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36 Hours
Christian Price is a scientist who suffered a tragedy unsolved by local police. In an effort to right that which he perceives is wrong, he begins to execute experiments in different cities to test the response times of law enforcement agencies. Detective Hardwick is a thirty-year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department. He and his fellow officers, who have always been successful in keeping crime rates low in the precinct, find themselves the latest targets of Christian’s experiments, placing innocent civilians in the path of his malevolence.
Will more unwilling participants be lost to Christian’s brutality or can the detectives follow his perverse directives before time slips away?
Will more unwilling participants be lost to Christian’s brutality or can the detectives follow his perverse directives before time slips away?
175 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 29, 2019
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February 4, 2020
36 Hours by B. J. Woster is a thrilling crime book fro the reader who dosn’t want to deal with all the leagl stuff. Yes, readers follow the police search but the author has omitted wrigting a lenghty book about a trial.
Christian Price is a serial killer, thought hat is not his real name and no one ahs relised the deaths are all connected. Yet. Christian is not killing because he likes to kill, no, he dose this because he feels he has to. In his opinion many local police forces are incompatatnt or lack the drive to solve missing person cases and Christian has decided to motovate them. He dose this by kidnapping a woman and called it into the police to find her within a limited amount of time or else she dies. The first one usually dose. He then continues this pattern with another woman, usually not going past three victums is one area, until the police are sucessful after which he moves to a difrent city. Things are a little bit different in Atlanta though.
Brooke Madison is terrafied of parking garages, expecially after her friend and co-worker Sandra McIntyre was abducted from the garage and later killed. Brooke and Sandra had both been taking self-defence classes togerher but it dosn’t appear to help. Sadly Brooke discoveres first hand how easy it was fro Sandra to be abducted when it happens to her as well. Now she is trapped in a wearhouws somwhere, the next in line in a series of experaments to jump start the police’s interest again, Will they find her before the time is up or will Christian take yet another victum?
It would appear that the author did their homework because the book actually made scence. While I would have liked more details on a few things I prefer this aproach compared to those who just guess and come up with situations that would never possably work. In this case I believe the author found a nice balance. There were multipel time limits that take place during this book and I was expecting just one well detailed one. Also the back of the book mentions how Christian suffered a tragedy that was unsolved by police and that is why he dose this. The defining tradgedy gets very little recognition when it is really a big piece of backstory.
Young adults will enjoy this book the most. It has very little in the lines of gore or inappropeate content. Overall it is a nice mid-grade crime/mystery book. It is great for those that want a decent book withoug it being super long. I rate this book 2 out of 4. It was not what I was expecting. While it was a good read, the content spanded over a much longer timeperiod than what the book leads readers to believe. Also the lack of diving into Christian’s backstory was disapointing at best.
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Christian Price is a serial killer, thought hat is not his real name and no one ahs relised the deaths are all connected. Yet. Christian is not killing because he likes to kill, no, he dose this because he feels he has to. In his opinion many local police forces are incompatatnt or lack the drive to solve missing person cases and Christian has decided to motovate them. He dose this by kidnapping a woman and called it into the police to find her within a limited amount of time or else she dies. The first one usually dose. He then continues this pattern with another woman, usually not going past three victums is one area, until the police are sucessful after which he moves to a difrent city. Things are a little bit different in Atlanta though.
Brooke Madison is terrafied of parking garages, expecially after her friend and co-worker Sandra McIntyre was abducted from the garage and later killed. Brooke and Sandra had both been taking self-defence classes togerher but it dosn’t appear to help. Sadly Brooke discoveres first hand how easy it was fro Sandra to be abducted when it happens to her as well. Now she is trapped in a wearhouws somwhere, the next in line in a series of experaments to jump start the police’s interest again, Will they find her before the time is up or will Christian take yet another victum?
It would appear that the author did their homework because the book actually made scence. While I would have liked more details on a few things I prefer this aproach compared to those who just guess and come up with situations that would never possably work. In this case I believe the author found a nice balance. There were multipel time limits that take place during this book and I was expecting just one well detailed one. Also the back of the book mentions how Christian suffered a tragedy that was unsolved by police and that is why he dose this. The defining tradgedy gets very little recognition when it is really a big piece of backstory.
Young adults will enjoy this book the most. It has very little in the lines of gore or inappropeate content. Overall it is a nice mid-grade crime/mystery book. It is great for those that want a decent book withoug it being super long. I rate this book 2 out of 4. It was not what I was expecting. While it was a good read, the content spanded over a much longer timeperiod than what the book leads readers to believe. Also the lack of diving into Christian’s backstory was disapointing at best.
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May 12, 2020
36 Hours by B.J. Woster is a thrilling suspense novel about a man on a quest...a mission to accomplish a goal. To make the police force more efficient and capable of solving a crime faster in order to save a life. He kidnaps women, gives the police force a clue, and a time limit in which to discover and save the victim or she dies. If they fail then he repeats the process with another victim, but shortens the time frame, but gives them a more helpful hint to locate the victim. He's playing a cat and mouse game with the police, but he has no intention of stopping.
36 Hours is the first book that I have read by B.J. Woster and I was hooked from the very beginning of this book. The author gives us victim after victim as we watch the scenes play out and the back and forth between the perpetrator and the police force. You believe that he may have met his match with the detective he comes in contact with after the second abduction, but the author shows the dangers that lie all around as the police begin the chase and experience setbacks and frustration. This book is an edge of your seat thriller that keeps you page-turning as the suspense mounts.
My only serious complaint about this book is how the author has things go so smoothly for the murderer. He never really runs into any obstacles. Now, would I be complaining if the same was said for the police force? That thing went too smoothly? Yes, because I want there to be the danger of him almost getting caught. My annoyance begins with the first victim that readers meet. She's terrified of the parking garage. Someone she knows was abducted and murdered, but despite these two hard facts she still is immensely foolish and takes zero steps to protect herself which makes her the perfect victim #2. I couldn't help but be irritated by her. When the author gives the perpetrator a male "victim" I was disappointed that he goes down so easily. I wanted a fight. I wanted Price to at least get hit a few times to make it more believable instead of the male going down like a lamb.
This book kept me hooked from beginning to end, but while there were moments that I could see this book playing out in real life, I wanted more realism on the side of Price having some seriously close calls to be being discovered beyond the one incident. I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars. I do look forward to reading more by this author in the future, I just hope that not every story has things going perfectly for the bad guy or the good guy.
36 Hours is the first book that I have read by B.J. Woster and I was hooked from the very beginning of this book. The author gives us victim after victim as we watch the scenes play out and the back and forth between the perpetrator and the police force. You believe that he may have met his match with the detective he comes in contact with after the second abduction, but the author shows the dangers that lie all around as the police begin the chase and experience setbacks and frustration. This book is an edge of your seat thriller that keeps you page-turning as the suspense mounts.
My only serious complaint about this book is how the author has things go so smoothly for the murderer. He never really runs into any obstacles. Now, would I be complaining if the same was said for the police force? That thing went too smoothly? Yes, because I want there to be the danger of him almost getting caught. My annoyance begins with the first victim that readers meet. She's terrified of the parking garage. Someone she knows was abducted and murdered, but despite these two hard facts she still is immensely foolish and takes zero steps to protect herself which makes her the perfect victim #2. I couldn't help but be irritated by her. When the author gives the perpetrator a male "victim" I was disappointed that he goes down so easily. I wanted a fight. I wanted Price to at least get hit a few times to make it more believable instead of the male going down like a lamb.
This book kept me hooked from beginning to end, but while there were moments that I could see this book playing out in real life, I wanted more realism on the side of Price having some seriously close calls to be being discovered beyond the one incident. I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars. I do look forward to reading more by this author in the future, I just hope that not every story has things going perfectly for the bad guy or the good guy.
November 25, 2020
Everyone would assume those in line to protect citizens of their state would do all they can to fight and solve crimes. What if there are more shortcomings than successful stories and more grievances than happy endings? It set off an idea of one individual who lost a loved one to seek not only justice for their loss but redemption for the very people who didn’t do their due diligence.
In “36 Hours,” author B. J. Woster sets the scene of Brooke Madison’s abduction by a man she knew as her self-defense instructor. She instantly became his next volunteer for an experiment. Daniel Whittaker, who’s known to his students as Christian Price, is a man so desperately wanting police departments from all over the country to handle their jobs thoroughly. The experiments conducted by him provide victims along with some clues for detectives to truly do some detecting work. Detective Steven Hardwick along with three other colleagues of the Atlanta Police Department was placed on the case to find Brooke Madison. Unfortunately, Daniel prefers to remain in a city to see it through that detectives are solving his crimes. Once officers demonstrate the police department's competence, Daniel would uproot and head to a new city to conduct more experiments. This book provided a twisted and unexpected plot that tied everything together in the end, which would catch any reader off guard.
Although it was a short read, I am happy to have the opportunity to read this book because we can step into the mind of a criminal. It's interesting to learn about motives to why people do things and coming to an understanding their choices seemed justifiable to them. I highly recommend this short book to anyone interesting in uncovering the meaning behind Daniel's experiments.
In “36 Hours,” author B. J. Woster sets the scene of Brooke Madison’s abduction by a man she knew as her self-defense instructor. She instantly became his next volunteer for an experiment. Daniel Whittaker, who’s known to his students as Christian Price, is a man so desperately wanting police departments from all over the country to handle their jobs thoroughly. The experiments conducted by him provide victims along with some clues for detectives to truly do some detecting work. Detective Steven Hardwick along with three other colleagues of the Atlanta Police Department was placed on the case to find Brooke Madison. Unfortunately, Daniel prefers to remain in a city to see it through that detectives are solving his crimes. Once officers demonstrate the police department's competence, Daniel would uproot and head to a new city to conduct more experiments. This book provided a twisted and unexpected plot that tied everything together in the end, which would catch any reader off guard.
Although it was a short read, I am happy to have the opportunity to read this book because we can step into the mind of a criminal. It's interesting to learn about motives to why people do things and coming to an understanding their choices seemed justifiable to them. I highly recommend this short book to anyone interesting in uncovering the meaning behind Daniel's experiments.
July 27, 2020
36 Hours is a fast-pace, thrilling, mystery novel. The story starts quickly and never lifts its foot from the pedal.
The plot is pretty well described and summarized in the Amazon description—a scientist who suffered an unsolved tragedy begins testing response times in different cities. The perverse experiment runs headlong into the extremely successful veteran detective Hardwick of the Atlanta Police Department. If you can set aside the current climate in the United States regarding policing, this novel is extremely exciting and a fun read.
The characters are well-developed while the plot continues to speed along. To do both is impressive and done very well in this novel. The figurative ticking timebomb of when the scientist, Christian Price, will strike again keeps the suspense tight and the action moving.
I loved the interaction of the characters and the way the plot develops. I really found the writing to be very well done. I did not have very high expectations for a novel that is relatively short, but the author does an amazing job of pacing and development and the book ended up, in my opinion, to be the perfect length.
Overall, the story is strong, the characters are fun and memorable, and the action exciting. If you love mysteries, then you should definitely pick this one up. You will really enjoy learning how this one turns out!
The plot is pretty well described and summarized in the Amazon description—a scientist who suffered an unsolved tragedy begins testing response times in different cities. The perverse experiment runs headlong into the extremely successful veteran detective Hardwick of the Atlanta Police Department. If you can set aside the current climate in the United States regarding policing, this novel is extremely exciting and a fun read.
The characters are well-developed while the plot continues to speed along. To do both is impressive and done very well in this novel. The figurative ticking timebomb of when the scientist, Christian Price, will strike again keeps the suspense tight and the action moving.
I loved the interaction of the characters and the way the plot develops. I really found the writing to be very well done. I did not have very high expectations for a novel that is relatively short, but the author does an amazing job of pacing and development and the book ended up, in my opinion, to be the perfect length.
Overall, the story is strong, the characters are fun and memorable, and the action exciting. If you love mysteries, then you should definitely pick this one up. You will really enjoy learning how this one turns out!
April 28, 2020
I want to thank NetGalley, B.J. Woster and Austin Macauley for the review copy. This review is not influenced by this in any way, these are my true feelings on the book.
A serial killer is kidnapping women in Atlanta and gives the police department 36 hours of finding the women before he kills them. You follow the serial killer and the detective, which gives a really Cat and mouse game.
I thought the plot was really interesting and well-executed. There was a lot of intrigue to the story.
The kidnappings and the high stakes were described by detail, which made it a thrilling read.
The POV of the serial killer was great to read and I think he was a well-rounded character. I would have just loved to see more of his past to know his intentions instead of being told them.
The POV of the main detective was a bit meh for me, because of the time jumps in the investigation I couldn't really connect to the detective and did not feel really drawn into the investigation.
I felt a bit disappointed with the ending, I expected much more than we got.
A serial killer is kidnapping women in Atlanta and gives the police department 36 hours of finding the women before he kills them. You follow the serial killer and the detective, which gives a really Cat and mouse game.
I thought the plot was really interesting and well-executed. There was a lot of intrigue to the story.
The kidnappings and the high stakes were described by detail, which made it a thrilling read.
The POV of the serial killer was great to read and I think he was a well-rounded character. I would have just loved to see more of his past to know his intentions instead of being told them.
The POV of the main detective was a bit meh for me, because of the time jumps in the investigation I couldn't really connect to the detective and did not feel really drawn into the investigation.
I felt a bit disappointed with the ending, I expected much more than we got.
July 7, 2020
Christian Price is a man with a vendetta. He has lost his wife to police negligence and he has set out to improve the efficiency of the police force all over America. So he moves from state to state kidnapping and killing women, giving the police enough hints (or so he thinks) to track down his victims and save them, usually within 36 hours.
After successful (or unsuccessful, according to him) stints in several other states, he moves to Atlanta and kidnaps random women and follows his MO as elsewhere.
The police soon start getting calls from Christian and then it is a race against time as they try to save the victims.
Will Price be satisfied with the efficiency of the Atlanta police or will there be more victims? Will the police be able to catch Price when all they can do is to keep up with his tight deadline?
The book is a quick read if you're not looking for anything deep. The ending was a bit unsatisfactory for me as well as for the fact that Price doesn't face any problem whatsoever with the kidnappings.
Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC copy for a fair review.
After successful (or unsuccessful, according to him) stints in several other states, he moves to Atlanta and kidnaps random women and follows his MO as elsewhere.
The police soon start getting calls from Christian and then it is a race against time as they try to save the victims.
Will Price be satisfied with the efficiency of the Atlanta police or will there be more victims? Will the police be able to catch Price when all they can do is to keep up with his tight deadline?
The book is a quick read if you're not looking for anything deep. The ending was a bit unsatisfactory for me as well as for the fact that Price doesn't face any problem whatsoever with the kidnappings.
Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC copy for a fair review.
October 16, 2022
Interesting premise for a detective story
The story began one way but quickly dissolved into something else. The idea of a serial killer matching wits with a police force has a lot of potential. The idea of a Hannibal like villain with incredible intelligence toying with detectives was a great idea. But there are some things that take away from the story. Now the story held all this potential. I liked the beginning of the story a lot but there were a few jarring moments that left me unsatisfied. The characters talking to themselves at first was okay, but it became a regular thing which is not something 99% of people do regularly genius or not. The dialogue was a bit stiff and formal by all characters. Wished the dialogue was a little more authentic. A little lazy effort there that left me wanting. The conclusion a little rushed.
The story began one way but quickly dissolved into something else. The idea of a serial killer matching wits with a police force has a lot of potential. The idea of a Hannibal like villain with incredible intelligence toying with detectives was a great idea. But there are some things that take away from the story. Now the story held all this potential. I liked the beginning of the story a lot but there were a few jarring moments that left me unsatisfied. The characters talking to themselves at first was okay, but it became a regular thing which is not something 99% of people do regularly genius or not. The dialogue was a bit stiff and formal by all characters. Wished the dialogue was a little more authentic. A little lazy effort there that left me wanting. The conclusion a little rushed.
May 27, 2020
A serial killer is putting police departments to the test to see if they can save the female victim before she dies. The story focuses on Atlanta police department and their ability to locate and save the chosen victims.
Christian Price is conducting experiments using women he captures and then leaves for the police to find using only the clues he gives them. They have 36 hours to find the victim before she dies!
I enjoyed the cat and mouse chase and thought the perpetrator was intriguing and unusual. I felt that the main detective Hardwick could have been more detailed and I'd have liked more history on the serial killer. That said it was a good read. Only the ending was abrupt and felt rushed.
Thank you #netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book.
Christian Price is conducting experiments using women he captures and then leaves for the police to find using only the clues he gives them. They have 36 hours to find the victim before she dies!
I enjoyed the cat and mouse chase and thought the perpetrator was intriguing and unusual. I felt that the main detective Hardwick could have been more detailed and I'd have liked more history on the serial killer. That said it was a good read. Only the ending was abrupt and felt rushed.
Thank you #netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book.
May 11, 2022
Set a chilling scene
Detective Hardwick, a seasoned member of the Atlanta PD, lands in the hot seat when a murderer contacts the precinct that Hardwick works at with an ultimatum about a woman that has been abducted. As the story progresses a deadline comes to pass, another case proves that the caller has a net that he cast, and when the final bell could signal the detective will not be the last. B.J. Woster set a chilling scene in 36 Hours. This psychological thriller had me on the edge of my seat waiting to see if all the victims would be found in time and if the killer would be caught.
I received a free copy of the book from the author. I had the opportunity to review or not.
Detective Hardwick, a seasoned member of the Atlanta PD, lands in the hot seat when a murderer contacts the precinct that Hardwick works at with an ultimatum about a woman that has been abducted. As the story progresses a deadline comes to pass, another case proves that the caller has a net that he cast, and when the final bell could signal the detective will not be the last. B.J. Woster set a chilling scene in 36 Hours. This psychological thriller had me on the edge of my seat waiting to see if all the victims would be found in time and if the killer would be caught.
I received a free copy of the book from the author. I had the opportunity to review or not.
April 26, 2020
36 Hours by B.J. Woster is a short average criminal based book. Serial killer (claiming to be a scientist) is running loose in Atlanta and the police have 36 Hours to find his victim. Overall, a decent read. Not a whole lot of thinking is needed to figure anything out and the characters have just enough umpf to get you through.
Thank you to Netgallery for the free digital copy in exchange for an honest and voluntary review. All opinions are my own.
Thank you to Netgallery for the free digital copy in exchange for an honest and voluntary review. All opinions are my own.
October 12, 2020
A solid thriller
I found this an engaging read. Well-paced and tense in the right places. The characters are mostly interesting-especially the villain. Dips into stereotype every now and again. Overall, a satisfying read.
I found this an engaging read. Well-paced and tense in the right places. The characters are mostly interesting-especially the villain. Dips into stereotype every now and again. Overall, a satisfying read.
June 29, 2020
A quick read that I definitely got into. It wasn't hard with an interesting and unique story, I was truly surprised and left wanting more at the end.
Thank you Netgalley
Thank you Netgalley
August 19, 2019
Hello anxiety!!! I was on the edge of my seat the whole book!! Fast paced and intense from page 1. Seriously an amazing read!
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