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An interesting read.
I liked Cameron’s interaction with Sabrina.
I was immediately suspicious of Marika and how pushy she was.
The subterfuge parts were a bit cheesy at times.
Beyond All Doubt is a contemporary thriller written by Hilton Reed.
Summary: Cameron Kane’s wife Allison has been dead for a year.
But he is still wonders why his wife and her boss Maxell were killed together in a fiery car crash-especially when she was gathering evidence for the FBI in order to convict Maxwell of fraud.
Nothing makes sense, but all he can do is try to move on and make the best life possible for their young daughter.
Then a chance encounter at the airport changes everything.
He’s positive he’s seen Maxell. But how can that be?
Is grief driving him crazy, or is Maxwell really alive?
And if Maxwell is alive, where is Allison?
My Thoughts: This was a really great read. It was so well-written and very suspenseful.
There’s plenty of action, a good mystery, and a very enjoyable plot.
I enjoyed watching the story unfold as Cameron tries to figure out the truth.
To be honest, I think this book would make a really great movie. It reminded me a bit of the Will Smith movie Enemy of the State, with a little flavor of Jason Bourne.
I really liked this story, and if you like action and suspense, I would definitely recommend this book.
I would like to thank Crooked Lane Books for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my review. Thank you!
It has been almost a year since Cameron Kane lost his wife in a fiery car crash. His wife was a math genius who was working at a crypto currency company when she and the owner of the company died in the owners Lamborghini the crash was so hot almost melted the car. The mystery for Cameron was why was she in that car, with all the late nights was she having an affair? How could that be when it was love at first sight for Cameron. Even with the nagging questions life has started to get to a semblance of normal for Cameron and his seven-year-old daughter. But on his way back from a business trip he sees what looks like his wife's boss the one who died in the car crash. The guy mentions a phrase that came from a flop of a play that almost no one would know. The plot thickens when he gets a message with a secret nickname that only his knows. This story really keeps your attention but only to a little more than halfway through. As it starts to unfold it gets all over place and just becomes too much to believe. Yes, I know it is a work of fiction, but the story just did not finish well in my opinion. Give it a read and see what you think.
No spoilers from me. Cameron and his little daughter Sabrina have mourned the death of his wife Allison who was killed in a. car crash alongside Maxwell, her corrupt bitcoin billionaire boss. And then he thinks he sees Maxwell, Is Allison really dead? Everyone questions Cam's thinking but he's determined to get answers. He makes some unwise decisions but perseveres. There's a sketchy woman, interesting detectives, and a twist or two. And math. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read,
Thank you Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for an early copy. This review is my opinion.
What would you do if someone bumped in to you at a busy airport and you knew he was dead? In fact, he was killed in a fiery car crash that also killed your wife.
This innocuous bump starts Cameron Kane on a quest to find out what really happened to his wife. False identities and billions of dollars are on the line in this fast, action packed and thoroughly enjoyed book.
Beyond All Doubt by Hilton Reed
Adrenaline-packed thrill ride from first page till last ~ Couldn’t put it down.
What I liked:
* Cameron Kane: widow, raising seven year old daughter, photographer, photo licensing job, trying to move on though still grieving his wife Alison, sees someone that makes him question whether or not his wife is really dead and starts to investigate, tenacious, loves his wife and daughterr
* Alison Kane: brilliant, math prodigy, died in a fiery car crash, loving wife and mother, worked for a bit-coin billionaire, intriguing
* Sabrina Kane: seven-year-old daughter of Cameron and Alison, typical little girl, misses her mother
* Elliott Kane: Cameron’s brother, supportive, caring, there for Cameron and his family.
* Mickey Donovan: private investigator who takes Cameron’s case to research Alison’s death, ex-military and ex-police detective, intelligent, good at his job
* Zemira Moon: retired special forces who works with Mickey Donovan, lethal, protective, someone I’d want on my side and not against me
* The plot, pacing, setting, and writing
* Wondering if perhaps Zemira Moon might have a book of his own in the future
* The conclusion and how everything turned out.
What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about how greed and its impact on more than one in this book
* Wondering how some people can be as amoral as more than one in this story
Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Definitely
Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane for the ARC – This is my honest review.
5 Stars
Beyond All Doubt by Hilton Reed was an incredibly well written, compelling, and tense thriller.
I tore through this book. Suspenseful, captivating, and incredibly moving at times.
This book is filled with action and suspense and together with the overall depth of the story of the characters, it makes for an excellent read. I was completely engrossed from the beginning and could not stop reading.
Thank You NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!
A thrill on every page! Whether Cameron Kane is cherishing his daughter after losing his wife in a horrific car crash or is rebuffing the attention of a beautiful lady, he certainly is on the right track of not believing everything he’s been told after a chance sighting in a busy airport. Twists upon twists make this a fast-paced, exciting thriller! Great for fans of action, adventure and uncertainty.
Thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the opportunity to read this ARC.
This is a well written, fast read, a complicated story. I think my students will like it, if the enjoy a lot of action and mystery. For me, it was too much action. I was hoping it would go another way.
Beyond All Doubt has plenty of thrills—deadly snipers, false identities, shocking deaths—but at its heart, this book is about a grieving single father whose desperation propels the plot like a speeding car with its brake lines cut.
A fiery car crash had taken Alison away from her loving husband and young daughter, Sabrina. A year later Cam hasn’t moved on or forgotten their life before. A chance brush at an airport terminal with a hurried passenger sets off a series of increasingly irrational and suspicious events. Cam suddenly questions the likelihood and the circumstances of Alison’s death. His brother along with his associates believe he’s still in denial or just plain crazy. The beginning of the book describes Cam’s and Sabrina’s struggles in the year since Alison’s death. It was sort of drawn out with domestic drama for me. Alison was a math genius and I found her character fascinating and interesting. Cam is on a wild goose chase, seeing ghosts and poking into a hornets nest. He has missed so much work he should be fired. He is also entrusting his young daughter to a woman, Marika, he just recently met. He is convinced he’s right and pursues all parts of the accident investigation to prove himself. He’s very clever, he finds new information, holes in the records and possible new theories. The ending is tied up nicely with nail biting suspense and tension filled scenes unfolding. There were good clues if you pay attention. I made myself a note of my initial suspect at less than fifteen percent into the story. Yes, I’d already guessed a part of the plot. This was a new-to-me author with an engaging plot.
Thanks to NetGalley for the digital advance reader copy of “Beyond All Doubt” by Hilton Reed, Published by Crooked Lane Books. These are all my own honest personal thoughts and opinions given voluntarily without any compensation.
Beyond all Doubt is thriller. It starts out slowly but after the first few chapters I was hooked.
A wife and a stranger are in a car crash and both people are declared dead. The father and daughter are getting on with their life when a man who may well be the dead man walks past them.
The father begins to investigate what this all means and becomes enmeshed in a plot that is much more dangerous and complicated than he could have imagined.
Beyond All Doubt was everything I could have hoped for. The stars were Cameron Kane, Allison Kane and their 8-year-old daughter Sabrina Kane. Allison was a math whiz who worked for a man, Maxwell Harding, who had pilfered billions of dollars from his investors. One night, Allison and Maxwell were in his car heading toward New Jersey when there was a horrible accident and the news reported that both were killed. Of course, Cameron was devastated.
After a year, Cam decided to move on with his life and started dating a woman named Marika. In the meantime, Cam had a job interview in Los Angeles and took the red-eye home to New York. When he was in the airport, he saw Maxwell. From then on he set out to find him. He figured if Maxwell was still alive, maybe Allison was alive too. A friend of his turned him on to a man named Mickey Donovan. He was an ex-cop who did a lot of research and came up with some answers for Cam. Not the answers he wanted but answers nonetheless. One day they were at Grand Central and someone shot. Mickey. Cam assumed the bullet was meant for him.
Mickey had told Cam about a man that was working with him by the name of Moon, and Moon showed up for Cam right when he needed him.
This book was full of twists and turns and ins and outs. At one point, Sabrina was kidnapped. Anyway, the author did a fantastic job defining the characters. And even though the story was twisty and turny it was easy to follow. I loved it and will read it again. I gave it five stars.
Fantastic! Beyond All Doubt is very well written. The first couple of chapters may seem slow, but before you know it, the story grips you. And once it gets its hooks in you, you will not want to put it down! It's a rollercoaster thrill of action, twists and turns, narrow escapes and small triumphs; with a well-deserved ending. It has a good plot, strong well-developed characters, and setting. The setting is so well described it almost feels like a character on its own; you'll feel like you're right on the streets of New York. Have you ever lost someone you love in an accident? What would you do if there was even an inkling that they could possibly still be alive? When faced with this dilemma Cameron Kane took the bull by the horns and rode it to the end. He was determined to prove Alison his wife didn't die under the circumstances he was told. In fact, could she be alive? Several people thought he was crazy or in denial. Or perhaps he just needed closure. Ill equipped as he was, he stuck to his guns and pushed till he found the truth. It's hard to believe this is Hilton Reed's first novel. Mr. Reed you've been holding back on us; happy you came out with a bang. Bravo! I would highly recommend Beyond All Doubt to everyone. Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for an ARC of this novel. It was a pleasure reading it and providing my honest review.
The story flowed well and the characters were well developed. I recommend this book and look forward to more from this author.
****Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review****
Despite the interesting start at the airport I just couldn't get into this book. Like any book that starts too slow (and with too much unnecessary background), it will probably pick up the pace (hopefully) after getting past the cliched 'my wife died under mysterious circumstances and left me a grieving spouse' parts. Lately, I just have little patience for books that don't grab my attention before the end of chapter three. This is currently a DNF from me but if I decide to tackle it a third time I will update my review.
Good book! This book had a bit of everything! It had suspense, Action packed, intrigue, mystery, revenge, murder, kidnapping, great plot twist, and some crazy twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting and kept me glued to my Kindle! I definitely recommend reading this book as it was well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!