The Lucky Ones

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It was the happiest day of her life Little did she know it was also the last.When a woman s body is found in the grounds of a ruined priory, Detective Imogen Evans realises she is dealing with a serial killer a killer whose victims appear to die in a state of bliss, eyes open, smiles forever frozen on their faces.A few miles away, single dad Ben Hofland believes his fortunes are changing at last Forced to move back to the sleepy village where he grew up following the breakdown of his marriage, Ben finally finds work What s , the bullies who have been terrorising his son, Ollie, disappear For the first time in months, Ben feels lucky.But he is unaware that someone is watching him and Ollie Someone who wants nothing but happiness for Ben.Happiness and death The Lucky Ones is the terrifying new thriller from the 1 bestselling author of Follow You Home. New Download Kindle ePUB The Lucky Ones Author Mark Edwards – kino-fada.fr Dear Mr Edwards,We meet once again, one year later Every year you put a book out there for my reading buddy and me, daring us to outsmart you You do realize we are getting to know you, don t you That gave us an advantage We were up for the challenge, ready for anything you could throw us So, I have to admit your prologue is pretty stellar It is divided into two parts, Ben s part and a killer s part Ooh, double perspectives Love it, especially when one of them is the baddie Gives us a Dear Mr Edwards,We meet once again, one year later Every year you put a book out there for my reading buddy and me, daring us to outsmart you You do realize we are getting to know you, don t you That gave us an advantage We were up for the challenge, ready for anything you could throw us So, I have to admit your prologue is pretty stellar It is divided into two parts, Ben s part and a killer s part Ooh, double perspectives Love it, especially when one of them is the baddie Gives us a better chance to profile this guy, figure out who he is, and why he is the bastard he is Probably a mistake on your part to give us this break.Ben is a great guy If I were into guys, I would wish to have a Ben for myself Ben is not doing well though He has an unhappy son Ollie, an estranged wife foolish woman ,...This is a tough review to write in my personal rating scale a 3 star is still an enjoyable read, but I either had a few issues with it or I just didn t find it to be long term memorable Mark Edwards is one of my all time favorite authors, the kind I have on auto purchase, and since becoming a blogger I ve had the privilege of reviewing his past two novels This book had a much different vibe than Edwards previous books I ve read I have come to expect his thrillers to include a dark, almost This is a tough review to write in my personal rating scale a 3 star is still an enjoyable read, but I either had a few issues with it or I just didn t find it to be long term memorable Mark Edwards is one of my all time favorite authors, the kind I have on auto purchase, and since becoming a blogger I ve had the privilege of reviewing his past two novels This book had a much different vibe than Edwards previous books I ve read I have come to expect his thrillers to include a dark, almost horror element to them with deeply disturbing plots that border on the realm of feeling unreal in a good way, not an unrealistic way This book felt different as it came across asof your mainstream police procedural serial killer crime thriller Don t get me wrong it was a great book and I recommend it to any fan of the crime fiction genre My only real concern was that this novel felt like it didn t have that spark of horror that I ve come to reach for in his previous books like Follow You Hom... The Lucky Ones is a clever psychological thriller about a serial killer targeting those who are at their happiest After his wife leaves him for another man, Ben and his 11 year old son, Ollie, move from London to Shropshire to make a fresh start With his personal life in shambles, Ben wonders if he made the right decision to move Very slowly, Ben s luck changes and good things start happening for him and Ollie However, what Ben doesn t realize is that the good luck he has been experiencing The Lucky Ones is a clever psychological thriller about a serial killer targeting those who are at their happiest After his wife leaves him for another man, Ben and his 11 year old son, Ollie, move from London to Shropshire to make a fresh start With his personal life in shambles, Ben wonders if he made the right decision to move Very slowly, Ben s luck changes and good things start happening for him and Ollie However, what Ben doesn t realize is that the good luck he has been experiencing is not what it seems At the same time, a serial killer known as The Viper is creating a state of terror After killing his vic...First and foremost, a large thank you to NetGalley, Mark Edwards, and Thomas Mercer for providing me with a copy of this book, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review.Yet another powerful thriller from the mind of Mark Edwards, pulling the reader into the middle of a serial killer s rampage, fuelled by an interesting justification DI Imogen Evans is on the hunt for the Shropshire Viper, someone who has been injecting victims with morphine While the invest...A woman s body was found in the grounds of a ruined priory Detective Imogen Evans soon realises she dealing with a serial killer Ben Hofland has moved back to the village he grew up in following the breakdown of his marriage He has custody of his young son, Ollie For the first time in months, Ben feels lucky But he is unaware that someone is watching him and Ollie Is Bens luck about to run out Mark Edwards books just get better and better The plot is quite clever, fast paced and very well A woman s body was found in the grounds of a ruined priory Detective Imogen Evans soon realises she dealing with a serial killer Ben Hofland has moved back to the village he grew up in following the breakdown of his marriage He has custody of his young son, Ollie For the first time in months, Ben feels lucky But he is unaware that someone is watching him and Ollie Is Bens luck about to run ou...4.5 starsMark Edwards is truly becoming one of my most favorite mystery suspense authors Does it help that every book of his that I have opened has been read with my favorite Goodread s buddy Christine I say yes, I think it does If I m completely honest, I think that if I had read this latest on my own, the rating would most likely not be as high as it is While this was by far the most ambitious thriller Edwards has come up with, it is also the one that stretches that line of 4.5 starsMark Edwards is truly becoming one of my most favorite mystery suspense authors Does it help that every book of his that I have opened has been read with my favorite Goodread s buddy Christine I say yes, I think it does If I m completely honest, I think that if I had read this latest on my own, the rating would most likely not be as high as it is While this was by far the most ambitious thriller Edwards has come up with, it is also the one that stretches that line of believe ability to a point that was hard to ignore this time around Reading this with my buddy allowed me to address these eye roll moments and move on, spendingtime trying to decipher the many clues or red herrings and suspects or are they as well as trying to anticipate what was coming next.And oh how Edwards had us all over the place with this one It is this element that Edwards really shines and keeps me coming back forwhatever will you come up with next With that, I am going to leave you with a lin...Seriously creepy and creative This is a book that s hard to put down Mark Edwards has said this was made to be a standalone, but I d be very interested in a continuation of this story The characters were intensely likeable and multi faceted, and I wantMy rating is a 4.5 Happiness it means something different to all of us, but all of us crave it I can t imagine most murder victims die happy but there s a serial killer at large, and his victims are left with smiles on their cold Seriously creepy and creative This is a book that s hard to put down Mark Edwards has said this was made to be a standalone, but I d be very interested in a continuation of this story The characters were intensely likeable and multi faceted, and I wantMy rating is a 4.5 Happiness it means something different to all of us, but all of us crave it I can t imagine most murder victims die happy but there s a serial killer at large, and his victims are left with smiles on their cold faces Detective Imogen Evans, new to the area, is tasked with finding the murderer They re struggling to figure out why and how he picks his victims and it s clearly something he plans ahead The citizens of the small village are terrified to have their very own serial killer among them used to thinking of their home as safer than b...I always enjoy Mark Edwards novels so when I was offered the opportunity to read his latest book The Lucky One s out on the 15th June I had no hesitation.As expected this psychological thriller was to the expected high standard and an exciting read Full of good characters and many a twist and turn the book had me guessing to the very e...I really enjoy reading Mark Edwards books and The Lucky Ones was another great read The story kept me hooked and I did not want to put it down A psychological thriller that kept me guessing until the end I would like to thank Net Galley and Thomas Mercer for supplying a copy of this...THE LUCKY ONES by author Mark Edwards, is a change from his gritty dark psychological thrillers, to a crime novel police procedural psychological thriller I feel spoiled having always loved his dark psychological thrillers that screw up your brain, but being the talented writer that he is, he made this combination work I guess I just favour his dark psychological thrillers It was the happiest day of her life Little did she know it was also the last.When a woman s body is found in the THE LUCKY ONES by author Mark Edwards, is a change from his gritty dark psychological thrillers, to a crime novel police procedural psychological thriller I feel spoiled having always loved his dark psychological thrillers that screw up your brain, but being the talented writer...

The Lucky Ones
  • 18 October 2019
  • Paperback
  • 379 pages
  • 1477848274
  • Mark Edwards
  • The Lucky Ones