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The Visitor: A Post-Apocalyptic Murder Mystery Kindle Edition

by Terry Tyler (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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In 2024, a mystery virus ravages the entire world. 'Bat Fever' is highly contagious and one hundred per cent lethal.

A cottage tucked away in an isolated Norfolk village seems like the ideal place to sit out a catastrophic pandemic, but some residents of Hincham resent the arrival of Jack, Sarah and their friends, while others want to know too much about them.

What the villagers don't know is that beneath Sarah's cottage is a fully-stocked, luxury survival bunker. A post-apocalyptic 'des res'.

Hincham isolates itself from the rest of the country, but the deaths continue―and not from the virus. There's a killer on the loose, but is it a member of the much-depleted community, or somebody from outside? Paranoia is rife, as friend suspects friend, and everybody suspects the newcomers.

Most terrifying of all is that nobody knows who's next on the list...

The Visitor is Terry Tyler's twenty-second Amazon publication, and is set in the same world as her Project Renova series, while being a completely separate, stand-alone novel.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08ML72P2K
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (November 2, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 2, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3092 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 443 pages

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Terry Tyler is the author of twenty-seven books available from Amazon, the latest being the SFV-1 rage virus trilogy: Infected, Darkness and Reset. Other recent publications include 'Where There's Doubt', the story of a romance scammer and his prey, and 'Megacity', the final book in the dystopian Operation Galton trilogy. Happy to be independently published, Terry is an avid reader and book reviewer, and a member of Rosie Amber's Book Review Team.

Terry is a Walking Dead addict, and has a great interest in history (particularly Saxon, Plantagenet and Tudor), along with books and documentaries on sociological/cultural/anthropological subject matter. She loves South Park, the sea, and going for long walks in quiet places where there are lots of trees. She lives in the north east of England with her husband.

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Vmp

Excellent murder mystery

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2020

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This latest book by Terry Tyler is a rollicking good read and a compelling look at how a serial killer in their midst can unravel the trust built up in a small community already in crisis. I think the concept would have succeeded just as well in a different crisis setting, and for myself I would have preferred that as I think after this pandemic year, I won't be reading anymore apocalypse predictions; it's been a bit too close for comfort. In fact, it took me a while before I could face reading it. However, the more I read, the more I appreciated that the post deadly pandemic background made it understandable why people would react the way they did to the series of murders taking place in their village. Once I got into the book and past the setup of the situation, I thoroughly enjoyed Terry Tyler's development of the story and her characters, as always, are those that push the plot along. The sense of the community's helplessness in the aftermath of the murders was incredibly powerful and made me realise how terrifying it would be to have to face such a situation. This book is very well written, and I'd recommend it for all lovers of good mysteries and especially those who enjoy post-apocalyptic books.

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Siesta1422

An expert mash-up of two genre’s

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022

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I love a good murder mystery and took a punt on this unusual setting, post-apocalypse. I’m so glad I did.
The story begins pre-apocalypse, introducing us to a gang of four friends, so close that they have their own in jokes that annoy and keep out even their partners. The apocalypse strikes and we follow its unstoppable wrecking path, including on the four friends. The survivors head for a Norfolk village and the home of one of the four, inherited from a prepper uncle, and his well-stocked secret bunker. There they slowly become accepted by the remaining residents - and then the murders begin.
There is so much I enjoyed about this book. First and foremost, it is a really well-written murder mystery. Perfectly paced, hints without giving away much, and a good number of viable suspects right up to the end. I was nervous when the perpetrator pov started as I find these rarely done well. Here though it was handled just right - for me anyway.
Secondly, though I’m no great fan of the apocolypse genre (A Girl With All the Gifts duology aside) I liked the sparse detail and unadorned descriptions. How covid was brought in, with lessons learned and also not, was really clever.
Lastly, but so very importantly, the characters, even though they conformed to type, were well rounded and believable.
My thanks to the author - I really enjoyed this book.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2024

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THE VISITOR
A Post Apocalyptic Murder Mystery
TERRY TYLER

Review by Author Roy Murry

A deadly outbreak plagues the world; a mere touch from a dying person seals your fate. Before this grim reality, a visionary uncle bequeaths Sarah a residence in an English village, complete with an underground bunker stocked to the brim with provisions and modern essentials, a last bastion against an apocalypse.

The event arrives, and Sarah and her somewhat associates begin their life in the village. People worldwide are dying in multitude, with only a few lucky ones vaccinated against the curse - the new world order.

Interwoven into this plot is a killer of the underserved—they are deleted, according to THE VISITOR. Finding who this person is overshadows the plague.

The village members are leaving; food is getting lesser and lesser, water is rationed, and people are being murdered. Tensions arise among the villagers to an explosive ending that surprises everyone, including the reader.

Ms. Tyler's prose invites the reader into an end-of-times thriller that will entertain the mind to the end.

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Dog Tired

Thoughtful, exciting, well written.

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2021

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What if the Covid 19 pandemic had been worse? What about the psychological effects of a complete breakdown of current civilization?
The author uses an apocalyptical event to illustrate some answers to these questions.

I can't recall the last time I sat down to enjoy a well-written murder mystery done in a clever setting and found myself philosophizing while reading it. The author is subtle about it, but absolutely gets one thinking about different personality types, who people really are, and what cataclysmic events might do to uncover the real person underneath the socially acceptable surface layer. All of them. Her heroes have wrinkles and poor motivations, her villains allow us to recognize parts of ourselves in them or at least empathize with them.
And the murder mystery was a darn good one, too. I bounced from one theory as to the murderer's identity to another as the author led me around. Well done. I'll be purchasing more of Terry Tyler's work.

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Liliyana

Decent read overall

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2021

A decent read overall. It started a little slow for me, and it was difficult to get into the story while still living in the middle of a pandemic. That said, the story is chilling on many levels. I wasn't crazy about the main narrator, Jack. He was ok, but nothing really made me want to cheer him on. I think the main strengths are in the plot itself - a murder mystery amidst a pandemic. You'll be guessing who the murderer is right until the big reveal, and there are enough twists to keep you going. Just wish the pacing had been a little better, and the real tension builder was introduced sooner.

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Okie

A Solid Read

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2021

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I think the author did a solid job of using great characters, a good plot, and fair scene settings to write this novel. No, I couldn’t tell who the visitor was; which made this such an engaging story. I typically avoid British novels; because of the frequent use of slang, but made it through this one. As a believer in self defense, with guns; I find it interesting how Countries without guns, think they will be able to protect themselves in the event of a society breakdown. The answer is not very well…..

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Bryan Quinn

Riveting read!

Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2023

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The Visitor was an original page-turner such that it kept me up past my bedtime. Set against the backdrop of an end-of-the-world scenario in which law and order no longer exists due to a lethal virus, a serial killer is on the loose in a remote British village. Who it is will have you turning the pages until the very end, a wicked end that will leave you reeling.

Jo Beckford

A whodunnit in a post-apocalyptic world!

Reviewed in the Netherlands on February 9, 2022

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This is another great installment of the Project Renova series of books. After Covid, a new virus, Bat Fever, sweeps the world, killing most of its inhabitants. The survivors carve out small havens for themselves and try to survive as best they can. In the small village of Hincham, a group of friends move into a house and attempt to integrate into the local scene. Little do they know they have stumbled into a village with its very own serial killer.

I really enjoyed the mashup of a good old mystery/thriller set in an post-apocalyptic world. The characters are all well thought out and the final reveal is a good one. The killer is well hidden and we are given small glimpses into their mind as we make our way through the story. It is told from a few POVs, which adds to the suspense, and the added drama of the villagers trying to deal with survival in a new world helps to create plenty of suspense.

I wonder if you will guess who dunnit.

Barb Taub

Brilliant, disturbing, entertaining character study of pandemic at end of the world.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2020

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Years ago I was on a cross-country flight. It was before individual screens for each seat, and the in-flight movie came on. As proof of serious drug problems in the airline industry, the movie chosen was Cast Away, which begins with one of the most terrifying plane crash scenes ever filmed. At one point, the movie stopped due to turbulence and the captain came on to make a safety announcement. Then the plane crash scene continued. As I listened to my fellow passengers complain and even sob, I wondered why anyone would show a plane crash to passengers in the middle of a flight.

I wondered the same thing when I started to read Terry Tyler’s new release, The Visitor. Why would I read a post-apocalyptic thriller about a world-destroying pandemic when we’re in the middle of a pandemic? The first answer was simple: because it’s by Terry Tyler, one of the very best writers I know. She’s simply incapable of writing a bad book. The second reason is Terry is dead-on, scary accurate with her predictions. Her earlier books in the Project Renova series predate our current dance with the Coronavirus, but her fiction predicted our reality more times than I’m comfortable admitting.

The Visitor is billed as a standalone murder mystery in a post-apocalyptic world. Four friends whose lives have been inseparable since University are invited to view a house that one, Sarah, has inherited. The house comes with a state-of-the-art disaster prep bunker, fully kitted out with all the mod cons to ride out the end of the world. But when the virus hits with such devastating force that only 5% of the population is expected to survive, two of the original quartet succumb and are replaced a surviving brother and girlfriend.

The Visitor is told from several points of view, but primarily by Jack, one of the original four friends. Before the pandemic, Jack is an unsuccessful science fiction writer, whose tepid relationship with his girlfriend masks the fact that he’s basically coasting through life while waiting for the glamourous Sarah to leave her obnoxious husband for him.

In addition, there is Avalon, devastated when her lover, Rexy—one of the original four friends—is infectected and dies while she’s prevented from being with him. He tells her to go to Sarah’s survival bunker, where she soon fits in.

Finn is the younger brother of Daisy, one of the original four who is an early virus victim. Brilliant but emotionally challenged, he has foreseen and prepared for the situation with single-minded intensity that, “…makes him feel powerful” and as close to happy as he’s capable of being.

And finally, there is The Visitor, a mysterious serial killer. "I float amongst them, listening to them. They don’t have a clue. I laugh to myself. This is the best fun I have ever had." Who is it? Is it one of the newcomers, hiding in their sanctuary bunker with its stash of lifesaving luxuries? Or is it one of the villagers, seizing their chance during the chaos and death of the pandemic?

To tell the truth, the murderer’s identity seemed obvious after one character-revealing act near the beginning. But I don’t actually think that’s the point of the book. Instead, as with any good zombie apocalypse story, it’s ordinary people capable of embracing a new reality who survive. The analogy isn’t lost, as one of the characters demands, “Do you actually understand what’s happening? Have you never seen 8 Days Later? Survivors? The Walking Dead?” In those scenarios, it’s the ones who become proficient thieves and killers who have the best chance of survival.

This is reflected in the use of the acronym, TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It). The first use occurs when a demoralized young soldier tells villagers they can’t enter a town in search of supplies. One demands, “This is a free country, isn’t it?” The reply is, “Not any more, it’s not.” TEOTWAWKI is next used by a soldier explaining the government is gone, vaccinations were doled out with political goals, remaining survivors are on their own, and murders don’t matter in a murdered world. Then TEOTWAWKI is used as a joke, when Jack, one of the two remaining from the original four friends, wonders why anyone would bother highlighting their hair during the end of the world.

I can’t risk spoilers by discussing the final use of TEOTWAWKI, except to say that it comes as the layers that have allowed the remaining characters to live in the pre-pandemic ‘civilized’ world are peeled back. One character is forced to acknowledge all the things they never allowed themself to see, while another revels in the freedom to be all the things once forbidden to them. And one, unwilling and unable to face their own real character, returns to hiding in the bunker.

Interestingly, the personas who do emerge from this crucible are almost archetypal opposites. One clings to basic human values—"We’re living in desperate times, and old world rules don’t apply. But they still kind of do." The other embraces the freedom to stop hiding their true nature. “Now that there are no constraints, like social conventions and law, we are free to explore every aspect of the person that is us.”

And that brings me to the final reason why it was okay to watch a plane crash while I was on a flight, and to read about a serial killing spree during a world-ending pandemic. The answer is simple. We get to see how it ends. Tom Hanks copes with the crash and, emerges as a stronger, successful survivor. The pandemic murder mystery is solved, and (some) people not only survive, but—stripped of the illusions they hid behind—are now uniquely capable of facing the new world.

The Visitor is a brilliantly written, disturbing, entertaining study of character development at the end of the world. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Now, may I please have that vaccination?

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helen

Murder Mystery in the Middle of a Pandemic

Reviewed in Canada on January 10, 2022

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Interesting interpretation of how society could collapse if a devastating pandemic occurred (worse than covid). The story is told through multiple POV.
The descriptions of people (especially unpleasant Peggy who made me cringe) and the ending are both excellent. Unfortunately, I didn't care for any of the characters other than Finn, so I found reading a bit of a slog in places.
Note: Some readers might be offended by the swearing in this story, which I thought was excessive and unnecessary.

"Hi there!" Peggy says, smiling at him, Jack and Avalon in turn.
"I'm Margaret Holcroft―call me Peggy!" she says.
If she wants people to call her Peggy, why doesn't she simply introduce herself as such? Should he say, "Hi, I'm Finn Spencer―call me Timothy!"?

Yorkshire lass

Unpredictable and cleverly constructed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2022

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It cannot be said that Terry Tyler’s latest dystopian murder mystery ‘The Visitor’ is in any way predictable – on the contrary!

The year 2024 sees the rise of a lethal virus and a pandemic sweeping the country at an alarming rate. What is worse; those infected are destined to die within days. Sound grim? It is! And if the prospect of that scenario isn’t enough to raise your blood pressure, imagine a serial killer on the loose in the village where you’d taken refuge.

It was the murder/mystery that tempted me to read ‘The Visitor’ as I’m not a fan of the dystopian genre – plus the fact that I love Ms Tyler’s writing and have yet to be disappointed with any of her work.

The plot has been well covered; suffice to say it’s a clever one. The reader is kept guessing throughout, the narrative voice of The Visitor giving no clue as to his or her identity and hiking up the intrigue.

The breakdown of law and order has enabled the author to dispense with forensics, an integral part of stories within the crime genre; a clever touch and one that makes catching the killer at large all the more difficult. The fear is palpable as the death toll rises and the close-knit community start to suspect each other.

One minor irritation I felt could have maybe been handled a little better was that there were too many names to contend with amongst the remaining villagers and I had to keep looking back to remind myself of who was who. Other than this, the story gelled and it became less confusing as the numbers diminished.

All in all a satisfying read. Great characterisation – Ms Tyler’s hallmark – in this suspenseful, well-written murder mystery that I’m happy to recommend. 4 and a half stars.

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