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Viper's Nest Kindle Edition

by Shirley Raye Redmond (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 16 ratings

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Research assistant Wren Bergschneider and her boss, Professor Allan Partner, find themselves targets of a deranged shooter after they emerge from the basement of an old asylum slated for demolition. As their lives take an unexpected and dangerous turn, both the police and the institution's comptroller want Allan and Wren to cease their research of the historical building. But the handsome history professor has more at stake than publishing another bestselling biography about Dorothea Dix. He is also quietly investigating the death of his mother, who died under suspicious circumstances while a patient at the mental asylum many years before. Can they uncover the scandal of the institution before the secrets—or Wren and Allan—are buried forever?

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B018DWGETW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harbourlight Books (September 11, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 11, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1046 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 ‏ : ‎ 143 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,026,838 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #34,850 in Christian Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #71,812 in Christian Literature & Fiction

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Jilly Pressman

Engaging Story with Multiple Mysteries

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2015

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I was quickly pulled into the story of Viper’s Nest and the multiple intriques that engulf Wren Bergschneider, a young widow with a daughter, and her boss, Professor Allan Partner. Wren is an assistant to the charming Professor Partner who is writing a biography about the humanitarian, Dorothea Dix, and her work on behalf of those suffering from mental illnesses. For decades, rumors have circulated about the now-closed Jackonsville Insane Asylum which used old-school methods of treatment. Did the doctors really do medical experiments on their hapless patients? And were bodies buried in the food tunnels? While doing research for his book, Wren and Partner tour part of the empty institution and are thrust into danger and a deepening web of long hidden evil.
Redmond creates vivid descriptions. Some which particularly struck me are:
"The old woman raised a thick, dark eyebrow-one neatly penciled in, but with a heavy hand.”
"Stepping inside, Wren noticed how her breath congealed into wispy little ghosts, which seemed to eagerly float away.”
"Another woman, this one chubby, with a halo of white hair that reminded Wren of a dandelion gone to seed…”
Viper’s Nest is an entertaining and engaging read.

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Sandy Bradshaw

Worth reading

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2020

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While looking for something to read this title came up as a suggestion for me. Moved along nicely, good characters and a subject that even if it hadn't been a mystery, leaves me a little on edge. Worth reading. Faith based but not preachy.

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Doctor D

You've got to read this one!

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2015

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My new favorite from SR Redmond! This historical fiction thriller fulfills all of the necessary components of a great book and adds the disturbing reality of past injustices revealed. Her characters are developed with such great care and vivid description that you feel like you have met them all before. Incredibly detailed scenes, locations, and background information put you right in the middle of the action. You find yourself running the gamut from laughing to gasping, from loathing to adoring and from fearing to cheering. This book also leaves you thinking about what it must have been like to live in a time, long past, and hope we have grown into a more aware and caring society. Thanks SRR for another great adventure!

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MummyChick

My favorite Redmond book

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2015

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I've read several of Ms. Redmond's books, but this one is my favorite. It has a good balance of mystery, suspense, and action, with a dash or two of romance.

Another reviewer mentioned that the historical aspects of this book are based on facts. I agree that those aspects of the book are sobering and opened my eyes to the past treatment of the mentally ill.

All in all, an enjoyable read. Thanks for a good story, SRR!

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Sherry L. Hatfield

Another great read from Shirley Raye Redmond!

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2015

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Shirley Raye Redmond captured me from the first page. The instant intrigue had me not wanting to stop reading. The powerfully fleshed out characters were true to life and the story line kept me spellbound. Knowing that although the book is fiction, but it has a basis in fact, made my stomach turn. Could people really do that to other human beings? Ms. Redmond's book will stay with me for a long time.

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Terri on the Prairie

All you need is a quiet corner and a dark, dark night

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2015

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A "drop dead gorgeous " history professor writing a book, a beautiful, young widow, his research assistant, an anonymous, threatening letter, a sinister doctor, an old, decaying hospital for the insane with long, hidden, underground tunnels hiding long forgotten secrets . . . Now all you need is a quiet corner and a dark, dark night to enjoy Shirley Raye Redmond's newest book, Viper's Nest. Have fun!

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hiding.in.the.pages

Clean, creepy thriller

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2016

Viper's Nest is a clean thriller that will leave a reader on the edge of their seat! Wren is a research assistant for writer and professor, Allan, and after investigating an old asylum that will soon be destroyed, they find themselves in the middle of a dangerous mystery.

I've never given too much thought to asylums and what the people who were placed there went through, but this story made me very curious, especially as inhumane events were uncovered. Did those types of things really happen in places like this? Allan had a personal interest in this place and had ulterior motives to writing this book--to solve the mystery surrounding his mother's mysterious death years earlier.

Allan is a great character and easy to root for. He's handsome, smart, and very kind. Wren is a widowed woman and works hard to not only help solve this case, but to help with the book and to raise her young daughter right. I enjoyed the pacing, which is on the slower side with spurts of creepy intensity, and the gentle and slow relationships.

Content: mild language; mild violence (deaths and crime, but not graphic); very mild romance; moderate religious elements.

*I received a copy in exchange for an honest review*

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2015

Viper’s Nest was a spooky and exciting story that I devoured in one day! When I wasn’t reading the book, I was thinking about it and wondering what would happen next. The story had so much to offer. What peaked my interest right from the beginning were some very interesting history facts that were tied into the story about mental institutions and the sad events that sometimes took place in them. It made me want to read up on the history of these asylums.

The book also had a light romance that developed naturally through it. For a good portion of the book, Wren and Allan were not on the same page spiritually. I like how the author addressed this. She was able to point out how God had been working in Allan’s life, even through terrible events, when he had been unable to see it.

The mystery and suspense in this story was great! The portions of the book when Allan and Wren were inside the asylum were extremely suspenseful. The ending, when everything is finally revealed, felt slightly rushed to me. However, this did not squelch my enjoyment of the story, at all. I have read other books by this author, and have enjoyed them all. Viper’s Nest was my favorite so far.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. These opinions are my own.

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