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Surprise Ending

By: Jeffery Deaver
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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Publisher's summary

The number one priority for Bradley Reynolds of Maryland's Organized Crime Taskforce is Andre Hector Federico. The mob boss is old school - a devoted family man, treacherous as hell, and paranoid enough to have escaped Reynolds's sting. Now Reynolds has a new plan: enlist prize-winning crime novelist Alan Seybold to concoct a foolproof chapter-by-chapter scenario on how to lure Federico out of his safe zone and collar him. There's just one condition: Seybold has to play by the rules of real life. Beyond that, the king of best-selling head-turners can have all the fun he wants. But as skilled as Seybold is, even he can't foresee where this thriller is headed - or just how dangerous its plot twists can be.

©2017 Gunner Publications, LLC (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved
About the Creator- Jeffery Deaver

About the Creator

Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling author. His books are sold in 150 countries and have been translated into 25 languages. He has served two terms as president of Mystery Writers of America, and was recently named a Grand Master of MWA, whose ranks include Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Mary Higgins Clark, and Walter Mosley.
The author of 43 novels, three collections of short stories and a nonfiction law book, and a lyricist of a country-western album, he’s received or been shortlisted for dozens of awards. His The Bodies Left Behind was named Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers, and his Lincoln Rhyme thriller, The Broken Window, and a stand-alone, Edge, were also nominated for that prize. The Garden of Beasts won the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers Association in England. He’s also been nominated for eight Edgar Awards by the MWA.
Deaver has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, Strand Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Raymond Chandler Lifetime Achievement Award in Italy
Deaver's most recent works are Hunting Time, a Colter Shaw novel, and The Broken Doll, a four-story collection from Amazon Original Stories. His Shaw novel, The Never Game, will be a CBS Prime-time series later this year.

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Yes! I loved every moment...

Jeffery Deaver delivered massively but what amazed me was he did this in a spell-binding short story and it was free. This was by far one of the better-developed plotlines I have read in some time and boy does it have twists! You just never know who the good guys are or who the bad guys are and this book will certainly keep you guessing!

100% recommended 👍

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Great Ending

Another great Jeffery Deaver story, I love almost every thing Jeffery writes, the narration was very good also.

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Short and sweet, the ending is the key

As the name suggests, the ending is the key, really loved how it ended. This is what makes for a good yarn. A very sorry and quick read

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Great!!

Deaver is a brilliant writer, no question about it!! In just 1.5 hours he tells a captivating tale with an awesome ending! Grover Gardner does a terrific job as narrator. Check this one out!! ☺️

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I was shocked this short story. Sure it was good,.

yeah, it was good writing, but the sorry would be perfect to stretch into a novel.

And what make me mad is thatI spent a small fortune on the book on what is essentially an outline

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nice diversion.

thin plot ,but the story moved forward quickly . good listen for a ride to the airport maybe?

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It was a surprise ending

For 1 hour this is worth it. Kind of a fun twist of a tale.

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Love this short story!

Great story about a narcissist author who decided to write a book based on a true crime except his story does not have an HEA!

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Not bad

It was an okay story, and you wanted there to be more, but it was a bit predictable.

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Good Deaver Short

This is a pretty descent short story by Mr. Deaver. He is one of my favorite authors, mostly on his longer novels. This book had some fine characters, the story flowed nicely with a great twist at the end. Grover Gardner as usual does a great job narrating.

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