Thicker Than Blood

The Complete Andrew Z. Thomas Trilogy

By: Blake Crouch

Narrated by: Eric G. Dove

Thicker than Blood: The Complete Andrew Z. Thomas Trilogy is now available featuring a gold mine of killer bonus features, including the never-before-released alternate endings to both Desert Places and Locked Doors, which together comprise the length of an additional novel.

Desert Places: A Novel: Andrew Z. Thomas is a successful writer of suspense thrillers, living the dream at his lake house in the piedmont of North Carolina. One afternoon in late spring, he receives a bizarre letter that eventually threatens his career, his sanity, and the lives of everyone he loves. A murderer is designing his future, and for the life of him, Andrew can't get away.

Locked Doors: A Novel: Seven years ago, suspense novelist Andrew Thomas's life was shattered when he was framed for a series of murders. The killer's victims were unearthed on Andrew's lakefront property, and since he was wanted by the FBI, Andrew had no choice but to flee and to create a new identity. Andrew does just that in a cabin tucked away in the remote wilderness near Haines Junction, Yukon. His only link to society is by email, through which he learns that all the people he ever loved are being stalked and murdered. Culminating in the spooky and secluded Outer Banks of North Carolina, the paths of Andrew Thomas, a psychotic named Luther Kite, and a young female detective collide.

Break You: A Novella: Following the events of Desert Places and Locked Doors, Andy Thomas and Violet King are hiding out in the wilds of northern Canada, where Violet has a four-month-old son and a burgeoning romance with Andy. On a cold, rainy night at their cabin in the woods, the promise of an idyllic life that seems just around the corner is shattered when a man from their past, a monster of pure malevolence, returns. What he has in store for them will challenge their understanding of evil and stretch the fibers of their love to the breaking point.

©2011 Blake Crouch (P)2014 Blake Crouch and Jordan Crouch

Better then I remembered .read these years ago on e book.

Luther Kite is one the most terrifying and believable characters that has ever been created .Crouch and Konrath should be as household names as Koontz and King.What they have created in there early work .solo and together.True fear and horror masterclass.

Graphic description of SA/Rape

Not like his other work but I love his writing so I stuck with it. I got to a graphic SA/rape scene involving pre-teen children and had to stop. Not only was it graphic, the narrator even went as far as to moan/grunt/etc as the rapist as well as speak like children for the boys involved which was disturbing. Had to pass. I know this stuff exists - this isn’t a “head in the sand” reaction. I read/listen to books for enjoyment and this was not enjoyable at all.

WONDERFULLY SICK!

"Now you just sit there and think about what CUSTOMER SERVICE MEANS!"
- Luther Kie's WalMart Training Program for Lazy Sales Clerks

Most of them need this course!

A taught, rollicking, never a dull moment Trilogy.

my initial thoughts

I'm still going through this novel but it's been a bit of a slog with this narrator and I wanted to jot down these thoughts now before I finish the story. Blake Crouch is currently my favorite author his stories have really been awesome. so I think this one might be better if it weren't for the narrator whose boring monotone causes my mind to constantly drift and I've had to rewind this damn audiobook a hundred times already when my mind drifts. he puts no inflections and it's voice no matter what is happening in the scene and he does not transition scenes effectively so it's hard to tell when one scene has changed unless there's a chapter change.

After completing the book, I was very dissatisfied with the ending again just like the previous book in the series.

Way more than five stars!!

This is probably the most terrifying set of books I have ever read or listened to, and I've read my fair share of the King himself. Had me cringing in my car, at the gym, and everywhere else I listened to it. I couldn't wait to finish it.