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Deadly Messengers: A Psychological Thriller Kindle Edition

by Susan May (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Nobody's listening. So, he'll just keep killing.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A riveting thriller... highly recommend to every mystery thriller fan." Suspense Magazine

The terror begins in a suburban café with seven people brutally murdered by an axe-wielding maniac. The killer is left dead at the scene and that should have been the end of a rare tragedy.

But within days, in the very same city, more mass killings occur.

Ten eldercare facility residents die in an arson-lit blaze. Then a mother attending a family gathering embarks on a terrifying gun rampage. All the killers are now dead, leaving behind unanswerable questions.

Investigating detective O'Grady can find only one bizarre connection, but it makes no sense. After extensive checking, he realizes none of the killers has a murderer's profile and nothing even close to a motive. Ordinary citizens with no history of violence have suddenly transformed into ruthless monsters.

Kendall Jennings, a freelance article writer of all things banal, somehow stumbles into an interview with a survivor of the first slaughter. This is her big break, but more a way to pay those endless mounting bills. Big problem though, she’s well out of her depth.

When Kendall crosses O'Grady's path sparks fly but not the romantic kind. He can’t work out why this journalist infuriates him so much. She figures he either has some serious personal demons or he’s just plain arrogant and rude.

The two will need to put aside their issues though because they’ll soon discover these killings are more than random events. They’re part of a plan far greater than anyone can imagine. Someone is sending a deadly message, and if nobody can decipher the meaning soon many more will die.

Discover the book readers are calling a terrifying, impossible-to-put-down thriller by the author many have named the new Stephen King.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I was an early and avid Stephen King fan and I feel like I have found a writer who can fill that niche for me."Beverley USA

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A riveting thriller... highly recommend to every mystery thriller fan." Suspense Magazine

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I stayed up at night to finish it knowing I had to get up early for work. Susan May is now one of my fave authors."Roseanne Walker

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I couldn't read fast enough, and I confess to being annoyed that my family wanted meals, a clean house, clean clothes or even to talk with me."Betty (Good Reads USA)

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"From the very first chapter you know you're in the hands of a real writer." Sarah Kernochan, Best-selling author & Academy Award Winning Screenwriter
"Compelling off the first page. You can feel the pulse!" Caroline Kepnes, NY Times Best Selling author of 'YOU'
A riveting thriller... highly recommend to every mystery thriller fan." Suspense Magazine

"This is honestly one of the best thrillers I have ever read, I couldn't put it down." Kirsty Ward (UK)Kirstysreviews.wordpress.com

"I loved reading this brilliant, well written masterpiece by Susan May." Danielle Urban (USA) Urban Lit Magazine

"The only author I can think of who can still surprise me is Mr. Stephen King himself. Australia just might have their own female King!" Amanda Jane (Good Reads Australia)

"I raced through this intense and edgy thriller." Vicki Tyley (Australia) Author of 'Thin Blood' vickityley.com

"Suspenseful, maintaining it's pacing as I turned pages furiously, finishing the book in a day and a half."Doris (Canada) Bleep50.wordpress.com

"Impressed at the ingenuity of plot. I read A LOT of books and she offered up something very unique." DeborahCook debbish.com

"If you like Gillian Flynn novels or "The Girl on the train" by Paula Hawkins, you are going to love Deadly Messengers." Jorge(Good Reads-Germany)

"I 've stayed up most of the night and lost sleep and put housework off just to read this great book because it was that good." Jane Culwell (USA)

"If Stephen King and Quentin Tarantino teamed up to write and direct a cross-over episode involving Law & Order,CSI: NY and Criminal Minds it would be Deadly Messengers." David Love (GoodReads UK)

"Susan May is sure to become one of the great suspense writers of our times!" Lisa Bailey (Good Reads USA)

"I couldn't read fast enough and I confess to being annoyed that my family wanted meals, a clean house, clean clothes or even to talk with me." Betty (Good Reads USA)

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THIS BOOK INCLUDES BONUS:

Short Story The War Veteran
Four chapters from Susan May's #1 Amazon USA Horror thriller The Troubles Keeper

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01431LVOK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services (September 30, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1885 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 612 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #558,187 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- #2,854 in Vigilante Justice Thrillers

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Susan May's writing style and story concepts have been likened by her army of fans to Stephen King and early Dean Koontz. She's sold more than 250,000 books.

She was four when the idea of writing stories settled upon her. Yes, she was an odd kid jotting down tales in her lunch breaks instead of playing ball. In her twenties, though, life-gets-in-the-way-osis side-tracked her from her first love. Cured in 2010, she spends her days now creating page-turning stories in the genres she loves to read: horror, science fiction, thriller and suspense, including the occasional psychopath. Well, a lot of psychopaths, actually.

She's also a short story fan and has written dozens of stories and novellas, many published award winners in Australia, U.S.A., and UK.

Most days Susan May is your average soccer mom and wife enjoying life in Perth, Western Australia with her husband and two sons, where the neighbors have no idea some may have slipped into the crevices of her dark imagination. As Susan often remarks, "Life is good, unless you're one of my characters. Then you're in trouble. Big, scary trouble."

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Reminiscent of a Robin Cook thriller

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017

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An epidemic of unexplained serial killings. Killers with no apparent motives. Police Detectives desperately searching for answers before more people are killed. A writer with a troubled past caught up in the unfurling events.

In Deadly Messengers, Susan May has skillfully blended these ingredients into a thriller that keeps readers on the edges of their seats from the first page to the last. At times, this book reminds me of a Robin Cook thriller because May takes snippets of real-life research and then logically extrapolates them in ways that are not unimaginable in today's world. However, like Cook's protagonists, there are times where May's characters act in head-scratching ways that defy logic. Books and movies of this genre already require some suspension of belief to be thoroughly enjoyed and this book is no exception to that general rule. Overall, however, readers who like these kinds of books will not be disappointed in the tale that May has crafted. CAUTIONARY NOTE: This book does contain several scenes of graphic violence and squeamish readers should be aware of that when making their buying decision.

Anne Johnstonbrown, the 2013 Audible Best Female Audio Book Narrator award winner, adds an extra layer of enjoyment to the book for those readers who prefer to "hear" their books rather than read them. Ms. Johnstonbrown's voice is pleasant and she does a nice job of using vocal changes to differentiate characters. The audio version of this book also includes a brief bonus commentary by May, wherein she explains how she came up with several key plot points for her book.

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Shannon L. Gardner

"Is there a killer lurking inside everyone?"

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2016

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"Is there a killer lurking inside everyone?" That is one of the questions this book asks from the start. From the first page you are sucked into the madness. The author is so strong with her descriptive writing. Her passion, you are right there with the guts, gore, blood, fire, and the mass killings. You are seeing the massive mayhem the author has created in this fascinating look of pure evil, disguised as love and wanting a better world for everyone. This is not for the faint of heart. It is terror and horror on almost every page. It asks some amazingly scary questions about the country we live in right now and discusses what is going on in the country regarding mass killings, how and maybe why they happen. It is a story on life and mental illness and the terror that sometimes comes along with it. But it is definitely a twisted story not truly based on facts, but one hell of a ride. The author is very compassionate with her character building, you get to know and care for these people whether good, bad, hate or indifferent. She truly has picked a scary subject to write about, but I found it to be interesting, engrossing, and truly enjoyed reading it. There is chaos around every corner. You will not be able to put this book down. I will be watching for new books from Susan May and I will be catching up on the books she has already written. And for the question "Is there a killer lurking inside everyone?", you will have to answer that yourself.

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Turkiye

Don't give up on it.

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2016

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Almost gave up on the book several times. Read 50% before the book got going. Then I couldn't put it down. The author does a good job of developing three of the main characters and writing a suspenseful last half of the book. Best redeeming quality is posing questioning some psychiatric drugs. Violent scenes are very graphic.

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Ellkay Kay

I Found Little to Like Here

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2017

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I am sorry to write so negative a review, but I found this book most disappointing. It was tremendously predictable and not terribly enthralling. The "who done it" and the "why done it" were obvious early on, and the "how done it" never sufficiently believable. I was never emotionally involved in the main character and never truly believed that she was in actual jeopardy. I did read through to the end hoping for improvement but never found any and was, therefore, relieved to arrive at the finish--not a good note to end any book on.

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Vanessa Vallejos

a happy go lucky freelance writer looking for the next great ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2015

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Susan May for an Advanced Readers Copy in exchange for a honest review.

Random, unrelated murders are occurring in the city while Trip and O'Grady, assigned detectives, have few leads to go off to solve this case. But when Kendall, a happy go lucky freelance writer looking for the next great story, accidentally stumbles onto an overlooked report from a local, things start to really get dangerous.

Deadly Messengers is a total mind rush and real page turner that has mystery, suspense, and lots and lots of murder. No one is safe...I mean no one! An easy read with a solid plot and believable characters. I don't usually read murder thrillers, but this was so well written, I couldn't put it down. I enjoyed it! So, I gave this book a solid 3.5 out of 5 stars.

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Judy Clay

Another hit for the newer kid on the block

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2016

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Yikes! Stop it right now, Susan! May's "Deadly Messengers" combines a series of mass murders, a writer who does not want to be a part of this other than getting to the next social media gig, unlikable cops, a media scratching their heads in search of an easy answer and a man who believes he has connected the dots and found a pattern to what appears to be a random series of horrific events.
So, what do we have: world weary characters- check, unspeakable violence against innocent victims- check, characters who are not what they seem to be-check, check and check.
Oh, and suspense, surprise, well written and developed characters navigating a truly screwed up world, big, bad corporations in search of profits above all else. Yup, check all of the above.
May has woven a suspense/thriller novel that avoids cliches and manages to keep us on the edge of our seats.
I was on a business trip the week I started the novel. I stayed up the third night in and finished the book even though I had to teach a class of 42 adults on leadership skills for ten hours the following morning. I didn't care (well, of course I did) and hell, I could catch up on some sleep the following night.
Yeah, that' how good she is. Buy, borrow her books. Folks like her don't come around too often. A terrific talent who must not be ignored. (less)

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Amandajane

Susan May is Australia's Female Stephen King!

Reviewed in Australia on October 1, 2015

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I had never read any of Susan May's work so when I was given the opportunity to read an ARC copy of Deadly Messengers I jumped at the chance. I have to say that I am certainly glad that I did!

I love a good crime thriller, this book ticked all the boxes with some horror thrown in. If you are a bit on the squeamish side then this may not be for you.

The main protagonist is freelance journalist Kendell Jennings who usually writes mundane pieces for women's magazines and picks up work where she can get it. When a mass murder happens close to her home she gets the first interview with one of the survivors, it looks like she's been given the break she's been looking for. Kendell's life is going to change in more ways than she can ever imagine.

Working on the mass murder case is veteran detective Lance O'Grady and his partner Trip Lindsay who are expecting that this will be an open and shut case. Obviously a horrendous crime, an axe wielding psychopath going crazy in a restaurant and taking seven innocent lives with him. Ending in the usual suicide by cop. But is it that simple?

Terrifyingly, only days later there is another mass murder at an old peoples home, this time the case involves arson where ten staff and elderly patients die. Again the killer has died.

As the town is reeling from two mass killings, the unthinkable happens again. Even more unbelievable a mother goes on shooting rampage at a children's birthday party. The murdering mother is also killed.

As the detectives work on these cases, they become aware that all three killers have no history of violence nor criminal records Everyone they have questioned and that knows them, all speak in glowing terms. They all were reliable, hardworking, good people. Nothing is making sense, it is incomprehensible not just to the detectives, but to everyone.

Detective Lance O'Grady hasn't slept for days, he is trying to understand how evil can strike three times? Have terrorists organised serial mass killings? Was it some kind of bizarre coincidence? Surely, this couldn't just be bad luck?

Kendell Jennings now has a story bigger than she could have imagined but does she want it? Yes, she needs the money, but interviewing survivors and hearing their frightening stories is bringing demons from her own past that she has never dealt with.

To complete the assignment Kendell will need to interview the detectives working on the case, but there is a problem O'Grady due to a personal issue despises journalists with a passion.

Kendell and O'Grady may just have the answers to how this anomaly of massacres occurred if they can somehow find a way to work together. Or is this mystery bigger than both of them?

This is Australian Author Susan May's first novel of this genre but I hope it won't be her the last because she has a gift for this type of writing. This is not your run of the mill thriller, far from from it. From the first page I was hooked, wanting to know what, when, how and why? I loved the fast pace and the first night I was reading until 4:00am!

This novel is well researched, and after doing some research myself I found that the events in the book are fictional, but what happens is possible! It is like nothing I have ever read before and the only author that I can think of who can still surprise me is Mr. Stephen King himself. Australia just might have their own female King!

Thank you to the author Susan May for the ARC copy for me to read in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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