I LOVED No Exit by the same author, so I could not wait to read this one. I was not disappointed. I didn't love it as much, but I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a wild ride with lots of twists and turns. It was totally my jam. I will probably read anything this author publishes. It's about girl whose twin sister commits suicide, but she suspects it's not a suicide due to some dealing with a shady cop right before the incident. Well done.

Thank you so much to #Netgalley and #harpercollins for this advanced reader's copy for an honest review.

I liked this one better than No Exit (which I really didn't care for), but have determined that Adams' books are not for me. They are more like action movies than thrillers. I need some mystery and fewer car chases and shootouts. Hairpin Bridge had a lot of repetitive action scenes but it was suspenseful and had some decent twists and a fulfilling ending.

Wow this was good! So full of action and insanity! Like Adams’s first novel the story focuses on one big thing and laser focused on that thing over a short amount of time. You are in the middle of the craziness! I’m not the fastest reader but I could easily see people finishing this one in one sitting! I don’t want to give too much away and spoil it but it’s good! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Again full disclosure is that I absolutely loved No Exit. I was so stressed out reading that one and while more gory than most books I read, I still gave it a solid 5 stars because I had no clue what was going on half the time. This one,. while still a pulse pounding thriller, left me in a more confused state. I really did enjoy the book and thought the story was a compelling one that kept me reading but man there were lots of jumps backwards and forward.

I did audio and ebook on this one and by the end was mostly with ebook because I just couldn't keep up otherwise. I obviously loved Lena character. I just love a smart, female protagonist, that isn't the stereotypical damsel in distress who has no idea what to do next. Lena was smart, she had a plan, she knew what to do and how to get out of the mess she was in.

4 big stars from me. If I had less confusion and maybe a little less crazy ending, I would have gone 5 stars. Maybe.

Hairpin Bridge centers on Lena Nguyen who desperately wants to find out what happened to her twin sister Cambry. Everyone says she committed suicide by jumping off a bridge in the middle of nowhere but Lena knows that isn't the truth. She decides to make a return trip out there herself and find out what really happened to her sister. This is my 2nd book by Taylor Adams having really loved No Exit. Just like No Exit, Hairpin Bridge comes out swinging and doesn't stop for a minute. It had a lot of heart racing moments and an ending I did not expect. I could never figure out exactly what was going on with these characters. Sped through this book in a day. I think people who like fast paced novels with lots of twists will like this one.

HAIRPIN BRIDGE by Taylor Adams was a nail biter of a thriller that had me sitting on the edge of my seat, anxiously waiting to see what would happen next. Lena Nguyen doesn’t believe her sister Cambry took her own life jumping off Hairpin Bridge. She has too many questions, and the one person she knows can answer them is Corporal Raymond Raycevic, who, according to the official report, discovered her sister’s body not long after a traffic stop.
Told from alternating viewpoints, with the addition of Lena’s blog posts and Cambry’s thoughts, the story is unexpected, gripping, and twisted. The writing and the storytelling both intrigued me and held my attention, and combined with the action sequences, this novel was a heart-pounding good time.
Thanks to William Morrow/Custom House and Scene of the Crime for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of the novel. All opinions are my own and freely given.
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Taylor Adams blew me away with No Exit and I adored this book as well. This one had me guessing until the very end! I really liked the unique POV aspect of this book too. I was gasping out loud and on the edge of my seat ….exactly the way I like my thrillers!

Lena wants answers about the death of her twin sister Cambry on Hairpin Bridge. The last person to see her alive was a state trooper named Raymond. Lena arranges a meeting with Raymond at the place where Cambry died to over the last minutes before her death. What dropped it a star for me was the overly-detailed play by play switching between what happened in the past with Cambry and what is happening in the present with Lena. At one point I felt like I was drowning in unnecessary details. This just didn't work for me as well as No Exit probably because less characters made it less interesting.

I really wanted to love this book but it became confusing and muddled. By the time I finished I wasn't too surprised by the ending. The twists are good but this book was not as good as No Exit in my opinion.

Phew, this one is dark and scary. This is the second book I’ve read by Taylor Adams (first was “No Exit”) and I have to say, I’m a big fan of his writing style. His books definitely give an *edge of your seat* read that I loooove. There were a few problems with this book that kept me from giving it 5 stars… no spoilers, but if you read it, the snake 🥴? I also had a hard time connecting to Lena and Cambry and I think more of their background would have helped me understand them better! Overall though, I liked this and would recommend it for your next thriller!

I really enjoyed No Exit but Hairpin Bridge was a big miss for me. Everyone says Lena’s sister died by suicide but she doesn’t believe it. She knows she was murdered and is determined to prove it.

The first half of this was pretty quick moving for me and I was interested to see where it was going. But then the second half really went downhill for me. Considering it was one long neverending action scene - it probably should have flown by but instead it just kept going and going and going. I considered DNFing but still thought the ending could surprise me. Instead I think I injured my eyes from rolling them so hard through the final twists.

I’m not sure if this was very different from No Exit or maybe I was in a different mood reading it but this one definitely didn’t work for me.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the advance reading copy.

I originally picked this one up because I loved No Exit so much, and this one was just as good. I love how they both take place in the span of just a few hours. I really enjoyed getting point of view from both Cambry and Lena. I’d definitely recommend this one who wants a fast paced thriller.

Taylor Adams’ 2020 release No Exit was easily one of my favorite thrillers of last year, so when I found out he had a new book release for 2021, I jumped at the chance to review it. Hairpin Bridge has the same mesmerizing mix of non-stop action and high stakes drama that No Exit had but a few things keep this thriller from being quite as good as that one.

Around ninety days ago, Cambry Nyguen drove to Hairpin Bridge in a remote area of Montana and joined dozens of others who had caused it to be called “suicide bridge” by jumping to her death. That’s what it says on the official police report anyway.

Her twin sister Lena doesn’t believe it. Cambry was many things – mentally unstable, a complete loner, a liar, a sometimes thief – but she wasn’t suicidal. Determined to find the truth, Lena arranges to meet Corporal Raymond Raycevic at Hairpin. He was not only the officer who found Cambry’s body, he had also been the last person to see her alive. Just a short time before her death, he had pulled Cambry over to give her a warning about driving too fast. Lena wants to know what happened between those two encounters that could have resulted in her sister’s death. There had to be something – Officer Raycevic was named in the final, cryptic text sent from Cambry’s phone. Cambry had also made sixteen attempted calls to 911 that evening, none of which went through because Hairpin is surrounded by a miles long dead zone.

Lena and Raycevic’s meeting begins well. Lena asks for and receives permission to tape the conversation, explaining this is a technique recommended by her counselor to help process her grief. Raycevic is bemused but compliant. When relating the events of his experiences with Cambry, he is all an officer should be – professional with that just right mix of sympathy and sanitized fact. He goes over each encounter he had with Cambry patiently, in a clear, concise manner. But Lena knows right away that he is lying. The picture he paints – of a conciliatory speeder, a desperate young woman – doesn’t describe her sister – who was blatantly oppositional to authority, cool under pressure and brazenly confident. When Lena pushes back against Raycevic’s version of events, she gets more than she bargained for. There are a lot of secrets in the remote area where Cambry spent her final hours – secrets people will kill to keep. And Lena is about to stumble upon the biggest one of them all.

What impressed me the most about this novel is that Adams does the near impossible by creating a locked room scenario in the great outdoors. Raycevic, Lena and a third party soon find themselves in a standoff, where none can leave without exposing themselves to the possibility of being killed. The formation of this setting is absolutely brilliant and the eerie, chilling atmosphere of the confrontation occurring where the suicide (or murder) took place lends a deliciously sinister cadence to the situation. Typically, when people in a thriller offer long explanations for what they’ve done I struggle to believe that such confessions are anything but contrivances by the author to explain things to the reader. Not here – the location and context were sufficient explanation for me as to why people who had kept secrets for years were suddenly revealing copious amounts of incriminatory information in an uninhibited way

Adams’ handling of the pacing is also commendable. The story takes place over a number of hours and there is literally never a dull moment. The pacing is brisk and taut, the story in constant forward motion towards the explosive ending. I was so engaged in what was happening I didn’t want to put the book down at all.

As in most suspense stories, I can’t speak much to the details of what is happening or the people participating without entering into spoiler territory. I can tell you that there are technically four people involved in the tale – the three in the standoff and the dead Cambry – and only one of them is likeable, while two of them inspire a touch of sympathy and the fourth is a lunatic.

It is that final character who introduces the problems in the story by pulling the tale from improbable to unbelievable. They are written so shallowly that they are more caricature than character, which damages the gravitas of the story. It’s not all that noticeable as you are reading – the action is too vigorous to allow for a lot of contemplation – but once the story is over and the thinking starts, this aspect of the novel unravels a bit.

I’ve read several books this year where authors offer a false resolution before telling us what actually ensued. That happens several times here – where we think a sequence of events went one way and then learn it actually occurred differently. I’m sure this is meant to be part of the twists and turns that make the book thrilling but after following one too many fake leads down the rabbit hole I began to find it a touch irritating.

Ultimately, this story reminded me of nothing so much as a summer action blockbuster – entertaining while it lasts but not something that stands up to deep scrutiny. You are so engaged throughout you don’t really think of the flaws until after the whole thing is over. In many ways that makes this the perfect sunny day thriller. If you are looking for an adrenaline rush of a story which comes to an explosive final ending, Hairpin Bridge may be just the novel for you.

Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

Really enjoyed No Exit, was disappointed with this one. It definitely read more like a movie than a novel, and I was uninterested by the time I reached the end. Bummer!

Wow- this book had me at the edge of my seat. This was the first book by this author and I enjoyed the duel points of view around Cambry’s death 3 month’s ago as her twin sister, Lena seeks out the truth about her apparent suicide. As the story unfolds, you won’t believe what really happened that night. Thank you for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wow, that was an intense, heart-pounding read! Hairpin Bridge jumps into action from the beginning and doesn’t let you breathe until the last page.

I found this book extremely hard to put down at first. I was thinking this is going to be another Taylor Adams book that will be read in a day. Then I got to the gun fight chapter, which seemed to drag on for eternity. Don’t get me wrong. There was constant action but I needed a break from that I think. Once I got through that part, I couldn’t put it down again.

I loved how it was written. Essentially it all took place on a bridge with some backstory on Lena’s blog. I can’t say more without it being a spoiler. If you enjoy intense, fast-paced horror/thriller, you’ll want to read Hairpin Bridge!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC!

Wow! This one had be from the first page and had me on edge the entire way through. Lena doesn’t believe her estranged twin drove to a remote bridge and jumped to her death. She’s come to the bridge and the town to get to the truth. Lena comes to focus on her sisters last hours. I haven’t read anything by this author but may just have to now

From the beginning pages, the author wastes no time throwing readers into the arena; Lena’s twin sister Cambry supposedly committed suicide on Hairpin Bridge, which is rumored to be haunted. Determined to prove that her sister’s death wasn’t a suicide and murder instead, she travels to the location to question the responding officer about that night’s events. The casual meetup quickly becomes more than just a quest for answers when a surprise visitor shows up and Lena is left fighting for her life! ⁣⁣
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This one has everything you’d want in a thriller: multiple POVs, a badass female lead, and lots of unpredictable twists that will keep your turning the pages!

I knew going into this one that I was going to love it and I did! I have seen this book all over and now I know why! So so good! Loved the storyline and how I was unable to predict the ending!

Taylor Adams does it again! I was a huge fan of No Exit, and Hairpin Bridge was just as excellent. I think Adams is a very exciting new name in the world of contemporary thrillers.