What if I told you there is a secret stock market that assigns a dollar value to the life of every man, woman and child? Would you believe it? And more importantly, how much do you think you’d be worth? Nick Buchanan faces that question every day. He works for a nontraditional insurance firm that gambles on the lives of ordinary Americans and cashes in when they die. After one of his clients is murdered, Nick finds himself in the middle of a tangled conspiracy that he must unravel before the killers can claim another victim.
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Bennett Gavrish is a software developer and part-time novelist from New Hampshire. He graduated from Boston University in 2010 with a degree in journalism. Train Wreck is his first novel. For more information, visit www.bennettgavrish.com or follow Bennett at twitter.com/bennettgavrish.
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Bennett Gavrish is a software developer and part-time novelist from New Hampshire. He graduated from Boston University in 2010 with a degree in journalism. Train Wreck is his first novel. For more information, visit www.bennettgavrish.com or follow Bennett at twitter.com/bennettgavrish.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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great story line, quick read,
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A brilliant attempt for a first novel. The premise of the story is intriguing and thought provoking, with just enough of a conspiracy feel to it to make you wonder "what if". The story is told in flashback format from the point of view of multiple characters. A writing style that could have easily become confusing and hard to follow. The author does a flawless job of using each characters voice and memories to move the story along without making the text seem jumpy and unconnected.
If this is the starting point, I definitely look forward to seeing this author's work as it develops and matures throughout his next books.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Fun, easy read with a couple of bumps along the way.,
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While reading this, there were a few things I noticed.
1) This almost certainly a first novel (albeit a great attempt at one). 2) This would have improved greatly with the help of an editor. 3) From the description, this sounds like it would be a very plot driven novel, and it is in some ways, but it never truly abuses the possibilities of the "gimmick" of the story. Despite these criticisms, this was a great read that I was able to speed through quickly. The characters, even being a little strongly typed, were characters who kept focus easily and their interactions with each other were extremely well written, enough that the characters themselves pushed the novel along by themselves, with very little help from the plot. The conversations themselves were natural and the settings were beyond vivid; the settings were experiential. Humor in this book occurs quite often and it is for the most part funny. A few jokes, however, fall flat or simply aren't right for the novel format, and I think things like this would have been picked out by a professional editor. None of these "bumps" really held the novel from shining through, however. The reason I took a star away (If I gave a more precise rating, it'd be a 4.2/5.0) was because the premise had such potential, yet the plot literally on focuses on it approximately half the time (and that half isn't even always following the essential aspect of the premise - the idea that everyone has a "number" attached to them). If that was ironed out, this would definitely be a masterpiece of a first novel. As it stands, it is a great first novel, one I would highly recommend others to read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Fun, quick read.,
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Mr. Gavrish certainly starts off with a bang with his first novel. It is fast paced and scattered with action and comedy. It is a very clever concept and I wouldn't be surprised if Train Wreck: The Movie happens some day. It is even more fun to read for the Boston resident since the book is riddled with Boston geography and landmarks. I would highly suggest this novel to anyone as a quick and enjoyable read. I finished it in 3 days because each chapter pulled me into the next. Grab it, you won't be disappointed.
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