All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan (2025)
This is the kind of thriller that's a treasure to find......a book that takes hold of you, fills you with a a sense of perpetual anxiety and dread and forces you put off everything you're doing to finish it.
And if that isn't enough for readers, it fully plunges you into a bestselling author's frenetic world of agents, editors, publicists, devoted fans and a cross country tour of bookstores. Not just any author but one with a dark, haunting past and and now some person (or persons) who've crawled out from that past with sinister intent.
Tessa Calloway's book rocketed to unheard of success and adoration with its inspirational story of a woman, (much like Tessa) who seized the day and took full control of her life. What her millions of fervent readers and her publishing team don't know.....the tragic terrible incidents from her childhood, one of which left her vilified in public and emotionally scarred for life. But out of her pain, she crafted her novel and lead character who've captured the world's imagination.
Then author Hank Phillippi Ryan begins to slowly but surely turn the screws on Tessa. In the midst of her exhausting publicity tour of bookstores, someone's methodically stalking her in a variety of escalating methods.....cryptic notes, mysterious packages and elusive, disturbing appearances at her book signings. And Tessa's face-time calls to her doting husband and two children only serve to worsen her growing fears. Who exactly are these two new women neighbors who've suddenly become an intrusive part of her family's life?
The mounting suspense and feeling of unease reach near unbearable levels here, which can bring a reader to the point of doing nothing else but stay glued to a chair to keep turning those pages. And the added bonus comes from author Ryan's knowing takes on writers and writing, on the power of creating stories that resonate with authors and their readers.
For everyone who can't get enough thrillers that expertly work on your nerves, jump this one to the top of your list. 5 stars (*****)
And if that isn't enough for readers, it fully plunges you into a bestselling author's frenetic world of agents, editors, publicists, devoted fans and a cross country tour of bookstores. Not just any author but one with a dark, haunting past and and now some person (or persons) who've crawled out from that past with sinister intent.
Tessa Calloway's book rocketed to unheard of success and adoration with its inspirational story of a woman, (much like Tessa) who seized the day and took full control of her life. What her millions of fervent readers and her publishing team don't know.....the tragic terrible incidents from her childhood, one of which left her vilified in public and emotionally scarred for life. But out of her pain, she crafted her novel and lead character who've captured the world's imagination.
Then author Hank Phillippi Ryan begins to slowly but surely turn the screws on Tessa. In the midst of her exhausting publicity tour of bookstores, someone's methodically stalking her in a variety of escalating methods.....cryptic notes, mysterious packages and elusive, disturbing appearances at her book signings. And Tessa's face-time calls to her doting husband and two children only serve to worsen her growing fears. Who exactly are these two new women neighbors who've suddenly become an intrusive part of her family's life?
The mounting suspense and feeling of unease reach near unbearable levels here, which can bring a reader to the point of doing nothing else but stay glued to a chair to keep turning those pages. And the added bonus comes from author Ryan's knowing takes on writers and writing, on the power of creating stories that resonate with authors and their readers.
For everyone who can't get enough thrillers that expertly work on your nerves, jump this one to the top of your list. 5 stars (*****)
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