Wrong Place Wrong Time by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs

404 Pages
Publisher: Linden Tree Press, AuthorBuzz
Release Date: October 1, 2013

Fiction, Kidnapping, Mystery, Thriller

Tsara Adelman receives an invitation for a weekend visit to see her estranged uncle, Castle Thornlocke. He is holding a charity event and wants her to be there. After talking to her brother, Court, she decides to go. Her husband, David, and their two children stay home. When she gets there, she sees Hans Freihoffer, an old family friend. He offers her his first-floor suite since his wife and children will not be attending. After some discussion, she finally accepts his offer.

After the dinner and festivities, Tsara returns to her room and checks in at home. When she hangs up, she hears a noise. Two men are in her room and by their dress, they is not one of the dinner guests. They are looking for Hans Freihoffer. Since she has seen them, they take her with them under much protest.

Mike Westbrook’s son is missing. He believes the boy is at Castle Thornlocke’s estate along with other missing children. He, along with Jim, are the kidnappers but what Mike did not count on was the dirty cops that are trying to cover up the situation.

The book has a steady pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written the third person point of view. From the beginning, the author has you questioning Hans’ and Castle’s roles in the story. This is quick read.

This is a great read! One that will keep you from start to end! Well put together and characters and story line that balance each other!

This fast paced novel was hard to put down. The plot is deep and the characters are well defined. It was very well written and I will be seeking more of this authors work.
Many thanks to Linden Tree Press and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was a pretty good book and the title "Wrong, Place, Wrong Time" was reflected in the plot. It kept me interested right through to the end.

I really wasn’t sure how I felt when I was reading this. It was just kind of predictable and was slightly slow moving. The ending is what really changed my mind and made me give it 5 stars. It really stirred my emotions and my empathetic heart loved it. There were parts of the story that I wish were expanded on, but ultimately it was Tsara and Mike’s story.

Tsara has been estranged with her uncle for years and years but when he invites her to party at his lavish estate, she decides to go and make amends, specially when her husband convinces her to go and enjoy the weekend by herself as he would stay home with the kids. When she gets to her uncles estate things goes perfectly fine until the first night when she gets kidnapped. While she is kidnapped she ends up learning that her kidnapper is Mike Westbrook, who ends up been a father of one of the local kids that her uncle is holding captive. Mike kidnaps Tsara in order for her uncle to release his son.

What her uncle ends up doing is sending the two town cops who are murderers and set out in search for her and Mike with only one thing on their minds; to murder them in order to keep them quiet about what is happening at her uncles house.

Throughout the book we see how Tsara and Mike travel from through NH's mountains and how FBI gets involved and how her husband and brother worrying more about her. I really enjoying this book and how we got to see how Tsara and Mike's relationship evolved from victim and kidnapper to somewhat friendlier, nothing romantic for once. Not going to lie that somehow the book felt like it drag a little, but it had a good ending and you got to see how someone copes after a kidnap.

An overall a good read. 4 out of 5 starts.

I received a free copy from NetGalley. I can't believe I let this one sit so long unread on my kindle. I might have missed my bedtime by several hours last night in order to finish it. This one really gripped me. Not only did the story grab me but I loved that it didn't stop where you expected it to and kept going for the rest of what happened after the big event. Don't start this before bed if you have to get up the next morning.

Feb 12, 2018 · edit
really liked it

I was pulled in immediately with the characters. Plot twist until the final pages. Definitely worth reading.

No longer interested in reading this. Clearing out old galleys.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Tsara has been estranged from her Uncle Cass for nearly twenty-five years and was very surprised to get an invitation to an event at his home. She was reluctant but her husband David encouraged her to go. Her brother Court was going to be there so any misgivings she had were allayed. The event was enjoyable and as she was tired so Tsara retired to her room, not the one she was originally to have and there she was kidnapped by two men.

She was only gone for a couple of days but unfortunately the kidnapping and events that transpired changed her from the carefree woman who had it all to a nervous wreck, always looking over her shoulder, having to see a psychiatrist, being on medication and unable to sleep.

The story revolves around Mike Westbrook, the kidnapper, Castle Thornlocke, Tsara's uncle and Tsara and her family. Most especially the kidnapping of Tsara and her time with Mike while on the run.

Very well written and one book I would maybe re-read.
Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

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(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

When Tsara Adelman leaves her husband and two young children for a weekend to visit her estranged uncle, she little dreams he is holding several local children captive on his lavish estate. Mike Westbrook, father of one of the boys, kidnaps her to trade her life for the children's. Soon Tsara and Mike are fleeing through New Hampshire's mountain wilderness pursued by two rogue cops with murder on their minds.

This was a bit confusing for me. I thought it was a novel about a kidnapping and an escape. It was...and then, it wasn't.

The first thing I enjoyed about this book was Tsara - what a tough lady she was. Any lesser a character and I wouldn't have finished this book. That is how much of a standout she is. Tough, smart, funny and more tough.

The plot was interesting but it was pretty slow in the first quarter or so of the book. I know the author was setting everything up, and I get that, but about the 1/3 mark, the story really did pick up a bit more...

...and the it become a "what happened after" story. The affects of the kidnapping on those involved. And I completely lost interest. The mystery was gone, the suspense had stopped. It had very little to do with what I requested the book for in the first place...


Paul
ARH

An exciting read. The pace of the story really picks up towards the end and kept me reading into the wee hours. Suspenseful, dark and thrilling.