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Disintegration: A Mystery Thriller [Kindle Edition]

Scott Nicholson
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)

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Identical twins vie for a family empire built on deceit, cruelty, and dark secrets--and one woman stands between them while another waits in the shadows.

DISINTEGRATION
(Revised March 2011. Includes alternate ending. DRM-free)

When a mysterious fire destroys his home and shatters his family, Jacob Wells is pulled into a downward spiral that draws him ever closer to the past he thought was dead and buried.

Now his twin brother Joshua is back in town, seeking to settle old scores and claim his half of the Wells birthright. Jacob’s wife Renee is struggling with her own past and her attempts to salvage Jacob are driven by guilt and ambition.

As Jacob and Joshua return to the twisted roles they adopted at the hands of cruel, demanding parents, they wage a war of pride, wealth, and passion. They share a poisonous obsession with the provocative, manipulative Carlita, whose immigrant family helped build the Wells fortune.

Joshua wants other things, too, but Jacob’s desires are divided between the forbidden love he can’t possess, the respectability he can never have, and the revenge he is dying to taste. And Renee has dark motives of her own.

If only Jacob can figure out which of them to blame. But the lines of identity are blurred, because Joshua and Jacob share much more than blood.

And the childhood games have become deadly serious.

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A crime thriller from Scott Nicholson, #1 Kindle bestselling mystery and paranormal author of THE RED CHURCH, CRIME BEAT, THE SKULL RING, SPEED DATING WITH THE DEAD, HEAD CASES, and 13 other books. With J.R. Rain he's written the urban fantasies CURSED! and GHOST COLLEGE, and, as L.C. Glazebrook, the YA paranormal series OCTOBER GIRLS. Visit him at Author Central

"Always surprises and always entertains."--Jonathan Maberry, Patient Zero

"Buy everything he writes. He's the real deal."--Bentley Little, The Disappearance

"Keep both hands on your pants, because Nicholson is about to scare them off."--JA Konrath, Shaken

"A psychological thriller that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go, not even at its shocking conclusion."--Vicki Tyley, Thin Blood

"This is one author that aims to kill and never misses.” – Jeremy Robinson, author of INSTINCT

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About the Author

Scott Nicholson is a #1 Kindle bestseller in Mystery and Suspense. He's written 12 novels, including THE RED CHURCH, THE SKULL RING, and AS I DIE LYING. He's also published six story collections, as well as the paranormal romance OCTOBER GIRLS and, with J.R. Rain, the urban fantasy CURSED! Scott Nicholson is also a screenwriter and musician, visit him at Author Central or www.hauntedcomputer.com.

Product Details

  • File Size: 461 KB
  • Print Length: 306 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1456486438
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Haunted Computer Books (October 22, 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0048EL5M6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,631 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and disturbing October 27, 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
Another reviewer called this book "an emotional rollercoaster" and it sure was for me, too. I was sad, angry, I laughed insanely, and I hated this book at times. I wanted to throw it at the wall (except it's in my Kindle and, of course, I didn't want to ruin my eReader), but I couldn't stop. I'm not a thriller lover and now I know why. I want my characters to be flawed, troubled, even tortured but I want them to be basically good people, and the characters in this novel are anything but decent.
So why am I giving this novel 5 stars? Because, it is so well written. There is never a dull moment; each scene moves the story forward, giving just enough hints to build tension. I stayed up half the night, reading, wanting to know what's going to happen next. There are so many surprises, yet there is enough foreshadowing to lead the reader along the way to its shocking end. Lovers of thrillers will have a heyday with this. Highly recommended.
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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, dark and brilliant October 28, 2010
By VickiT
Format:Kindle Edition
Jacob Wells wakes to the smell of smoke. Flames engulf the hallway to his 9-year-old daughter's bedroom. Frantic he tries to save her, in the process sustaining a dislocated hip and second-degree burns to over twenty percent of his body...

A psychological thriller that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go, not even at its shocking conclusion. It literally tore at my insides. Intense and emotional, this is Scott Nicholson at his finest.

Powerful, dark and brilliant.
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24 of 30 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars First review, and it's a doozy December 19, 2010
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've never actually written a review for Amazon before. I'm a lover of books, and since receiving my Kindle as a gift last Christmas, have amassed quite a large collection of old and new favorites. I browse Kindle lists for free and cheap books, so I know there's a certain amount of "don't complain, it's free" talk. However, I am vaguely insulted that I spent ANY amount of money on this book.

I am no prude, and I don't mind my characters dark and twisted. This story, however, was so poorly written from the beginning that I found myself skipping over great chunks of inane prose just to get to the next plot point. The description of Christine's funeral actually made me giggle in a time where the author was clearly attempting, however poorly, to elicit sympathy.

I'm the type of reader who laughs aloud, cries desperately, and wholly identifies and sympathizes with characters. In short, I totally get into books. But not this book. I rolled my eyes through the entire thing, put the book down several times in disgust, and complained bitterly to my bewildered husband. I have a curious nature, though, so I had to finish. I read the last quarter in about 10 minutes, skipping whole paragraphs in my vain desire to see if ANYTHING about these characters was redeeming.

Short review: this book was an affront to my love of books and sense of dignity. I'm all for corrupt, detestable characters if there are other essentially good, if flawed, characters to balance out the evil. These characters were so contemptible that I found myself actually hoping they'd all just kill each other and end the book a good 100 pages sooner. This book was depressing, boring, and ludicrous all at the same time. I wish I could get those hours back.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Just so-so
Campy, predictable and over dramatic. Nicholson seems to be a very unhappy person. This is an assumption made after reading several novels. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Scott D. Hopkins
2.0 out of 5 stars Disintegration disintegrated
Poorly written and predictable. Unlikable characters and no one to root for. With so many books to choose from, this one is a waste of time.
Published 4 months ago by Yvonne Eames
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Disintegration is a fast paced, action packed mystery-suspense masterpiece! Nicholson weaves an intricate web of characters and their stories to really keep you glued to every... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Christy K
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Nicholson's writing was spotty and although the story was interesting enough for me to finish the book, I never cared much about the characters or "what was going to... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Brent Graham
3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of twists and turns, but a little confusing
I found this book somewhat confusing, I wasn't always certain which twin was "talking" at any given time. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Domino
4.0 out of 5 stars Rule Breaking Twins and Writing!!
There are many rules for creative writing, most of which are there to be broken at the right time by the right, good writer. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mark Chisnell
1.0 out of 5 stars This one is a real stinker.
I read a lot of fiction. I mean a lot, but I can't remember a book so poorly written
or edited. What is worse is their isn't one character to like in the entire
book. Read more
Published 11 months ago by James Hatz
3.0 out of 5 stars A Real Disappointment
I was excited about reading Disintegration because I recently read another Scott Nicholson book and loved it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Shelbia
5.0 out of 5 stars Disgustingly irresistable.
Its difficult to write a review of Disintegration without giving significant chunks of the plot away. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Johnny Rotten Apples
4.0 out of 5 stars Twisted and Dark - One you won't soon forget
This is the first book that I've read in a while that has me at a loss when it comes time to review. I don't necessarily mean that in a bad way. I'm just torn. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Karen Fowler
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Loved Red Church! Cindy in NC
Cynthia L. Madson asked Jul 28, 2012
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Thanks, Cindy, that's kind of you. The Red Church is set in and inspired by these wonderful NC Mountains!

Scott Nicholson answered Jul 28, 2012

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Question #6
I don't think a sane man would have made that trade but I think it's very well established that Jacob was not a sane man. I actually would have enjoyed seeing this ending explored further. It would have been interesting to see how the "perfect" life really measured up to Jacob's... Read more
Apr 20, 2011 by Janice Mclaughlin |  See all 2 posts
Question #5
I think Renee was just as guilty as Jacob for her actions or lack of actions throughout the book. She needed to be held accountable for all of the things that she was guilty of. She may not have been directly responsible for Mattie's death but she certainly wasn't blameless. She knew that she... Read more
Apr 19, 2011 by Janice Mclaughlin |  See all 2 posts
Question #4
I don't remember the exact scene but I recall at one point Jacob was writing with his left hand and Renee had to correct him. It seemed odd to me that she was so nonchalant about telling him to switch his writing hand. That's part of what made me suspect she knew more than we were led to believe.
Apr 19, 2011 by Janice Mclaughlin |  See all 3 posts
Question #3
I really thought that Jacob had some type of split personality disorder and that is why he was abusing himself in such a manner. As I said in another thread, at times I doubted the existence of Joshua.
Apr 19, 2011 by Janice Mclaughlin |  See all 2 posts
Renee
Janice,

For much of the book, I felt like she was setting Jacob up. At points it was hard for me to tell who the hero was. I don't read a lot of horror, so the little tricks of the genre aren't as apparent to me as they are in the msytery thriller world.

I was just thinking about Renee and... Read more
Apr 16, 2011 by CJ West |  See all 3 posts
Question #2
This is a question that I struggled with throughout the entire book. Renee & Jacob certainly grieved for Mattie but at times it seemed like it grieving only occurred when it was convenient for them. If nobody was watching, they seemed to carry on the status quo but as soon as the fire chief or... Read more
Apr 16, 2011 by Janice Mclaughlin |  See all 2 posts
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