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judithdcollins's review against another edition
4.0
Everything to Lose by Andrew Gross is a fast-paced, complex, suspense thriller, a conspiracy, with dark buried secrets, and murder for an intense ride!
Set in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Hilary Cantor, is a divorced mother of a seven-year old son, with Asperger's Syndrome. She has tons of medical bills and expensive schooling for her son, and her number one priority is taking care of her son and getting him the care he needs.
Hilary has just lost her job and her husband has not paid his child support. (he is remarried with his own family).
So, her last resort, is driving to her ex-husband’s house, since he will not return her calls. She needs to get money from him in order to help Brandon. While driving, she is taking a different route than normal and rounds a curve and she sees a car ahead of her swerve to avoid hitting a deer, a freak accident.
The car spins out of control, plunges over the embankment and she sets out to see if she can help, but it is too late. The man is dead; however, she sees a bag of money (a half a million) on the front seat. Her first instinct is to leave it; however, she thinks maybe this is the answer to her prayers, as she is desperate. She decides to throw the bag into the woods, and come back for it later-If she can bring herself to do so… she has to think it over.
Over the course of the next few days, she is on the fence between right and wrong, the outcome, and what she can or cannot do, while looking at her options, which are slim. Another driver sees the accident (minus the money bag throwing), and he says he will wait on the police. She then goes to her ex-husband’s house and he offers little or no assistance, as he has had to close his business and his wife is keeping them afloat.
Can she do this? What if? Whose money is it and will she get caught? In the meantime, she does her own investigation to learn more about the man driving the car. He is a regular down to earth older man with a nice family, and he is no way could be mixed up in this kind of money, and locates his son.
What happens next sets on a course of high-suspense as all the pieces begin to connect. The writing and plot, tight and brilliant - the way the different characters from years ago, are leading up to this one day, when they collide.
When the original plan of one person to help another, becomes something bigger, caught up in a dark past and secrets of a political official’s past, and now the bad guy is looking for the money, plus all the people connected to that dark secret. With an added bonus of a man who risks it all to help her along with a child’s love.
A heart-pounding suspense crime thriller, and page turner which is hard to put down. What made this book so incredible is the realism- it could actually happen. When faced with these choices, what would you do to protect your child?
I listened to the audiobook and Tavia Gilbert was outstanding – a great combo. This was my first book by Gross and look forward to reading more!
Set in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Hilary Cantor, is a divorced mother of a seven-year old son, with Asperger's Syndrome. She has tons of medical bills and expensive schooling for her son, and her number one priority is taking care of her son and getting him the care he needs.
Hilary has just lost her job and her husband has not paid his child support. (he is remarried with his own family).
So, her last resort, is driving to her ex-husband’s house, since he will not return her calls. She needs to get money from him in order to help Brandon. While driving, she is taking a different route than normal and rounds a curve and she sees a car ahead of her swerve to avoid hitting a deer, a freak accident.
The car spins out of control, plunges over the embankment and she sets out to see if she can help, but it is too late. The man is dead; however, she sees a bag of money (a half a million) on the front seat. Her first instinct is to leave it; however, she thinks maybe this is the answer to her prayers, as she is desperate. She decides to throw the bag into the woods, and come back for it later-If she can bring herself to do so… she has to think it over.
Over the course of the next few days, she is on the fence between right and wrong, the outcome, and what she can or cannot do, while looking at her options, which are slim. Another driver sees the accident (minus the money bag throwing), and he says he will wait on the police. She then goes to her ex-husband’s house and he offers little or no assistance, as he has had to close his business and his wife is keeping them afloat.
Can she do this? What if? Whose money is it and will she get caught? In the meantime, she does her own investigation to learn more about the man driving the car. He is a regular down to earth older man with a nice family, and he is no way could be mixed up in this kind of money, and locates his son.
What happens next sets on a course of high-suspense as all the pieces begin to connect. The writing and plot, tight and brilliant - the way the different characters from years ago, are leading up to this one day, when they collide.
When the original plan of one person to help another, becomes something bigger, caught up in a dark past and secrets of a political official’s past, and now the bad guy is looking for the money, plus all the people connected to that dark secret. With an added bonus of a man who risks it all to help her along with a child’s love.
A heart-pounding suspense crime thriller, and page turner which is hard to put down. What made this book so incredible is the realism- it could actually happen. When faced with these choices, what would you do to protect your child?
I listened to the audiobook and Tavia Gilbert was outstanding – a great combo. This was my first book by Gross and look forward to reading more!
reenaxox's review against another edition
5.0
This book was constantly in my hand, found it impossible to pull myself away from it. The way it's written is amazing, the story line is always grabbing you and pulling you in. Andrew Gross has a way of telling stories and it is pure genius. I loved it!!
skateanddonate's review against another edition
4.0
A good read. Great premise. Writing wasn't as polished as most of his books. All the introspection got a bit clunky. Didn't like the heroes "paying;" that lowered my rating. Solid 4+ stars.
boleary30's review against another edition
3.0
It was a good premise...What would you do if you were down and out financially and found half a million dollars, but the many scenes where the main character is going against thug mob types are too far fetched for anyone to believe. The mystery behind where the money actually came from is the best part of the book. Not a book that sticks with you or makes an impact, just a quick simple read.
bookworm84's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book! I found that it grabbed me from the very first page and I could not put it down! I loved the characters and the plot and I really think that Gross is an author to watch. I'm glad that he was able to get out from under James Patterson's shadow and break out on his own.
The only thing I did not like about the book was the ending. Things were wrapped a little too nicely for my liking which made it a tad unbelievable.
The only thing I did not like about the book was the ending. Things were wrapped a little too nicely for my liking which made it a tad unbelievable.
sssnoo's review against another edition
3.0
Decent, quick vacation read. Nothing really compelling or interesting in any of the characters except the evil guy - and he is indeed pretty creepy.
sparklebox1's review against another edition
5.0
Really enjoyed the thrill. Forget the old cliche ending victim meets hero, hero saves the day and it’s all happy ever after!
Well thought out plot with lots of connections running through and nasty little twists in between.
A white knuckle ride!!
Well thought out plot with lots of connections running through and nasty little twists in between.
A white knuckle ride!!
christine_03's review against another edition
Good read-end was a little unsettling interesting premise for a story. Woman who takes $$ she finds after car crash—-needs it for her son- leads to dead man’s son…lots of trouble