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Jack Ryder #1-2
Jack Ryder Mystery Series: Vol 1-2
Spine-chilling tales from the Amazon ALL-star Bestselling author Willow Rose
The books have more than 3000 raving 5 star reviews!- HIT THE ROAD is supposed to be in school. It's Monday morning but his parents are still asleep after a night of heavy drinking. Ben waits patiently, even though he knows he is missing out on today's field trip to the zoo. But, when his black Labrador suddenly runs upstairs and comes down with a finger in his mouth, Ben knows he's not making it to school today at all.
Detective Jack Ryder is chaperoning his kids' field trip when he gets the call from the head of the Cocoa Beach Police Department. A body has been found and they need his help. Soon, Jack finds himself up against a killer, a predator who ruthlessly chases women and kills them so they can never leave him. The case soon causes serious consequences for him and his family once the truth is revealed.
With her new hero, Jack Ryder, as a loving father and committed detective, a new location in tropical Florida, and a story that moves at an incredible pace, Hit the Road Jack is Willow Rose at the top of her game.
- SLIP OUT THE BACK take turns with the knife, cutting their thumbs open. A drop of blood lands on the dark wooden table. Eyes meet across the room. All four thumbs are pressed against each other one by one. Blood is shared, secrets buried.
Years later a brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd at a movie theater in Miami and sends a chill through the entire nation. When human remains are discovered in the dense forest next to a biking trail in Brevard County, it is only the beginning of a series of gruesome murders, which will shock the entire Space Coast.
Detective Jack Ryder is preoccupied with Shannon King and the strange email she has just received that leaves her terrified just as she prepares to go on stage at the Runaway Country Festival. Jack Ryder senses the connection and soon he realizes he is on the hunt for a serial killer with a killing spree that spans over more than a decade.
It's spring break in Cocoa Beach and evil is lurking everywhere.
˃˃˃ This is the first two books in the bestselling Jack Ryder Series
Scroll up and grab a copy today.
The books have more than 3000 raving 5 star reviews!- HIT THE ROAD is supposed to be in school. It's Monday morning but his parents are still asleep after a night of heavy drinking. Ben waits patiently, even though he knows he is missing out on today's field trip to the zoo. But, when his black Labrador suddenly runs upstairs and comes down with a finger in his mouth, Ben knows he's not making it to school today at all.
Detective Jack Ryder is chaperoning his kids' field trip when he gets the call from the head of the Cocoa Beach Police Department. A body has been found and they need his help. Soon, Jack finds himself up against a killer, a predator who ruthlessly chases women and kills them so they can never leave him. The case soon causes serious consequences for him and his family once the truth is revealed.
With her new hero, Jack Ryder, as a loving father and committed detective, a new location in tropical Florida, and a story that moves at an incredible pace, Hit the Road Jack is Willow Rose at the top of her game.
- SLIP OUT THE BACK take turns with the knife, cutting their thumbs open. A drop of blood lands on the dark wooden table. Eyes meet across the room. All four thumbs are pressed against each other one by one. Blood is shared, secrets buried.
Years later a brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd at a movie theater in Miami and sends a chill through the entire nation. When human remains are discovered in the dense forest next to a biking trail in Brevard County, it is only the beginning of a series of gruesome murders, which will shock the entire Space Coast.
Detective Jack Ryder is preoccupied with Shannon King and the strange email she has just received that leaves her terrified just as she prepares to go on stage at the Runaway Country Festival. Jack Ryder senses the connection and soon he realizes he is on the hunt for a serial killer with a killing spree that spans over more than a decade.
It's spring break in Cocoa Beach and evil is lurking everywhere.
˃˃˃ This is the first two books in the bestselling Jack Ryder Series
Scroll up and grab a copy today.
610 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 6, 2016
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About the author
Willow Rose
232 books2,719 followersWillow Rose is a multi-million-copy best-selling Author and an Amazon ALL-star Author of more than 100 novels.
Several of her books have reached the top 10 of ALL books on Amazon in the US, UK, and Canada. She has sold more than three million books all over the world.
She writes Mystery, Thriller, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense, Horror, Supernatural thrillers, and Fantasy.
Willow's books are fast-paced, nail-biting pageturners with twists you won't see coming. That's why her fans call her The Queen of Scream.
Willow lives on Florida's Space Coast. When she is not writing or reading, you will find her surfing and watch the dolphins play in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Several of her books have reached the top 10 of ALL books on Amazon in the US, UK, and Canada. She has sold more than three million books all over the world.
She writes Mystery, Thriller, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense, Horror, Supernatural thrillers, and Fantasy.
Willow's books are fast-paced, nail-biting pageturners with twists you won't see coming. That's why her fans call her The Queen of Scream.
Willow lives on Florida's Space Coast. When she is not writing or reading, you will find her surfing and watch the dolphins play in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
Connect with Willow online:
http://www.facebook.com/willowredrose
https://twitter.com/madamwillowrose
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/willo...
Sign up for Willow's VIP email list, and you'll automatically be notified as soon as her next book is released: www.willow-rose.net
Inbox already stuffed? Send the word: “ebooks” to 31996 to get a text alert with news about new releases, giveaways, and bargains from Willow.
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February 22, 2023
This book was the first Jack Ryder Mystery Book I have ever read. Willow Rose did a good job on this one. She had suspense, mystery and a lot of ingenuity. I have another story in this book, because it has two books in it.
I will read another one of these stories and other books by this author she does a good job.
I will be back soon to report about the other story in this volume
I finished the second book in this volume. It was a continuation of the first book. Jack and Shannon were going to build a house for themselves and all of their children. Shannon was going to have a baby and it was Jack's!
I will read another one of these stories and other books by this author she does a good job.
I will be back soon to report about the other story in this volume
I finished the second book in this volume. It was a continuation of the first book. Jack and Shannon were going to build a house for themselves and all of their children. Shannon was going to have a baby and it was Jack's!
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October 4, 2020Good but feels incomplete
Volumes 1 & 2 of the Jack Ryder mysteries are good, but they lack real endings. The cases are pretty much solved but the books end leaving the stories themselves wide open and unfinished. Like they might continue on in the next book, but the next book is completely different characters (other than Jack, his family and girlfriend) and crimes. I was confused when I started the 2nd book. Don't get me wrong, the writing is excellent and the world/character building are great, I just thought the endings were unfinished. I love Willow Rose's writing and will absolutely read more of her books. These two could definitely be stand alone books, as they cover different people and crimes, just with the same "hero" and his family.
As for Jack himself, he's a laid back surfer, hard working homicide detective, loving single father to his twins and his late partner's teenage daughter, a loving son to his parents, and loving boyfriend. He and his family live in Cocoa Beach, Florida, which sounds like a wonderful place, minus the bugs and humidity.
Volumes 1 & 2 of the Jack Ryder mysteries are good, but they lack real endings. The cases are pretty much solved but the books end leaving the stories themselves wide open and unfinished. Like they might continue on in the next book, but the next book is completely different characters (other than Jack, his family and girlfriend) and crimes. I was confused when I started the 2nd book. Don't get me wrong, the writing is excellent and the world/character building are great, I just thought the endings were unfinished. I love Willow Rose's writing and will absolutely read more of her books. These two could definitely be stand alone books, as they cover different people and crimes, just with the same "hero" and his family.
As for Jack himself, he's a laid back surfer, hard working homicide detective, loving single father to his twins and his late partner's teenage daughter, a loving son to his parents, and loving boyfriend. He and his family live in Cocoa Beach, Florida, which sounds like a wonderful place, minus the bugs and humidity.
January 18, 2018
Jack Ryder is a detective in Cocoa Beach Florida, a series of murders happen in the small town. The first is that of a woman who was found by her son with the husband asleep in the same room. The weird thing was that the woman was partially dismembered. The husband was drugged so he has no recollection of anything happening. Jack has to figure out how all of this happened. The second book was about Shannon King who is a country singer who came to Cocoa Beach because she was running from an abusive husband. Shannon has her own demons that followed her, there is a killer who is sending her emails saying their sorry for what's about to happen. Shannon is worried because she has kept the emails a secret but she had to tell Jack because at a concert she was performing at someone shot into the crowd killing 2 people.
September 12, 2020
I have just finished the first book of this series. It was an quick read but there were a few problems. The book jumped around so much that I was never quite sure who was speaking in each chapter. I also do not believe that the author has spent much time with young children. There were three 5-6 year old characters that spoke and acted like they were at least 10 years old. The characters weren't well developed either. I just felt like there was so much going on that everything felt rushed. I will read the second one to see if it gets any better. I have read other books by Willow Rose that were better than this one.
October 7, 2017
Awesome read. Willow Rose just got a new fan.
This is the first time I've ever read books by Willow Rose. This series has caught my attention and I look forward to catching up on her other series of books as well. I love the mystery and the family oriented father figure. I was a single mom of three and it's a breath of fresh air to see the view from a single father. And he has a great support system as I did. Can't wait for the books. Awesome read!!!
This is the first time I've ever read books by Willow Rose. This series has caught my attention and I look forward to catching up on her other series of books as well. I love the mystery and the family oriented father figure. I was a single mom of three and it's a breath of fresh air to see the view from a single father. And he has a great support system as I did. Can't wait for the books. Awesome read!!!
August 16, 2025
Jack Ryder mystery series one and two
I love all of Willow Rose’s books. They are all great. But this one was above and beyond all. I couldn’t put it down, I had to finish it in three days. No housework done ha ha ha. Each chapter jumped to different characters, but they all merged together at the end of the book. Onto another one of her books and I highly recommend this series.
I love all of Willow Rose’s books. They are all great. But this one was above and beyond all. I couldn’t put it down, I had to finish it in three days. No housework done ha ha ha. Each chapter jumped to different characters, but they all merged together at the end of the book. Onto another one of her books and I highly recommend this series.
January 22, 2018
Dark and twisted
I love everything about these two books, they’re both very interesting with a lot of characters, and a lot of mystery. I was kind of surprised At how dark and twisted the plot got and I was very happy with the ending, it’s very very very suspenseful and I deathly can’t wait to read the third book in the series
I love everything about these two books, they’re both very interesting with a lot of characters, and a lot of mystery. I was kind of surprised At how dark and twisted the plot got and I was very happy with the ending, it’s very very very suspenseful and I deathly can’t wait to read the third book in the series
January 3, 2021
Jack Ryder Mystery (Jack Ryder #1&2) was a good read by Willow Rose. This box set consists of; Hit the Road Jack, and Slip Out the Back Jack. I really enjoyed reading about Detective Jack Ryder looking into different crimes while also falling in love. I really enjoyed these books and can't wait to read more by Willow Rose.
January 4, 2021
Jack Ryder Mystery Series: Vol 1-2
I really enjoy the way Willow Rose tells a story, she constantly has me wondering how she is going to pull the back stories together. Jack Ryder is a very likeable character and I like the way his brain works. Two stories that have lots happening that make them hard to put down.
I really enjoy the way Willow Rose tells a story, she constantly has me wondering how she is going to pull the back stories together. Jack Ryder is a very likeable character and I like the way his brain works. Two stories that have lots happening that make them hard to put down.
May 11, 2017
Action packed, these two crime thrillers fit well into the genre.
The characters are believable, with suspects around every corner, and each plot is filled with mystery and suspense.
I don't give spoilers so can't say much, but overall, they are well-written and worth a look.
The characters are believable, with suspects around every corner, and each plot is filled with mystery and suspense.
I don't give spoilers so can't say much, but overall, they are well-written and worth a look.
July 30, 2017
Love, love, love
I love a book that makes me want to sit and read all day. Willow Rose does a great job of weaving an intricate tale that keeps my interest to the end. I'm on to the next one!
I love a book that makes me want to sit and read all day. Willow Rose does a great job of weaving an intricate tale that keeps my interest to the end. I'm on to the next one!
October 3, 2017
Review: Jack Ryder Mystery Series
I liked the books but I would not read any more of this author's books because of the sex descriptions that were not necessary to the story. It would be much better if it was described in such a way as to suggest it but not give details.
I liked the books but I would not read any more of this author's books because of the sex descriptions that were not necessary to the story. It would be much better if it was described in such a way as to suggest it but not give details.
January 28, 2018
Death
The why of death is never easy. Often the complete story is never known. Trying to discover how these tales related to each other was part of reason to keep reading. Very relatable story lines. Gory deaths do not need to be minutely detailed to be scarily real. Well done.
The why of death is never easy. Often the complete story is never known. Trying to discover how these tales related to each other was part of reason to keep reading. Very relatable story lines. Gory deaths do not need to be minutely detailed to be scarily real. Well done.
August 4, 2018
Gripping thrillers. Though I normally take breaks between books in a series, I read all four back to back in this one. I like how as the story goes forward, chapters of backstory are inserted. Slowly what is happening dawn's on the reader.
June 4, 2019
A Real Pageturner
Another great mystery! The suspense, characters drew me in and I couldn’t put the book down! Although parts were gruesome, I couldn’t stop reading. Can’t wait to read more about Jack and Shannon.
Another great mystery! The suspense, characters drew me in and I couldn’t put the book down! Although parts were gruesome, I couldn’t stop reading. Can’t wait to read more about Jack and Shannon.
July 10, 2019
Great book!
Jack is a surfer dude, father and a special homicide detective. Somehow he manages holing it all together getting the bad guys, the waves, a father and son. Not bad for a single dad!
Jack is a surfer dude, father and a special homicide detective. Somehow he manages holing it all together getting the bad guys, the waves, a father and son. Not bad for a single dad!
October 10, 2019
Hard to put down
Both books were hard to put down once you got into them. Only negative I have is in book 2 the bouncing back and forth with dates sometimes got confusing and had to check facts.
Look forward to more Willow Rose books.
Both books were hard to put down once you got into them. Only negative I have is in book 2 the bouncing back and forth with dates sometimes got confusing and had to check facts.
Look forward to more Willow Rose books.
November 23, 2019
Jack Ryder Mystery Series
I really enjoyed the first book very much. How Willow connects everything is amazing. I actually said WOW out loud. I enjoyed the second book but got confused with all the names. You should read these books.. Especially Vol. one
I really enjoyed the first book very much. How Willow connects everything is amazing. I actually said WOW out loud. I enjoyed the second book but got confused with all the names. You should read these books.. Especially Vol. one
January 1, 2020
Wow, Wow And Wow!!
Both stories are heart stopping, to say the least! It is now 4:15am and I could not put down the 3nd story until I was done! So many unexpected twists and turns! Very chilling details! Can't wait to read more! Excellent job!! Good night!
Both stories are heart stopping, to say the least! It is now 4:15am and I could not put down the 3nd story until I was done! So many unexpected twists and turns! Very chilling details! Can't wait to read more! Excellent job!! Good night!
May 25, 2020
Hmm
Honestly can't rate this because I only read a couple of chapters. Too graphic for me. Some pictures I don't want in my head. The writing style is good. The characters are dimensional. It's descriptive but not wordy.
Honestly can't rate this because I only read a couple of chapters. Too graphic for me. Some pictures I don't want in my head. The writing style is good. The characters are dimensional. It's descriptive but not wordy.
September 1, 2021
Disturbing
These two books are well written. The subject matter is murder, child abuse, spousal abuse, alcohol addiction, and different psychological disorders. The stories are not complete. Hope the next book closes the loose ends.
These two books are well written. The subject matter is murder, child abuse, spousal abuse, alcohol addiction, and different psychological disorders. The stories are not complete. Hope the next book closes the loose ends.
January 20, 2022
Perfect as aleay
Murder at it's best. With lots of suspects twists and turns. Characters you love and those you loath. Hoping it's the one you loath that is guilty. Never sure til the end who really do IT.
Murder at it's best. With lots of suspects twists and turns. Characters you love and those you loath. Hoping it's the one you loath that is guilty. Never sure til the end who really do IT.
June 30, 2017
Riveting
Jack Ryder series is exciting, a page- Turner! I love how everything ties together in this series! You don't want to miss this!
Jack Ryder series is exciting, a page- Turner! I love how everything ties together in this series! You don't want to miss this!
July 11, 2017
WOW
Constant who done it! Want #3 & #4 as soon as possible. Exciting and kept me on the effects of my seat
Constant who done it! Want #3 & #4 as soon as possible. Exciting and kept me on the effects of my seat
September 22, 2017
Finished all this series and love all willow rose books follow all her series brilliant 10 star writer
May 25, 2018
First timer to Willow Rose
Easy read. Kept my interests. Catchy titles.
I look to continue the Jack Ryder series. Definitely will look at other titles by this author.
Easy read. Kept my interests. Catchy titles.
I look to continue the Jack Ryder series. Definitely will look at other titles by this author.
August 5, 2018
Bravo
I am not keen on her supernatural fiction but she does right a good, darn thriller. I am amazed at her imagination and you warm to Jack's parents but even they have secrets x
I am not keen on her supernatural fiction but she does right a good, darn thriller. I am amazed at her imagination and you warm to Jack's parents but even they have secrets x
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August 31, 2019I am fixing to start reading this...
September 2, 2019
Like the authors writing — not when it’s horror — these aren’t and they are worth reading.
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