I came to know of Brian Freeman through his rejuvenation of Jason Bourne as a modern kickass protagonist. He’s done a fantastic job with the series, but perhaps what surprised me more was just how excellent he is at crafting smart crime thrillers with memorable characters. This I came to know with Where The Road Ends.
Jonathan Stride’s partner, Maggie Bei responds to shots fired at a renowned Judge’s house. Maggie ends up taking the life of the intruder. Trying to clear his partner’s actions, Stride finds out there was no evidence of the murder weapon on the intruder. Now having to deal with a political backlash, he must also find who killed the Judge and his wife and for what reason, leading him down a dark and perilous path.
Brian Freeman masters the art of creating and expanding upon compelling human characters that feel like people you can look up to, yet at the same time feel flawed. From the very first chapter, there’s an air of mystery and suspenseful horror that felt very surprising to experience in a thriller. Combining an on-the-grounds investigative detective narrative with a surreal mystical and darkness that is most commonly found in Stephen King-esque stories, I found Where The Road Ends to be an enthralling read. The thrills just keep on adding with each new chapter as the investigation unravels with finesse and apt suspense.
Where The Road Ends is a mysterious and suspenseful work of masterful storytelling that leaves no stone unturned and gives you the best of horror and thriller in one.
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