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Matt Drabble

Auteur van Asylum - 13 Tales of Terror

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Werken van Matt Drabble

Asylum - 13 Tales of Terror (2013) 69 exemplaren
Gated (2012) 39 exemplaren
Abra-Cadaver (2013) 25 exemplaren
The Last Resort (2016) 16 exemplaren
The Gated Trilogy (2017) 13 exemplaren
The Travelling Man (2014) 11 exemplaren
Double Visions (2015) 11 exemplaren
The Montague Portrait 7 exemplaren
Rapture Falls (2012) 5 exemplaren
Grave Robbers 5 exemplaren
Prime Time 4 exemplaren
The Asylum Trilogy 4 exemplaren
Survival Island 4 exemplaren
Vengeance Has Fangs 3 exemplaren
Gated II: Ravenhill Academy (2013) 3 exemplaren
Fangland (2012) 2 exemplaren
After Darkness Falls: Vol 2" (2014) 2 exemplaren
Fangsters 1 exemplaar
Salvage (2022) 1 exemplaar
Capes 1 exemplaar
The Retreat 1 exemplaar

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Mysterious and Suspenseful Horror!

This is the omnibus edition so I will be doing a small backstory for each book within the trilogy. All the books have elements of mystery, thriller, and horror which is combined within these three books.

Gated:

A little backstory:

Michael and Emily Torrance endure a tragedy in their lives so they want to get away from the life they have in Britain and they move to a small town in America called "Eden".

Eden is a gated community with people that seem to be idyllic and very nice along with always willing to lend a helping hand to their neighbor. As Michael and Emily settle into the their new home getting acquainted with the neighbors things seem just too perfect and serene to the point where they just cannot believe that such a place exists, but as time goes on things are not always what they seem and when things start to go awry the Torrances have to figure out a way to elicit a plan of escape as what they don't realize that something is simmering right below the surface of the perfect community.

Ravenhill Academy:

The second book starts out with Sarah Jane Mears (one of the characters from the first book Gated) as she lands a teaching job in England at a private school (Ravenhill Academy) as she is still trying to pick up the pieces of her life of things that happened in the town of Eden.

When a 13 year old boy arrives as a new student (Joshua) the school becomes his playground of evil as he is able to manipulate everyone around him. Sarah learns that the school has some bad history and she has to figure out what she needs to do to maintain not only her sanity but to survive the evil seeping through the school grounds along with trying to stop "Joshua" as he harbors a dark secret that is tied to the town of Eden.

Election Day:

Campaigning for the greater good might be something that Avery Grant is thinking as she latches onto a candidate that seems too good to be true, but she decides to take a chance on Christian Tolanson as he seems to be able to gather the masses of people to his will. Tolanson is not all what he seems and to get things done he is willing to do anything to becoming elected. Tolanson is tied to the town of Eden as well and when things come to light about him the book goes into overdrive as when loose ends are being tied up sometimes they unravel.

Thoughts for all the books within this omnibus:

There was a drawn out buildup of suspense, tension and horror. There are quite a few characters within all three books so I won't go into detail of each one, but all the characters were believable and seemed to mesh in with the storylines. All three books are tied together so it is best to read them all in order. Giving this whole set four "suspenseful" stars.
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BookNookRetreat7 | Jul 25, 2022 |
Twists and Turns!

Backstory:

Location: Denver Mills

Past:

It was supposed to be a fun filled time birthday party for "Tommy" who was turning 12. The party included not only cake, ice cream, and presents, but also a renowned magician - the Great Cosmos X a/k/a Arnold Trotter.

Tommy and his best friends Dixon, McEwen, PJ, and Ally became curious about what kind of fun stuff was inside the van that belonged to the Great Cosmos X so they go check it out. They fiddled around with one of the props which made it not work properly causing something horrific to happen to the assistant of the Great Cosmos X landing him in a murder trial and being sentenced to prison - though no knew that the kids were even involved in the prop mishap.

Present:

Now the kids are all grown up and Tommy is coming back home to take care of his fathers estate. Upon his arrival, murders start happening in the small town of Denver Mills, which no one knows who it could possibly be until they find out that Arnold Trotter who was the Great Cosmos X has escaped the mental institution where he was staying.

A ticked off magician is on his way back home to Denver Mills and he has all kinds of tricks up his sleeves! Bodies are piling up and no one knows when it is going to end!

Thoughts:

This book captured me from the first chapter and took me on a thrill ride all the way to the end. Lots of twists and turns with fast pacing from the beginning of the book to the end!

This book reminded me of the 80's horror slasher films and it definitely captures everything from that memory trip into time. The author throws in a big twisted surprise thrown near the end of the book which was unexpected and pulled the rug out from under me! Giving this book four "Maniac Magician" stars.
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BookNookRetreat7 | Jul 25, 2022 |
An interesting story about a mini-zombie apocalypse, limited to an island. I enjoyed the assault team, especially the female leader. All anti-hero types. Plus, a lot of zombie action.
 
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OgreZed | 1 andere bespreking | Sep 14, 2020 |
What a great surprise! "The Last Resort" by Matt Drabble will keep readers on the edge of their seats throughout the entire story. It's non-stop action from start to finish. I felt like I was part of the team and followed alongside Mac's boys. Mac is a former military officer and current female mercenary - taking on all the dirty jobs if the price is right. She is contracted by a billionaire's son to check out his father's private island resort as all communication ceased over a week ago. She gathers her team and off they go - only to be boarded by pirates along the way.

Once they reach the island, they were not prepared for what they would encounter. It was "a rich person's paradise" that turned their stomachs. They were now stranded on the island because the pirate attack disabled their boat, it was only luck that the currents were going the same way and washed them ashore. Now they have to fight for their lives against resort guests, staff, pirates from the mothership, and other mercenaries without a way of getting off the island. Communications are down and there is no way that a rescue could be organized. They were on their own with more bodies to kill than available bullets. Who will survive this madness? And how many times will they have to put down the same people that continue to attack them?

Great job Matt! I especially like the little girl which gives this genre a new twist...converter...leader...mind reader...strategist all rolled into one. Highly recommended! You won't be sorry!

John Podlaski, author
"Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel" and "When Can I Stop Running?"
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