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Terrified
by
Kevin O'Brien (Goodreads Author)
Truth
Megan Keeler died years ago—or so everyone believes. In fact, she disappeared to escape from her sadistic husband, Glenn. When dismembered body parts were found near their home, Glenn was convicted of his wife’s murder. And Megan, terrified for her unborn child’s safety, never came forward with the truth…
Is More Terrifying
Since then, Megan has built a new life in S...more
Megan Keeler died years ago—or so everyone believes. In fact, she disappeared to escape from her sadistic husband, Glenn. When dismembered body parts were found near their home, Glenn was convicted of his wife’s murder. And Megan, terrified for her unborn child’s safety, never came forward with the truth…
Is More Terrifying
Since then, Megan has built a new life in S...more
Paperback, 550 pages
Published
April 1st 2012
by Pinnacle
(first published January 1st 2012)
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10/5! EXCELLENT, FANTASTIC AND GREAT! Kevin O'Brien hasn't disappointed me yet! with this thrilling book which was really hard to put down,I could barely sleep.
Imgaine having upir brother in the hospital and they say there isn't much that can be done, and you think that every little bit of hope is gone, then you meet the handsome doctor. He recommends the best and makes sure he is comfortable,he is handsome, smart, and a surgeon what more can Lisa ask for, a few weeks later she is married to the...more
Imgaine having upir brother in the hospital and they say there isn't much that can be done, and you think that every little bit of hope is gone, then you meet the handsome doctor. He recommends the best and makes sure he is comfortable,he is handsome, smart, and a surgeon what more can Lisa ask for, a few weeks later she is married to the...more
For the most part I quite enjoyed this book. Lots of edge of your seat, heart in your stomach kind of tension. A runaway battered wife, thought to be dead, a diabolical and nasty abusive husband, an obsessed and lovesick teenager, a pregnancy revealed, a life underground lived pseudonymously....all contribute to the thrilling part of this novel. About a third of the way through the author introduces us to most of the (male) characters who could be the doer of evil deeds. For the next almost two...more
Megan Keeler died years ago. Megan faked her own suicide and ran away from her abusive husband(Glenn) from Chicago to Seattle. Not long afterwards the police find the dismembered parts of a woman close to Glenn's house and charge him with Megan's murder. Megan at the same time finds out she is pregnant and fearing for her son's life keeps quiet and hidden. Glenn is convicted and goes to jail.
Fifteen years later, Josh, Megan's son knows nothing of his mother's past. Megan begins to get threatenin...more
Fifteen years later, Josh, Megan's son knows nothing of his mother's past. Megan begins to get threatenin...more
Megan Keeler is the main character in Terrified. She died years ago or thats what people like to think. She disappeared to escape from her husband Glenn.Glenn was known and put to jail for the murder of his wife. Megan was terrfied of him even more once she found out she was expecting. Since that problem has dissolved Megan moved to Seattle and started a new life with her son. After everything has been going on so well she later starts getting threats and soon realizes that Glenn has been releas...more
In Kevin O'Brien latest thriller, you'll be the edge of the seat with this one. Megan Keeslar faked her own death to escape an abusive husband and started a new life and protected her unborn son. Her husband's been in prison for over a decade and gets out for his revenge on his life and claims his innocense. Now it's up to her to protect her teenage son.But someone who knows her as Lisa Swann knows her real secrets and is after her, killing women who looked like her. And he has a personal agenda...more
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This is a story about a woman who is married to a very abusive man. Waiting for the right time she fakes her own death and runs from Chicago to Seattle, changes her name and starts a new life. When Megan gets to Seattle she discovers 2 things, 1 that she is pregnant and 2 there was a dismemebered body found in trashbags in Chicago by her old house and the police think it's her. Her husband, Glenn, is arrested and sent to prison for life. Go forward 15 years and Josh is a happy 14 year old boy, M...more
The main character of TERRIFIED lives under a false identity as Megan Keeslar, and is in constant fear of being discovered. Megan fled an abusive marriage in Chicago, staged her own suicide and allowed her ex-husband to be convicted of her murder. She cannot go to the police without the possibility of revealing herself. She leads a very private life in her new home in Seattle. When her son is kidnapped her options are limited.
For me, this thriller has too many villains, a case where less would h...more
For me, this thriller has too many villains, a case where less would h...more
It's the first O'Brien book I've read and judging by others comments it's not as good as some of his other work. If that's the case, I look forward to reading more as I found this book very enjoyable.
As I got deeper into the book I couldn't help wondering if such a maniac would hold a candle for so long but, that said, it did feel like a non-stop action thriller.
I agree with others comments that it does peter out towards the end but, all-in-all, Megan is a really believable heroine.
As I got deeper into the book I couldn't help wondering if such a maniac would hold a candle for so long but, that said, it did feel like a non-stop action thriller.
I agree with others comments that it does peter out towards the end but, all-in-all, Megan is a really believable heroine.
Eh.
If you can add a couple of numbers together, you'll guess the villain before you've read 150 pages.
Very disappointing with some of the most obvious clues to a mystery novel that I've read in a long time. It doesn't help that O'Brien fell into the Mary Higgins Clark formula of a beautiful woman in peril surrounded by nothing but handsome men. There isn't an average looking bloke in the whole book or a woman who's anything less than pretty. Ugh.
If you can add a couple of numbers together, you'll guess the villain before you've read 150 pages.
Very disappointing with some of the most obvious clues to a mystery novel that I've read in a long time. It doesn't help that O'Brien fell into the Mary Higgins Clark formula of a beautiful woman in peril surrounded by nothing but handsome men. There isn't an average looking bloke in the whole book or a woman who's anything less than pretty. Ugh.
I really enjoyed this and I'd give it 3.9 stars. But it's for good reason. It took forever to get to the heart of the story and it jumped back and forth in terms of time periods which was really frustrating when O'Brien did it (normally I don't have a problem with jumping time periods). and lastly, it was just weirdly too graphic for me. Now I normally don't mind some graphic stuff (I mean one of my favorite shows is Criminal Minds!) But some of the stuff seamed pointless and had no place in the...more
Very suspenseful and not very predictable either. I wasn't totally blindsided like I hope to be when I read a suspense-thriller. But the author did an excellent job of keeping the ending not too obvious. My only problem with this book was that it was (in my opinion) about 75 or even 100 pages too long. I felt there was a lot of "filler" strewn about. This seems to be the longest of Kevin O'Brien's novels, so I look forward to exploring more of his work.
If I'm looking for a solid, pageturning thriller, Kevin O'Brien is always a good choice. He did not disappoint me this time either. A mysterious culprit, the mandatory twists and turns as well as a likeable heroine once again caused, that it was difficult to put the book down. The only weakness I found in the very common topic: fragile woman falls in love, gets mistreated, runs away, has to raise and protect her innocent child alone to finally... that particular part was much too obvious accordi...more
Appropriately titled, you’re going to want to sleep with the lights on while you’re reading this book. Megan escaped from an abusive husband by faking her death and starting a new life in Seattle only to discover she was pregnant. Many years go by while she lives cautiously with her son, but then her husband is released from prison. What transpires is not at all expected and truly is “terrifying.” I love O’Brien’s books and that he sets them locally is even more fun. His accuracy is absolutely p...more
Just finished another great book by Kevin O'Brien.If you like more suspense then romance this is the book for you. I thought from reading the back of this book that I knew what this story was going to be about from previous authors that wrote the same kind of storyline BUT I was very surprised when the book was nothing like I thought. This is the story of Lisa Swann who staged her death to run away from her abusive husband Glenn. She starts a new life as Megan Kesslar and find outs she is now pr...more
Kevin O'brien is one of best authors you can read in this day of age. This book kept you guessing til the very end. It goes to show you how many people do what megan does in this book and how real stuff can turn out like the way it does. I really enjoyed this book and I would defiantley recommmend it to everyone. I like kevin o'brien better than I do dean koontz and stephen king. I would actually recommend all of kevion obrien books.
I’m a fan of Kevin O’Brien’s. I’ve read most of his books and enjoyed them. However, his most recent book, Terrified just didn’t seem as good as his previous work. It definitely had suspense and I found myself wanting to read on, but I’m not sure why. The plot was your basic story of spousal abuse; the heroine fakes her own death and moves to another town. Add in their a dangerous husband, an innocent child, a mysterious match.com love interest, a scared niece, a love-struck teenager and lots of...more
An excellent read. I would label it as 'an unable to put down book' but I took it on a gambling junket. I did consider staying in the room and reading but then again I can do that at home so the machines won out!
This author is the best thriller writer!!!! He keeps you on the edge of your seat thru the whole book. However, this was a somewhat gruesome book. He was known as the black bag murder and he made you mad the people he was killing. But you had to keep reading it to the very end.
This one gets 4 1/2 stars. I really love Kevin O'Brien, and this one was a page turner I couldn't wait to find out who did it. It kept me entertained. If you love suspense and mystery, you have to read this one!
This book kept me on edge the entire time. I also love expecting one thing but then something completely different happens! Fabulous book that everyone who likes this type of genre should read.
Apr 20, 2012
Jackie
marked it as to-read
I'm not sure if this is something I really want to read just beacuse it looks interesting or because I really do want to read it. Time will tell.
Excellent book! First one I have read by this author and I have already added a bunch of his other books to my nook's wishlist.
Good book. Kept me guessing the whole way through. Lots of suspense and mystery. I will be looking for more from this author.
I would have given this book five stars if it hadn't been for a very disappointing last few pages. I won't go into details but it was not your typical ending.
Like everything else I've read by O'Brien, this book was full of suspense and had me guessing until the end. Every time I thought I had it figured out, something came along to change that. This was a great book.
A solid, albeit pedestrian, by-the-numbers effort from an author I like very much. This one just didn't seem as inspired as his others, it made me think of a Lifetime movie, novelized.
Few slow spots.. but overall I was able to connect with the characters. I enjoyed it
I love Kevin O'Brien books, always good!!!! This was as good or better than the others.
Not up to O'Brien's usual standards. Not nearly as gripping as his earlier books.
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Plenty of plot twists to keep you guessing.
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