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THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD

Michael Koryta

Jack and Patrick Blackwell are two unspeakable criminals, bloodthirsty brothers who live and prey on those weak enough to believe in morality or mercy. Sixteen-year-old Jace Wilson accidentally sees them execute a man in cold blood, and his life is upended...
Forced into a survival program for troubled teens, given a new name and past, he is sent to the Montana wilderness where his parents hope he can be kept safe and hidden.

But the Blackwells are on his trail, heading across the country to silence him, slaughtering anyone in their way. And Jace is on the run, hiking through the Montana mountains, just as wildfires are starting to rage out of control. Trapped in a breathtaking, lethal landscape, aided by a survival trainer and a wilderness firefighter, Jace is determined, terrified--and he's running out of time.

Michael Koryta (pronounced ko-ree-ta) is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, most recently THE PROPHET. His last three novels, THE RIDGE, THE CYPRESS HOUSE, and SO COLD THE RIVER were all New York Times notable books and nominated for several national and international awards. In addition to winning the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, his novel ENVY THE NIGHT was selected as a Reader's Digest condensed book. Koryta's work has been translated into more than twenty languages. A former private investigator and newspaper reporter, Koryta graduated from Indiana University with a degree in criminal justice. He currently lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Bloomington, Indiana.
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Published 2014-06-01 by Little Brown

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Published 2014-06-01 by Little Brown

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Warning: Michael Koryta's wonderful, riveting, and harrowing THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD may just move you to tears. Enjoy at your own risk.

Michael Koryta is that rare author who is at once a compelling story teller and a fantastic writer. From the first sentence of THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD, you'll be under his spell. His characters are living, breathing people you'll care about; his setting is a place you'll visit and stay -- long after you've decided to leave because you're scared. You can't leave; you're trapped. There are too many nerve-jangling, beautifully written, razor sharp moments and you won't want to miss a single one. This is an absolute sizzler.

Absolutely breathtaking, nail-biting, and edge-of-your-seat. Michael Koryta is a master at maintaining suspense and a hell of a good writer. THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is one of the best chase-and-escape novels you’ll read this year – or any other year. The pace never lets up.

This book captured me. Here are two bad guys so bad, so well drawn, that I wanted to avert my eyes--but I didn’t want to miss a beat of this sharp thriller. This is a smart big book with what are called twists and turns, but which are really terrific surprises in every deepening layer. Young Jace’s journey to survive is a gripping rush. I know not to run in the woods but I wanted to tell him: run, woods or not, just run!

THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is beautifully written, perfectly paced, expertly structured, and simply unputdownable. Koryta is an absolute master.

Wow! An absolutely first rate novel. More than just an edge-of-your-seat, adrenaline-fueled story of life and death and survival in the Montana wilderness. THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is what every reader hopes for each time they start a book. A smart, surprising, and emotionally engaging experience that simply does not let up. Ever!