Review: Best Thriller I've Read in  A Long Time!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
*I received this book via the author in exchange for my honest opinion, but this in no way affected my thoughts expressed in this review. Originally reviewed on Electively Paige*There is so much I loved about Conduit, that I don't even know where to start! I was lucky enough to have attended the Facebook release party for this book a couple of months ago and it immediately drew my attention. I'm a big fan of mystery/thriller type books, and movies too, but it seems there just aren't very many that have caught my attention as of late. Conduit, I knew just from the synopsis was a bit different than what I've read before, so I honestly couldn't wait to start reading it.Emily is a young woman who, together with her best friend Cassie, owns a P.I. company. They work everything from cases with elderly women who suspect their husbands of affairs, to figuring out whether or not someone's faking injuries for workman's comp. Sometimes, though, they work cases with the local police department, where Cassie's uncle(who's like an uncle to Emily) is a detective. He makes the difficult decision to call them on the serial killer case he's working, around the same time that Emily starts getting some pretty mysterious messages, including writing against her will.  That is only the beginning. As the murders progress, the messages she receives get stronger and stronger and it is soon made evident that the killer is after Emily herself, and it doesn't look like anything is going to get in his way.Emily is such an amazing character. She's one of my absolute favorites, as y'all know how much I like strong, intelligent female leads. She is headstrong, and doesn't back down easily. Although she is the main character in this book, I have to give props to the side characters. The book would not be the same with Lionel, Barbara, Shawn, Cassie, Jake and the others. They were all so well developed and the interactions between them were carefully and intricately written that at times I might as well have been a psychic myself, listening in on real life conversations. One thing I really loved about this book is that even though there are some pretty intense situations, the author didn't feel the need to use not-so-nice words every few sentences. All I'm saying is, Angie Martin wrote this amazing book and didn't need to drop the f-bomb like she has to meet a quota to get her point across. It's oddly refreshing and I wish more authors in the genre would follow in her footsteps.Then there was David. Our serial killer. It was so scary at times being in his mind. The book was so well written that even though it switches the point of views quite often, as is a big part of  this genre lately, Angie Martin managed to craft Conduit so seamlessly that the chapters would end perfectly enough to flow right on into the next character's head.I read Conduit mostly on a lazy afternoon where I didn't really have any other plans. My dad was gone fishing, brother off playing video games and my mom and I in the living room reading. This book kept me so much on the edge of my seat that if my mom would go to speak with me, I would literally jump I was so deeply into the story. I am so happy there is going to be another book in this series, because I honestly cannot wait to delve into Emily's world again. For fans of thriller and mystery novels, with just the right dash of the paranormal, I highly recommend this book to pretty much everyone! Conduit is definitely going on my mental Shelf of Awesomeness. It's one that I will be rereading many, many times. When considering your next thriller, I'd definitely say go with this one. I sincerely doubt you'll regret it!