Synopses & Reviews
“SMART AND RELENTLESS…never, never lets up…”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mike Wingate had a rough childhood—-he was abandoned at a playground at four years old and raised in foster care. No one ever came to claim him, and he has only a few, fragmented memories of his parents. Now, as an adult, Mike is finally living the life he had always wanted—-hes happily married to Annabel, the woman of his dreams; they have a wonderful young daughter; and his successful construction company guarantees a solid future for them all. Until Mikes past comes back to haunt him.
“THIS THRILLER HAS EVERYTHING…HEIGHTENED ACTION, FAST-PACED PLOT, WELL-ROUNDED CHARACTERS.”—mILWAUKEE jOURNAL-sENTINEL
Menacing characters are starting to surface in Mikes life…and when he reports them, the police seem more interested in Mikes murky origins than in protecting the family he has now. With no one left to turn to, Mike calls on Shep, a truly dangerous man—and Mikes only true friend—-from their childhood days together in foster care. Together, the two of them will do whatever it takes to protect Mike and his loved ones against a hidden enemy who comes with a deadly warning: Youre Next…
Review
"Hurwitz turns in another excellent performance, keeping Mike (and the reader) on edge, wondering what is happening to him and how far it will escalate. Highly recommended to Hurwitz’s many faithful readers and to fans of Linwood Barclay, Harlen Coben, and Lisa Gardner." --
Booklist on
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You're Next is an emotionally evocative, page-turning exploration of human corruption at its worst. Chilling and riveting!” --Jonathan Kellerman on
You're Next “
You’re Next is a deft, expertly plotted thriller driven by the kind of realistic suspense that will make any reader’s heartbeat race.” Thomas Perry on
You're Next“You hold your breath a little more with each passing chapter. If there’d been one more I hate to think what would have happened to me. The book throttles along so quickly it should come with an air bag. Hurwitz ramps up the tension with every page.” --Linwood Barclay on You're Next
Review
"You're Next is an emotionally evocative, page-turning exploration of human corruption at its worst. Chilling and riveting!” --Jonathan Kellerman on You're Next
“Excellent…keeps Mike (and the reader) on edge, wondering what is happening to him and how far it will escalate. Highly recommended to Hurwitzs many faithful readers and to fans of Linwood Barclay, Harlen Coben, and Lisa Gardner.” -- Booklist on You're Next
“Youre Next is a deft, expertly plotted thriller driven by the kind of realistic suspense that will make any readers heartbeat race.” Thomas Perry on You're Next
“The bad guys are suitably evil and the mystery satisfying, but Hurwitzs real success is depicting Mikes hard-won life as a husband, father, and successful businessman. A first-rate thriller!” -- Library Journal (starred review)
“Hurwitz masterfully provokes feelings of extreme dread…Shep and Mike fight and sleuth their way through intensifying mayhem until they find the unexpected answer..” -- Publishers Weekly"The book throttles along so quickly it should come with an air bag. Hurwitz ramps up the tension with every page.” --Linwood Barclay on You're Next
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Praise for
YOURE NEXT
3 ½ (out of 4) stars!—People
“A tour de force in all respects…Youre Next has the sense of a writer scraping ambitiously for more, something great, and finding his way there in almost magical fashion. All great thrillers make you think, but this one makes you feel as well.” —Providence Journal
“An emotionally evocative, page-turning exploration of human corruption at its very worst. Chilling and riveting!” —Jonathan Kellerman
“A first-rate thriller.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“Gregg Hurwitz sets up a compelling puzzle…Readers will be satisfied with and surprised by the conspirators.” —USA Today
“Hurwitz starts the pressure early and never, never lets up.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Masterful.” —Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Mike Wingate, abandoned by his father at four and raised in foster care, is finally living the life he always dreamed of—hes happily married with a precocious 8-year-old daughter, and his construction company is about to finish a “green” housing development that will secure a solid future for them all. But then something from his own past, a past he doesnt even remember, comes back to visit terror upon him and his family.
Shady characters begin threatening Mike and, when he reports them, the police seem more interested in Mikes murky past than in protecting him. Now, with Mike, his wife Annabel and daughter Kat suddenly under attack from all sides, Mike turns to Shep, a dangerous man—and Mikes only true friend— from his childhood days in foster care. Together they will do whatever it takes to protect Mikes family against the hidden men behind the terrifying warning, “Youre Next.”
Synopsis
You're Next
Gregg Hurwitz
Mike Wingate had a rough childhood—-he was abandoned at a playground at four years old and raised in foster care. No one ever came to claim him, and he has only a few, fragmented memories of his parents. Now, as an adult, Mike is finally living the life he had always wanted—-hes happily married to Annabel, the woman of his dreams; they have a wonderful young daughter; and his successful construction company guarantees a solid future for them all. Until Mikes past comes back to haunt him.
Menacing characters are starting to surface in Mikes life…and when he reports them, the police seem more interested in Mikes murky origins than in protecting the family he has now. With no one left to turn to, Mike calls on Shep, a truly dangerous man—and Mikes only true friend—-from their childhood days together in foster care. Together, the two of them will do whatever it takes to protect Mike and his loved ones against a hidden enemy who comes with a deadly warning: Youre Next…
About the Author
Gregg Hurwitz is the author of a number of critically acclaimed thrillers, including Theyre Watching, Trust No One, The Crime Writer and Troubleshooting. International bestsellers, his novels have been finalists for several awards, including the Crime Writers of America Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and the ITW Best Novel of the Year awards. In addition to his novels, he has also written comic books and screenplays, developed television series for Warner Brothers and Lakeshore, published scholarly articles on Shakespeare, and is currently a consulting producer on ABCs “V.” He has taught fiction at the University of Southern California and guest lectured for UCLA and Harvard. Hurwitz grew up in the Bay Area and earned his B.A. from Harvard and a masters from Trinity College at Oxford. He lives in Los Angeles, California.