The author of Killer Choice, a thriller “full of shocks and twists you won’t see coming” (Lee Child), delivers another nail-biting novel about a hit-and-run and a lie that goes horribly wrong.Her son accidentally kills a man.They cover it up.Then everything goes wrong.When eighteen-year-old Joshua Mayo takes a man’s life in a terrible accident, he leaves the scene without reporting the crime to … accident, he leaves the scene without reporting the crime to the police. He hopes to put the awful night behind him and move on with his life. But, of course, he ends up telling his mother, Karen, what happened.
Karen has raised Joshua on her own in Cedar Rapids, Iowa–and she’d thought they’d finally made it. He was doing well in school and was only months away from starting college at his dream school. After hearing his dark confession, she’s forced to make a choice no parent should have to make. A choice that draws them both into a web of deceit that will change their lives forever–if they can make it out alive.
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This is a true thriller, once I started it I could not put it down.
The main character is Josh, who by everyone’s standard is the all American teenager who is finishing out his senior year of high school and looking forward to getting accepted into the university of his dreams. He’s being raised by his single mother, Karen who’s life pretty much revolves around him.
Josh is involved in a terrible accident and does the unthinkable act of leaving the scene of the crime. He’s thinking he can just get forget about this incident and it will go away.
But, that is so far from what happens it’s eating him up inside, he’s overthinking things and finds himself back at the scene to make sure that there is nothing that can tie him to this crime. Karen who is already worried by his behavior tracks Josh back to the scene and they find more than they bargained for.
This is when things get really crazy. I loved the fast-paced, split-second decision making parts on Karen’s and Teddy’s part to save their son. They are both put in some deadly positions to make sure that their son is safe from some brutal, sadist people.
If you like suspenseful and an edge of the seat read this is one for you.
Disclosure: I would like to thank FirsttoRead and the publisher for providing me with an e-galley of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.
This is a thriller, but once again I seem to be in the minority. Other reviews talk about heart-pounding action, a roller coaster ride and the twists you don’t see. Part of the problem for me was the book took to the halfway mark to start any really good action, and the twists, well, let’s just say they were good but not great. By that time, my attention was starting to wane. The title of the book was a bit perplexing also. I kept expecting to see one big old fatal mistake. Instead, there were choices made by all the characters as well as lapses in judgement, but I was looking for that one big old fatal mistake and didn’t find it. The ending was also a bit less than satisfying to me.
Warning: there are some parts of the remainder of this review that might reveal more than you care to know if you are planning on reading the book, so don’t read any further.
The story begins with 18-year old Joshua mysteriously texting with someone about a night gone wrong. Joshua had accidentally killed a man, covered it up and later realized he left left evidence behind. Was that his mistake? He decides to retrieve the incriminating evidence, which turns his life upside down. Was that his mistake? His suspicious mother follows him and they run into some bank robbers on the lam. Was that her mistake? In an attempt to get away, Joshua and his mother are taken hostage. And here is where it finally starts to get interesting. There is a hostage situation, a breakout from a hospital, another hostage enters the picture, and the bank robbers all start to turn on each other.
I will say that this would make a great action-filled movie. My feeling is that’s why the book was written, so there just didn’t seem to be any depth to the characters.
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This well written story deals with the moral dilemmas and consequences associated with the characters decisions. The title is perfect for this story.
Joshua Mayo is driving at night and accidentally kills a pedestrian. With no witnesses, he makes the impulsive decision not to call the police. He is eighteen with a bright future and fears that this incident could derail his acceptance into Clemson. A few days later, he gets worried and returns to the scene of the accident to search for any evidence. Events begin to unfold that force Joshua to confess his plight to his mother Karen.
Ross is a drug addict with a volatile personality and is married to Amber who hopes a change in fortune can rekindle their marriage. Together they are on the run after robbing a bank. They have left everything behind except the stolen money and a gun. They are on foot and decide to steal a car which brings them in contact with Joshua and Karen who are forced to help the unstable couple.
“One Fatal Mistake” is Tom Hunt’s second novel. I found this book entertaining and action-packed. The twisty events and creepy characters will motivate you to quickly finish the story.
3.5 star review
One Fatal Mistake is my first Tom Hunt book. I wasn’t sure what I was getting into when I picked it up and I was hoping for the best. While some of the choices that the characters make and the way things come together had me going yea… that would never happen, I couldn’t stop reading. I was so enthralled with the story and caught up on the drama of Josh, Karen, and the rest of the characters that I just couldn’t put the book down.
There are thrills, suspense, teenage fear, and horrendous choices made by all involved. While this is a thriller, I would say it isn’t as much a thriller as I expected. I was able to predict how the story would go for the most part but I still couldn’t stop reading. I was hooked from the beginning to the end and am excited to read more from Tom Hunt.
I received an early copy of this through Penguin First To Read. This was a fast read. One fatal mistake made by a young man, lands his family in a very dangerous situation. How far will his mother go to protect him? This was a good book but was a bit predictable.