Whiteout

Hunted #3

by Walter Sorrells

A teacher is found dead in a whiteout blizzard. If Chass doesn?t act fast, she could be next . . . Whiteout continues the story of Chastity, who has been on the run with her mother for as long as she can remember. Stumbling through a whiteout blizzard in Greenville, Minnesota, Chass trips over a dead body, and then sees a mysterious man disappear into the storm. With her haunted past, Chass knows all about running from killers, and she is sure that Kyle Van Epps is back. But Chass is sick of running, and if she hopes to ever have a normal life again, she has only one find the killer before the killer finds her.

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult, Adventure, Fiction, Thriller

256 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 2009

About the author

Also writes under the pseudonyms of Lynn Abercrombie and Ruth Birmingham. Sorrells has now stopped writing and earns a living as a knife maker. He has a Youtube channel about it.

Reviews

[Rachael · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the book Whiteout, by Walter Sorrells, sixteen year old Chastity has been running from a killer all her life with her mom. Chastity has lived in twenty different towns, and has had twenty different names ever since her father was killed by the killer; Kyle Van Epps. Chastity is tired of moving to a different place every time something happens that may relate to Kyle Van Epps, so when they come to the killers old home town; Greensville, Minnesota, there is something about it that makes Chastity really want to stay. The only problem is that Chastity’s music teacher of Greensville High School has been murdered. Once Chastity’s mom finds out about the mysterious murder, she is ready to pack up and leave Greensville. In order to stay in the town, Chastity must solve the murder mystery, and prove to her mom that the town is safe so far. The theme of this book is that if you really want to make a difference, and you work hard to reach your goal, it will result in success in the end, just as Chastity kept fighting for clues to solve the crime throughout the book. This book was worth reading because of the important lesson it taught the reader, and because it used a range ofdescriptive vocabulary.

Walter Sorrells is an award winning author of both suspense, and mystery books for adults as well as teens. Walter Sorrells was born in 1962, in Nashville, Tennessee, and lives with his wife, Patti Sorrells and his only child, Jake Sorrells in Atlanta, Georgia. He started in his career of writing when he graduated from the Haverford College in Philadelphia, in the year of 1985, where he majored in history. He has created a range of books from his first mystery named Power of Attorney, written in 1995, to The Travelers, written in 2009. He has written novels including Fulton County Blues, which won the 2000 Edgar Allan Poe award for the best paper back journal, based on the story of a private eye in Atlanta, and under the pseudonym, “Ruth Birmingham.” He also writes under the pseudonym of “Lynn Abercrombie.” One of his most recent sequels, starting with Fake I.D., which was named one of the ten best mysteries by Booklist Magazine in 2005, followed by Club Dread, and then finished with Whiteout, is about a young guitar player/singer who with her mother is being chased by the killer of her father. This series is just one out of many other intriguing novels, mysteries, and suspense books, written by Walter Sorrells.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book that I am reading is Whiteout. There is a lot of things that are going on in the book where I am. At the beginning of the there is a main character of the book was in the park on his walk and he tripped over a lady that was laying on the ground. He got up and was not even looking at her and kept apologizing. Then he looked at her and saw blood coming from her head. Chass knew who it was. It was Miss Hill. She was the music teacher of his high school.
Chass called the police and they thought that he killed her. He told them that he was walking and thought that he heard a gun shot but he wasn't sure. He was getting blamed and going to go to jail for killing Miss Hill. His parents couldn't believe that Chass would do anything like that. Most of the time that Chass has he is in the park trying to get any evidence that he isn't guilty for the death of Miss Hill.
Later in the story the killer of Miss Hill knows that Chass is trying to find evidence to put him in jail. He's went to the cops and told them about the killer. Chass is trying to find the killer before the killer finds her.

[Jessica Gleason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Please tell me there's a 4th book out there somewhere?

[Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whiteout is the third in the Hunted series by Walter Sorrells. Chass and her mother are still being hunted and have left San Francisco for Greenville, Minnesota. When Chass realizes that her mother has brought them to Kyle Van Epp's hometown to find out more about him, she begins to search for connections between Miss Hall, her murdered band teacher and the man she and her mother have been running from for most of Chass's life. Chass soon learns that Kyle has a brother who has been kept hidden most of his life, but does the mystery of Miss Hall's death have anything to do with that or is there some other force working behind the scenes? All of this takes place during a white out that almost becomes a character all on its own.

This story is written well enough to keep the attention of the reader, but Chass makes lots of illogical choices often with illogical results making the ending abrupt and frustrating. I'm almost glad there isn't another installment in this series.

[Randy · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a great premise for a mystery series! Chass and her mother are on the run from a killer, so each book is set in a different town with the characters assuming new identities.

This 3rd book in the series finds them settling in to the small town of Greenville, Minnesota, where only days after their arrival Chass is out walking in a total blizzard when she literally trips over the dead body of her music teacher. She's seen the killer (sort of, through the snowy whiteout) and he's seen her.

There's no shortage of suspects in this quirky town, and no shortage of clues, mysterious fires, or gunshots, either. Best of all is the darkly comic tone: these people would all be weird or menacing enough on a bright, sunny day, but throw them into a blizzard where you can't see more than a few feet in front of you, and the suspense rises rapidly.

It's a quick read as well as a nice bridge between younger mystery series (like Sammy Keyes) and adult titles.

[Claire · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a decent teen mystery. Set in Minnesota, the book kicks off with a murder in a school parking lot during a Minnesota blizzard that Chas almost witnesses. Of course the murderer can't be sure so now Chas and her friends are riding out a crime spree- Her mother is shot while wearing Chas' hat, the school and a house are burned down... amid all this evidence starts popping up that refers back to a mystery that Chas' mom has been chasing down. The brutal desperation of the murderer is a bit much for me, murder mystery fans will not mind and the twist ending is a surprise. Look for hints see if you figure it out.

[Christina Getrost · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chass stumbles over a body in a blizzard--her music teacher! Having been on the run all her life from the man who murdered her father, Chass's mother suspects he has found them and wants to immediately leave town (again--they only just moved into this new place), but Chass is determined to solve the mystery of the murder rather than have to move again. This fast-paced, thrilling mystery will have you on the edge of your seat, and there are several "red herrings" that will have you guessing til the end. It's the third in a series, but there's enough backstory given that you can enjoy this one without having read the first two.

[Paty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great plot and story in this murder/mystery by W. Sorrells. Chass and her mother are on the run and hiding out in a small town in Minnesota. When Chass discovers the body of her murdered music teacher in a blizzard, she sets off to find out who the murderer is. Although our heroine spends most of the time running around in the blizzard and escaping from deadly fires, the mystery behind the story is quite entertaining.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was so excited to finish the series that I sat down and read this book from start to finish immediately after I checked it out. For the last book in a series, it leaves out far too much closing information about the main villain in the entire series. This would be perfect for a book number four in the series, but since these were published years ago with no mention of a fourth to the series, I'm giving it three stars. I loved the writing style and the series as a whole, though.

[Brandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well-paced mystery/thriller. I'm disappointed that the blizzard--in which our main character wanders just about all day--doesn't give a more palpable sense of the cold and isolation. The cold could have been a character in its own right, and just ... wasn't. Which really diminished what could have been a great dramatic device. Alas.

[WCPL Teens · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book 3 in the Hunted series. Chass and her mother have moved to yet another town under new identities, running from Kyle Van Epps. In the middle of a blizzard, Chass discovers the body of her music teacher, shot dead. Slowly she discovers that the town and her teacher have connections to Van Epps, and her she and her mother might find the clue that can put him away and free them from running.

[6josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the book Whiteout, by Walter Sorrells, In this book Chass is investigating a a local murder so he doesn't end up as the next victim. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes mystery books because of all the tight situations he is put in. I thought it was good because of the mystery and the tough situations.

[Tiffany]

i thought that this was one of his(walter sorrells) more confusing books. it made sense some times but other times it was like "what!"
so u might have to read some thing twice to really understand it.
but other wise it was mighty fine.

[Rene · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really good book but my mistake was that I didn't realize this was a series ad I read this one before reading Fake ID and Club Dread. After I read this book like a year later I read club Dread and now I still haven't read the first one.

[Mamatufy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series! Chass is back & finds herself in Greenville, MN. This time her mom has brought her to the very center of all their problems & there's a crazy, white out snowstorm going on. The action is non-stop & awesome as is the mystery. Highly recommend!!

[Robin]

On the best of 2009 for youth.

[Readingrl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stretches belief, but engrossing anyway. Read it in a weekend.

[Gwen Mae]

i JUST finished this book, also in 2 days, i couldnt put it down!

[Joti · Rating 5 out of 5]

great story --the whole mystery was kinda twisted too :D

[Brittney Stanley · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was best out of the three

[Taylor pedmo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book

Very good book that keeps you intrigued the whole time. I wasn't able to put it down. I Would recommend to anyone.

[Paul Holstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great, but again a little creepy

[Allison Holt]

Pretty good book, just finished it

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book kept me intersted and had alot of suspense!

[Kaitlyn Botts · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Dallas · Rating 1 out of 5]

First off, id like to state that I didn’t read the two books prior to this. I don’t think it hindered the story at all. This book, I could’ve gone without reading. There’s writing errors in the book that the editor didn’t catch, which is very poor, considering this is the third book in this series. I also feel like the threat at the beginning of the story was no longer a threat throughout the story. The main plot shifts completely to something unrelated in the middle of the story. I honestly feel like I know nothing that happened because this whole book focused on a side plot than the actual story. Maybe the story would’ve gone further if I read the prior books, but I don’t think I’ll waste my time. The writing was average at best. Wasn’t completely horrid, but I do wish I would’ve spent my time reading something more enjoyable than this book.