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Savage Ridge: A darkly atmospheric dual timeline crime thriller Kindle Edition
Small town justice comes with a price.
'A richly drawn, haunting and unforgettable mystery' Chris Whitaker
'An unusually intelligent, exceptionally involving thriller' A. J. Finn
'A superb crime novel … wonderfully atmospheric and engrossing' Will Dean
Ten years ago, in the pine-shaded town of Savage Ridge, Nick, Emmy, and Pete murder their high school classmate, Sammy Saint John.
His body is never found, and no arrests are made. The three friends make a pact to leave Savage Ridge and never return…
Now, each is drawn home, seemingly by chance or fate. But it’s neither: Private Investigator Sloane Yo has brought them back to finally answer for their crime.
The noose begins to tighten. But with each stone turned over in pursuit of justice, the long-buried secrets of Savage Ridge, and Sloane’s employers – the ruthless Saint John family – start to come to light.
What aren’t they telling Sloane? Is Sammy Saint John the only victim? And when the truth is finally revealed, whose side will she choose?
For fans of Chris Whitaker’s We Begin at the End, Savage Ridge is a shattering, propulsive why-dunnit crime thriller set deep in the pines of the American Pacific Northwest.
Praise for Savage Ridge
'Gloriously bringing to life small town revenge and simmering resentments, Savage Ridge is a one-sitting read, one that will make even the most moral of readers question exactly what they would do. I loved it' Lisa Hall
‘A stunning whydunit that inverts readerly expectations, Savage Ridge is both a gripping mystery and a wrenching story about the corrosive nature of guilt, of the price we pay for what we do and what we leave undone. Morgan Greene is a suspense author to watch’ Jeff Abbott
‘Full of tension and suspense, I couldn’t put this down. The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat. Brilliant!’ Simon McCleave
‘Dark, gut-punching and satisfying all at once. Expert handling of characters and pace, and a glorious evisceration of moral duty!’ Rachel Lynch
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherCanelo Crime
- Publication dateMarch 21, 2024
- File size6521 KB
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- ASIN : B0CJTRS68V
- Publisher : Canelo Crime (March 21, 2024)
- Publication date : March 21, 2024
- Language : English
- File size : 6521 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 368 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #857,425 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #4,279 in International Mystery & Crime (Kindle Store)
- #8,688 in Private Investigator Mysteries (Books)
- #12,164 in Crime Thrillers (Kindle Store)
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About the author
Morgan Greene grew up in Wales and studied Creative Writing and English Literature at Swansea University where he focused narrative structure and theory. He has worked as an author across multiple genres, including science fiction and dystopia, and in 2020, wrote and published the first Jamie Johansson novel. The Detective Jamie Johansson crime series takes major cues from Scandinavian Noir and brings Morgan's signature white-knuckled over-the-shoulder style into the mix for a unique and thrilling experience that keeps readers churning pages well into the night.
Morgan is also working on several other projects, and currently lives in British Columbia, Canada, with his partner and their neurotic collie, who inspired a certain canine character in his books ...
To learn more about Morgan's books and to get updates on new releases, find him on Facebook, or visit his website.
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The story follows the three kids ten years later, the first time they've come home - manipulated into doing so by a top, but morally grey, PI. I don't really think there is a "good" character in the book, actually. I liked most of them - except maybe for all the people from the rich family and one of the cops - but none of them were very good. Everyone had some level of moral greyness. And, to be fair, we all do don't we? I'm not sure if we all stretch to this level of moral ambiguity though.
The small town setting and sheriff were so well done. I grew up in a small town and spent the first several years of my career living in a small town as a journalist, interacting with the police on an almost daily basis. Those characterizations are fantastic, if a little caricatured. But overall, the big man in town who can control everything, pulling all the purse strings was too familiar for comfort. Not a direct quote but a paraphrase by one of the characters - we all work for Mr. St. John in some way. I feel that in my soul. That is what it feels like to live in a small town like that. Sometimes it is a few people instead of a single person, but the sentiment is the same.
I'm so grateful to the author and Love Books Tours for including me on this tour and I can't wait to read more by this author. The twists and turns kept me rushing through the pages, really stretching my speed-reading abilities! I needed to know what was going to happen!
If you love a good thriller packed with intrigue, twists, corruption, and comeuppance this is the tale for you. I literally gasped out loud when I hit the biggest twist of all. More and more thrillers and mysteries are surprising me than ever, but this one was absolutely brilliant in it's turn! It does deal with some very sensitive subjects, so please check the content warnings.
Content Warnings: Death, Murder, Violence, Corruption, Wealth Entitlement, SA, SI/SC, Adult Language, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Cancer, House Fire
In a small logging town, the Saint James family is king. But when the youngest Saint James, Sammy goes missing, the case can't be solved. Ten years later the killers are back in town. They seemingly all show up at the same time by consequence, but really it was a new PI pulling the strings to get them there. The Saint James family has been adamant that Nick, Pete, and Emmy killed Sammy. But they have an air tight alibi and there is zero proof. Will the new PI be able to figure it out?
Thank you to Love Book Tours for the copy, all thoughts are my own.
We have a rich guy with a big house who rule the town, a sheriff, and three kids who murdered another kid- the rich guy's son. So they all leave town and years later they end up back there. I love books about people being dragged back to their hometowns.
I was really interested in why they killed the kid.
It isn't much of a mystery other than the why- because the story is about the people who did the crime, and the people investigating it.
I love the setting though.
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Fast forward 10 years and the three teenagers are back at Savage Ridge where a determined private investigator is keen to find out what really happened to Sammy Saint John and prove the three of them are killers.
The story is told from multiple points of view and although it's a slow burn, I was still intrigued to see what really happened all those years ago. I thought I had it figured out but I was wrong. There are lots of horrible characters here and the sense of fear in the town is palpable. I probably would have preferred to know the motivation for the crime a bit earlier but it didn't detract from my enjoyment. The twist at the end though was a complete shock to me. I liked it! Overall, it's a thumbs up from me.