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An entertaining, page-turning thriller from one of the masters of popular conspiracy thrillers.
Meltzer and Goldberg have co-authored an entertaining, gripping thriller, one with surprises and engaging characters. It's also, in part, a story of family and identity, which is pulled off quite nicely.
Recommended.
I have been trying to start this novel every few months and I keep getting stuck after a few pages. It is incredibly slow moving. I have read some reviews that say that it does pick up but continues to jump around.
This is a edge of your seat page turning thriller that is exciting to the last page.
As a fan of the authors work I was pleased to receive this ARC to review which does not influence my review.
House of Secrets is about Jack Nash who hosts a TV show much like Brad's-a documentary investigation about conspiracy theories and historical mysteries. Jack recruits his seven year old son, Skip, to co-star on the show after the ratings start to dive. .
Skip and his sister, Hazel, lose their father in a deadly car accident. They begin to suspect foul play. A mystery involving Benedict Arnold and his Bible comes into play. Hazel, who was in the car with her father, cannot remember anything due to a mild form of amnesia. Clue by clue she unlocks her old memories as well as her dad's secret past. She finds herself in danger being questioned by authorities she does not trust and realizes she must solve the mystery to save her own life. Her Father left her clues and she has to decipher his code.
This is a exceptionally well crafted thriller with excellent fast paced heart pounding events that will keep you reading into the night. Very well done !
There's a lot going on in this one- government secrets, conspiracies, murder, memory loss, globetrotting- and it's all pretty entertaining. The book has a gritty tone that I enjoyed. There are a huge number of characters, but as the book is driven more by plot than by characters, the lack of opportunity to get to know any of them very well works out. There's lots of surprises, and not everything feels plausible, but overall it's enjoyable. Would be a good beach or plane book.