elements, he tries to help the injured. While Holly runs into terrified people and rising danger, increasingly at risk of not making it off the frigid streets alive.
Can these two survivors find safety, or is everyone doomed?
My Review:
Grip of Deceit is the first book in the After the End series by Sam J Fires and what a great start it is. Grip of Deceit starts off with a blast and never lets up. Ex-police officer Patrick Edward Dunn is just dropping his kids off at his ex-wife’s and as he is heading home there is an accident on the road just as all the vehicles stop working but luckily Patrick’s still works.
Next, we are introduced to a woman who wakes up with a bandage on her head and a bad headache. The woman can’t remember the last twenty-four hours. She wakes in a dark room and she knows immediately that something is not right as the door to her room is unlocked. When she gets up to investigate there is no one in sight. Where is everyone? What is going on? And what has happened to the power?
After looking around a little more Molly sees that something is going on in one of the rooms down the hall. This is her one chance to sneak out of the hospital as the doors won’t be locked and the nurse's attention is focused elsewhere. So Molly takes her chance on the outside where it is freezing cold and snowing but it is better than being locked up right?
Grip of Deceit is a short read that kept me hanging on right to the end keeping me glued to my seat hanging on every word. Grip of Deceit is a great start to a brand new series one in which I can’t wait for more. I can’t wait to see where the rest of the story goes in book two of this wonderful new series.
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