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The Last Offender
When a massive blast occurs just outside the prison walls where thirty-nine-year old convict Johnny Helks has resided for years, he is perplexed to discover that he's the only one left in the entire penitentiary. But what's even more perplexing is the fact that his cell door is unlocked. No longer behind bars, things take a turn for the worse as several nerve-wracking noises beckon him into the realm of an extremely nightmarish scenario...
In close proximity to the newly freed prisoner’s location, six teenage girls awake inside a bus—all strapped to seats. One girl, Lizzie Janis, has a rather devastating connection to Johnny’s checkered past. As quickly as the bickering begins, it ends when the confined girls unexpectedly experience the presence of a monstrous unknown ramming into their shuttered-off school bus from the outer perimeters.
And after a strange run-in with an attacker while searching through his empty penitentiary, the mentally disturbed prisoner eventually makes his way outdoors only to see a burning landscape. He then hears distant screams and a bevy of gunshots, which leads Johnny to a bloody scene and the trapped teens; finding a notebook with splayed pages that says, “BOARD THE BUS TO BE THEIR HERO. OR ELSE…”
But once Johnny boards the bullet-ridden bus and meets the aghast girls, it becomes clear that massive revelations and repercussions are soon to be in store for all involved.
Disclaimer: due to a few discomforting scenes, reader discretion is advised!
In close proximity to the newly freed prisoner’s location, six teenage girls awake inside a bus—all strapped to seats. One girl, Lizzie Janis, has a rather devastating connection to Johnny’s checkered past. As quickly as the bickering begins, it ends when the confined girls unexpectedly experience the presence of a monstrous unknown ramming into their shuttered-off school bus from the outer perimeters.
And after a strange run-in with an attacker while searching through his empty penitentiary, the mentally disturbed prisoner eventually makes his way outdoors only to see a burning landscape. He then hears distant screams and a bevy of gunshots, which leads Johnny to a bloody scene and the trapped teens; finding a notebook with splayed pages that says, “BOARD THE BUS TO BE THEIR HERO. OR ELSE…”
But once Johnny boards the bullet-ridden bus and meets the aghast girls, it becomes clear that massive revelations and repercussions are soon to be in store for all involved.
Disclaimer: due to a few discomforting scenes, reader discretion is advised!
- GenresHorror
261 pages, Paperback
Published May 23, 2018
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About the author
Noah Nichols
3 books118 followersHi! I have been put on this lovely planet to experience just three things until an eventual, listless death:
1. Write (and review) many varying novels from the heart.
2. Be judged haphazardly by others devoid of said heart.
3. Make pensive music for a small circle of ears.
It's a long road ahead...
Or is it?
As of this writing—7/15/20, to be exact—I'm just an author's author to the reader's reader, and here are my specific books in alphabetical order:
Cat Incarcerated
No Net
The Last Offender
P.S. When the date's no longer current, that means I'm probably dead. Future-cry for me.
1. Write (and review) many varying novels from the heart.
2. Be judged haphazardly by others devoid of said heart.
3. Make pensive music for a small circle of ears.
It's a long road ahead...
Or is it?
As of this writing—7/15/20, to be exact—I'm just an author's author to the reader's reader, and here are my specific books in alphabetical order:
Cat Incarcerated
No Net
The Last Offender
P.S. When the date's no longer current, that means I'm probably dead. Future-cry for me.
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August 23, 2018
Looking to walk on the wild side of reading? Need something that will keep you mentally on your toes? There are no shades of gray here, Noah Nichols set out to create something unique and he did!
What? Utter chaos ensues when convict Johnny Helks finds himself the sole living occupant of the penitentiary he calls home. One minute all was quiet, the next, a massive explosion has freed him to a world that has been devastated. Finding six teenaged girls trapped on a bus, he has a chance to be a hero, but is that really who Johnny is? What is going on? What happened? What will happen next? And seriously, why did Johnny survive?
If this chaotic tale doesn’t wear you out just trying to keep up, if it doesn’t send your senses reeling, the ending will knock you off your feet as Noah Nichols tells a twisted tale of THE LAST OFFENDER.
There is no way to NOT feel the atmosphere of this tale as Mr. Nichols rips us from one scene to the next, sensibilities be damned. Raw and edgy, this story reads like the jagged edges of a broken bottle, sometimes sharp and cutting, sometimes just shards of crumbled glass.
Certainly not for everyone, it IS intense with a rapid-fire pace, down and dirty scenes and dialogue that may require some thought to process. Kudos to the author for that big twist at the end…or was it actually an ending?? My brain feels like it went through a kaleidoscope of chaos...during a hurricane.
Publisher: Self-Pub Shackles (May 23, 2018)
Publication Date: May 23, 2018
Genre: Dystopian | Science Fiction
Print Length: 263 pages
Available from: Amazon
For Reviews, Giveaways, Fabulous Book News, follow: http://tometender.blogspot.com
What? Utter chaos ensues when convict Johnny Helks finds himself the sole living occupant of the penitentiary he calls home. One minute all was quiet, the next, a massive explosion has freed him to a world that has been devastated. Finding six teenaged girls trapped on a bus, he has a chance to be a hero, but is that really who Johnny is? What is going on? What happened? What will happen next? And seriously, why did Johnny survive?
If this chaotic tale doesn’t wear you out just trying to keep up, if it doesn’t send your senses reeling, the ending will knock you off your feet as Noah Nichols tells a twisted tale of THE LAST OFFENDER.
There is no way to NOT feel the atmosphere of this tale as Mr. Nichols rips us from one scene to the next, sensibilities be damned. Raw and edgy, this story reads like the jagged edges of a broken bottle, sometimes sharp and cutting, sometimes just shards of crumbled glass.
Certainly not for everyone, it IS intense with a rapid-fire pace, down and dirty scenes and dialogue that may require some thought to process. Kudos to the author for that big twist at the end…or was it actually an ending?? My brain feels like it went through a kaleidoscope of chaos...during a hurricane.
Publisher: Self-Pub Shackles (May 23, 2018)
Publication Date: May 23, 2018
Genre: Dystopian | Science Fiction
Print Length: 263 pages
Available from: Amazon
For Reviews, Giveaways, Fabulous Book News, follow: http://tometender.blogspot.com
May 18, 2018
The Last Offender by Noah Nichols is put together so well, I felt like I was reading a published book before it was even done. The story layout and scene changes read like a movie, and the way everything fits together like puzzle pieces makes this novel a winner. I was impressed with the delivery of all elements of the story (even those with a delicate subject matter). From the apocalyptic beginning to the jaw-dropping ending, where you find out (yeah right, like I'm going to give anything away here?!), the story line keeps you engaged and engrossed. I daresay this may be a book you'll be unable to put down. And I did edit it, just as a disclaimer. Regardless, I fully enjoyed reading it and working on it!
June 8, 2018
I like to consider myself fairly easy going in regards to content, story, topic etc. I have read just about every genre at some point in the different review groups I have been a part of. I don't always enjoy the stories I am reading but rarely do they offend me.
The content of this book offended me, on more than one topic. I will not go into the details as to why simply because it has nothing to do with the authors writing ability, it's the content.
Closer to the end of the book there is reference made to one of the authors other books, strangely as there really is no connection except for a single character that I can figure anyway. Who knows it may be all of the characters and I just missed that because I read the other book a while ago. With the amount I read there is no way I would remember characters from his other book unless there was a direct correlation to this one, and there is not, except for this one character.
I don't get it.
It is an interesting premise, and it does leave the door open for a sequel because again there really is no ending, no conclusion. At least not the conclusion I would have expected, just an open door to more of the same. More of the same that really doesn't need to be any longer. End it already.
The content of this book offended me, on more than one topic. I will not go into the details as to why simply because it has nothing to do with the authors writing ability, it's the content.
Closer to the end of the book there is reference made to one of the authors other books, strangely as there really is no connection except for a single character that I can figure anyway. Who knows it may be all of the characters and I just missed that because I read the other book a while ago. With the amount I read there is no way I would remember characters from his other book unless there was a direct correlation to this one, and there is not, except for this one character.
I don't get it.
It is an interesting premise, and it does leave the door open for a sequel because again there really is no ending, no conclusion. At least not the conclusion I would have expected, just an open door to more of the same. More of the same that really doesn't need to be any longer. End it already.
November 26, 2020
I got this from the author in return for a honest review. So here goes. When I started the book I said it's another sci-fi book something that happens in the future and at first I was going to put it down but kept on reading. It had it's good parts and no so good parts. It was story told after the fact. The author wrote about what power, money and reality TV can do to people. There is a cliffhanger that can become an sequel to this book and to be honest with you I believe the author wrote this book so that you would want more. I am giving this books 3.5 stars.
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