Welcome to another Bookish Friday, in which we share excerpts from books…and connect with other bloggers who do the same.
Let’s begin the celebration by sharing Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader; and let’s showcase The Friday 56 with Freda’s Voice.
To join in, just grab a book and share the opening lines…along with any thoughts you wish to give us; then turn to page 56 and excerpt anything on the page.
Then give us the title of the book, so others can add it to their lists! What a great way to spend a Friday.
Today’s feature is one of my new books: Survive the Night, by Riley Sager.
Book Beginning:
Staying isn’t an option.
That’s why Charlie has agreed to get into a car with a perfect stranger.
She’s promised Robbie—promised herself as well—that she’ll bolt if anything about the situation strikes her as shady.
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Friday 56:
It was the tooth that led police to conclude the worst: Maddy was another victim of a man who had struck twice before.
The Campus Killer.
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Synopsis:
Josh Baxter, the man behind the wheel, is a virtual stranger to Charlie. They met at the campus ride board, each looking to share the long drive home to Ohio. Both have good reasons for wanting to get away. For Charlie, it’s guilt and grief over the shocking murder of her best friend, who became the third victim of the man known as the Campus Killer. For Josh, it’s to help care for his sick father—or so he says.
The longer she sits in the passenger seat, the more Charlie notices there’s something suspicious about Josh, from the holes in his story about his father to how he doesn’t want her to see inside the trunk. As they travel an empty, twisty highway in the dead of night, an increasingly anxious Charlie begins to think she’s sharing a car with the Campus Killer. Is Josh truly dangerous? Or is Charlie’s jittery mistrust merely a figment of her movie-fueled imagination?
One thing is certain—Charlie has nowhere to run and no way to call for help. Trapped in a terrifying game of cat and mouse played out on pitch-black roads and in neon-lit parking lots, Charlie knows the only way to win is to survive the night.
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Would you keep reading? I love this author’s books.
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Sounds like a very terrifying and exciting book. Enjoy. My Friday quotes are here
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Thanks, Anne, I agree!
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Ooooh I love (!) the idea of a thriller/suspense book set in a car during a single night! I’m going to add this one to my TBR straightaway, so thanks for sharing! I hope you enjoy it and have a lovely weekend 🙂
Juli @ A Universe in Words
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Thanks, Juli, I am also intrigued by the setting and the suspense that takes place in a short period of time.
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I’m really looking forward to this one! Happy reading!
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Thanks, Lauren, I hope to read this one soon!
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This one is on my wishlist!!! 🙂 Happy weekend!
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Thanks, Freda, I hope we both love it!
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Sounds deliciously creepy.
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Thanks, Catherine, I think so, too. This author does “creepy” really well.
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Great excerpts! I’m intrigued! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! 🙂
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Thanks, Ashley, I only recently discovered this author, but now I want to add them all to my shelf!
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This sounds so good. I’m going to add it to my wishlist.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I hope you are as pleased with his books as I am.
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Oh, I would definitely go on with this one! And I’m adding it to my TBR list. I’ve been wanting to read something by Riley Sager, and this sounds like a good one to start with. Hope you enjoy the book and have a wonderful weekend.
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Thanks, Joy, I first discovered this author just a little while ago, and every book I pick up is a delight. Enjoy!
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What a fascinating premise. It sounds like a battle of the wits, but given the tight time frame and the limited number of characters, I have to wonder if grieving Charlie is really a reliable narrator.
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Good questions, Roberta. I can’t wait to read it.
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This sounds absolutely terrifying! And also a book I’d stay up way too late reading!
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Thanks, Katherine, I will definitely be terrified while reading it…and stay up too late!
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This sounds terrifying! I want to read it! I hope you enjoy it, Laurel-Rain.
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I think it will be, Wendy!
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I know a lot of people enjoy Riley Sager’s books! This one sounds good, too. Both of those excerpts definitely grab my attention!
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Thanks, Sammie, I really enjoy his books!
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