Wall Street trader David Johnson was one of the most powerful men in the financial world. But just when David thought he was master of the game, someone with a taste for revenge--and murder--changed the rules.
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Ashbaugh's first novel treads the familiar path of the psycho stalker harassing and ultimately hunting down those who did him wrong. Years before they had become Wall Street power brokers, David Johnson and Jonah Roberts kicked a schizo out of their apartment. Now Fenton Montague has returned: a homicidal Nietzschean nihilist with a grudge. It's a basic psycho killer plot that benefits from added detail, but perhaps not quite as much as Ashbaugh gives it. Surprisingly, for a 16-year veteran of Wall Street, the "street" scenes, though vivid, are curiously rare. Instead, as Fenton's threatening messages turn to violence, Ashbaugh introduces a brigade of state and local investigators, and turns a promising thriller into an exposition on police methodology with lengthy descriptions of East Coast geography. The author obviously did his homework into psychosis and police work, but his narrative pace would have benefited from less exposition. (May) FYI: Downtick is dedicated to the author's son, Trevor, who is autistic. The proceeds will be contributed to the building of a center for autistic adults in Ashbaugh's community.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazingly crafted thriller,
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This review is from: Downtick (Mass Market Paperback)
This is one of the most original suspense novels I've read in a while. No cardboard characters or retooled scripts here; Ashbaugh holds your attention and gives just enough chlling surprises. You might as well stay up all night reading it-- it's not likely that you're going to sleep in any case!
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One of the best reads I've had in a long time.,
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This book was a pleasant suprise! A true page turner! Before you read, make sure you put enough time aside to really settle in and enjoy. The book has a lot of twists and turns and is constantly suprising. I love when an author really challenges the readers instinct to predict what happens next. I cannot wait for his next novels. What a great debut!
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This is pretty good debut novel. I would have given it five stars except for the fact that for some stupid reason the opening scene is taken from a long way into the book so you know what is going to happen and are just hoping that part will hurry up and occur so you can read the rest with no surprises. Good thriller, good characters and a good read apart from that.
Psychopath Fenton has stopped taking his medicine that was keeping his mind under control. One day while buying a porno mag he happens to glance at the front page of a newspaper and see the face of David Johnson who has just landed a successful billion dollar business deal. David was briefly Fenton's roommate before he and the other flatmate Jonah betrayed him and kicked him out. Fenton will have his revenge if David can't use his power and money to protect himself and his family. Jonah's life choice of a recluse in the Maine woods is suddenly going to have unwanted company as well.
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It had been twenty years since he'd seen him last, a half dozen or so lifetimes, and it all came down to this. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fenton Montague, New York, Jesus Christ, New England, Cedric Halliway, Wall Street, New Jersey, Maple Ridge, David Johnson, Edes Falls, Lieutenant Halliway, Captain Esposito, Jonah Roberts, Fort Lee, New Hampshire, Lieutenant Rideman, Officer Bennett, Grand Central, Rebecca Johnson, Sergeant Hill, Tracker One, Bridgewater State, Linda Barnes, Staten Island, Detective Hill New!
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It had been twenty years since he'd seen him last, a half dozen or so lifetimes, and it all came down to this. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fenton Montague, New York, Jesus Christ, New England, Cedric Halliway, Wall Street, New Jersey, Maple Ridge, David Johnson, Edes Falls, Lieutenant Halliway, Captain Esposito, Jonah Roberts, Fort Lee, New Hampshire, Lieutenant Rideman, Officer Bennett, Grand Central, Rebecca Johnson, Sergeant Hill, Tracker One, Bridgewater State, Linda Barnes, Staten Island, Detective Hill New!
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- U.S. and Canada: A Systematic Approach by Jay Bennett on page 224
- The Post Office (Inside story) by Constance Milburn on page 270
- Boston Red Sox by Mollie Martin on page 392
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