Truck Stop – A Psycho Thriller

August 15, 2010 | By In Movie |

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5 Comments so far

  1. Lorena Del Aguila on August 15th, 2010

    I thought this would be a novel, something more elaborated, but it turns out to be a short story which develops quite fast and quite predictable -since the main character uses first person for her narrative-. It is kind of entertaining, but nothing outstanding.
    Rating: 2 / 5

  2. Red Adept on August 15th, 2010

    Good Stuff:

    I sat down and read this in one sitting. It was so good I didn’t want to stop.

    The writing, formatting, editing, etc. were terrific and what I have come to expect from Mr. Konrath’s novels.

    The action was tightly written with no extraneous detail.

    Terrific from beginning to end.

    The Bad Stuff:

    None that I can think of.

    This isn’t really a criticism, but I would have liked to have more background on Taylor and Donaldson (I’m bad with names, hope I got those right.). I always like to know the ‘why’ behind a serial killer. But, that’s just my personal preference. It definitely did not affect my enjoyment of this gruesome story.

    Overall:

    If you liked Serial at all, you will love this even more. It’s not quite as gory, but there’s a time and a place for everything. This novella hits the bull’s eye for action/suspense fans who like a little blood and gore on the side.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  3. Owen Lawley on August 15th, 2010

    First off I’ll say this is indeed gruesome, more so than I normally read. While I lean towards hard-boiled, this falls more into the serial killer/horror category, so I may not be the best judge. I like Jack Daniels; she has her head on straight and she knows how to handle herself. The writing is vivid, though I found the dialog at points somewhat clunky, though not enough to distract. I believe, like many other reviews, it would have been enjoyable if it were longer, if my discomfort as a reader was dragged out further as I cringed. The descriptions are well done, they throw enough out there to get your imagination rolling, but not enough to put the brakes on. This leaves your mind to run wild and there were passages here that merely recalling makes my skin crawl – to that, I say “Well done!” It seemed as though the story was a bit rushed, while it was suspenseful, with more to read that suspense could have been amplified to maximum.
    Rating: 4 / 5

  4. Cdnreader on August 15th, 2010

    way creepy, makes you wonder – I have also been told to never walk between vans, I will go one step further and say don’t walk any where near a big rig – can wait to read Endurance and Trapped
    Rating: 5 / 5

  5. Tina Fletcher on August 15th, 2010

    I just found the JA Konrath books a coupe of weeks ago and have read all the Jack Daniels books. Love eveything I have read.

    Rating: 5 / 5

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