Betrayals. Secrets. Tragedy.It started as a day like any other for Alex Mercer. Then he heard the news. Something that only happens in other places is happening in his hometown.Just a few miles away at his daughter’s middle school, a shooter is on the loose. Alex does what every other parent in town does—he races to the school to find out if his loved ones are safe.His world falls apart around … world falls apart around him, and he can’t turn to his best friend because they’re both dealing with scathing terror.
As the motive behind the shooting comes to light, secrets and betrayals spiral out of control.
Will Alex give into old temptations in the face of the current situation, or will he be able to move past everything and help those he loves the most
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Edge of your seat suspense; will they rescue their loved ones in time?!
April 6, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition
I loved it! This series built around two central families with extraordinarily bad luck is well-written, fast-paced and heavy on dark suspense, angst and plot twists.
In this latest suspenseful novel in the series, Nick, the divorced police chief whose teenage daughter goes missing, is, IMO, the more likable and relatable of the two male heroes. However, that’s not to say he doesn’t make mistakes and, somehow, his main misstep in this story ends up hurting a significant someone more than him. He also has to deal with his ex, who has come back to town and becomes less appealing with her every appearance!
Alex Mercer, the eponymous hero of the series, still has not quite got his act together and cracks creep into his new resolve to make up for past mistakes and create a better life with fiancee Zoey, his baby momma and their daughter Arianna. He seems more than a little lost and ineffectual in this story, understandable, I suppose, with his fiancee in life threatening danger. Although I felt for him, he was not his most appealing in this situation where his loved ones rather than he are in danger.
To a great extent, the female characters are the real heroes in Against All Odds. Officer Genevieve Foster, Nick’s daughter Ava and Zoey, even Alex’s heavily pregnant sister Macy, show true grit and brave it out, not waiting for their men to take care of things. Go, girl power!
Yes, this story starts with a terrible armed invasion of a school. Some may want to skip this story because of that, or at least hold off reading it until they can put some distance between the recent real life tragedy and the fictionalized one. However, within a day or two of the rash of attacks in Paris several years ago, I randomly picked up a Daniel Silva book with an all too eerily similar plot. It made the novel all the more moving and relevant as I heard in-depth reports on the real life Paris attacks.
If you have not yet figured it out, I love the Alex Mercer series and devoured these pages right through to the book’s troubling, promise-of-future-difficulties, conclusion. I am so looking forward to their future adventures!:-)
I read a complimentary copy of the book provided by the author; this is my voluntary and honest review.
Another of the Alex Mercer family kidnapped- always a new hero. Stacy Claflin writes great suspenseful stories!
Girl In Trouble #1 – What a Thriller! A well written thriller, with believable characters, that grabs you and doesn’t let go until you finish the book. The 11-year-old girl is amazing in her handling of the horrible situation. I contacted the author to do reviews and she graciously sent me this book. No vulgar language or sex. 5*
Turn Back Time #2 – Another thrilling book. A well written thriller that takes place six months after A Girl In Trouble ends. More heartache is in store for the family in this well written book with its well thought out plot and interesting, believable characters. While TBT can be read by itself, the book AGIT should be read first. This is one of many books I have read by the author and she written many 5 star books; she doesn’t disappoint the reader. 5*
Little Lies #3 – A well written, suspense filled, action packed novel filled with the characters from the Gone Saga, set ten years later. The well though out plot, along with the developed characters and their realistic dialog, immerses the reader in the story. Ms. Claflin doesn’t disappoint the reader with this book. 5*
Against All Odds #4 – More woes for Alex and family and friends in a fast paced, intriguing suspense. Our favorite characters are still their interesting, evolving selves; the dialog is still realistic and intelligent; and the well thought out plot keeps the reader immersed in the story. Ms. Claflin doesn’t disappoint with her well written Alex Mercer series, which gives the best enjoyment by reading sequentially. No vulgar language or sex. I contacted the author to review her books. 5*
I think this is my favorite Mercer book yet!
What happens to an otherwise sane person to make them go so completely overboard about another? How can an emotion like love become so twisted? This book pulls you in from the opening scene. A school shooting. Adults killed. Middle School kids terrorized. Only two people are missing – Nick the police captain’s daughter Ava & Nick Mercer’s fiancé Zoey. Ms. Claflin sucks you into the story so deep that your emotions are intertwined with the story. My heart was racing along with the story! As with the other books in the series, the story is self contained within it but there is one thread leading to the next. It can be read as a stand alone.
A shooting in the middle school. Ava, Nick’s daughter, and Zoey, Alex’s fiancé are missing. Will they find them in time? A gripping thriller that will keep you reading until the end.